The Ypsilanti daily press., 1943-08-17

oulSIOWln OF an dllebeu lIcc-lOI-dll
fight in their swank Park Avenue
home.
sTocknoLM-lNS - Al
Norway was reported under
state Of siege today by decree
Of kazi-puppet Premier Vldkun
Quislina as a result Of what
neutral observers interpreted
as Increasing German fears that
impending Allied Invasion Of
Europe might encourage Nor
wealan patriots TO revolt
against oceupatlonal authorl-
ties.
TAORMINA, Sicily-(Delayed)-
UP-An unarmed British major
bluffed 400 Italian soldiers into
thinking they were surrounded and
captured this resort town only II
miles from the italian mainland
yesterday. When British patrols en-
tered four hours later they found
Maj. Godfrey Heating chief OF Gen.
Sir Bernard l.. Montgomery's pho
tographers, drinking champagne in
the former Luftwaffe hotel and the
disarmed defenders unguarded in
prisoners cages.
Observation-Disclosures
tary Of Agriculture Wlckard's
food advisory subcommittee to-
day tossed a bombsheli Into the
nations food picture by warn
inp that the United States can
not feed the world. Wlckard.
said the six-man group, which
he appointed last March In his
capacity as food administrator,
exceeded" Its assignment In
recommending that Surplus
cobwebs" be "brashed from
many an official brain on the
subject Of food" before the
problem could be solved.
CHICAGO-INS- The current
spread Of infantile paralysis has
reached almost epidemic proper
tions" in some parts OF the United
States, the Journal OF the American
Medical Association announced to-
day.
LANSING. Mich.-INS - Atty.
Gen. Herbert ]. Rushton announced
today he will seek funds for a grand
jury investigation OF bribery OF
legislators. A story by Rep. William
G. Stenson that he found $1,000
in his overcoat pocket as a bribe
during the 1912 session was the i'm
mediate cause OF the investigation.
SAN FRANCISCO--INS- Cali
fornias twenty-fifth annual state
convention OF the American Legion
swung into its second session to-
day at San F'rancisco's civic audi
torium. Three thousand delegates
considered National Commander
Roane Warnings dramatic warning
that Americas postwar destiny
lies in American hands alone, and
that soft handed dealing with the
Japanes problem after victory would
be national suicide.
LONDON-UP-A mystery wom-
an spy who operates a small radio
transmitter in Denmark was re-
ported today to be worrying Ger
man occupation authorities along
with some 39S secret agents be-
leved recently landed by para
chute. Reports from Denmark
said the Germans caught only two
agents after police had found 400
parachutes scattered through the
country during the last several
weeks.
BURLINGTON, Ky.-UP- Carl
c. Kiger, 40, city commissioner and
vice mayor of Covington, Ky. and
his son, Jerry, six, were shot 20
death early today as they slept in
their summer home near Florence
and his wife, Mrs. Jenny Kiger.
3S, was wounded by the unidentified
assailant.
WASHINGTON UP - Secre-
tary OF Treasury Henry Morgen-
thau, Jr.. announced that Director
James NJ. Lands OF the Office OF
Civilian Defense had asked all
state and local defense councils to
sell bonds during the third war loan
drive.
MINNEAPOLIS, MIMI UP -
Dairy farmers sugar beet produc-
ers and businessmen whose wares
varied from farm machinery to
ladies' apparel aimed their assort-
ed complaints today at is congress
men who assembled voluntarily to
hear the woes OF their constitu-
ents. For 10 hours yesterday. the
group of lawmakers from Minneso-
ia. Iowa, Wisconsin. and the Da-
kotas sat and took II. Last night
they listened to the complaints OF
professional groups and today they
came back to hear the criticism OF
representatives from the grain and
feed industries.
DENVER UP-Sen. Robert R
Reynolds. D.. y. c.. says Washing
ton has the filters" over the posi-
bility that Russia may make a sep
arate peace with Germany. Reyn'
olds, at a press conference. said the
absence OF Soviet delegates from
all Roosevelt-C Churchill conferences
might be signif cant.
CHICAGO-UP- The American
Medical Association today report.
ed an alarming increase" OF infan'