The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-04-28


SAN FRANCISCO-INS- Four
navy airmen were known to be
dead today as the result OF the
crash OF a Navy transport near
Lake Chabot. ten miles east OF
Oakland airport, late yesterday.
NEW YORK -INS-The open
ing gun in the campaign by sup
porters of Gov. Thomas Z. Dewey
10 block the denomination of Wen
dell l.. Wllkie for President in
1914 today was fired by Thomas
j. Curran, New York County Re-
publican chairman. In accepting
reelection as president Of the Ma
tional Republican Club. Curran
predicted that the people would
turn the New Deal out Of office
at the next presidential election
and added: "They will see no ad,
vantage in shifting from a Demo
Graf who knows he is bigger than
his party to Republican who
thinks he is bigger than his party"
LISBON-INS- Dancer Gypsy
Markoff. injured in the recent
crash of a clipper plane on the
Tagus River, today was en- route
back to the United States by
air
WASHINGTON-UP- Naval ex-
perts suggested today that Allied
bombardment OF German subma-
rine bases in France may be re-
sponsible for the current abate-
ment Of the Atlantic submarine
campaign There is no informa-
ton TO indicate that the bases sur
fered damage which would pre-
clude their use. although It Is
believed the bombings disrupted
facilities sufficiently TO hamper
submarine operations temporarily.
IRVINGTON, :. J.-INS-A work
stoppage by els employees today
halted war production at the Gould
a. Eberhardt Co., manufacturers Oh
Vital machinery.
TNS-Actor Leslie How
ard arrived in the Portuguese cap
ital today to lecture under the
auspices OF the British council.
LONDON-INS Norwegian nav,
al headquarters today announced
the loss OF the destroyer Eksdale
by enemy action.
BRADFORD. Pa.-UP-Hundr DIS
OF persons were made homeless TO-
day and damage was believed 10
total thousands OF dollars follow
ing a flash" flood in the Bradford
area Of northwestern pennsylvania
late last night.
MACON, Ga.-UP 49, Authorities
began another search today for LIE
land Harvey ard ID. {. Black, Geor-
gias escape specialists, who broke
out OF the county Jail LESS than AZ
hours after they had been recap
tured following their escape from
the state prison at Reidsyille.
TORONTO, Ont.-AP Six men
have announced their candidacy Tor
leadership Of the Ontario hoetal
Party TO succeed former Premier
Mitchell Hepburn at the conNen-
ton which opens tomorrow.
NEW YORK-AP-"Desert Vic
tory" the official film record of>the
British Eighth Army's triumph over
Marshal Rommels Africa Corps. Is
expected to be the first OF series
OF such motion pictures. This was
announced yesterday by Lieut. Col.
David Macdonald. chief Of the Brit
ish army film and Photographic
unit who said that a sequel 10
desert Victory" now is beng
filmed on the Tunisian battlefielu'
NEW YORK AP-The Institute
OF Jewish Affairs OF the American
Jewish Congress charges that the
Nazis are using planned starvation
OF European peoples to help Ger
many maintain a dominant posi-
ton On the continent after the war
even in case OF defeat.
observation-disclosures Lap1-
James f. Chill lers said today that
an ex-policeman had signed state
ment coniessing he shot and fatally
wounded his attorney during an
argument about his divorce case.
Childers said John Paul Pitt. ~.
who quit the Denver police force
about eight years ago. admitted ne
wounded Samuel Winograd, Al, and
thea te.apJoned police and waited
in the lawyers office to submit
pedceably to arrest.
CHICAGO-INS-A slender little
man identified by five victims as
the 'hammer man who terrorlzeu
the Northwest side, was held on
suspicion today. Police identified
the suspect as Eugene II. Schmitt,
ling. "A, a factory worker VINO hau
been arrested in Chicago and ST
Louis on similar charges.
SAN FRANC1SCO-lNS - The
American people will face a nation
al debt OF $3.50, 900 100000 at the end
OF the war. Emil Schram. president
OF the New York Stock Exchange
predicted today. Schram, here to
sneak before the san Francisco
Chamber of Commerce today. de-
clared that the debt, ten times that
AT the end OF World war one, VIII
constitute an unprecedented chal-
lenge to American ingenuity and