The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-09


At March Field during a takeoff
which killed four Army officers.
one OF whom was the driver OF
the automobile.
NEW YORK MS The arch
ives OF the Bendictine Abbey of
Monte Casino were taken TO Rome
and placed in Castel San Angelo
under the protection" OF the pup
pet Fascist Italian government TO
day. according TO a Nazi DNB dis
patch reported by the Federal Com
munications Commission.
NEW YORK-INS- More than
a thousand thirsty New Workers
found out today that when OPA
says ceiling prices must be OBJ
served. It means just that-even
for government agencies. The
OPA's hard-headed ruling prevent
ed the L. S. Customs Service from
auctioning off 100000 worth Of
choice liquors as planned, much to
the disappointment OF the huge
crowd which had gathered to bid
On the beverages.
NEW YORK-INS-A fire In
their Brooklyn home today had
Cremated John Hieves, aged one,
and his sister. Gloria, two. Their
parents were absent at the time.
Firemen found the bodies when
they broke into the flaming apart
ment.
LONDON-INS-- British Imper-
fal Forces in Italy sustained 1904
casualties from the start Of the
Italian invasion on Sept. up to
Nov. %. according to a War Office
announcement today. OF these g.
2l2 were killed, 300 wounded and
1853 missing.
LOUISVILLE, Ky.-INS- Test.
nony designed to support the. claim
OF Thomas u. Robinson. Jr., that
he was insane at the time he kid
naped Mrs. Alice Speed Still,
Louisville society leader, in Octo-
Der, 1884, became part OF the court
record today.
NEW RK-INS-Former Pres.
fdent Herbert Hoover and Ex-Gov-
ernor All Landon agreed today that
the Republican party should not
commit Itself In advance to pledges
on peace settlements or foreign pol.
Icy until Administration proposals
are made known to the public.
LONDON-lNS-king George VI
was reported today making good
progress" in his fight against an
attack Of influenza.
WASHINGTON-INS- Members
OF House Military Subcommittee
today planned a thorough" invest
igation of production failure in q
North Carolina plant OF the Fair.
child Aircraft Corp, disclosed to
have produced only one plane In
two years. One member said his
first impression was that the Fair.
child case ''looked worse" than that
OF Brewster Aeronautical Corp
now under House Naval Committee
investigation.
Observation-Disclosures OF
the L. S. European theater OF op-
srations today disclosed that modl-
fled. more formidable BIZ Flying
Fortresses now are operating with
the American Eighth Air Force.
These newly-altered aircraft carry
additional external bomb racks, al
lowing an increased bomb load.
NEWARK, y. Jap Crooner
Frank Sinatra was expected today
at the Newark draft induction sta
ton for a final physical examina-
ton and decision on whether he's
going into service.
LANSING AP- Governor Kelly
today was reserving Judgment on
whether to present proposed re-
vision Of aviation laws to the spe-
cial session OF the legislature. He
said he awaited an advisory re
port by the aviation subcommit-
tee OF the state planning commits
sion.
LANSING-AP- Attorney Gen
eral Herbert j. Rushton today for
mally designed Jay W. Linsey,
Grand Rapids attorney, as a 81
600 month special assistant to
prosecute trials resulting from
grand jury ina estigation of the
legisla ture, declaring he was I'M
impressed by complaints OF critics
which yesterday nearly upset the
plan.
LONDON --AP- Wallace Car
roll. London director of the Office
OF War Information. and three Of
his assistants have resigned, 1t
was made known today.
SAN PEDRO, Cal.-INS- The
work OF building ships continued
today at the Los Angeles Ship.
building and Drydock Corp, but
the Navy was at the helm. The
Navy took over following a lengthy
investigation last October The
company holds about 100000. 900
in contracts for the construction
and repair OF ships and has 1900
employees.
EASTMAN, Ga.-INS-Mrs, Ron.
ME Britt, S5. a farm wife from Ro.
chelle. Ga, was held in the East