The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-11-26
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THE WEATHER: Tonight:
Snow, Colder

THE WEATHER: Tonight:
Snow, Colder
REClFE, Brazil-AP-The black
out which has been in force in this
strategic area on the easternmost
bulge Of South America was sus-
pended today by military author
ities-a sequel 10 the announce
mcnt that Dakar. some 1900 miles
across the South Atlantic, had
thrown in its lot with the Allies.
WASHINGTON -AP- Shorter
shirttails and palmer pajamas for
the men were decreed today by
the War Production Board to save
fabric. shirts manufactured after
Dec Is will be two to three inches
shorter. Pajamas will be limited
to these styles: Collarless coats
collarless middies, nightgowns,
sleep coats, sleep Stacks, sleep
shorts, and half sleeve, knee length
versions of any OF these.
LANSING Michigan industrial
workers averaged 457 hours a
week AT their jobs during October,
the State Department of Labor and
Industry reported Wednesday. A
spokesman said the scheduled
work week probably was between
4S and so hours, but was reduced
by "absentees and similar caus-
es." He said the man-hours work.
ed rose sc per cent from Septem
Der to October.
WASHINGTON Presto n t
Roosevelt will hold a Thanksgiy-
ing hymn-singing and prayer sery-
ice in the White House which will
be broadcast to the nation begin
ming at II a. m. Detroit ume). He
has asked the nation 10 join him
on Thanksgiving and New Years
Day in praying for divine might in
"a battle on many fronts for the
preservation of liberty
WASHINGTON-AP- The War
Labor Board today had authorized
employers to equalize the wages OF
women with those of men for com
parable quality and quantity Of
work, without prior board APPROX
al The adjustments made in wom-
ems pay, however, must be report
ed to the board, and in no case
may the increases be used as a
basis for higher price ceilings.
WAUKEGAN, Ill.-Mrs. Ann Tyr.
rell. 29 years old, wife OF Fort
Knox, KY, soldier, told police 20
night she stole four-month-old Gary
Botsford from his carriage in front
OF a Waukegan store to take the
place OF her own child who died
last May in Louisville, Ky. The
baby, missing for 26 hours, was ~
turned unframed to his parents,
Stewart BOtslord, commercial
artist, and his wife, Mrs, TyrrcL
arrested In Zion with the baby IN
a Gladstone bag said she took him
because she liked him and because
she had promised to bring her own
baby to visit her sister at Zion.
LANSING APP. !. Hoffmas.
ter, state supervisor Of wells, dis
closed today that Michigan's oil
production ceiling for December
has been reduced by federal ofiici.
ais to its lowest point since last
June.
WASHINGTON-BrIg Gen. Asa
y. Duncan, Chief Of Air STAFF Tor
the European theater of operations.
has been missing at sea for eigdt
days, the War Departm Mt revealed
here today. Cen Duncans plane
disappeared OF the northern coast
of France while he was flying from
England TO the North American
operations. No other details of the
tragedy We're made public here.
and there was no word as to the
fate OF others aboard the airplaue
i'm which Gen. Duncan was travel.
ing
WASHINGTON. D .c-INS- APP.
po.utment of petroleum ear 10
unity the Federal governments ap.
proaCh 10 the critical oil problem
appeared immigcut today with Sec.
rotary Of the Interior lckes said
TO be in line for the job.
WASHINGTON, d. C.-TNs-All
signs today point toward defeat for
members " Congress seeking post.
ponement OF national gasoline ra.
i.oniu. and Fl appeared virtually
certain that the program will 20
into effect as scheduled next Tue s-
day One Of the leaders of the Con
rrcssional block which has been
waging a fight for postponement
privately conceded that the battle
is lost
WASHINGTON, D. C.-INS-The
Senate Truman committee, invest
eating war today sought definite
information from War Production
Board officials as 10 whether news
print had been classified by the
Boards pulp and paper division as
essential After directing an IN.
Quiry 10 the lumber industry the
committee has established that
there is a definite shortage of pulp.
NEW YORK-AP-John VI. Ken.
needy fourtcrn.yearold son OF Rep.
Martin J. Kennedy. Of the 18th New
York District. is missing and a nine
state alarm has been issued. police
said today The Congressman said
his son left'a note saving he was
going 10 Join The Canadian forces.