The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-16

- WAoF lNS ON ~. ~ ne
= Defense Plant Corporation has
authorized an increase in its
contract with General Special
~ Co. Of Ypsilanti for addi-
tional equipment for a plant In
Michigan resulting in an over
all commitment Of about $780,
900.
- NEW YORK-AP-One laundry
plant in the New York metropoli-
tan area was closed today and nine
Others stopped giving service as a
result they said. Of a 40 per cent
cut in their supplies OF fuel oil.
ISTANBUL-AP-The Staying OF
kGen. Christie Loukov, former Bull
garian minister Of defense. on the
steps OF his home in Sofia Saturday
night was reported today to have
been followed by $50 arrests Bull
garia was extremely excited over
the episode, reports TO lstanbul
said, and all members OF the Bull
garian cabinet now we're said to be
Unprotected by motorcycle escorts.
SAN FRANCISCO - ms The
Hon. David Bowes.Lyon, youngest
brother of Brltain's Queen Eliza
beth, was expected to return TO
Washington today or tomorrow af-
ter an inspection tour Of shipyards
4 in the San Francisco area.
HOLLYWOOD-INS-A soldier,
sailor and marine today assisted
Actress Betty Cradle in outlining
her shapely legs in concrete at the
forecourt Of the Grammar Chinese
Theater. Helping the blonde &C
tress press her leg into wet cement
n were Sergt. B. l.. Duckett of the
@Marines, Gunner's Mate J. o. Blu
| chanan of the Navy and Sergt. AL
bert Woas Of the Army.
SAN DIEGO, Calif-AP- The
18th Naval District Public Rela-
tons Office reported that a plane
on a routine flight crashed in TAX
Wing off and exploded last night
with slight injuries to the pers-
onnel". No other details were
given.
SANTA MONICA, Calif.-AP-
Stricken with heart ailment,
Lynne Overman, 55-year-old film
and sta-e character actor. is in
critical condition. His physician,
&Dr. Carl Williams. ordered Over
man placed in an oxygen tent.
BOISE, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
of the ..Ericultura1 Adjustment
administration for the duration of
the war was demanded today by
the Idaho legislation. The Re
publican-dominated House APPROX
n ed on party lines, so to %, a
memorial previously adopted by
the senate.
LONDON-INS- The Germans
have ordered all civilians evacuat-
ed from Salonika. Greece, and the
Nardar district Of Yugoslavia, ii
was reported today by the Moroc-
Dco radio.
MOSCOW-INS- Huge posters
informing the population OF Rostov
that German troops would not
evacuate that city were pasted on
walls by the Nazi invaders before
the Russians hurled the Nazis
afrom the Caucasian stronghold for
Fthe second time in this war, 1t was
disclosed today. The posters read:
do not believe rumors- We shall
not leave Rostoy.'
AUGUSTA. Me.-UP-Five per-
sons including a woman and a child
were burned to death. five were
~ hospitalized and 13 were rescued
in 26 below zero weather early to-
day when a fire swept a rooming
house.
STOCKHOLM ms Finland's
Social Democratic party which
holds a majority in Parliament to-
dav ASSOCIATED itself from the Axis
cause in a manifesto declaring that
the nation Is free to decide to
retire from the war with Russia
when the "propitious moment ar
riyes.
ATLANTIC CITY. y. J.-INS-
Police today questioned Clarence
NJ. Cole. Jr.. 50-year-old lawyer
I in the mystery death of Mrs. Lii
ian Yates Phillips. 40, whose body
was found in her room in the
Tiyoli Hotel. Assistant Prosecu-
tor Robert NJ. McAllister said Cole
told him he found the body OF the
dead woman. one arm badly
bruised, but remembered nothing
/, after that. He was held as ma
y terial witness.
MADRID ms - Archbishop
Francis j. Spellman of New York
today paid a courtesy visit to Gen
eralissimo Francisco Franco at
Pardo Palace outside Madrid.
LONDON-INS-The condition
OF Mohandas X. Gandhi. Indian
leader now in the seventh day Of
a fast. has become worse, Reuters
reported today from Bombay. Gand-
HIS health has been poor for some
time. but despite warnings of ply
sicians the aged leader has under
taken (; TO force his release
from confinement at Poona.
WASHINGTON-UP- The or
fee OF Price Administration today
authorized upward adjustments Of
maximum charges for service by
small farm equipment and automo.
tive repair services