The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-25
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THE WEATHER.: Tonight:
Colder, Snow Flurries

TOPEKA, kan.-lNS - Three Of.
ficers and five staff sergeants were
: dead today. victims OF the crash OF
four-motor Army bomber which
Y plunged to earth and burned one
mile from the Topeka air base.
WASHINGTON, D. GINS
Representative Wolleott, Mich
i9an. ranking Republican MEM
Der Of the House Banking Com
mission today introduced a bill
r which would repeal the Presi-
I dents authority TO fix salaries,
OPA's questionable right TO
issue shopping questionnaires
and present regulations requir-
ing one third down payment on
all time purchases.
NEW YORK-INS- Approximate-
A ly 31l,S77 gas masks today were
' being delivered to civilian defense
workers in the tri-state area encom-
passing New York, New Jersey and
Delaware. George 5. Van Schaick,
regional OCD director. said the
masks would go to defense workers
in the protective services, police
men and firemen. No gas masks
) for the general public are provided
in the present distribution
WASHINGTON. o. Gins
Secretary Of Agriculture Claude
A. Wickard said today the gov
eminent plans to recruit ''Vol-
unteer land army Of three and
one half million to work this
summer TO aid farmers in meet
ing 1s43 food goals
CHICAGO-INS-A testimonial
meeting in honor Of George W.
Norris, former L. S. senator from
Nebraska, was announced today BY
the Citizens Sponsoring Committee
and Union for Democratic Action
\ for Feb. IL in Chicago.
LONDON-AP-The British air
plane factory with the best pro
duction record is 90 feet under
ground. it was disclosed today. 1t
is SO comfortable that absenteeism
is virtually unheard Of
LONDON-AP-- The Nichy ra-
do reported today that French po-
lice had arrested 5000 persons in
Marseille on order Of the Germans
ito safeguard order in the city
after the German occupation au-
thorities had decreed evacuation OF
the old port of Marseille on "mili-
\ tary and security grounds"
CANBERRA, Australia -AP-
Army Minister Francis Forde
warned the Allies today against
complacency over the successful
completion OF the Papuan campaign
and declared that Japan undoubt-
edly would strike a counter blow
/ at the first suitable opportunity.
LONDON-AP- Snowy bearded
John Burns, a candle factory work
er who became the first working
man ever TO be British cabinet
ulHisttiB 10 uNou' AAO "''" - 49,
old.
!, LOUISVILLE. Ky.--lNS- The
death OF Gale Young Rice, 7l-year-
old internationally noted poet killed
by a bullet wound in his abdomen.
was described by authorities today
as suicide. His body, clad in pa
jamas. was found in the bedroom Of
his apartment yesterday by negro
maid.
D. -
NFWBURYPORT Nass.-INS -
Fire today destroyed the Sisters OF
Charity Of Nazareth Convent here
with a loss Of $4,000. The convent
was built in 1889 as residence Tor
Theophilus Parsons. chief justice Of
the Massachusetts supreme Court
!. and John Quincy Adams studied
law there.
WASHINGTON-INS-Th death
in Ottawa OF Jay Pierrepont Mofiat
American minister TO Canada, to-
day was viewed by Secretary OIL
State Hull as "a tragic loss to GU.
country
LONDON-UP- The Norwegian
information bureau said today that
IS prominent Germans, including
several army officers, had been exc
cuted in Kristiansand. NorW ay, FOL
lowing their courtmartial for eco
operating with the enemy
HOLLYWOOD - AP - Orson
Welles. actor. producer and general
dramatic factotum, was confined
TO bed today on his physicians Or
ders, suffering from back ailment.
WASHGNGTON-UP-- Hugh G..
Grant. former L. 5. minister to
Thailand. reiterated today ms
! charge that Secretary Of state Cor
dell Hull has been virtually sup
planted by. Undersecretary Of state
Sumner Weiies, "a suBo.-- ATE ca
reer officer and the head OF a pow.
erful group of bureaucratic officers
OF career
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS. North
J Africa Delayed Ileadquar-
tiers OF tn L. 5. 18th Air Force an
nounced today that Lieut.. Col. Troy
Keith, of Little Rock, Ark, and
Capt. Paulett Piyey, Atlanta, Tex,
each have been credited with shoot
ing down one German JunkerssS
fighter.bomber.