The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-21

LO-NDO-N - Ar ne beIllu EdulO
reported today that two violent
earthquake shocks had rocked the
Turkish city OF Istsnbul, causing
j.. heavy casualties and damage and
interrupting telephone communica-
tons with Ankara.
WASHGNGTON-AP 49, Elmer
Davis. whose Office OF War lnfor-
nation (OWD is threatened with a
drastic curtailment through a House
economy drive, was warned today
10 have all the answerS ready for
senatorial critics. Davis is sched-
nled "a appear before the Senate
Appropriations Committee this
week TO ask restoration Of funds
eliminated by the House In voting
abolition OF Owls domestic branch.
WASHINGTON-AP - Whether
/, membership in Communist party
is ground for canceling United
States citizenship obtained by an
Alien may be decided by the Su-
preme Court today in what general
ly is expected to be the windup
session Of It's historic 1942-43 term.
ALGIERS - Az The French
/ Committee OF National Liberation
faced today the task OF reorganiz-
ing its military affairs under deep
shadow cast by the prospect that
General Charles de Gaulle may
withdraw If his own proposed re
forms are not adopted. Political
intimacies OF the Fighting French
chieftain said he was prepared to
Nleaye Algiers for Beirut or Brazza.
Vile in the event his proposals
were turned down-a development
which appeared possible as de
Gaulle's followers expressed belief
that Gen. Henri Giraud, with pre-
yiously unexpected support might
be able TO maintain the status quo.
z LONDON Up The Germans
lost at least 80 U-boats 10 Allied
combined sea-air defense tactics
protecting Atlantic conveys in the
last two months, bringing the total
destroyed, damaged. or captured in
the war to more than 700, it was
estimated today. The figures were
y not confirmed officially but they
bore out Prime Minister Churcill's
recent statement that for the first
time slnkings exceed U-boat build
ing. nov believed 10 run about is to
20 a month.
LONDON-UP-Observers said
today that the United states and
! Britain. their patience nearly ex-
hausted by French pickering in Al
giers. may establish some form OF
Anglo.American consortium to
hold French territory in trust until
after the war. The only alternatives
appeared to be an early agreement
between Gems. Charts de Gaulle and
Henri Honore Giraud. or the estab-
lishment of a new Committee or
French Liberation eliminating both
generals.
MOSCOW-UP - The Russians
have destroyed more than $500
German planes in the past seven
weeks in a determined campaign
10 cripple Axis air power in ad-
vance o. anticipated summer ground
offensiyes. the Red army announced
today on the eve OF the second an
niversary Of the Nazi invasion.
WASHINGTON-UP- The SUI
preme Court is expected 10 ad-
journ for the summer today after
announcing its decision in a case
Z that may affect all OF the Amer
leans of Japanese ancestry now
held in internment camps. The
question is involved in the joint
case OF Gordon X. kirabayashi,
Seattle. and Minoru lssun. Port
land. Ore. both OF whom disobey-
ed curfew and evacuation orders.
Both were fined and sentenced to
prison. Both men, born in the
United States and thus American
citizens. have based their appeal
on the ground that their rights as
native-born citizens have been
abridged.
WASHINGTON-UP-The Amer
!. lean Automobile Association charg
ing that the ban on pleasure driy-
ing contains the seeds OF political
persecution, today urged Price Ad-
ministrator Prentiss NJ. Brown to
outlaw the ban permantly. We
are not OF course asking for a
wide open throttle for pleasure
. driving" said AAA President
Thomas p. Henry. ITO talk Of
pleasure driving on one and one
half gallons OF gasoline week is
Simply unrealistic and fatuous."
CINCINNATI O.-lNS-The is
sue of free enterprise was brought
TO a head today by Willred Sykes.
president of the Inland Steel Com
pany Of Chicago and chairman Of
the postwar committee OF the Ma
tional Association of Manufacture
ers. In an address al the South.
ern Ohio Postwar Conference or
sanlzed by the man sykes said
that the two maior political parties
should be asked to take their
stand on free enterprise II govern
ment does not declare its inten-
tons before the next election.