The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-16
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TIE WEATHER: Tonight:
Warmer, Showers

warmer, showers
CHARLOTTESVILLE, GAINS
Edward R. Stettinius. Jr, lend
lease administrator was in the
University Of Virginia Hospital to-
day suffering from a kidney all
ment.
WASHINGTON, D. GINS
President Roosevelt, as COM
mander-ln-ehief Of the armed
forces, has ordered George p.
MeNear, Jr, president OF the
Toledo, Peoria and Western
Railroad TO comply immediate
ly with an order OF the National
war Labor Board and end the
two and half month strike on
the railroad, the White House
announced today.
WASHINGTON ms Gasless
Sundays were seen as a possibility
today as a result OF the War Pro
duction Boards order curtailing
gasoline deliveries 10 II eastern
states. the District OF Columbia,
Oregon and Washington begin
ming Thursday. The possibility
q gasoline service stations being
closed on the Sabbath was report
ed by Petroleum Coordinator Har-
old L. Ickes In a list Of questions
and answers on the new fuel pro-
gram.
PEORIA. Ill-INS- Aroused by
another shooting, President George
p McNear, Jr., OF the Toledo,
Peoria and Western Railroad re-
newed his demand today that the
War Labor Board either enforce
law and order or have the govern
ment take over the road. A strike
called against the road Dec. IS
has been marked by repeated VIC
lence, including several shootings,
the burning of railroad shacks,
mass picketing and attacks upon
employees who remained on the
job.
NEW DELHI, India-INS- The
Chamber of Princes adopted a res
olution today reiterating determ-
nation OF the princes and chiefs
OF India 10 continue rendering
every possible assistance to King
George VI and the British govern
ment for successful prosecution
OF the war and defense of India.
LONDON ms Netherlanders
throughout the world were cheered
today by the announcement of
Queen Wilhelmina that Dutch war
ships still are afloat and active in
the waters around the East Indies.
On land valiant bands OF Neither
lands troops still are resisting the
Japanese aggressors, the queen
declared in a Sunday broadcast to
her embattled people.
NEW Observation-Disclosures OF
the womens garment INDUSTRY and
enforced idleness for its $4,000 |
workers doomed today after 4
breakdown of negotiations between
] 800 striking truck drivers and
coat, suit and dress manufacturers.
CAIRO, Observation-Disclosures,
exposure and executions have taken !
a toll Of 10000 TO 200 600 lives in
Greece in less than year OF Ger.
Emancipation, Greek officials here !
estimate.
CHUNGKING, China-AP-Gen-
eralissimo Chang Kai-shek has |
ordered an inquiry into the crash /
of a Chinese transport plane Sat |
urday night in which two American |
advisors TO his government and |
the head Of British military mis-
sion were among Is persons killed.
TOKYO (From Japanese Broad |
casts)-AP- The debris of war |
has been swept from the streets
of Singapore, Domei report said /
today, and overland railway traffic
10 Bangkok, capital Of Thailand |
has been restored. Starting April
4, the report said. special expresses
will start running, making the trip
in four days.
LONDON APP John George |
Stewart-Murray. the Duke OF Atholl.
20, veteran OF campaigns in Egypt
and South Africa and the ill-starred
Gallipoli expedition of the World
War, died today at East Wood,
his Perthshire home.
VICHY-AP-The Paris police
prefecture has ordered a special
safeguard against persons being
trapped in air raid shelters in
event of direct bomb hits. Building
superintendents were ordered to
indicate with signs at least yard
square such parts of collar walls
which could be knocked down in
an emergency to give access to
adjacent cellars.
NEW ORLEANS AP- LAboy
pledged a no strike policy here to-
day 10 rush construction OF 200
Liberty ships, one OF the nations
largest single ship5uilding con-
tracts. "Therell be no strikes and
no labor stoppages," Holt Ross.
southern organizer OF the American
Federation OF Labor. pledged An
drew ]. Higgins. president of Hig.
gas Industries. Inc. which was
awarded the ship contract by the
Maritime Commission.
MEXICO ClTY-AP-An empty
Mexican ship described as a tanke-
was twice detained by Axis sub
marines on a recent trip from New
York and allowed 10 rrncnnd WIN . |