The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-04

Central news agency report.
WASHINGTON ms - Type
writer manufacturer today made
plans TO convert their facilities
into production OF ordnance as the
War Production Board recon-
mended that the output of stand
ard typewriters be reduced about
40 per cent and portables about
so per cent.
PAWNEE. Okla.-INS- Paw
nee BILL" one OF the most colorful
figures OF the old West. was gone
today. The one time partner and
close friend OF the late Buffalo
Bill died quietly last night at the
age Of 50.
NEW YORK ms For the
third time this week the Nazi gov
ernment has announced a cut in
the volume of passenger railroad
traffic, the British radio said to-
day in broadcast heard by NBC.
NEW YORK-INS- The British
radio reported today in a broad
cast picked up by NBC that l26
cases OF spotted typhus among
civilians in the German Reich
have been admitted by the Nazi
ministry of health.
NEW YORK-INS-The British
radio said today that 1.-THE Spanish
government tried TO withdraw the
Spanish blue division OF volunteers
from the Russian front, but Hitler
refused. as he now needs every man
on the eastern battlefront" The
broadcast was recorded by NBC.
NEW YORK-INS-Gen. Joachim
o. Won Stuelpnagel, commander Of
Nazi forces in occupied France, has
ordered severe jail sentences, fines.
and even the death penalty for re-
fusing to provide services or goods
requisitioned by German authorities.
the British radio said today.
CHICAGO-lNS- More than so
persons were under subpoena today
10 appear as witnesses before the
February grand jury in its invest
igation OF the s6000000 a year poll
cy or num- ers racket among Chi
cago negroes. Most OF the witnesses
were described as station opera
tors
SILVER CITY. n. M.-lNS- Ap-
proximately a half-million tons OF
copper ore lay exposed for mining
today. the result OF one of the
mightiest explosions in the history
OF mining in behalf OF the nation s
war effort. The mountainside OF ore
was shattered for easy digging at
the Chino open pit mine OF the
Nevada Consolidated Copper Cor
poration, near Silver City.
NEW YORK ms Australian
Air Minister Arthur Samuel Drake
ford announced that "all mail serv-
ices between Australia, the Neither
lands East Indies and Singapore Is
land would be resumed today the
British radio reported.
HONOLULU-INS- Beginning to-
day Honolulu's 6 p. m. curfew was
attended to s p. m, in the first re-
laxa ton Of martial law since the
December attack on Pearl Har
Dor.
WASHINGTON - AP - Official
sources said today that lend-lease
appropriations now total S23,400,-
100000 and probably would be in
creased by several more billion dol
lars in the next few weeks.
SOUTH BEND, Ind.-AP'- Eigh-
teen coal cars OF New York Cen
trail Railroad train bound for Chi
cago were derailed early today in
an industrial district ten blocks
from the downtown station. Three
cars, each laden with 10 tons of
coal, tumbled down a 15-foot EN-
bankment and seven others over
turned. No one was injured.
WASHINGTON Up - Thou
sands of "borderline cases among
more than 100000 men deferred
from military service because of
dependents will be made available
for induction under an allowance
and allotment plan" now pending
in Congress. Selectiye Service Of,
fcials said today.
SPOKANE, Wash.-UP- Sally
Rand contributed her 'last stitch"
today to the mortley collection OF
cast-offs flowing into headquarters
Of the Bundles for Congress" cam
paign. A fllmsy unmentionable
was the gift of the former fan dane
err. who holds an honorary member
ship in the Spokane Athletic
Roundtable, sponsor OF the CAM
paign. After launching the drive
TO needle congressmen who voted
pensions for themselves, the club
saw the campaign grow like a
SNOWFALL within few days.
observation-disclosures was
expected to be concluded today in
the trial OF Thomas Milton. twice
winner OF the 500-mile Indianapo-
lis auto race classic. who is charged
with negligent homicide in the traf-
fio death OF Mrs. Constance A.
Giertz. 40. last August.
HONOLULU-UP-Dozeus Of wet
mud.streaked letters and Christmas
cards were heaped on the post Of
flee inspectors desk today. They
had been salyaged from a warship