The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-17
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$l,500,000 were sought today
against safway steel Products, Inc.
OF Milwaukee. its president, Ben d.
Christian, and other defendants in
a civil suit filed in federal court by
Lou Williamson. Chicago attorney.
Nathanson sued under the informa-
ton section OF Abe federal statutes,
asking for double the s750.O00 OF
which he alleged the government
was defrauded by companies and
individuals he named in the suit.
CHICAGO-INS - Edward J.
Flynn, former chairman OF the
Democratic National Committee.
was in Chicago today to confer
with officials OF the Big Five rail-
road brotherhoods in connection
with their demands for increased
pay.
CHICAGO-INS Two paroled
convicts were back in Jail cells to-
day after a spectacular but futile
break from the criminal courts
room where they were on trial for
robbery. The two convcts are An
thony Falvo. &c, and James Rio, 30,
PAROLES from Joliet Penitentiary,
who were on trial before Judge
Harold G. Ward for a $3.50 holdup OF
the Republic Savings and Loan AS
ISOLATION last Aug. 10. Third pris-
oner, Falvo's brother, Joseph. who
did not participate in the break.
was being tried on the same charge.
ALGIERS ms A decree by
General Henri Honore Giraud, Or
dering the removal OF all publicly
displayed pictures of Marshal Henri
Petain was published in Algiers
morning papers today. The edict
also included all posters bearing
slogans, DEGREES or statements is
sued by the Vichy regime. Even
postage stamps bearing the picture
ordered withdrawn from circula-
of the French chief Of state were
lation.
SALEM. Mass ms Leaving
the tires of her automobile to her
son, the will Of Mrs. Alkaline e.
Stephenson of Lynn was offered
for probate here today.
NEW YORK-INS-The Brews-
ter Aeronautical Corporation, build
ers Of dive bombers and fighters
for the Navy, today was under the
direction OF Henry ]. Kaiser, West
Coast shipbuilding genius. Kaiser,
already grown into a legendary
figure because of his phenomena
nal record for building seagoing
cargo ships took charge Of the big
plane corporation after a e
board of directors was elected.
TORQUAY, Eng. up Noel
Coward's temperature was lower
again today. Otherwise the condi-
ton of the playwright, recovering
from an attack OF influenza, re-
manned unchanged.
MCLFORD, Del. ms Physi-
clans today feared the death toll
may increase in the terrific explo-
sion which blasted the roof off the
powder loading room OF the Sussex
Ordnance Company, leaving two
women dead and 40 other employees
injured, 10 OF them seriously.
WASHINGTON ms Senate
passage Of a revised House APPROX
ed bill repeating President Roose-
velt's $25. 900 salary limit today APP
peared certain within a week or
10 days.
NEW YORK ms Germany
will strike all France with a hard
hand" in event an allied invasion is
taken by the French people as the
signal for mass uprisings. the Nazi
controlled Paris radio warned in
a French broadcast reported to-
day by the Federal Communica-
tons Commission.
TOPEKA. Kans.-UP-The Kan
sas legislature, in n OF the first
such actions in the nation, passed
a bill last night requiring labor
unions to submit annual financial
reports TO the Secretary OF State.
LONDON-AP- The House of
Commons cheered Prime Minister
Churchill today when he declared
that the government is convinced
that the administration of the Brit
ish colonies must continue to be
the sole responsibility Of Great
Britain"
WASHINGTON - AP Fearful
lest innocent citizens face prosecu-
ton unfairly, the House Rules Com
mittee held up for further study to-
day legislation TO tighten the anti
sabotage laws and to impose the
death penalty for offenses against
the national safety. Recommended
by the Justice Department and APP
proved by the Judiciary Committee.
the legislation. known as the wa
Security Act" grew largely out OF
the arrest and execution last yeas
of eight Nazi agents who slipped
into the United States by subma-
rine.
LONDON-AP- More than a mil
lion Polish workers have been
Arannfo.rnA AE I.n-hA- La.