The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-24
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NEW YORK-INS-The shortage
OF meat in New York City has
boosted the sale of Long Island
ducks. Department OF Agriculture
figures show that Long Island
dressed ducks receipts since Jan.
have totaled 35S.957 pounds com.
pared to 9l29 pounds for the cor
responding period last year.
NEW YORK-INS-Nazi authori-
ties in the Baltic countries are
showing increasing signs OF IN
easiness lest the Red Army's north
ern drive reach the Baltic borders.
According 10 dispatch in the
Swedish newspaper Aftontidningen
received today by the Office OF War
Information.
CHICAGO-INS- Besides blast
ing Germany and the conquered ma.
tions OF Europe with bombs, the
air armadas Of the United Nations
were engaged today in dropping
radio sets to listeners under Nazi
rule who are sympathetic to the
Allied cause. This was disclosed by
Walter S. Lennon OF Boston, Am
erican short wave broadcasting
pioneer in an address before the
Chicago Council on Foreign Rela-
tons.
Observation-Disclosures Pro.
duction prospects considerably
short OF wartime requirements, Sec
rotary of Agriculture Wickard
sought a substitute today for his
stymied $l00,000,000 incentive pay
ment program. The program de,
signed to pay farmers bonuses for
producing more dry beans and
peas. sweet potatoes and peanuts
for vegetable oil, was blocked
when. House Appropriations Sub
committee refused to okay funds
for 1t.
WASHINGTON-INS- Turning
its attention to the federal use OF
labor in wartime production the
Truman Committee investigating
the war program today called
Philip Murray, clio leader, and
William Green. AFL president The
committee resumed its probe into
manpower In the wake of the tssu-
ance OF a subpoena to enforce the
appearance Friday of John l..
Lewis. stormy head OF the United
Mine Workers OF America.
ALEXANDRIA 49, Up - British
officers and men among the first
group OF prisoners OF war to be
exchanged said today that Italian
authorities told them that many
more such exchanges are being
planned. The group arrived here
in two 10-car trains after a. day
long trip from Port Said. The eX-
change OF $50 British prisoners for
similar number Of German and
Italian prisoners was carried out
at Mersin, Turkey.
STOCKHOLM -AP-The Danish
people, smarting under the yoke 81
the occupying Germans gave
smashing demonstration for democ-
racy as the count came in today
from Yesterdays parliamentary
elections. With more than 80 per
cent OF the electorate going to the
polls. the five dominant parties
united on a platform OF national
unity and the principles OF free ma
tional democracy-polled $4,000
more votes than in the last election
IN 1889.
BERN-AP-A dispatch to the
Geneva Tribune from Lyon, France,
said today that powerful delayed
bomb had blown up a collection OF
wooden buildings beside the Per
rache Railroad station held by the
Germans to store war material for
trans-shipment. There were no
victims in the blast.
WASHINGTON-AP- Jews or
others who buy Kosher-killed meats
will get the same meat rations as
any other consumers but will use
a slightly different table OF point
values under the new coupon pro-
gram, which begins Monday. The
separate tabulation was issued, Of
fcials explained, because of differ
ences in the cutting and selection
OF Kosher and regular cuts oil
meat.
NEW YORK-UP-Wage nego-
tiations between the United Mine
Workers and soft coal operators
remained stalemated today follow
ing virtual rejection by the union
OF President Rooseveh's request
that bargaining be continued in
definitely beyond March 81. expi.
ration date OF the current contract
TOPEKA. Kans.-UP-- Kansas
wrote on its statute books today a
law requiring labor unions to OBJ
tain licenses, and to file annual Fl
nancial reports with the secretary
OF state. The law. signed yester-
day by Gov. Andrew f. Schoeppel,
also prohibits sit-down and juris.
dictional strikes.
observation-disclosures Jose
lturbi became legal guardian of
his two small granddaughters to-
day on grounds that his daughter,
yoluptuous Maria Iturbi Hero, 20,
was not a proper person to raise
them. Iturbi had been warned by
his lawyer. Jerry Geisler. that his
custody suit would result in the
washing out OF linen that is not