The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-04

the most sensational revenge slay-
ing for the gamblers double-cross
since Arnold Rothstein was slain
ii years ago, Fox told his story
in tumbling sentences to police
after he was arrested for the STAY
| Ing of Robert c. Greene, 40, his
former partner and Morris (Dimp-
les) Wolenski. 81.
lONDON-UP- The House
OF Commons went suddenly
into one Of it's rare secret SEES
sions today TO hear a special
statement by Deputy Prime
Minister Clement Attlee.
PERU. nd.-lNE-Naval author
tiles today investigated the cause
OF a fire that destroyed the gen.
eral mess hall at the naval re-
I serve aviation base in Peru. Dam
age was estimated at Sl50,000, &C.
oording to the Nays public rela-
tons officer.
STOCKHOLM ms - Thous-
ands Of faithful Norwegians de-
fled Nszi and Quisling authorities
and wore flowers in their button
holes Monday to honor exiled King
Haakon VII on the anniversary of
his 10th birthday, reports from
Oslo disclosed today.
NEW YORK ms Liquor
prices take sharp rise tomorrow
in every state in the union except
New York. When officials laid
plans to conform TO a recent or
flee OF Price Administration order
boosting liquor prices 10 cover in
creased costs, they found such ac-
tion would violate a state law re
ouiring months notice before
liquor price changes are put into
effect in New York.
LONDON - ms Rebellious
Italians set fire to the residence
occupied by Nazi Field Marshal
Albert Kesserling in Sicily, the
Moscow radio reported today, &C
cording to Reuters news agency.
LONDON ms German air
raids are now being directed at
growing crops, ripening on Brit
ksh farms. the Daily Express de-
clared today. During the past few
weeks. the newspaper said. the
Luftwaffe has been showering in
cendiary bombs on the grain
Fields in country districts and re-
mote farms in the effort 10 de-
stroy the crops before they can
be harvested.
DAYTON. O.-INS-Alvin Peter
BON, So, nationally known yachts
msn endcd his own life by shoot
ing himself Coroner A. P. Nc
Donald ruled today. Peterson, as
Commander Of the Dayton power
SQUADRON. won the Detroit.Mack-
nae Island race twice and the
Chica go Mackinac race three times.
INDIANAPOLIS-lNS- William
Drdley Pelley, after denying all
be governments charges OF Sc
hilton against him, stepped out OF
he spotlight today for the appear
nce of his star defense witness,
'harles A. Lindbergh. Lindbergh,
feclarlng he did not know Just
Why he had been called. arrived
IL indianapolis last night prepared
go on the stand today.
Recommendations OF
he new S6,27l 100000 additional
Revenue bill TO permit taxpayers to
AXE $500 credits for the support Of
hildren attending college and ~
make deductions for extraordinary
Expenses caused by illness was pro
posed today by Senator Brown Cd
ulich)
LONDON-AP-Queen Elizabeth
has ~ years old today but the
sual trappings OF royal birthdays
gain were omitted. The queen In
listed as she did last year, that
he receive nothing but token gifts
ntil the war is over. Any presents
Il money will be donated to war
me charities and flowers will go
% hospitals.
HARTFORD, Conn.-AP 49, The
Government. with two or three
bore witnesses to present. was eX-
ected to rest its case today against
he Rev. Kurt +. B. Molzahn, Phila
elphia Lutheran pastor, charged
nth conspiring to furnish American
military information TO Germany
nd Japan.
WASHINGTON -AP-Attempting
ease the threat OF a winter fuel
II famine in the East. the Office OF
Petroleum Coordinator has request.
5000 additional tank cars for the
tlantic Coast area and directed oil
Companies TO make substantial and
nmediate' increases in overland
lipments.
JUBBULPORE, India-AP- Pan
it Jawaharlal Nehru said today
nat not only ratification Of the pro
osed civil disobedience movement
India would be voted this week by
he All-lndia Congress party but A
etailed program would he drawn
and the campaign probably would
art In two weeks.
LONDON-INS-The first exc
ltion Of a woman in the Neither
nds for sabotage was reported
Iday in Berlin dispatches reach
g Stockholm. The Swedish news.
hper Svenska Daghladet gave the