The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-08-02
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PARIS -AP- Gen. Bernard
Seringy testified at the treason
trial of Marshal Petain today that
Hitler early in 1871 demanded Gen.
eralIssimo Franco allow Germany
10 send troops through Spain to at
tack Gibraltar. The general, who
described himself as an intimate
friend OF the marshal, said Franco
bad disclosed the demand to Pc
tain along with the information that
he had refused.
BOSTON -AP- The "gener-
al condition" OF a perfectly formed
baby born five and one-half months
prematurely and weighing but IL
ounces was reported very good"
today by attendants at the Chill
dren's Hospital. The child was
born to Mrs. Frances Perry at Chel-
sea Memorial Hospital last Mon
day night and was rushed to the
Children's Hospital and placed in
an incubator.
NEW YoRK-AP-The Shoot
ing Star" jet-propelled fighter
plane which hurtled 555 miles be-
tween Dayton. Ohio, and New York
in 81 minutes, was acclaimed today
as the worlds fastest plane. Travel
ling near as fast a sound, the bat
like super.steamlined craft Kissed
over lie Guardia Field yesterday
one hour and two minutes after It
left Wright Field, Dayton.
NEW YORK-INS-America had
an admonition today from Gen.
Henry H. Arnold, commander OF
the Army Air Forces. to maintain
its current leadership In air
strength after the war as a guaran-
tee against future Pearl Harbors.
Only by keeping ''in being" the
worlds most powerful air striking
force can the U. S. underwrite ma
tional security and world peace,
the AAF chief asserted.
PARIS-INS-Rep. Victor Wick
ersham Cd Okla, declared today
that he would urge the release OF
all coal miners from the army as
soon as he returned TO Washing
ton. In Anexcluslve statement 10 In
ternational News Service, Rep.
Wichersham, chairman OF the con-
gressional committee now studying
European coal problems, declared
the coal shortage in Europe is Ear
worse than that In the United
States.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. bro
theirs and the brother-in-law OF one
OF them were accused in a federal
grand Jury indictment today with
attempting to evade s1.5sl,9S5 In
corporate taxes from 1941 to 1913.
The defendants are Walter w.
Lange. former secretary OF the
Crucible Steel Casting Co.; Fred
A. LANCE Jr., former treasurer;
Albert c. LANCE. former president,
and George Randall, Walters bro
ther.in-law, former accountant ana
chief bookkeeper.
NEW YoRK-INS-science may
be taught via television II an ex'
pertinent to be carried out this FALL
by the New York city school sys-
tenn nroyes its practicability. John
+. Royal. NBC vice-president In
charge Of television, said when
school reopens groups OF junior
high school students will be taken
to television viewing rooms In
Radio City weekly to witness lee.
lures and demonstrations by noted
scientists.
CHICAGo-INS-A woman VINO
knitted sweaters Tor German prl.
soners OF war in Canada was one OF
five applicants for American citi-
zenship who today were destineu
TO worry along without It's oene
fits. An immigration Bureau OIL
cial told Federal Judge Elwyn H.
Shaw that German-born Mrs'
Helene Mueller not only was pro-
German before Pearl Harbor, but
manifested her sentiments after.
ward by knitting sweaters for Nazi
prisoners.
COLUMBUS, GINS Slightly
dszed Columbus struggled slowly
hack 10 normal today after two
wild. hysterical days welcoming
home its hero OF heroes OF Worid
war |, Capt. Eddie RickenoacKer'
The two-day celebration was eli
maxed by the premiere OF Captain
eddie" the goth Century Fox movie
based on the life of the aviator VINO
shot down 26 enemy aircraft to be-
come the leading ace OF the 1917
Is conflict.
CEDAR RAPIDS, la. ms
James F. williams. 81, OF Cedar
Rapids, with 10 divorces on record
and all without alimony today ask.
ed the Linn County district court
for permission to marry again-tor
the fourteenth time. He must get
court permission since his last
divorce was June IL and the slip
ulation was that he was not 10 re-
marry for one year.
CHUNGKING- ms = Chinese
forces were disclosed today to have
seized the japanese supply center
of Pinglo, S. miles southeast OF the
recaptured former American air
base city OF Kweilin in Kwangsi
province. other Chinese columns
pursued Withdrawing Japanese who
have entered the city OF Shanghai
So miles southwest Of Nanchang In
western Kiangsi.