The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-26

off the Allied beachhead des-
plte the fact they were light
ed up like Christmas trees
! the correspondent said In
broadcast from Allied adVane-
ed headquarters in Italy.
LONDON-lNS-The Nazi-dom-
mated Vichy radio broadcast a dis
patch from Rome today in which 1t
was said Pope Plus XII announced
he will stay in Vatican. City even
il Rome becomes the center OF
major battle.
NEW YORK-INS-Th War De-
partment stood accused today by
Mayor F. H. LaGuardia of hamper
ing unemployment OF discharged
= service men h its refusal to note
on the ex-soldiers' paper reasons
? for medical discharges. Declaring
that % per cent of discharged SOL
diers are mental cases, the Omayor
asserted that the city and place
ment services must know which
men these are, but the War De-
partment won't tell US"
i, NEW K-INS-Funeral ser
vices were being arranged today
Cor John Allen Partington. "a. one
OF the operating heads OF Roxy
Theater, New York. who originated
the idea of combining stage shows
with motion pictures. He died OF
a heart attack yesterday.
CHICAGO-TNS-At least FIVE
women were burned to death in a
fire at the war plant OF the Lion
Manufacturing Company on Chi
cago's north side when they were
trapped under the east end of the
long one-story brick building. res
cue crews reported today. More
than 400 women workers were in
the plant at the time and they walk
ed out calmly when the alarm was
sounded
LONDON-UP-- American para
chute and air-borne troops now are
stationed in Britain, 1t was reveal
ed today as plans went forward
for the forthcoming invasion OF
northwestern Europe.
SAN FRANCISCO-INS - De
layed for forty-eight hours by ad-
verse weather conditions, the light
cruiser U. S. S. Flint was in its
native element today following the
actual launching from the San
Francisco yards OF the Bethlehem
Steel Company.
LONDON-INS-- Japanese .au.
thorities have ordered civilian evac-
uation Of 10 districts in the enyirons
OF Tokyo as a precaution against
Allied aerial assaults. the Nazi
Agency DNB reported today.
MEXICO CITY-INS Mexico
Chile and the Paraguay govern
ment were added today to the
growing list OF nations refusing to
grant recognition to the revolution
airy government OF Bolivia.
CHUNGKING - FMS - Mitchell
bombers of the Chinese-American
wing Of the 14th Air Force sank
six Japanese vessels and severely
damaged a seventh in sweeps
against Jap shipping off the Chin
ese coast, headquarters Of Lieut..
Gen. Joseph Stilwell announced to-
day.
DETROIT. Mich-INS-- Delay
ed train schedules today interrupt
ed Mrs. Franklin d. Roosevelt's
plans for a full day in Detroit in
spectlng war plants and nurseries
and making speeches on inter-raci.
al problems. Mrs. Roosevelt had
been scheduled to arrive at the
Michigan Central station at S:25
a. m, but the train was reported
\ three hours and 20 minutes behind
schedule.
LONDON-INS-The air minis
try announced today that Air Mar.
shall Sir Arthur Cunningham has
been named head of British tactical
air forces in Gen. Eisenhower's
western invasion command, and
has assumed his duties.
MIAMI, Fla.-INS-In rejecting
an invitation to the world labor
conference in London next June,
the executive council OF the ALL
today supported a counter-proposal
calling for unity OF labor behind
| the United Nations war effort.
WASHINGTON-INS - Donald
NJ. Nelson. chairman Of the wPB.
announced today that output Of
munitions in December failed TO
gain over November and that the
maintenance OF the November level
was accounted for primarily by the
fact that planes we're up FIVE per
cent by weight TO a total OF s,s02
units.
MASON. Mich.-Former Senator
Ernest G.. Nagel OF Detroit. unable
to post $500 bond when he ap-
pe..red at Lansing for arraignment
on the State grand jury's graft con
spiracy warrant. was fingerprinted
at the Ingham County Jail at Mason,
where he spent the night.
SHORTCOMINGS The Swed- /
ish press today reported an Official
Nazi announcement from Zagreb.
Yugoslavia, stating that British |
bombers had raided the Italian |
port OF Fiume and caused heavy |
damage