The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-11
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rHE WEATHER: Tonight:
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THE WEATHER.: Tonight:
Warmer, Rain
iHILADELPHIA-INS-True TO
their promise OF a week ago. 200
retailers Of live poultry in the Phila.
delphia area today closed their
businesses for the duration or until
OPA cleans up the black market
The members OF the Retail Live
Poultry Dealers Association and
tbs Associated Butchers OF Phila
dslphia complained that approx
mately four-fiiths OF the live poul-
try sent TO Philadelphia is bought
at black market prices and shipped
TO New York.
NEW YORk-INS-New York
ere who have been eating rice
noodles, spaghetti. and sweet pota'
toes as substitute for Irish spuds"
breathed a sigh of relief today.
Seven cars OF California potatoes,
a total OF 252.OO0 POUNDS, have
started moving through regular
trade channels. There has been no
ne NAL sale OF Irish potatoes in
New York Tor nearly two weeks.
NEW YORK-INS- The United
States Secret Service revealed to-
day that the main source OF Hood
OF counterfeit IT. gasoline ration
coupons has been uncovered. The
counterfeiter has been arrested In
Ne York City, James J. Maloney,
supervising agent for the secret
service said. His identity will not be
re- called until other members of
the rang have been arrested. Six
distributors OF the fake tickets al
ready have been arraigned, sixty
more are scheduled to face
charges.
PHILADELPHIA INS-Three
M al officers suffered fatal burns
wnen their hydrogen-inflated bal
loon exploded and burst into flame
near Ellisburg. n. j., the Navy an
nounced today. Two victims were
identified as Ensigns George +.
Homer. 81, Of Jamaica Plains, Mass.
and Amos W. Konstand, 81, OF Ak.
ron, o. The third victims name was
no, released pending notification OF
nearest kin.
OTTAWA. Ont.-INS-A wildly
cheering House OF Commons was
on record today as greatly salts
fled with the United Nations vic
tory in North Africa. In a resolu-
tior adopted by the legislative
g.Oup and conveyed to President
Roosevelt. Allied African Comman.
der Gen. Dwight d. Eisenhower and
other Allied commanders, the
House voiced great satisfaction
a. the decisive victory which has
attended the ans Of the United
Nations and destroyed Axis power
on he continent OF Africa
PORTLAND, Ore.-INS-Johnny
Doughboy aud his girl friend got
a break today from the OPA. Port
land district OPA officials an
announced that members OF the
armed forces will be allowed up to
five gallons of gasoline when they
core home on furlough-- provided
tho girl friend does not live on a
main bus line.
LONDON-AP- A Reuters dis
patch today quoted the Budapest
radio in Hungary as announcing
that telephone communications be
tween Turkey and Bulgaria had
been discontinued.
LONDON-AP- Aneta, Neither
lands news agency, said today that
German occupation authorities had
executed 26 more Dutch patriots
for fomenting strikes and sabotage.
MEXICO CITY-AP-Six thou
sard unskilled Mexican laborers
Will leave late this week TO work
for railroads in the United States,
labor ministry sources said today.
LONDON-AP-Rudolf Hess still
IS confined under the same condi-
TORS imposed on his arrived in this
colntry following his mysterious
flight from Germany in 1871, for
eign Secretary Anthony Eden told
the House of Commons today.
KILGORE, Tex-UP-Four per.
sons were reported dead and II
injured today in the wake OF a
tornado which cut a swath through |
the East Texas oil fields.
TULSA, Okla.-UP- At least |
three persons were reported dead
and hundreds were homeless today
as surging foodwaters inundated
low-lying communities in northeast
ern and southern section OF Okla
homa.
LONDON-UP-Col. Elliott A.
Roosevelt. second son OF President
Roosevelt, arrived in London a
week ago on furlough from North
Africa where he served with an
aerial photo reconnaissance unit
during the Tunisian campaign, IL
was learned today.
LONDON-AP- The House OF
Commons went into secret session
today 10 hear a statement which
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden
said THE government considers II
ill advised to make public There
was no Indication OF the nature OF
the statement or who would make
it.
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