The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-11-23
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THE WEATHER: Tonight:
Continued Cold

WIZ Il
NEW YORK-INS- Drowned
out" Broadway today mourned the
death OF Lorenzo Hart, lyricist who,
cooperating with Richard Rogers.
turned out some OF the once great
White Ways most contagious melo-
dies. A victim OF pneumonia, Hart
is survived only by brother, Ted
dy. also OF the theater.,,
NEW YORK-INS- Americas
two coasts during the past month
shared in the greatest cost OF liv-
ing increase according to the Ma
tional Industrial Conference Board.
Three OF the "a cities among the
20 surveyed which indicated rises
in the prices OF essential foods
showed increases which. over the
period Of a year would boost Amer
teas living cost by almost % per
cent.
FRANKFORT. Ky.-INS- Ken
lucky Republicans we're boarding
up precious gasoline coupons today
to make sure they could attend the
inaugural ceremonies for Goy.-elect
Simeon S. Willis Dec. Z. II promises
TO be about the biggest inaugural
the Kentucky capital has witnessed
In ~ share
poets that the curtailed railroad ia
cilities. as we'll as the available
gasoline supply. will be severely
taxed by those from near and far
who want TO be on hand.
CHICAGO-INS- Six children.
ranging in age from one to Is years
were burned TO death early
today in a fire which destroyed
their two-story frame house in
Chicago Heights south of Chicago.
Their parents, John and Allie Hooge-
woning. were seriously burned in
a desperate effort to save the chill
dren's lives.
NEW YORK-INS-An Army In.
telligence Service announcement
said today that Richard Tregaskis,
ace International News Service war
correspondent, had suffered a head
injury at the front in Italy. No
details were given Immediately but
it was understood that Trekaskis'
injury was not serious.
LONDON-INS-The Zurich cor.
respondent of the Stockholm news
paper Dagens Nyheter passed or
Van unconfrmed report to his paper
today stating that Benito Musso-
lini had committed suicide. The
item, relayed by Reuters from
| Stockholm. said the former Fascist
dictator took his life yesterday in
Lake Garda villa during a tit
of depression. No details were
given.
EUGENE, Ore.-lNS-An addi-
tional supply of the wonder drug,
penicillin, was sought today by ply
sicians for Laddie Robertson. young
victim OF an unusual blood disord
err Tie boy was reported de
fniteiy improved" after injections
of penicilln over period OF
more than 4S hours, but his physi-
clans said his condition still was
critical.
ST. PAUL. MINI. -lNs-Former
Gov. Harold E. Stassen. now a
lieutenant commander in the Navy
serving in the Southwest Pacific
was assured today Of the backing
OF his party in Minnesota for the
Republican presidential nomina-
ton. The Republican state central
committee adopted unanimously
resolution endorsing his candidacy.
wASHINGToN-AP - Liquor
Imports. reflected by the sale Of
,internal revenue stamps, reached
a record high OF more than 100000
kgallons in October.
Observation-Disclosures pro-
ducers and slaughterers who Gus
tomarily sell rabbit meat direct to
the consumer will again be permit
ted to charge retail prices in such
transactions starting Nov. 49, the
Office Of Price Administrator
(OPA) announced today.
WASHINGTON-AP-A crusade
TO obtain peace table guarantees of
free press throughout the world
as proposed by Kent Cooper. execu.
tive director OF the Associated
Press-won enthusiastic. bi-pGrti-
san endorsements today from mem
bers OF Congress.
KEARNY. y. J.-INS-The men
who go down to the sea in ships
breathed somewhat easier today
| following the announcement that
sportended strike in the country's
largest shipyard had been ayerted,
at least for the present. Lynn II.
Korndorff. official OF the Federal
ShipbuildIng and Dry Dock Com
pany. from whose Kearny and Port
Newark yards. twin and even quad
ripple launchings have been a peri
odical occurrence. announced that
contract renewal between the L. s.
Steel subsidiary and the CLIO Ma
rine and Shipbuilding Workers OF
N America.
SALT LAKE CITY-AP-"I am
asking for Is per cent heavier pro-
duction OF planes next year, but r.
we get that ! won't be satisfied
|lLt. Gen. William S. Knudsen. di-
irector OF production in the office
OF the Undersecretary Of War, told