The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-05

were elected speaker OF the lower
house of Puerto Rico's legislature
last night. bringing the one-vote
advantage held in the lower house
by the popular party which fayors
the policies Of Governor ReXford
G. Tugwell.
ONDON-AP-Two consta-
bles were assigned TO the en-
frances Of all deep subway shell
tiers today and other precau-
tions we're announced as off,
Gals investigated the London
shelter disaster Wednesday
night in which t79 persons
were sutfocated or crushed to
death and at least go others
injured during a German air
raid.
LOS ANGELES-TNS-David G.
Levitt. 40. Russian born AFL union
list who was dismissed by the Vega
Aircraft Corp. for calling Capt Ed
die Rickenbacker "a rat. was in
seclusion today, refusing to dis
cuss the affair. Levitt was dis
charged from Vega after fellow
workers painted swastikas on his
lunch pail and made physical
threats against him, a company
representative said.
BOSTON-AP - The United
States greatest sea disaster Of
the war-the sinking OF a passeng-
er.cargo vessel with a loss of SIS
liyes in the frigld North Atlantic
was marked by countless acts of
heroism, survivors related on
reaching here. The vessel was one
of two announced by the Navy on
Feb. % as having been sunk within
four days of one another, sending
total of $50 persons to their
deaths. Among the victims we're a
number OF soldiers.
NEW YORK-INS-Carole Ian
dis, popular screen actress, back in
the states today revealed she had
witnessed three air raids in AL
giers. The movie star arrived by
clipper. She had spent four and
one half months abroad entertain
ing service men in Africa and Eng
land
NEW YORK ms Madame
Chang Kai-shek. diminutiye but
dynamic wife of China's generals.
simo today was to hold an inter
view with the press in her hotel
suite Yesterday, at a reception
given in her honor by Chinese Con
sui General Nu Tsune-chi the
crowd Of American and Chinese
guests was so great that three
women tainted.
LOS ANGELES UP-Her elder.
~ husband began working on her
sychologically when she was IA
years old to mold Der into the
perfect Wife Mrs. Ethel Negri,
%. charged today in filing a cross
complaint for divorce against the
psychologist, DR.. Vital Negri So.
DR.. Negri, who filed a complaint
for divorce several days ago. rue
fully admitted the experiment and
acknowledged its failure.
NEW Y0RK-INS-Ha Harry Walt.
zer. and William Walsh, officials Of
the Independent Newspaper and
Mail Deliverers Uhion today faced
sentences ranging from three years
nine months TO seven and one-half
years in prison. The officials were
found guilty by jury last night of
attempting to extort 5000 from
William Armstrong. president OF
Armstrong Publications. Inc. on
threat OF calling a strike in the
Armstrong plant. Sentence will be
imposed March 10.
HOLLYWOOD-UP- A weeping
Greer Carson. triumphant in her
fourth try. walked off early today
with the Motion Picture Academy's
imitation imation-gold statuette
symbolic CT her rise TO first place
among Holly-wood's movie actress
es. 81 feel-yes. feel Just like
Alice in Wonderland sobbed the
red-haired Irish star as last year 5
ANdutiiy Nluntts juan L OiNaAhN'
handed her the coveted statuette.
made this year OF plastic and paint.
ed gold-colored.
ALAMEDA, Cal.-More than a
dozen machinists left their jobs
at the General Engineering and
Drydock Company in Alameda to-
day, In rebellion against union fines
imposed becaLie they refused to
demand overtime pay for work oil
urgent Navy construction last De.
cember
TRIPOLI-INS-Tripoli's civilian
population today was near starya-
ton. When Nazi Field Marshal Err
win Rommel fled into Tunisia he
stole all the pc is food stores. and
drove herds Of confiscated cattle
AMI other livestock out ahead OF his
Panzer columns. TIE situation Is
so serious thrt the Catholic hishon
OF Tripoll has appealed to the Nati-
can e send food from Italy.