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


night engaged In extensive mine
laying activities over Axis con-
trolled waters, the air ministry an
nounced today. Speedy mosquito
bombers Of the Royal Canadian Air
Force at the same time attacked
railroad targets in France. One
bomber was reported missing.
WASHINGTON-AP - Demands
for a general wage increase for pri-
vate shipbuilding and repair yard
workers we're expected to be laid
before the War Labor Board
(WLB) today as it met for its
first review of existing union con
tracts under zone sterilization
agreements.
H. NJ. c. s. CORNWALLIS, Deep
Brook, n. S.-AP-Canada's small
bat hard.hitting Navy will soon
get its first seamen, gunners and
stokers from a new $l2,000,000
naval training base established
here early this year on the shores
of the Annapolis Basin. First re-
cruits arrived at the station late
in June to begin an intensive 10
week training course at the large
tract which the Canadian govern
ment purchased from the estate Of
the late L. P. Morse for $4,000.
BOMBAY-AP- Eighteen per
sons were killed and "A injured
today in a train accident between
Bezwada and Guntakal on the Mad
ras and Southern Mahratta Rail-
wa.
LONDON APP - Norwegian
sources in London reported today
that Gen. Nikolaus Won Falken-
horst, German commander in Nor
way, had posted notices in mill
tsry camps taking cognizance OF
the Shameful and disgraceful' in
crease in assertions among the
Nazi occupation forces.
BUENOS AIRES-AP - Presi-
dent Pedro Ramirez. speaking last
night at the annual army-navy din
ner, expressed the hope that Argen-
tina would join with other hemis
phere republics in joint action on
the complex problems which the
end OF the war will bring TO the
wo Id"
BOISE, IDAHO-AP-Gov. c. A.
Bottolfsen today announced final
arrangements for a conference Of
governors on states rights and ma
tional.resource development. Gov
ernors of wyoming, Montana, Ore
gon and Washington will attend
the meeting, set for next Monday,
he said.
NEW YORK -AP-An estimated
$4,000 office workers and visitors
were stranded yesterday in the
towering structures OF Rockefeller
Center by a 55-minute strike OF go
elevator operators.
CONVICTION, .Ind.-AP - The
Covington Republican. a weekly
newspaper. says Wheeler McMillen,
editor-in-chief OF the Farm Jour
nal, "will seek the nomination for
President OF the United States a.
the Republican convention next
year" The announcement followed
a visit of McMillen to Covington.
where he was editor and publisher
of the Weekly Republican from
1914 10 1919.
ROCKPORT. Me.-AP-Niolinisi
Efrem Zimbalist and Mrs. Mary
Louise Curtis Box, daughter OF the
late publisher Cyrus II. X. Curtis,
were married yesterday at Lyndon
wood, the brides summer home,
here. Zimbalist is "a, his wife, Sc.
LONDON-AP-- Foreign Secre-
tary Anthony Eden told the House
OF Commons today that the British
government endorsed the postwar
aims OF the Greek government out
lined by King George II OF Greece
in a broadcast from Cairo Sunday.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF
the Providence Typographical
Union No. 80 went on strike today
in contract dispute at the Provi-
dence Journal Company plant and
picket line was established at the
building, a union spokesman said.
CHUNGKING-UP- Lieut.. Gen.
Joseph W. Stilwell. commander IN
chief Of L. s. forces in China, Bur
ma and India, today conferred the
new American order OF Legion OF
Merit in the degree o, chief com
mander on Generalissimo Chang
kia-Shek.
WASHINGTON-UP- The Ad-
ministration is studying a plan 10
raise corn price ceilings and sub
sidize dairy poultry feeders in an
effort TO thaw the cora market
freeze" without a resulting IN
crease in the price OF milk and
eggs, it was learned today.
NEW YORK-UP-- Plans Tor a
30 per cent increase in service 10:
50 communities in 10 states are
being made by American Airlnes,
Inc, according to A. n. Kemp. presi-
dent. The proposal to extend and
consolidate routes will depend.
Kemp sad. on successful termin-
alton OF the war He described the
plans as "a lead-ofi in an era OF
expansion" for aviation generally
throughout the world.