The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-10-20
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DETROIT - AP - Inspector
George Mcclellan, of the special
investigation squad. disclosed to-
day that the trail of a woman an
swering the description Of the
nursemaid believed to have kid
nsped Paul Jevahirian OF Detroit
and Ronald Thompson OF Dayton
has been traced as far as Ashton.
Mich. Witnesses on several bus
lines between here and Traverse
City. Mich. described the woman
as having with her a small boy be-
lieved to be Ronald Thompson,
leading Detroit police to what Nc
Lellan said "looks like our best
clue"
NEW YORK-INS- New York
today planned a 100000 expert.
ment in bowling alleys and other
adult recreation facilities to be in
stalled in one OF its postwar
schools despite protests that it
would interfere with private en-
terprise. A program to include four
bowling alleys as we'll as a swim
ming pool in a Queens public school
was passed by the city board OF
estimate yesterday after Newbold
Morris, board chairman. urged that
the equipment OF schools as COM
munity centers was worth try
ing"
ST. PAUL-AP-Chargss were
made last night by Congressman
Melvin j. Mas (R.Minn.) That
new report on the Japanese attack
on Pearl Harbor, prepared by a
naval board of inquiry set up BY
congressional order. has been with
held from the public. Rep. Mas.
speaking before the Business and
Professional Mems Association.
said he intended to force the pub
lication of this report before cleo
ton II it 10 possible to do so.'
NEW YORK-lN- - The Jap
cabinet met today with Premier
Gen. Kuniaki Koi5o and, according
TO radio Tokyo, busted itself with
discussing problems OF sugar mar
keting and gas supplies. The
broadcast announcement stating
that the cabinet met in regular
session from 9 a. m. until noon
was recorded by the FEC.
ROCHES 'ER, N. Y.-AP-Self-
induced starvation, caused by play
mates jibs at her weight, caused
the death OF 14-year-old Rochester
girl, Monroe County Coroner Rich
ard A. Leonardo reports. Leon
ardo said Thursday night that Rose
Marie MacSallini died Tuesday af-
ter she continued diet that re-
duced her weight despite a physi-
clans order to halt. He said her
weight had been reduced in one
year from 1S8 to SS pounds.
CINCINNATI AP - Captain
Chris Greene. 43. vice president and
treasurer OF the Greene Line, died
early today as his wife drove him
home from work. Captain Greene
was skipper of the steamer Chris
Greene when, in 1928, 1t won a race
from a rival steamer, the Betsy
Ann, in a revival of the competition
that had marked the hey-day OF
river transportation during the
era of Mark Twain.
CHUNGKING-AP - President
Chang Kai-shek applauded last
night the United States invasion of
the Philippines and. said II would
encourage China in "the complete
defeat OF japan in the shortest pos
sible time"
LONDON-AP-Yugoslav Parti-
san forces have captured the inn
portant Dalmatian port OF Dubro-
vnik, Marshal Tito announced to-
day in a communique broadcast by
the Free Yugoslav radio. The bull
letin also announced that Partisan
artillery was shelling German po-
sitions in Zagreb, capital of Croa-
tia. and said the power station in
the city had been knocked out.
LONDON-AP - Gen. MacAr-
thurs announcement of his return
TO the Philippines reached here too
late today for British morning pa
pers but all gave considerable prom
inence to earlier Japanese re-
ports OF the invasion.
WASHINGTON-AP - Marine
Pfc. Earl Mcfarland pleaded inno-
cent today at his arraignment on
first degree murder charges In the
attacks Staying OF Dorothy M. Ber-
rum, 1S-year-old government clerk
from Chippewa Falls, Wis, In East
Potomac Park on Oct. 5. His at
torney was given 10 days to pre-
pare for It'll.
LONDON-AP-Allied troops are
going to be trained in street fight.
ing apparently as preparation for
battling Hitler's new guerrilla
army. The training program will
be carried out in the Battersea dis
trict of southwest London-a con-
gested district of workers houses
and factories.
LONDON-AP - For the ninth
successive night the Germans
launched flying bombs at southern
England and the London area last
night. The attack was brief and
first reports indicated the damage
was small. Some OF the buzbombs