The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-09

OF the Chilean Parliament predict
ed today. Speaking as the leader
OF the Chilean labor movement,
can say it is the hope and desire
of the Chilean workers that our
country enter the war actively"
lbanez said.
LONDON-INS-The same fate
as that melted out by the Nazis who
RACED the small Czech village OF
Lidice and slew all its male resi-
dents has been visited upon seven
Polish towns. according to a Daily
Telegraph dispatch today from
Stockholm. The towns destroyed.
it was said, included Hucisko, Kro-
lewiec, Lelltkov. Skoby, Galki,
Szalzy, and Wiznowiec. They were
RACED In reprisal for alleged acts
by patriots against Nazi occupation
forces.
LONDoN-INS - Col. Douglas
Clifton Brown, conservative, today
was elected speaker of the House
of Commons. Previously he had
held the post OF deputy chairman
OF ways and means.
WASHINGTON-INS- Republi-
can governor Harold Stassen OF
Minnesota today advocated United
Nations establishment OF an inter-
national congress or general as
sembly to safeguard human rights
after the war. Stassen told the
United Nations forum in Washing
ton that centuries OF experience in
dictate that a legislative or fparlia-
mentary body best safeguards hu.
man rights.
PATERSON. n. J.-INS - A
blanket wage increase OF Is cents
an hour today is being sought from
295 employers in the New England
area by 10000 silk and .rayon dyers.
LONDON-INS-An armada of
wooden ships and RATS is being
built by the Japanese in mass pro-
duction to relieve the current
strain on Nippon's shipping, an
Istanbul dispatch to the Daily Ex-
press said today.
RENO-lNS-fvt. Jacob L. Webb,
wealthy New York playboy who as
Captain Webb enthralled the
Reno divorce colony a few week:
ago with tales Of his daring ex-
pioits in the South Pacific, began
serving six months term at hard
labor today, following conviction
on charges OF impersonating an
Army officer, going AWOL and
breaking military arrests.
WASHINGTON-INS- The War
Production Board today announced
that 1t has halted construction FRO.
grams costing more than $17,OO0.0OO
to produce butadiene for synthetic
rubber at refineries in Beaumont,
Texas. and Wood River. III. Re-
modelling existing equipment at the
Beaumont plant would have cost
$2,S90,3S5 and remodeling and new
construction at the Wood River
plant would have cost about sl5,-
004,s00.
LONDON-AP- French patriots
battled openly in the streets or
Paris and other French cities at
the collaborationist French gov
eminent shipped so contingents OF
French workers from Marseilles to
oil
Vichy sources reported yesterday.
frightening unrest was reported
sweeping France as the Gestapo
and Vichy police attempted to full
fill a promise OF 100000 French
workers for Germany made by
Chief Of Government Pierre Laval
to Adolf Hitler recently.
READING, Pa. -AP- Reading
Draft Board No. issued its own
work or fight" order today, serv-
ing notice that it will reclassify
for induction any war worker in
class "a, 2-B or BIB whom it ad-
judges guilty of unnecessary alb
senteeism. Chairman Irving c.
Hammer said there had been wide
spread absenteeism here and
asked plants to report future cases.
MISHAWAKA, Ind.-AP-A "a
hour strike at the Ball Band Plant
OF the United States Rubber Com.
pany, engaged in war production.
ended today after a lengthy con
ference last night OF the executive
board of local 165, United Rubber
Workers (CIO).
LANSING-AP- Michigan mo
florists next year may have paper
license plates on their cars-and
that doesn't mean stickers. Score
tary Of State Herman H. Dignan
said today his staff was expert
menting with license plates made
OF thick corrugated paper, soaked
in oil and painted.
LANSING-AP- Rejecting sug.
gestions that the current session
OF the legislative be asked to en-.
act anti-profiteering laws. Cover
nor Kelly sought today to obtain
swift enactment Of bill to make
II a misdemeanor TO buy or sell
any rationed goods without proper
exchange of rationing stamps.
The governor arrived at his de.
cision at four hour conference
Monday with Spokesman of consum.
ers and the food industry, at which
he sought to thresh out charges
that householders have been vic.
timized by exorbltant rises in food
costs.
NEWARK, N. J.-INS-A test