The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-19

ton OF voting against confirmation
of the nomination Of Edward j.
Flynn, resigned chairman Of the
Democratic National Committee, to
be minister to Australia.
WASHINGTON INS-The War
Labor Board today voted unanr
mously to turn over to President
Roosevelt the 20-day-old strike oil
the Pennsylvania anthracite mine
workers.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Of Price
Administration agents and Chicago
police investigated today the theft
OF 1854 gasoline rationing books
from a Chicago rationing board Of
flee. Officials estimated that the
coupons have a legitimate valce OF
approximately 100000 gallons.
WASHINGTON-AP-- The date
for drafting married men with
children today is still uncertain IN
the opinion of War Manpower Com
missioner Paul V. McNutt
CLEVELAND-AP- The Office
OF Price Administration was report.
ed today shaping up a nationwide
drive against "black market opera
tions in sale and distribution OF
meat.
STOCKHOLM-AP- Prime Min
lister Per Albin HanssOn's warning
OF a possible attack on Sweden
and his demand for the utmost
defense in such an eyentuality was
made against a background most
serious, the influential newspaper
Dagens Nyheter said today.
LOS ANGEL ES-INS-The Enrol
Flynn trial returned to full swing
today after a protracted delay.
ended when Superior Judge Leslie
i. Still excused one juror from
the panel hearing the attack
charges Of two 'teen-age girls
against the screen star. and order
ed one Of the two alternate jurors
TO occupy the vacant seat. The
charge was made by stipulation OF
opposing counsel after nearly
full day OF discussion in Judge
Stills chambers. Deputy District
Attorney John Hopkins simultar.
eously withdrew a motion by the
state calling for a mistrial.
NEW DELHI-INS - British
forces from India are pressing Of
fensive patrol sorties eastward into
the Assam district of Burma where
they have FLASHED with Japanese
troops in the Chin Hills. the Bril-
ish India command announced to
day.
Los ANGELES-INS-A drama.
tic meeting with her mother in
the psychopathic ward of a Los
Angeles hospital resulted in form
er screen star Frances Farmers
first quiet day in weeks, accord
ing TO hospital psyChiatrists TO-DAY.
The meeting was arranged by DE-.
George \. Thompson after Mrs.
Lillian V. Farmer had flown from
Seattle TO comfort her actress
daughter.
WEST POINT. y. Y.-INS-Tn
an atmosphere of wartime simplicl-
ty, the United States military aca.
denny today graduates 400 cadets
who, almost Immediately. will 70.
port to new posts for duty with
the fighting forces. OF those who
graduate, l65 are filters.
WASHINGTON-INS- CONNER.
cal Industrial and eoyernmcnt1r
users OF fuel oil for non.heatin-
purposes in the Il eastern states
today were subjected 10 a 60 nov
cent cut in their rations as result
OF OPA's latest move TO balance
petroleum supply and demand ir
the shortage zone.
SANTIAGO. Chile -AP- Str,fo-
Ric ports. mining centcrs and dis
tricts Of southern Chile settled nv
herman colonists We're under the
control Of Chile's armed forces to-
day under a presidential decree
declaring them zones OF emer.
gency'.
IDAHO SPRINGS. Colo -AP-
-Four men We're believed framed
in a torrent of water released into
the Argo mine tunnel by powder
blasts which unleashed a hidden
lake. Claude Alberts. Charles Ben.
netts. Sam Mattress and Louis
Hamilton. all Of Idaho Springs.
were reported working i'm the main
tunnel, when the blasts were set
off.
LANSING-AP-- The house Of
representative voted Monday
right to publicly eXpel from its
standing committees slothiul mem.
bers who habitually remain away
from committee hearings. The
provision written into the mle-
over feeble protests Of few. fell
into the pattern OF lenders pres
sure TO speed the session 20 an
early adjournment. said Speaker
Howard Nugent.
WAS HINGTON-AP-Th The office
o. price Administration acted TO-
day TO brine the cheaper types OF
cotton flannel work shirts back into
the market By giving manufacturers
a ceiling increase. effective Jan. %.