The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-27

II MILWAUKEE-lNS 49, An acct
dent on the Wisconsin Electric
nPower Company's lines from its
ig generating plant at Port Wash
ington Wis, electrocuted one man
and shut off current for 40 minutes
in six counties, officials reported
to-day.
WASHINGTON-lNS-The White
House announced today that Presi
lent Roosevelt has signed the ST.
300 100000 war agencies bill The
measure carries an appropriation o.
$l2OO00000 for Price Administra-
Tor Leon Henderson's OPA, and
FUNDS for the various other war
agencies OF the government.
NEW YORK-INS- The fatal
shooting of Dushan Pavlovich, So.
year-old former member of Yugo-
slayia's diplomatic service in a
Manhattan hotel room was listed
AS suicide today although his eff.
fects included a threatening letter
sent to him in 1881 while he was
attached to the Chicago consulate.
GEN. DOUGLAS M'ARTHUR'S
Headquarters in Australia-INS-
An American flier who ploted his
flying fortress on two hazardous
flights over Jspanese-occupied ter
ritory was awarded a bronze Oak.
leaf Cluster today by 1t. Gen.
George r. Brett, commander of
l. S airforces in the Southwest
Pacific
NEW YORK-INS-A congress
sional investigation of Gasoline ra-
tioning and the possibility OF in
creasing eastern supplies loomed
today when the New York Gasoline
Dealers Association requested such
action in a petition filed with L. S.
Senator James NJ. Mead.
NEW YORK-INS-John d. Gull
len, the Coast Guardsman who dis.
covered the landing OF four Nazi
spies on the shores Of Long Island,
has new watch and 800 wal
bond today. A resident OF Bayside,
J.. l., the youth received the gifts
from his neighbors.
NEW DELHI-INS- Mohandas
X Gandhi threatened a widespread
fast 10 the death today as part of
civil disobedience campaign for
midas independence from Britain,
and at the same time warned ia
pan that any invasion attempt
would he resisted with all the
might we can muster"
CHICAGO-lNS-First steps in
the formation of a third National
Labor Union, an important obiec-
tive OF which was announced as the
outstanding Of 'racketeers" from
union leadership, were completed
in Chicago today. The New or
ganization. TO be known as the
Conference OF Independent Unions,
-plu- hold its first national conven-
ton in Chicago oct >, 3 and I, II
was decided.
CARMEL. Cal-UP-Police ex.
amined fngerprints on a stainless
steel torso of the composer, Jo-
ham Sebastian Bach, today for
clues to the whereabouts OF a 200
pound, bluegrsnite head. The
head was attached to the 15-foot
torso until Saturday when it dis
appeared from Devendorf Plaza
few hours before celebration OF
this art colony's annual Bach festi-
walls in the Carmel Forest Theater,
where it was TO have been unveil.
ed.
MEXICO CITY-lNS-The Mexi-
can government today speeded
Theodore Molter, suspected of be-
ing a German. toward Nogales 10
be turned over to American auth.
critics His papers listed Molter
as a North American. and he was
said to have been a resident OF
Chicago by government officials
who declared he was arrested on
complaint OF Americans. They
said he had made nuisance of
himself in public places by pro-Nazi
conversations, the Ministry of Cob
ernacion added, in ordering his
expulsion.
WASHINGTON ms A COM
plete revision of the nations trans
port system was In prospect today
as the result Of the WPB's disclos
ure that the government will take
over hundreds OF small and branch
line railroads for relocation 10
speed the war effort.
MIAMI. Fla.-INS- Three Ger
mans and two Italians were held
for further questioning today by
Federal Bureau OF Investigation
agents following a series OF rapid
fire raids on 1876 enemy alien homes
in Miami and Miami Reach yogtpr.