The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-26

Root Valley, Mont.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS
In North Afriea-lNS- Allied
military officials received a re-
port today that Field Marshal
Erwin Romms u himself has fled
across the Tripolitanian border
into Tunisia. There was no
confirmation.
n MONTREAL, Que.-INS-Germau
U-boats can be expected to resume
their attacks this spring off the
eastern coast Of Canada and in
the 81. Lawrence River, Vice Ad-
miral Percy w. Nelles, warned to-
day. Admiral Nelles. chief OF the
Canadian naval staff, said the gray-
!. ity OF the submarine menace was
= increasing and added the secret
OF destroying U-boats is more es-
oort vessels closely cooperating
with more aircraft"
NEW YORK-INS- More
than 5000 Of the $4,000 work.
ers in New York's largest in
dustry, the manufacture Of
women's dresses, today began
stoppsge that threatened TO
close 1000 shops throughout
the city.
NEW YORK Production
OF a new type dive bomber embod-
led with greater speed, range and
}. striking power than any similar
plane now being. used in the war
was disclosed today by G. W.
Vaughn, president OF the Curtiss-
Wright Corporation. Designated the
Curtiss AIS, Vaughn said that the
first Of the new type planes has
already been delivered to the l.. s.
Army Air Forces by the Missouri
: plant OF the corporation.
DOWNEY, Calif.-INS-M Merger
OF Consolidated Aircraft Corpora
ton and Vultee Aircraft, Inc, is
proposed in recommendation ap-
proved by directors of both COM
panies for submission to stockhold-
1 ers, it was announced today by
ATom Girdler, chairman of Cousolld-
ated and Vultee.
BELFAST-AP-Prime Minister
John Miller Andrews of northern
Ireland, in a ceremony at city hall
commemorative the first anniyer-
sary Of the landing Of United States
troops in Ulster, said the happiest
relationship exists between the
troops and the people of Ulster.
NEW DELHI--AP-A Royal In
dian navy boat patrolling the Mayu
River area in Burma rammed and
sank a Japanese coastal craft filled
with troops, British communique
said today. The incident occurred
Sunday night, it was reported.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
USTRALlA-AP - General Doug
las Macarthur observed his 63rd
birthday today, working as usual
but I'm surroundings radically diff
ferent from a year ago. 4 year ago,
p-Gen. Macarthur, directing the de-
iense Of the Philippines, paced back
end forth in tunnel on Corrgidor,
tapping the cement floor with his
cane.
MADISON, Wis-AP - School
days are over for Americas first
q
= four months have been studying ra.
dio communications at the Universe
ty of Wisconsin. About $50 will
be graduated tomorrow at cere-
monies on the university campus,
receiving certificates enabling them
10 take ov shore duties, largely
on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts,
10 free sailors and Coast Guards
men for sea duty.
SAN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
a continuing search, no trace had
been found today of a huge Navy
transport which disappeared last
Thursday morning after arriving
over San Francisco on "a flight from
Honolulu. Nineteen persons were
aboard the missing plane including
Rear Admiral Robert H. English.
commander of L. S. submarine
forces in the Pacific.
LONDON-INS-Foreign Score.
tary Anthony Eden was questioned
today in the House of Commons re
gardins formation of United Ma
tious War Council He was asked
whether he had studied reports
from the United States regarding
formation OF a United Nations War
Council and whether as a result
had given reconsideration to many
suggestions of this nature made by
members"
!, WASHINGTON-INS Chair.
man Doughton (D) y. c.. of the
House Ways and Means Committee
today announced that his connie,
tee would meet Thursday to act on
q bill raising the debt limit from
Sll2,000,000,0O0 to $2lO.0O0O0O, O0O.
NASHINGTON-INS-The OPA
today announced that further ey-
tension OF federal rent control will
be made Feb. in several more
counties in the state of Arkansas.
Mississippi, New Mexico and Texas.
March /. 1912 will be their maxi.
mum rent date
NICTORlNlLLE. Gains
persons were reported killed and
at least lG nIhnIe rrifIcnIIu inIur..I