The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-27
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The German big guns across the
channel in France opened up to-
day firing six shells shortly after
a. m and following with another
salyo shortly thereafter. II was
clear at the time and the French
coast was visible from this side.
SOUTH PACIFIC HEADQuAR.
years ago one Of the most tightly
war modified nations on earth,
is tapering OF its armed forces and
attempting hereby to boost its pro-
duction of food and other war sup
plies. Already a good many thou
sand troops OF the Third New Zea-
land Diyision-veterans OF the
Vella Lavella, Treasures and
Green Island campaigns in the
northern Solemons-have been or
are being released for essential in
dustry.
LONDON-AP-Prime Minister
Churchill told the House OF Com
mons today that total British cas-
ualties from the time OF the land
ings in Italy until the fall OF Rome
amounted to 1922 killed, wounded
and missing.
NEW YORK-AP- The Allies
sent "bluff" fleet into the Calais
Boulogne area on D-Day to draw
the German air force away from
the actual beachheads on the Nor
mandy coast, says Comdr. Anthony
Kimmins, British naval intellis-
-,nce officer. Ships in the diver
sion" fleet did not suffer much
damage, he said.
ROME-AP - The Communist
newspaper unit reported today a
general strike in the Genoa region
has forced closing of all factories
while street fighting is raging In
Florence. With the Gestapo ana
Fascists unable to bring the situa-
ton under control.
SAN FRANCISCO -AP- The
California supreme court technical
~ has cleared Gene Krupa, the
i've drummer. of a conviction on
charges Of possession Of narcotics.
II has refused TO review an appel
late court decision setting aside
superior court conviction on the
felony charge.
NEW YORK-AP-The British
Information Services Office here
released a dispatch received from
London last night which said the
proportion Of eye injuries among
Iocket-bomb casualties Is so great
that the British ministry OF health
has warned people to stay away
from windows during an attack.
The report said nearly all OF the
eye injuries had been caused by
flying glass.
NEW YORK-AP- The Berlin
radio told the German people last
night that Adolf Hitler had award
ed the knights cross of the iron
cross to Rear Admiral Walter
Hennecke. the German naval com
mander in Normandy, for prepar
ing the destruction of Cherbourg".
The broadcast, reported by the
Federal Communications Commits
sion, boosted that the feat" was
unprecedented in the annals of
coastal defense" &
NEW YORK-AP-Thomas ].
Curran, New York County Repub-
lican leader, was en- route today
TO the Republican convention in
Chicago, He did not leave with
of The Illness Of his son. The boy
was reported in fair condition last
night when Curran boarded a train
for the convention city.
LAREDO. Texas--AP- James A.
Farley laughed heartily-but made
no comment-when a reporter
showed him copy OF a newspaper
which contained a statement from
his wife in Chicago that she might
vote for the Republican presiden-
tial candidate. Farley. former ma
tional Democratic chairman, ad-
dressed a Rotary Club meeting
here.
CHICAGO-AP- The board Of
directors of the American Society
OF Newspaper Editors meeting in
Chicago last night unanimously
urged that the resolutions com
mittees of both the Republican ami
t, the Democratic national conven-
)tions include a plank in their re-
spective platforms on the issue
OF a free press and unrestricted
communications for news through
out the world.
YORK. Pap The general
synod of the Evangelical and Re-
/. formed Church will meet with the
general council OF the Congrega-
tional-Christian Church in 1916 to
discuss a proposed union of the
two bodies. The meeting was APP
proved. under a plan Of proce-
dure' written by joint commit.
tee Of groups, following spirited
discussion by the synod late yes
terday.
LONDON-INS- German robot
bomb attacks against southern
England were resumed in daylight
today.
DIES MONIES. Ia.-INS- More
crop, building and highway dam.
age confronted eastern Iowa today