The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-22
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aerial onslaught, and summoned
the chiefs OF his civil departments
to receive whatever consolation he
can find in reports OF the newest
preparations against invasion.
NEW YORK-INS-- Lieut.. Gen.
Jacob Devers. newly appointed
commanding general OF the Euro
pean theatre of operations, will
broadcast from England tomorrow
over 'the Army Hour The pro
gram. carried by the National
Broadcasting Company at $3.50 p
m, EWT, also will feature the
story OF the air transport COM
mand.
LONDON-INS-- The executive
committee OF the Communist In
ternationale has recommended
that the Interpationale be disband-
ed, the Moscow radio said today,
The step was decided upon by the
presidium of the executive COM
mittee. said the broadcast an
nouncement, because of its in
ability under conditions OF world
war TO cali the Congress OF the
Communist International
MIAMI, Fla. ms Funeral
services were held today for Dr..
George Pinkus, IS, noted chemist
and German refugee who died Fri
day. DR.. Pinkus, who had writ
ten several books on chemistry
came here few months ago from
New York. He was once a pro-
lessor in the Universities OF Berlin
and Geneva.
HOLLYWOOD-INS- Film Ac-
tress Ann Sothern, who obtained
her final divorce from Roger Pry-
or last week, is to become the
bride soon of Actor Robert Ster
ling, now cadet in the Army Air
Forces.
NEW YORK ms Special
tickets today are beng handed
out by Office OF Price Administra-
ton inspectors to drivers who VIC
late the ban on pleasure driving.
The tags which measure Si2 by
IA inches are designated as mo
tice of hearing" and are being
given out to put teeth into the
enforcement order. Twenty spe
cial hearing officers OF the OPA
will recommend penalties for those
found guilty.
WASHINGTON --APr-- Within
the next few months, the Amer
lean public will get an opportun-
ity to buy an estimated $500,000,-
600 worth OF Axis properties seiz-
ed by the government since Pearl
Harbor. officials of the Alien Prop
erty Custodian's Office disclosed
today. Alien property experts and
officials Of the Securities and Elk
change Commission now are work
ing out details OF plans to Amer
icanize' about $50 formerly Ger
man. Japanese and Italian holdings
by offering them for sale to cit
zens Of this country.
WASHINGTON -AP-- A red
flag warning against the Ad
ministration's food subsidy pro-
gram was hoisted in the House
today as it turned over TO the
Senate a s6,273,629,00 lend-lease
appropriations measure to finance
this nations share in the Allied
mutual aid program. BY roll call
into the lend lease bill an amend
ment to prevent use of any Of the
funds as subsidies in purchasing
food to ship to other United Ma
tions.
LONDON-UNS)- Hundreds of
British civilians today are being
held by London police following
one of the greatest combined civil
ian-military check-ups of possible
draft dodgers ever held in Great
Britain.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS. AUS
TRALIA, -(UP)-- Allied planes
sank or wrecked eight Japanese
barges, some loaded with men and
munitions. and took a heavy toll
OF enemy aircraft in aerial forays
centering on the New Guinea coast,
a communique said today.
WASHINGTON -(INS)- Evil
denee OF the great aerial offensive
that will be launched against the
enemy was seen today in the dis
closure that the United States
will be turning out more than
1000 heavy bombers month plus
numbers OF new "super.bombers'
by next April. The disclosure was
made by Charles f. Wilson, WPB
executive vice-chairman, who said
that production OF bombers and
fighters today far overshadows the
output OF all other types OF planes.
RAPID CITY. S. DIMINISHING
toll in the crash OF four-engined
army bomber a mile west of the
Rapid City army airbase field
late Thursday rose to five today
with the deaths OF two men prev
iously listed as seriously injured.
PENSACOLA,-GNS)-A naval
board OF inquiry today began an
investigation of the mid-air COLI
siol of two planes Thursday in
which eleven men went to their
deaths. Described as the worst
catastrophe in the history of the
Pensacola Training School the
two planes collided just off the en-
trance to Pensacola Bay and plum.