The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-14
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THE WEATHER: Tonight:
Not So Cold

TIE WEATHER.: Tonight:
Not So Cold
CHIOAGO-INS-Maj. Alexander
P. de Seversky, aeronautical eugi-
neer and author, vas encouraged to
day by the Army's announcement
that IL is testing the first OF huge
wooden transport planes.
SENECA. nj ms Workmen
rushed toward completion today a
large tank landing ship Of welded
steel, the first oceangOing vessel
OF its type ever constructed in the
Middle West The ship was
launched from the yards OF the Chi
Cago Bridge and Iron Company into
the Illinois River with Mrs. Harriet
Williamson, so. widowed mother OF
three children, as the sponsor She
is one Of several women welders at
the plant
MADISON. Wis.-lNS-Goy. Juli-
US p. He'll CR) Of Wisconsin who
was defeated Tor reelection last
November by Orland : LOOMS, Pro
Eressiye, said today he would pro
pose to the incoming legislature
that il give To LOOMS widow all the
salary Loomis would have received
IN his twoyear term had he lived.
LOOMS died Dec. :, less than a
month before he was 10 be inaugur-
ated. The governors salary is
$4,000 a year.
NEW YORK-INS-New Workers
and suburbanites for miles around
were without their morning pa
pers today because of an unex-
pected strike of $500 members OF
the newspaper and mail deliverers
union. Demanding improved pay
and working conditions, the truck
drivers last night refused to deliver
papers TO city news stands and rail
road stations alike. At an early
hour today. representatives. OF the
unions and publishers Of the eight
morning and evening papers affect
ed were still in conference.
NEW YORK-lNS-A physicians
order today was needed to buy-oi
all things evaporated milk. Mayor
T. H.LaGuardia recealed that a crit
zeal shortage Of the product. so nee.
essary in a baby's diet, existed, ne
Cessitating curtailed sales.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico-AP -
Insular police searched today for
three inmates of an insane asylum.
whose escape Sunday afternoon set
off a four-hour riot by some 20
other inmates. Policemen and fir--
men used tear gas and water hoses
TO quell the rioters.
WASHlNGTON-AP - Validity
Of contempt of court convictions
OF Thomas J. Pendergast, former
Democratic political leader Of
Kansas City. and two others was
at issue today in arguments be-
fore the Supreme Court. The trio
were convicted in connection WITH
Missouri's SlO,O0OO00 fire fnyur-
ance settlement. The others were
Robert Emmett OMalley, former
Missouri superintendent of insur
ance, and A. l.. Mccormack, st.
Louis insurance agent
BERN. Observation-Disclosures
Count vladimir LedochowsH, gen.
eral OF the Jesuit order since 1915
died last night in Vatican City. He
was &c. Reports from Rome said
the election OF his successor must
await the end OF the war, when
$50 fathers superior Of the order
from all parts Of the world will
meet.
NEW YORK-AP-Tommy Man
vile is doing the domestic scene
solo again. Mrs. Nanville No. G.
Billy Boze %, OF Andrews. s. c.
departed Saturday when. she said.
her rich husband told his chant
feur TO drive her out OF his sight
CHI-NGKlNG-AP--A- notable
STRIFE in China's international com.
muHiCations will he made tomor-
row with the opening Of radiophoto
service between Chungking and
Los Angeles. This will be the first
such circuit between the Far East |
and the United States. It will be
handled at this end by the Chinese |
ministry of communications and at
Los Angeles by Press Wireless, |
Inc
LONDON-AP- The Fthiopian
legation announced today that K
had been advised from Adds Aba
ba that the Ethiopian government
has declared war on Germany. ia
pan and Italy.
Los ANGELES INS-An uncon.
tested divorce for film star Mary
Aston from her third husband.
Manuel del Campo. was on the court
calendar today. Property matters
and provision for their two-year.
old son. Anthony, already were dis.
posed Of
Los ANGEL rs -INs-A. p Of
i. workers IN the West Coasts vast
aircraft industry are TO vote We'd .
nesday on whether to withdraw.1he
no-strike pledge they gave Presi-
dent Roosevelt, it was announced
today.
NEW YORK INs-The AII-ludia
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