The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-12

omlc situation which thN atens the
security of the Franco regime. The
changed situation, officials said,
has resulted from the success OF
the northern and southern inva-
slons OF France which have etfec-
lively isolated Spain from her form
or markets in Germany.
wASHINGTON-INS - Former
War Production Board Chairman
Donald NJ. Nelson's report TO
President Roosevelt on the Chinese
economic situation was understood
today to include urgent recon-
mendations for tanks, anti-tank
guns and heavy artillery to stem
the Japanese military drives In
southeastern China.
CHICAGO-INS- An improve
ment in the condition of Judge
Kenesaw NJ. lands, high commits
sioner Of baseball. confined to St.
Luke's Hospital for treatment Of
a severe cold, was reported today.
LOS ANGELES-AP-Movie Act
ress Betty Dunstan is legally mar
ried to two men, at least for a year
more. She married William Dun
stan, assistant screen director, af-
ter mutual friends told her her pre-
vious spouse, William II. Baker,
was dead Recently she saw Baker
on Hollywood Boulevard. She OBJ
tanned an introductory decree from
him yesterday. 1t won't be final
for II months.
STOCKHOLM AP-A Swedish
commission is studying ways to put
teeth into the governments recent
ly-declared policy OF closing this
nations doors to war criminals.
The Swedes are fully aware OF at
tempts by Nazis and Quislings TO
seek haven here despite notice
that they are unwelcome, and they
are planning measures TO meet the
problem and return such individ-
uals to justice. Preliminary moves
are being made although the Allies
have not yet announced a list OF
war criminals.
Los ANGELES-AP-Composer
Walter Donaldson, whose song hit,
"My Blue Heaven" glorified coy
domesticity, was divorced yester'
day by Actress Walda Mansfield
She was granted a decree on her
cross.complaint charging cruelty
Superior Judge Carl NJ. Stutsman
awarded her custody OF thelr
daughters. Shiela, 9, and Ellen, .,
with Donaldson permitted to visit
them twice weekly.
CANBERRA, Australia-AP-Sir
Frederic Eggleston, former minis.
ter to Chungking, was appointed
today as Australian minister pleni-
potentiary in the United States. he
will fill the vacancy created by
the retirement OF Sir owen Dixon,
who has served since 1912.
PARIS-AP - Before Frances
liberation patriots forwarded news
of German troop movements over
a far.reaching clandestine tele-
phone system, a Paris newspaper
reported today. In a dispatch from
Monceau Les Mines, the Liberation
Soir quoted a French naval officer
as saying credit for establishment
of the system belonged TO Cana
diana Captain Marcel.
SYDNEY. Australia AP The.
Australian federal and local gov
ernments were accused by the
Newspaper Proprietors' Associa-
ton today OF encouraging dismissed
newspapermen in the dispute which
has left Sydney without any of its
regular daily papers this week. The
four dailies are publishing a COM
posite four.page paper and their
former employees are putting out
12.page tabloid.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
proceedings involving the Cleve'
land Graphite Bronze Co., and the
Mechanics Educational Society OF
America were scheduled today al
ter officials of the unaffiliated
union abandoned plans for SYM
pathy strike OF 5000 members IL
"a Ohio and Michigan war plants.
LONDON-AP- Several Flying
bombs were shot down last night
as the Germans fired one OF their
heaviest robot barrages In months
at Southern England, the air min
istry announced today. Fighter
planes and antiaircraft batteries
scored hits that destroyed a num-
Der" of the winger bombs, said the
announcement.
SCHENECTADY. n. zap -
Local 1872. Amalgamated Clothing
Workers OF America (ClO), has re-
pudiated a resolution in which 1t
had called the CIO Political Ac.
ton Committee "Communistic-con.
trolled". Fred Comenzo, local
president, said that the resolution
was repudiated by a As to l mar
gin at a special meeting last night.
II had been adopted the previous
night by an II to vote, Comenzo
added.
U. S. WEATHER FORECAST
Lower Mickigan-Fair tonight
and Friday: warmer.
Highest temperature yesterday
81: lowest last night "a.
Highest temperature one year
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