The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-06
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MIAMI, Fls.-INS-Civil Aeno-
nautics authorities today investi-
gated the crash Of two airplanes in
which a Chicago army officer, his
bride OF three months, and three
civilian filters were killed. The
dead were Identified as Lieut.. Don
Kenneth Jones, Jr., and his wife,
Joan: Pilot William ]. Britton and
n. VI. CarrutaeIs 81. both OF Miami,
and Lawrence HaTtzell, Bryn Mawr,
Pa.
INDIANAPOLIS-INS- William
Dudley Policy. jailed in lndianapo-
lis on charge OF sedit on, sought
to raise $4,000 bond today to OBJ
tain his freedom. The Depal tment
OF Justice announced last week the
arrest of Policy, founder and leader
OF the silver Shirts OF America,
in Darien, Conn. He was taken n
custody on orders OF Attorney Cen
eral Francis Biddle and will be tried
in Indianapolis where the warrant
was issued by a L. S. commiss on
or.
LONDON-iNS-Tokyo has or
dered its puppet premier OF Man
chukuo to reinforce the Jap-con-
trolled troops along the border fac
ing Russian Siberia. the Rome ra-
do said today, according TO Elk
change Telegraph
BOISE, da.-INS--Death toll IN
the crash OF a huge four-motored
Army bomber reached eight today
when Iescuers recovered the body
OF Private Kenneth Biddinger. In
dianapols. The plane, a BIZ Fort
ress." crashed 10 miles from the
ldaho-Utah border during a routine
flight from Ogden, Utah. to Boise
Friday night.
NEW YORK-INS-A Caldwell,
n. j., taxi driver is one OF eighty
two persons granted fellowships by
the John Simon Guggenheim Mem
orial Foundation. The cabby. George
Zabriskie, received the award TO
continue writing poetry. He is the
author OF the recently published
THE Kinds Geography" book of
verse.
LONDON-AP- Premier Chang
Ching-Hui OF Manchukuo, return
ing to Hardin from visit to Tok-
20. said he had received orders to
reinforce the northern frontier of
Manchukuo, Exchange Telegraph
said today in a dispatch credited
TO the Rome radio.
VICHY-AP- The Paris region
was held under an air alarm from
4 to $50 a. m. today and snti-air-
craft batteries threw heavy
weight of steel into the sky.
A PACIFIC PORT-AP-A Meth
erlands submarine has reached
this port after torpedoing a A.
600 ton Japanese tanker In
strong convoy in the Java sea and
then slipping through a net of
pursuing warships and aircraft &C.
spite considerable damage from
depth charges. A total OF 81
depth charges exploded near the
submarine, according to the story
disclosed today by Aneta. Dutch
news agency, and in addition there
were numerous bomb attacks by
Japanese aircraft
QUINCY. Mass.-INS-A 25-year.
old married defense worker today
was held on a charge OF suspicion
OF murder IN connection with the
strange Staying of Mrs. Helen ID.
Cullen, As, Boston mother OF two
children, whose unclad and bruised
body was found Saturday In an
abandoned quarry. Whether the
man was one OF two men police
earlier announced were being
sought officials would not disclose.
NEW DELHI-AP-The Chinese
announced today that 1900 Japan.
csc were killed I'm the II day bat
tie OF Toungoo. the eastern anchor
OF the United Nations Burma
line which the outnumbered Chi
nese have been forced to yield.
WASHTNGTON-INS- Carrying
threats Of idle factories and heat
less homes next winter, War Pro
duction Board officials today
warned vital war industries in
East Coast states that the short.
age in fuel oil will reach the stag
gering total Of 10000OLO00 barrels
a year.
CHICAGO-INS-It was MacAr.
thur Day as well as Army Day in
Chicago today when the Union
League Club enrolled the gallant
defender Of Bataan Peninsula and
Australia as an honorary member.
In special ceremony attended by
Maj. Gen. George Grunert, Sixth
Army Corps Area commander. the
club made Gen. Douglas Macarthur
its iith honorary member. The first
was Gen. L. 5. Grant.
DENVER-INS-The gross in
competence" OF officials at the
Wadge coal mine at Mount Harris.
Colo. was blamed today for the I'M
derground explosion which killei
a miners last Jan. 81. in one OF
Colorado's worst disasters.
SOMERSET Pa.-1NS-- Traffic
was bsck 10 normal on the Penn
sylyania turnpike today after an
Easter Sunday truck fire in $500
foot long Laurel Hin tunnel had