The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-17


ter of 1914. the Office OF Price Ad-
ministration has announced. add
ing that there is no prospect OF
any further civilian allotments in
the near future.
!. WASHINGTON-AP-The Civil
\ Service Commission has announc-
ed that applications will be receiv-
ed until the close OF business July
II for the postmastership in Mar
shall, Mich.
REYKJAVIK, Iceland AP -
Sweinm Bjornsson, who has serv-
, ed as regent for the past three
years. was chosen today as the first
president of Iceland the world S
newest republic. Executing the
mandate OF last months referen-
dun in which the voters approved
the establishment of republic.
the Althing. Iceland's legislative
body, formally abrogated the Dan
ish-Icelandic Union of Treaty Fri.
day.
LOANlJO.N IL uCiIllld dCIiOll
has flared up only $50 miles south
of the Caen battlefield, Spanish
border dispatches said today, while
underground reports TO official
French quarters in London declar-
ed battles of French Patriots
against Vichy militia and German
occupation troops were spreading
throughout France
LONDON-AP-The Berlin radio
asserted today that German subma
rines sank one destroyer and two
transport vessels totalling 1000
= tons in the Atlantic.
NEW YORK-AP-All German
civilians in German-occupied TIA
~ have been ordered to return to
the Reich, the British radio said to-
day in a broadcast recorded by
CHS.
LONDON-AP-Gen Charles de
Gaulle arrived in Rlgiers by air
today, according to an Algiers ra-
dio broadcast. He had been In
London. following his recent visit
TO the Normandy battlefront.
WITH AMERICAN FORCES in
France-AP-The American Army
had $3.50 killed and 1860 wounded
in opening the western front In
Normandy. 1t. Gen. Omar n. Brad
ley said today.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden-AP -
Compulsory evacuation OF the Fin
nish city OF Viipuri toward which
the Russians are driving with a
great weight of men and armor
now is in progress, Helsinki dis
patches reported today.
WASHINGTON-AP- Congress
and the Administration reached a
compromise today in their long
feud over the payment of subsidies
TO control retail food prices. Sen
ate and House conferees on the
price control extension bill agreed
upon provisions freezing" the pres
ent sl.500.000.000 a year subsidy
program until June 80, 1915, after
which no subsidies could be paic
except through direct appropria-
lions by Congress.
HALIFAX-AP-Resurgence OF
U-boat warfare close TO the Cana
dian Atlantic coast last March was
revealed last night when authori-
ties permitted disclosure OF the
sinking OF the Nova Scotia steam
ship Watuka just off this coast.
The 25-year-old vessel. one of the
best-known ships along the Allan
= tic seaboard. went down March %.
with the loss OF one man after be-
ing struck by two torpedoes as she
neared Halifax. twenty-five others
escaped.
FORT BENNING. Ga .-AP- 4
young red fox, inevitably named
Reynard, has made five parachute
jumps at the paratrooper school
here. The fifth leap was made at
night and now the fox wears the
regulation insignia. Reynard will
take over as a mascot In place OF
Daisy, black and white dog with
seven jumps completed. Daisy is
retiring to raise a litter OF new
mascots.
COLUMBUS, Ga.-AP-Limited
bus facilities from the Fort Benin
ing paratroop school have cramped
week end trips to this city by the
jumping CT Joes but now some.
thing new has been added. A steam.
boat will be put into use each Sat.
urday. to make the 14-mile trip up
the Chattahoochee River, and sew
eral hundred soldiers who other.
wise would have to stay in camp
may visit Columbus.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. ms
Gen. Douglas Macarthur has inyit.
ed Conductor Eugene Ormandy OF
the Philadelphia Orchestra to con-
duct a Victory Concert" series in
Manila when the Americans retake
the Philippines.
U. S. WEATHER FORECAST
Lower Michigan-Thunder show
ers and cooler Saturday evening.
Partly cloudy Sunday.
Highest temperature yesterday
80: lowest last night %.
Highest temperature one year
ago today so; lowest &C.
Highest temperature this late in
last Il years IS in 1921. lowest "a
in 1879
The sun sets today at $40 p. m.
and rises tomorrow at 5 56 a. m.
The moon sets today at SOC p.