The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-12

against tue AAls European strong
hold. Disclosure that the Ameri-
can Secretary Of War had arrived
in London by plane less than As
hours after the Allied invasion of
Sicily came as there seemed to
be complete agreement that heavy
attacks against the Axis were in
prospect.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS
In North Afriea-lNS-An Al
lied hospital ship was sunk OF
the Siellian coast Saturday
night by enemy bombers al.
though at anchor and fully
lighted, Headquarters announc-
ed today. Four hundred wound.
ed aboard were transferred sue.
eeSstully to other vessels. -.
LONOON-INS- Carlo Scorza.
general secretary OF the Italian
Fascist party, today called a meet
ing OF the party's foremost leaders
10 appeal TO the nation to main
tain discipline" in the face OF an
imminent invasion of the Italian
mainland, the News Chronicle re-
ported in Zurich dispatch The Dial
ly Mail meanwhile said Benito
Mussolini urged King Victor En-
manuel to address the Italian peo-
pie in order TO "allay anxiety over
the Allied invasion OF Sicily.
WASHINGTON-INS-The Tru-
man War Investigating Committee
today was looking into the con-
strucuon by the United States of
hundreds OF military airports for
foreign nations. Sen. Harry S. Tru-
man Cd Mo, chairman OF the COM
mittee, said that the group had
been informed that contracts under
which the airports are being built
provide for their transfer to foreign
countries six months after the war
ends.
SOUTH BEND, Iud.-INS- The
death OF Frank F.. Herring, SO, Notre
Danes first paid football coach and
director OF athletics, was mourned
on the Yniversity's campus today.
Herring died Sundoy at his South
Bend home after an illness Of sew
eral weeks.
A -
hind in the rush OF Congress 10
its summer vacation was the pro-
possl 10 increase allowances to de-
pendents OF servicemen. It now
will have to wait at least until mid.
September.
LONDON-AP - The German
controlled Paris radio reported that
Marshal Petain had summoned his
cabinet at Vichy to hear Chief of
Government Pierre Laval make
long statement today on foreign
policy.
OLIVE HILL, Ky.-AP- State
highway patrolmen remained on
guard in this eastern Kentucky
town today to prevent recurrence
of mob violence which led early
Sunday TO the wrecking OF the in
terror OF the municipal building
and the burning of police records
by crowd which. police believed.
was protesting a midnight curfew
for juveniles.
CHICAGQ-AP-A bullish mar.
ket in wild animals was reported
today by Edward II. Bean, direc.
Tor OF the Brookfield Zoo. A year
ago, Bean said, the market was in
a slump because of food problems
and declining attendance at ZOOS.
but in the last six months business
has perked up considerably and
Brookfeld has sold about $4,000
worth Of wild, healthy animals. He
explained there was a high birth
rate at Brookheld in all depart
ments and excess specimens were
being sold.
MONTGOMERY. Ala.-AP-At-
tractive red-haired Mrs. Dave A.
Holloway was held in Jail today
awaiting grand jury action on a
charge that she beat her 54-year-
old husband to death in their home
with the handle Of a feather dus-
ter after a quarrel.
NEW Y0RK-INS- The Berlin
radio today belatedly admitted
Germany's guilt in the pre.war
sinking Of the American ship Robin
Moor. A broadcast heard by CHS
said the 4,e99.ton vessel was sunk
in the South Atlantic by German
submarine. Before the war the Ger
man government refused to consid
or an American demand for com.
pensation for damages resulting
from the sinking.
NEW YORK-INs-- A boost in
pay for merchant seamen carrying
supplies TO war areas will be de.
handed by the National Maritime
Union in its coming contract nego-
tiatious with ship owners, it was
disclosed today.
PITTSBURGH ms With
quarter OF a million tons OF ingot
steel already lost to the war Ell
fort, production officials today
gloomily reported that steel out
put was scheduled for another five
percent drop during the coming
week as a result Of the prolonged
OUTLAW strike Of $4,000 UNIV
miners in Western Pennsylvania.
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