The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-10

the most propitious time for an
Allied invasion in view Of the con
centration OF the bulk OF the Ger
' man Army on the eastern front.
LoN0oN-INs- Pro.Allied
peoples in Axis-do minated
Europe were told by the Brit
ish Broadcasting Corporation
today to stand by for receipt
, OF important Information. The
BBc's European service TO edi-
tors Of all underground news
papers broadcast message
saying: I'VE shall broadcast
important information to you
from next Monday. Stand by
for news from London"
WASHINGTON - UP - Allied
capture OF Sicily would give the
United Nations undisputed control
of the Mediterranean Sea. accord
ing to Col Conrad II. LAMA. Y. S.
Army retired. LAMA is consider
ed one OF the best informed mill
tsry writer's in this country. He
- Aht Wv ItA VI q dAudDit MN ia
library and contributes regularly
to the military journals.
BAR HARBOR. Me.-INS-Lady
Eunice Cakes. widow OF Sir Harry
Cakes. multl-millionaire baronet,
who was found dead in his home
at Nassau, in the Bahamas, lasi
Thursday. was overcome with grief
! today. The body is expected to ar
rive here some time next week.
WASHINGTON-INS-The Sen
ate Truman Committee plans an in
vestigation OF the news print situa-
ton. we are having our investiga
tors look into It TO determine the
facts Sen. Truman (D) Mo-, COM
mittee chairman said today. War
Production Board restrictions on
newsprint deliveries have aroused
widespread controversy in Con
gress. with some members charg-
ing that an effort is being made 70
throttle the press.
WASHINGTON-INS - Here's
one member OF Congress anxious
10 hear complaints OF his constitu-
ents. Sen. Homer Ferguson (R)
Mich, leaving Congress for the
summer recess, opens an office to-
day in the Detroit Post Office
Building. I'm willing to take my
medicine" he said. Il want TO live
with my constituents. That's the
way democracy works"
LEMOORE ARMY AIR FIELD,
Cal.-INS-The Army today an
nounced the deaths in plane crash
of 1t. Ralph r. Ellis. "a, OF Jack
son. Mich. and Tech. Sgt. Dibble y.
Rickenbacker. "a, OF Sumerton, 5.
. c. The crash occurred yesterday
eight miles west OF Riverdale while
the two were engaged in routine
test flight.
HOLLYWOOD -- ms - Screen
Star Veronica Lakes three pound
son, born prematurely last Thurs
day, continued today to cling TO
life by a precarious thread. Physi-
clans said that the crisis in tt"
baby's life would be reached Mon
day.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI ms -
Application OF the Securities and
Exchange Commission for a tenn
porary order restraining the In
Nestors Syndicate and affiliates
from conducting business was held
under Amusement today. Federal
Judge Gunnar II. Nordbye, before
whom the SEC motion was argued
a. Minneapolis until late yester-
day, said consideration OF both
sides OF the case would be his
first order Of business
WASHINGTON-lNS- Authori.
tative sources in Washington today
said a satisfactory understanding
has been reached between Gen.
Henri Giraud. COMMENCEMENT
OF the French North African forces,
and the American government on
all major questions so far discuss.
ed. In fact, the discussions which
the famous French military leader
has had with American officials
have progressed so favorably that
plans are being made for the gen
eral TO leave shortly for a visit %
some of the Army and war plants.
UNITED NATIONS HEADQUAR-
TIERS in Australia-INS - The
American campaign to wrest con-
troll OF the Munda air base on New
Georgia Island in the Solomons
from the Japs attained new fury
today with announcement that the
airdrome is under coordinated as
sault by air, naval and ground
forces. Unofficial reports came
simultaneously from Allied naval
headquarters in the South Pacific
that il the offensive meets no I'M
forseen obstacles the entire north
ern Solomons area may shortly be
regained from the enemy.
IONDON-INS-Swarms OF Raj
bombers. like relentless birds OF
destruction. swept over the English
Channel last night and again blast
ed Germany and German-occupied
Europe. Pattern OF the aerial as
sault which yesterday. according
10 observers. resulted in the prac.
teal destruction OF Cologne. was
seen to be a large-scale duplication
OF the strategy which may assure