The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-19
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THE WEATHER: Tonight:
Showers, Moderate

prominent Hollywood motion pic.
ture producer. gave assurance to-
day he would appear in Chicago
next Tuesday in the removal hear.
irg OF six Chicago gangsters in
dicted in New York on a charge OF
extorting millions from members
OF the film industry. Mayer is one
OF "a motion picture officials sub.
poenaed by A. Bradley Eben. at
torney for the defense, in his fight
against transfer OF his clients to
New York for trial.
CHICAGO-INS-Final instruc.
ions were issued today for the
wholesale bombing" OF 1000
square miles OF the Chicago Metro
politan area by 200 planes next Sun
day afternoon. The planes VIII
drop 100000 mock bombs in a simu-
lated air attack as part OF the train
ing OF Office OF Civilian Defense
volunteers. The bombs, composed
OF paper and cardboard, were made
by volunteer workers.
NEW YORK-INS-The Ameri.
can Society OF Composers. Authors
and Publishers moved today to col
lect royalties for the use OF lis
members music in juke boxes. AS
CAP contends in two federal court
suits that It Is an infringement OF
the copyright law to use copyright
ed music in a juke box without per-
mission OF the publisher OF the
song.
NEW YORK-INS-Richard Ire
casks, International News Service
war correspondent. will be the
guest OF honor and principal speak
err tomorrow at the monthly lunch.
con Of the Banshees at the Waldorf
Astoria. Author OF the now-famous
"Guadalcapal Diary and writer OF
the spot news stories which have
appeared In this paper, Tregaskis,
for the first time in public. will
personally relate some OF his thrill
ing war experiences.
PATERSON, N,.J.-INS-An un-
identified womanS about 80 years
old was found murdered--strangled
to death--in the Alexander Hamt-
ton Hotel, police reported today.
The body was discovered by bell
boy who ignored do not disturb
sign on the outside OF the door to
investigate II the room was still
occupied.
LONDON-INS-PTime Minister
Winston Churchill again became
grandfather today when a daughter
was born to his daughter, Mrs. Dun
can Sandys. wife Of the parliamen-
tary secretary to the ministry OF
supply. The girl 10 the third child
OF the Saudys.
LONDON Up The German
Transocean news agency, silent
yesterday regarding the floods
caused by blasting of German
dams. opened its service over Ber-
lin radio today with this dispatch:
"Chicago-a gigantic inundation
paralyzed the United States most
important waterway system be-
tween the Mississippi and Lake
Michigan"
WASHlNGTON-INS-- ThesOf-
f1ce of War Information disclosed
today that more than 81 per cent OF
all Naval and marine personnel
wounded on all battlefronts be-
tween Dec. Z. 194t-Pearl Harbor-
and March 81, 1943, have recover
ed for future war service. or the
wounded personnel, SO per cent
have already returned to duty, ass
per cent are under temporary treat
ment for release within a short
time. ,ine-tenths per cent are in
valdez from service, and only 2.6
per cent died from their injuries.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
or state for Air Capt. Harold Bal
four today reiterated that Britain
will not hesitate to bomb Rome IL
the course OF the war should rem
de: such action convenient and help
full. His declaration was made in
tie House OF Commons in answer
TO a question as dispatches from
the continent reflected Italian fears
that the Allies intend to knock
Italy out of the war at the earliest
opportunity.
LONDON-AP-Minister OF In
formation Brendam Bracken told
the House OF Commons today that
British censors had found it neces-
sary to delete only one word In
every 10000 sent abroad by for
eign correspondents in Britain.
DALLAS, Tex-AP-Bejeweled
Baroness L. Maria de Szepessy, So,
was held in a Dallas hospital today
after a jury found her Of unsound
mind. The Baroness testified dur
ing the county court hearing that
while living in hotels here she had
been accused frequently OF being
a German spy. Witnesses who said
they did not know her, testified
the aged woman had taxed them
with calling her a spy.
wASHINGTON-AP- The Sen
ate Finance Committee drove for
a decisive vote today on legisla-
ton extending the Presidents pow
er. TO make reciprocal trade agree
ments, with Chairman George
(D-Ga.) expressing the conviction
that no 'emasculating amend
ments" will be adopted.