The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-02
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WASHINGTON ms The su-
preme Court observed today that II
state birth control laws violate con.
stitutional rights, the rights violated
were those Of the patients rather
than the physicians. The obserya.
ton was made as the court dis.
missed an attack on the consttu.
tlonality OF Connecticut birth con
troi laws on the ground that II
lacked jurisdiction.
NEW HORk-lNS-Th city OF
Lyon, France, has been proclaimed
In state OF emergency by German
occupation forces following sup
posed acts Of sabotage. broadcasts
by both the Morocco and Algiers
radios said today.
WASHINGTON-AP-The policy
committee of the United Mine
Workers meets today g p. m.
EWT, 10 open officially a cam.
paign TO crack the War Labor
Boards Little Steel? formula and
get a substantial increase for
100000 bituminous miners. Presi-
dent John l.. Lewis called the meet
ing unusually early-six weeks ID
advance OF negotiations with the
operators for a new contract.
LOS ANGELES-AP-The prose
cution begins today its final argu.
ment TO convince a superior court
jury OF nine women and three men
II should convict movie star Enrol
Flynn Of three charges OF statutory
offenses. Both sides rested Monday
after another day OF testimony
about the filing on the door latch o;
the blue bedroom in a Bel Air
home, where l1-year-old Betty Han
sen charges the actor violated her
after a dinner party last Sept. %.
MEMPHIS-AP- Production at
Firestone Tire 4 Rubber Company 8
Memphis plant was expected tn
reach normal today with the re-
turn OF workers who left their JOBS
in one department Friday in an
unauthorized walkout.
CHUNGKING-AP-The official
Central Daily News said in a dis
patch today that two Japanese war
ships were damaged and several
rice-laiden ships sunk Jan. II in an
attack by Allied submarines abort
40 miles Off Shanghai.
Ways and Means Committee gets
down to business on pay-as-you-go
taxation today. with Randolph f.
Paul, general counsel OF the Treas
ury Department, as the first wit
ness in open hearings.
WASHINGTON-UP 49, Congress
sional sources expected today that
President Roosevelt would nomi-
nate a career diplomat or an Army
or Navy man to be minister to Aus
tralia in place OF Edward ]. Flynn.
The President reluctantly" with
drew Flynn's nomination yesterday
at Flynn's request when it appeared
headed for certain defeat in the
Senate vote on confirmation.
BOMBAY-AP-The Maharajah
OF Bikaner, immensely wealthy ruler
of a state the size OF West Virginia,
died today in Bombay OF cancer OF
the throat. He was 81 years old and
had had full ruling powers for A
years, though he actually succeeded
TO his title when boy OF seven.
PHOENIX, Ariz.-AP- Arizona
legislators will send a memorial to
President Roosevelt and Congress
protesting a proposal to allow Jap
anese-A in relocation
centers to attend college while
American youths are called for mil
itary duty.
WASHINGTON-AP- The Order
OF the Aztec Eagle. Mexico's high
est decoration, has been awarded
10 Lit. Gen. Walter Kruger for his
work in fostering friendly relations
between the United States and Mex
leo, the War Department announced
today.
CHUNGKING-AP - Newspaper
advertisements announced today
that book by Generalissimo Chi
ang-Kai-Shek entitled "China's Des-
tiny" would appear March u on
the anniversary of the death OF DR..
Sun Vat Sen, founder Of the Chi
nese Republic.
WASHINGTON-AP-The secret
service today urged the public to be
on guard against the theft and forg-
cry Of government checks. warning
that the issuance OF thousands OF
checks to servicemen's dependents
might bring a revival OF rackets
that flourished in WPA days.
WASHINGTON-UP-James NJ.
lands. director OF civilian defense,
today recommended voluntary adop-
ton OF the new uniform air raid
protection regulations Of the east
ern military area by all states out
side the Western Defense Com
mand,
WASHINGTON-UP-Rep. Ever
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