The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-13
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FORT SMITH, Ark-AP- Sol
diers and their amphibious jeeps
we're credited today with saving
scores of lives in the flooded low.
e. Arkansas River Valley. The
jeeps, resembling giant. comic
water bugs, dashed in and out Of
the swirling flood waters over a 40
mile radius and brought out ma
|. rooned lowlanders. Their opera
lions extended deep into Okla
homa.
NEW YORK ms Civilian
specialists have checked 1000
New Workers placed In class AZ by
draft boards because OF heart all
ments and found one fifth OF them
fit for Army duty, ii was revealed
today. The tests have been going
on for six weeks and the 200
found capable Of Army duty will
be ordered to report" for another
examination at the Army Undue.
ton center The Army physicians,
OF course. will have the last word
IN their acceptance.
SAN PEDRO, Cal.-lNS-Opera.
tions halted at the Standard Ship.
building Company today after 800
workmen walked off their jobs. j.
A. Cosmas, president OF the con-
Germ, declared he was totally ig-
norant OF the cause of the strike.
!, He said the yard was at complete
standstill.
MINNEAPOLIS ms - Army
representatives were impressed to-
day by the possibilities OF new
troop transport glider powered
with detachable motors. following
its first official test at the Void
1 Chamberlain Field in Minneapolis.
RIO DE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
four-day Eucharistic Congress,
dedicated 10 American Catholics.
opened today at Petropolis. Hun
dreds OF American residents Of
Brazil. headed by United States
Ambassador Jefferson Gallery, are
expected to join Brazilian pilgrims
at the congress which will con.
tinue through Sunday.
LoNDQN-INS- The Nazi-cou-
trolled Vichy radio today said
American bombers raided Tonkin,
Indo-China, yesterday afternoon.
7 SAN FRANCISCO-INS--Seaman
John f. Scarborough OF Weslaco.
Texas. heir to the s1,200,O00 estate
OF his grandfather. returned to &C
tive service today after being
placed on two years probation for
forging 1862 ia government checks.
Scarborough. who pleaded guilty to
. the charge before Federal Judge
Louis Goodman, said his mother
already had made restitution OF the
amount OF the forged checks.
NEW NOTWITHSTANDING Cap
tain Joseph J. Foss OF Sioux Falls.
s. D., who shot down 26 Japanese
Sirplanes over Guadalcanal, will be
I. one of the guests of honor at | Am
, An american Day exercises to be
held here Sunday.
WASHINGTON-lNS-The dras.
tically revised anti-strike bill draft
ed by the House Military Affairs
Committee today was on its way TO
the floor as labor opponents
|. brought out charges that the meas
ure would "victimize' 90 per cent
OF the nations workers. House
hackers OF the bill, however. pre-
dicted that the revitalized anti
strike legislation would reach the
floor for debate early next week.
WASHINGTON - ms Coal
b Car Harold L. Ickes today reported
that the bituminous coal miners on
Saturday. the sixth day OF the min
ers' week, produced in some in
stances a greater output than that
OF the previous day. Ickes ordered
the miners on six day week
shortly after he was. given control
OF the miners and last Saturday
/ was the first Saturday OF opera
tons.
WASHINGTON-INS 49, A White
House guest Of President Roosevelt,
President Eduard Benes of Czecho-
slovakia today was scheduled to
address the L. S. Senate. Benes
arrived in Washington Wednesday
Sfor conferences with Mr.. Roose-
welt and Secretary Of State Cordell
HST which are expected to center
around Americas postwar plans.
LONDON-UP- Announcement
that Field Marshal Sir Archibald
p. Wavell is in Washington made
lit possible to reveal today that he
and other British commanders OF
the Burma area spent two weeks
in London recently comforting on
war strategy. Wavell was receiy-
cd by the king.
WASHINGTON Up The ia
nous "Yoo-Hoo" incident in which
tg.ieut. Gen. Ben Lear was involved
three years ago was revived today
when the Senate help up confirma-
ton Of his retirement with the
full pay OF a lieutenant general
Sen. A. B. Chandler, D., Ky. asked