The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-25
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NEW DELHI-lNS - Captain
Howard hammers, chief naval liai-
son oficer OF the United States at
Ceylon, was killed when a Royal
Air Force transport plane crashed
into a hill in India while flying
through rain clouds, II was learned
today.
FORT WORTH. Tex ms -
Senator W. Lee pass the Bis
cults, Pappy' O'Daniel, the Home
Folks radio faYorite who became a
national political figure. was con-
coded a $3.50 chance TO win re-
nomination as Texas voters went
10 the polls today.
ALLAHABAD. India-lNS- A
round table conference between
the leaders of midas many polit-
ical parties was suggested today
by Liberal Leader Sir Tel Sapru
as possible means of breaking
the present political deadlock.
MORRISTOWN, n. J. ms
The Right Rev. Charles Wesley
Flint, bishop of the Methodist
Episcopal Church OF Syracuse and
former chancellor of Syracuse Uni
versity. was recovering today from
a fall Monday in the courtyard of
the Morristown Methodist Church.
The So year old prelate suffered
a spine injury while visiting his
son, the Rev. George y. Flint,
pastor OF the church.
ALBANY ms Gasoline ra.
tioning cost the New York State
treasury more than 100000 dur
ing May, when consumption drop
ped 90 per cent. Carol f. Mealey,
state tax commissioner, announced
today.
NEW YORK-lNS A serious
shortage of bananas. caused by the
depredations OF Nazi U-boats, is
threatening the survival OF 200 in
FAINT victims of Celiaca in New
York City, it was learned today.
Because steady diet OF bananas
IL essential 10 any cure OF the rare
abdominal disease. axis submarine
attacks on Central and South
American shipping have created
pressing health problem for au-
thorities.
Observation-Disclosures
of Labor Frances Perkins today
certified to the War Labor Board
a dispute between the North Ameri-
can Aviation CO., lngle"ood, Calf,
and the United Automobile Work
ers (CIO) ove~ wages and hours OF
work. Approximately 1920 work
ers are involved.
BIRMINGHAi Ala.-AP - An
AFL Electricians Union continued
today its threat TO halt production
next Tuesday in the Tennessee
Coal, Iron and Railroad Company
and charged the NLRB with de
priving us OF our constitutional
rights" l.. E. Brown, executive
committeeman for the Information
al Brotherhood of Electrical Work
ers, said the NLRB has certified
the electrical department OF various
other plants in the Birmingham
area, but has denied us that right. >"
NEWPORT NEWS, Va.-AP
Implementing the growing EN-
phasis on air power. the Navy will
launch the USS. Essex-hrst air.
craft carrier built since the Unit
ed States entered the war-at the
Newport News Shipbuilding and
Dry Dock Company plant next Fri
day.
LOURENCO MARQUES. Portu-
guese East Acknowledgment AP
The first diplomatic transfer of
nationals between the United
States and Japan since the start OF
Pacific war was completed here to-
day when more than loo North
and South Americans roarded the
Swedish liner Gripsholm to take
the places vacated b. Japanese
diplomats and their families
brought from America.
SAN QUENTIN, Calif-AP-Con-
victs who had not been outside San
Quentin Prison in 20 years were
among 100 prisoners dispatched
Friday to fight brush and timber
fires on the coast range hills west
OF Coalinga. The men will be paid
IS cents an hour under plan work
cd out by the state board of pri-
son directors and the state forestry
division. The plan was instituted
to alleviate the shortage of trained
civilian fire fighters.
MEXICO CITY-AP- The gov.
eminent information Office stirred
speculation ;oday that the Adm n
istration might approve the dis.
catch OF troops abroad by publiciz.
ing Senate Leader Leon Garcia S
assertion that il would be prefer
able for 100000 MeXicans to fight
the Axis "anS where in the World"
than to permit invasion of this
country.
LONDON-AP Ten London
munitions workers who said they
represented 1000 compatriots bore
petition for opening of a second
front to the residence Of Prime
Minister ChulCh at No. 10 Down
ing Street to1av. The chorus adj