The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-11-27

others were wounded when negro
soldiers rioted in the colored dis
trct OF Phoenix early today Mill
tary and civilian police and sheriff
deputies waged q two-hour gun bat
tie with the rioting soldiers before
order was restored, Sheriff Lon
Jordon reported.
OTTAWA-INS- All Canadian
prisoners Of war in enemy hands
will receive individual Christmas
packages from the people of Cana
da under arrangements being car
ried out by the Canadian high COM
missioner in London in collabora-
ton with the Canadian and British
Red Cross on instructions from the
Dominion government, it is an
nounced today.
LONDON-INS-A Reuter- dis
patch from Moscow said today that
IL had been reported that Premier
Benito Mussolini had assumed di-
rect command OF Italian forces in
Libya following the dismissal of
General Bastico, commander-in-
chief of Italian troops in North
Africa.
CHICAGO - INS-TWo hundred
and seven men were physically quail
flied for Army aviation cadet train;
ing Thanksgiving day, Mai. Floyd
VI. Showalter, president OF the cadet
board. announced today.
LONDON - ms -- Documents
found on members Of an Italian par
atroop division captured on the
FL Alamein front in Egypt showed
that the AXIS command has issued
threats of punishment in cases
where parachutists refused TO make
ordered jumps, a Cairo dispatch TO
the Daily Mail said today.
LONDON ms - Fighting be-
tween United States and Ecusdor-
can troops followed occupation OF
Guayaquil when riots broke out in
the capital, the Nazi-controlled
Paris radio asserted today in
broadcast heard by Reuters.
WAUKEGAN, nl-INS- States
Attorney Harry A. Hall announced
today he would file charge OF kid
naping against Mrs. Anne Tyrrell
Lussier, accused in the abduction
OF -month-old Gary Botsford, as
soon as he has questioned the wom-
an on some points in her story.
SEATTLE-INS-- Thousands of
Seattle residents were to have their
Thank sgiying turkey today. after
power failure disrupted service IN
widely separated sections of the
Pacific Northwest. Service was in
terrupted yesterday just as many
housewives were beginning to pre-
pare the holiday meal, and those
depending on electric stoves were
without heat.
BLOOMINGTON Ind.-AP-The
prosecution was ready to complete
its case today in the tirst-de8ree
murder trial of Mrs. Caroline u.
Payne, As, former newspaper bust
ness manager, with the testimony
of Mrs. Charles O. Mattingly, wi
dow OF the Indianapolis lawyer
Mrs. Payne is accused OF shooting.
I.ONDON-AP-Germany has re-
questioned more than 1000 locomo-
tives. 500 passenger coaches and
40 600 freight cars from French
railway lines in recent months,
Secretary B. s. Townroe OF the
United Associations OF Great Bri-
tain and France told his organiza-
ton today.
WASHINGTON - AP 49, The
Nays losses in killed, wound ed
or missing since Pearl Harbor 10
tails 1929 officers and men. tp
TO Nov. Is. the Navy Department
reports. the Navy, Marine Corps
and Coast Guard casualties mount
ed to 1929 dead, 2,l57 wounded and
1876 missing as a result OF war
operations in all parts OF the world.
LONDON-AP-- Foreign Sec"e-
tary Anthony Eden, who has dis
couraged parliame ntary discussion
OF Admiral Jean Darlan's status
in North Africa. conferred today
with Gen. GEORGES CatrouX OF the
Fighting French movement. Cen
oral Catroux, de Gaullist command
or in the Levant and member OF
the French national committee, re-
Gently arrived from Beirut TO report
to the committee on the political,
military and economic situation OF
Syria and Lebanon.
MADRID-AP - SPANS army
strength was rising toward 10000
today as members OF the classes OF
1888. 80. 40 and ~ reported I'M
der orders putting into effect the
partial mobilization which Cen
eralissimo Francisco Franco auth
orized shortly after the Allies
moved into French North Africa.
PHILADELPHIA ms - Flu.
neral services were arranged to-
day for DR.. William T. Shoemaker.
70. internationally known opthalin-
ologist and textbook author w'
died in Philadelphia after an I'll
ness OF six weeks.
LONDON-INS-- The Earl OF
Mansfield. prominent Scottish peer,
was convicted today on charges OF
attempting TO give a press cores
pendent news Of British troop dis