The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-23
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ROME-AP-The name of Brig.
Gen. Enrlco Pezzi, commander-in.
chief OF the Italian Air Force in
Russia, was added today TO a long
list Of Premier Mussolinis high
ranking officers who have been re-
ported killed IN action since the be-
ginning OF the war.
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, y. j.
n Lee X. Lincoln. 49. general superin-
tendent OF traffic OF Postal Tele-
graph, died Monday night. He was
born in Davila, Texas.
LONDON-AP-Lo Luke. So.
prominent as an industrialist AMI
philanthropist, died in London to-
day. As George Lawson Johnston,
!. h - was knlghted in 1920 and was
raised to the peerage in 1929 as the
first Baron OF Payenham. In addi-
ton to numerous other business
interests he had served for a num-
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d II Daily Express, a post he re-
signed in 1917.
LONDON-AP-The Tokyo radio,
heard here by the Associated Press.
claimed today that one American
destroyer was sunk and another
set afire by japanese planes Sun
day night at Espiritu Santo Island,
in the New He5rides. The claim
was not confirmed by any Allied
\ source.
HOLLYWOOD, Cal..-INS-Iry-
ing Berlin reported today that his
all-soldier musical, This is the
Army, has turned over Sl,95i,-
Oi5.l1 to the Army Emergency Re-
lief Fund. He said checks of $780,
00O each had been sent from New
y York and Boston in September and
Z November and that the remainder
had just been mailed from Holly
wood.
ORANGE, n. J.-INS-"Work or
Fight. was the ultimatum placed
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roe Calculating Machine Company,
= now engaged on war contracts. The
labor.management war production
committe of the factory announc-
ed that names OF employees habit
ually absent from their jobs WOULD
be turned over TO their Selective
Service boards.
ALBANY-INS- A proposal to
~ make Brooklyn an Independent
y municipality was before the state
legislature for consideration today.
Declaring Brooklyn has been sub
ject to the whims of Manhattan. AS
semblyman Fred G. Merritt intro
duced a bill to appoint a commits
sion to investigate the question Of
Brooklyn seeding from the city of
New York.
WASHINGTON-UP- Autho-i-
tative informants said today that
the new Finnish cabinet, expected
10 be named within a week, may
declare an intention TO take Fin
land out OF the war. All of the ele.
ments for a negotiated Russo-Fin-
nish peace are present in Helsinki.
} but there are enough complicating
factors to make officials here ex-
tremely cautious In discussions OIL
Finlands future course.
BUFFALO. y. Y.-INS-A police
lieutenant was charged with per-
Jury today and fourteen other po-
lice officers were under investiga-
q ton in connection with the death
OF John Kocemba. a defense work.
er. in a police precinct prison cell.
Desk Lieutenant Walter c. Detlef
45. was charged with first degree
perjury after he and the other Of
ficers had been subjected to lie
detector tests.
NEW YORK-INS- One thous-
and French sailors from the bat
tleship Richelieu and the cruis.
er Montcalm will participate with
American and British units today
in a parade honoring freedom for
France Day proclaimed by Mayor
F. II. LaGuardia.
LONDON-AP- The sword of
honor that King George VI plans
10 present to the city OF Stain
grad will be accepted with graft
tude. President Michael Kalinin
of Russia said today.
BERN-AP-Pierre Laval's Nazi-
: supported regime in France has
threatened punitive action against
persons. especially rural residents
who help hide skilled workmen
wanted for labor in German fac
tories.
NEW DELHI-AP - Mahatma
: X. Gandhi. now in the 14th day Of
y his scheduled Il day fast in pro-
test against his detention by Brit
fish authorities, passed a quiet day
yesterday and slept several hours
although he is growing progress
sively weaker dispatches from
Poona said.
y LONDON-INS- The condition
OF Prime Minister Winston Church
i'll, who is suffering from severe
catarrh and a lung Inflammation IS
unchanped an official bulletin said