The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-24
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but a "hands-off' rule insofar as
an Anglo American-Soviet trade
union alliance Is concerned was
reiterated today by the A. F. of l..
"Frankness requires the recogni-
ton Of the fact that the Soviet
trade unions are not free labor or
!. CARNATIONS in the Democratic
sense Of the term but are instru-
ments of state" read a joint state
ment issued by George Meany, sec
retary-treasurer and Second Vice
President Matthew Vol. I'VE
would oppose any liaison with such
trade unions OF any country
IONDON-lNS- More than
80 OF 81 children at the Poor
Clare Girls orphanage at Ca
van, Erie, were reported miss
ing today after the structure
was swept by fire.
WASHINGTON - ms New
Zealand Minister Walter Nash TO-
day made known the willingness
OF his country to grant the United
States permanent air and naval
bases. Nash said New Zealand
stands ready to grant the United
States the permanent right to use
its air and naval bases as part of
a lasting mutual defensive system
in the Pacific.
NEW YORK ms The late
Maxine Elliott who retired from
the New York stage % years ago
had accumulated fortune of more
than 100000 before she died in
, 1910. it was learned today follow
estate tax appraisal filing.
CHICAGO-INS-With the break
down in mediation proceedings,
the big five operating brotherhoods
prepared today to carry their de
mands for a wage increase to the
National Railway Labor Panel.
headed by DR.. William NJ. Lesser
son.
NEW YORK-INS-Sir Thomas
Reecham. internationally known
orchestra conductor who is said
10 have made $1,750,000 settle
ment when divoTcing his first wife,
recently married Miss Betty Hum
by, young English pianist, 1t be
came known today.
NEW YORK-INS- Prospective
farmers are being assured of 'un-
limited markets for their produce
by large chain stores and indie
endent buyers in a drive to aug
ment food production in this coun-
try. Stores in some twenty states,
including New York, are cooperat-
ing in the program which is en-
listing the aid of agricultural serv-
ices of a score of colleges.
COMPREHENSIVE second
air alert in two days was sounded
in Chungking at noon today when
u "tlC oibh'SN
heading in the direction of the Chi
nese provisional capital.
LONDON-CP-Prime Minister
Winston Churchills condition was
reported improved today. He spent
a good night, informants said. He
il confined to bed with a cold and
slight inflammation OF a lung.
LONDON-UP-The Nazis' ra-
do Vichy said today that two Al
lied, conveys, OF Al and 2S cargo
ships, had reached Gibraltar from
the Atlantic. Thirty-four mercn-
anthem of medium tonnage had en-
tered the roadstead from the At
lantic. and numerous planes were
continually landing and taking off
from the Gibraltar airfeld, radio
Nichy said.
CANBERRA, Australia-AP -
Herbert V. Eyatt. Australian attor-
ney general and minister OF exter-
nal affairs. will visit Washington
and London shortly to discuss prob
lens of supply and Pacific policy
in relation to Allied global strategy,
informed quarters said today.
CHICAGO APP Polling more
than three fourths OF their respec-
tive party's vote in the lightest and
quietest primary in years, Demo
craic Mayor Edward J. Kelly and
Republican George B. McKibbin
yesterday were named nominees for
Chicago's mayoralty election April
6.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
OF the War, Navy and Treasury De-
partments and the chairman OF the
Maritime Commission have agreed
To an inter-departmental delegation
Of powers In an effort to speed up
the clearance of cases involving re-
negotiation OF war contracts. the
Office OF War Information dis
closed today.
WASHINGTON-AP- National
economic sterilization leaders to-
day had before them a CLIO union
proposal to declare a fivemonth
moratorium on wage increase de-
mands based on cost-of.living rises
provided such rises were matched
by non-negotiable war bonds. set
aside for the workers by the en-
ployers.
wASHINGTON-AP - Senators
investigating food production and
distrihution MANNED today To in