The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-11

iNoA aNAifAlANo came up WIN nc
two-year contract from Congress
today as its checkmating House
Subcommittee on subyersiye Gov.
erIment Employees failed to get off
&c the flying start promised by its
sponsors.
ONDON-INS-The British
Eighth Army, driving into Tu-
' nisia after oustins the Axis
armies from Egypt and Libya, D..
will 90 under the command OF
U. S. Gen. Dwight D. EisenhoH-
er when il passes into the
American sphere" Prime Min
lister Winston Churchill said
today in the House Of Conn
mons.
WASHINGTON-lNS- Republi-
can National Chairman Harrison
Spangler today informed congress
sional Republican leaders that he
plans to expand the committee STAFF
in preparation for the 1914 presi-
dental campaign.
the 25-story Michigan Boulevard
hostelry, will be sold at auction be-
ginning March 10.
NEW YORK-INS- A shortage
OF plastics for non-military needs
was revealed today by DR.. Ralph
Ball of the organizes plastics and
resins section of the War Produc-
ton Board.
TRENTON. y. J. ms The
state Of New Jersey today was
operating under state of emer-
gency proclaimed by Governor
Charles Edison. Affected are po-
lice. fire. medical and public works
facilities which are to be direct
ed by Charles Schoeffel, state SUI
perintendent of police and civil
ian Defense Director Leonard Drey-
fuss. Their control will be through
district coordinators.
WASHINGTON-INS IS Congress
was told today that ships flying the
flags OF United Nations, and load
ed with cargoes desperately need
ed on the worlds war fronts. were
being delayed in American ports
because of the increasing number
OF assertions by their crews.
NEW DELHI-UPP 80 Authori-
ties took precautions against an
outbreak of mob violence today as
news spread through India that Mo-
handas X. Gandhi. weakened 80
year-old Nationalist leader. had
embarked on a three-weeks fast.
Gandhi entered the second day Of
his fast. slipping water mixed with
the juices of citrus fruits, at s a. m.
CHICAGO-AP-The auction ham,
mer IS going TO fall on the contents
removed from the worlds largest
hotel-now a training school for
the L. S. Army Air Corps-and up
for sale will be goods ranging from
spool Of thread to a 100000 stain
less steel kitchen. Furniture, fur
nishings and equipment from the
Stevens Hotel, put in storage last
summer when the Army took over
CARACAS, Venezuela-INS A
presidential decree in effect today
drastically restricted normal civil
liam rights in the ownership and
transfer OF property. Venezuelans
may not move within the country or
leave or reenter the country with
out special permits.
RENO-INS- Dorothy Ledward
Knight, wife of Richard Alan
knight. prominent New York attor-
ney, today held custody OF their
two minor children. following
court order In Reno by Judge vii.
liam Mcknight.
DETROIT-INS-About 200 EN-
ployes OF the Parker Wolverine
Company. manufacturers of ammu-
milton, were out on strike today.
while state and federal labor con.
ciliators attempted to end a dis
pute between the company and
Mechanics Educational Society OF
America.
NEW YORK-INS- Publication
OF financial records of officially-rec-
ognized trade unions and limitation
t. term OF two years the length
OF time officials might serve. today
was urged by William II. Davis.
chairman OF the War Labor Board.
Advocating legislation to effect the
commentators Davis declared
that 1t would tend to end union
lacketeering. The curbs. he added.
however. should not be enforced On
a small struggling union" not re-
cognized as an official bargaining
agent.
NEWARK, y. J.-INS-Samuel
h. Mckee, A., today assumed
charge OF the Newark field diyi-
sion OF the Federal Bureau OF In.
vestigation succeeding f. f. Con.
roy. who is now head of the New
York office.
WASHINGTON AP-What nav
be a turning point I'm the Finnish
situation lies just ahead. The sign.
post is the presidential election in
Finland mex Monday. when 500 cleo.
tors assemble in Helsinki to choose
chief executive.
WASHINGTON - AP - Army
schools in North Africa have been
opened TO French officers to in.
struct them in tactics and the use
OF the American WpaDOns hafrg is
sued to French forces. the War De
paFtment reported today.