The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-15

kie was awarded today the original
drawing OF the seal to be used by
the Council Against Intolerance In
America in its annual seal ca
pagin.
PENSACOLA, Fla.-INS - The
death OF two naval airmen in a mid
air collision 20 miles northwest Of
the Pensacola air station was an
nounced by the Navy today. The
victims were Ensign Davis Cross
man of Bradenton. Fla, and Ayia-
ton Cadet Ralph Sample OF Shak-
er Heights, o.
NEW YORK-INS- The govern
ment trial of six Chicago mobsters
and a Newark labor leader charged
with attempting to blk the movie
industry of more than 100000
was in recess today in prepare
ton for defense and prosecution
summations tomorrow.
HOLLYWOOD-INS - Deanna
Durbin, "the girl who wouldn't let
a film career interfere with mar
rage" was hard at work on pic
ture today while her marriage was
a thing OF the past. The youthful
actress won an uncontested divorce
yesterday from Vaughn Paul. nav
al lieutenant, whom she charged
with keeping her lin constant
state OF depression" through criti-
cism Of her Aim and radio work.
LONDON-INS - Military and
Civilian medical men today evinced
great interest in the announcement
by Professor f. c. Dodds before
the meeting Of the British Empire
Cancer Campaign, that a probable
cure for one form OF cancer has
been discovered. Dodds, professor
of bio-chemistry at Lindon Uni
versity, described the treatment as
being a new drug which he isolated
in 1898 and which is known as
diethylstilboestrol. taken in the
form of synthetic chemical pill.
LONDON-INS - The Italian
Bari radio reported today that
Lieut.. Gen. Mark W. Clark. COM
mander of the Allied Fifth Army,
had sent a message to the Italian
high command praislng the be-
havior of Italian troops fighting
with the Fifth Army.
CAIRO-INS- Americas direc-
tor of econominc operations in the
Middle + lst, James NJ. Lands. was
reported today to have left for
Washington for consultations.
HARRODSBURG. Ky.-AP- AR
Red Cross representative arranged
a survey here today to determine
whether 1t would be necessary to
provide nurses and hospital facili-
ties to assist in combating an out
break of typhoid fever. DR.. j. l..
Tanner. Mercer County health Off
Ger. described the outbreak as an
epidemic, reported two Harrodsburg
residents died yesterday from the
disease and that 43 other persons in
the city OF 1000 were stricken. He
said three additional cases had been
reported in Mercer County.
RIO DE JANEIRO-AP- Smash
ing OF a pra-German spy ring was
proclaimed by state police today
with the arrest of eight men and
four women on charges involving
aerial photography of strategic
sites. Two Of those arrested were
Brazilians.
NEW YORK-AP -- Apparently
convinced that New York nov Is
safe from air attack, the Metropoli-
tan Museum OF Art is returning to
the city scores OF priceless art OBJ
iects stored in a secret war hide
out since Pearl Harbor.
WASHINGTON-INS-Production
experts predicted today that the
nations airplane>~production will
reach the 9,00s mark this month
and "level off" at a peak OF nearly
10000 planes a month early next
year.
NEW YORK-AP- The New
York Times said today in dis.
patch from cairo that Bulgaria had
officially sent peace feelers" TO the
Allied governments lin an effort
to get on tot a war that both the
Bulgarian government and the pop
ulation now realize is lost"
NEW YORK-INS- Because she
sought to keep her husband and
brother.n-law out OF the Army b.
destroying their Selective Service
records. a 26.year-old draft board
clerk faced a possible five year pris-
on term and SO. 900 fine today. 81
multaneous disclosures by the FBl
in New York and Washington said
the clerk. Mrs. Carmela Serricchio
Topazio. admitted destruction OF
the records. She was assistant chief
clerk for Yonkers Board 73i. and
on no less than six occasions. she
removed the records to postpone &C
ton on her kins' induction.
KANSAS CITY,-AP-The body
OF a man identified by the Union
Station masters office as Fats Wal
Ter. widely known negro dance band
leader. was taken from a Santa Fe
eastbound train here early this
morning. The cause of death was
not Immediately learned. The
Jackson County coroner was sum
moned.