The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-11

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NEW YORk-INS- Roman
Ian Prime Minister Ion An
tonescu has handed his resia-
nation TO King Michael, the
British radio reported today.
LONDON-AP-The Moscow ra-
do said today that Adolf Hitler
had issued a decree to all judges
of courts martial directing that
the death penalty must be imposed
on German officers who insist on
using the army salute instead OF
the He'll Hitler" salute.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS reports
that Marshal Petain's government
had left Vichy, the German-con-
trolled Paris radio today said Pc
tain conferred there Thursday with
his war secretary, 1t. Gen. Eugene
Bridoux, and other cabinet mem.
bers.
WASHINGTON-AP- The loss
OF two American naval vessels
the mine sweeper Osprey and the
submarine chaser PC-1261 - an.
nounced by the Navy, brings the
number OF U. S. naval craft report
ed lost since the war began TO 1873.
Thirty-two other craft are listed
as overdue and presumed lost. Nine
others were destroyed to prevent
capture.
LONDON-AP - Adolf Hitler's
newspaper Voelkischer Beobachter
was quoted today by the Berlin ra-
dio as saying the new German
scrape-the-barrel manpower de-
crees were only the beginning and
declared that this time we mean
business"
CLEVELAND-AP- The Reg
ional War Labor Board today issu-
ed a finding for $125,000 against
Lear Avia. Inc, Of Piqua, O.. larg
est penalty ever levied by the
WLB, for institution OF wage
scales, vacation plans and promo
ton systems not authorized under
the wage sterilization code.
Observation-Disclosures Street,
the famed Chicago sidewalk market
section, now has a penthouse play
room for youngsters who formerly
swarmed the hot, congested street
below. Replete with wading pool,
white sand, awnings and games,
Sunshine House" is atop a four
story building. It's sponsored by
the Chicago Boys Club, Inc. Work
ing mothers pay a nominal fee TO
leave their children there for the
day.
MARINETTE, Wis.-INS- Less
than as hours after his arrest, Ira
Eastman, 81, Laona lnmberjack,
was headed for the state prison to-
day to serve life sentence for
the murder OF Selma Strauch Is,
sister OF his divorced wife. Dist.
Atty. Allen Stranz submitted as
evidence a signed confession by
Eastman, who described how he
struck the girl in the jaw three
times and choked her to death
during n quarrel on the bank OF the
Rat River near Laona Aug. 1.
NEW YORK-INS - Alphonse
Sauri, 10, awaited trial today on
grand larceny charges after, police
say, science made him literally
cough up a $500 diamond and plat
mum ring which he had vociferous-
ly denied stealing. A Horoscope
revealed the ring nesting in Sauri's
tummy, according to the police
charge. AMI the bauble was later
recovered with surgical instru-
ments He is due to explain in
court Tuesday how the ring hap
pened to get inside him.
INTERNATIONALLY stimu-
late natural gas production in
Michigan operators in that state
now may use critical materials IN
drilling wells not to exceed a
depth OF 1900 feet, providing only
one gas well is drilled on a 160-
acre tract.
WASHINGTON-INS-It was Of
Acially acknowledged today that
the United States Government is
Exploring" a project for stopping
meat purchases from Argentina
which would result in a new Is |
per cent reduction OF meat supplies
in the United States. The action |
would be taken as an economic |
sanction against Argentina for its |
Fascist-like activities which, &C
cording to Secretary OF State Hull,
threaten the security OF the west
ern hemisphere.
WASHINGTON AP - Unless
the War Labor Board either modl.
fies the Little Steel Formula or re-
verses the findings OF one OF It's
panels, $4,000 employees OF Gen.
eral Motors Corp. will not receive
another general wage increase for
the duration. After hearing a
dispute over negotiations for a
new master agreement between
the corporation and the United Au-