The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-23


been quashed, il was learned today
The brothers, Barnett and Jane
were indicted in connection with
the deaths of almost 500 persons
who were either burned to death or
!. suffocated when a flash fire swept
the night spot last November.
BOSTON-INS-In the face OF
continued cold wave. New England
today experienced the most critical
fuel shortage of its history as fuel
oil supplies dwindled into nothing
ness. In Rhode Island. the 'situa-
tion became so serious that closing
eaf war plants seemed inevitable un.
less oil shipments, not now ex-
pected, somehow reach the state
within the next few days.
INDIANAPOLIS. lud- ms -
Wendell l.. Willkie will address
both houses of the Indiana legisla-
ture on Feb. IL and that night will
p ppear on the Lincoln Day program
OF the indianapolis Women's Re
publican Club, it was announced to-
day.
NEW YORK-INS-The nation =
merchandise buyers are rolling
into New York this week by the
thousands with arrivals at the
hghest mark in history. for the an
nual January buying season. Not
since the New York Worlds Fair
have hotels been so crowded and
not in 20 years have demands for
mechandise reached such a peak
WASHINGTON-INS-T Sen.
ate Military Affairs Committee to-
day called upon War Manpower
Commissioner Paul V. McNutt TO
justify nomination OF 50 persons
for new commission jobs with an.
nual salaries ranging from $4,000
10 $1,000. Despite criticism from
McNutt's organization OF delay in
confirmation of appointments. the
committee refused to approve them
without investigation.
WASHINGTON. d. C.-INS-The
House Naval Affairs Committee
will begin an investigst imme-
diately into charges that ailing Ma
rines had TO unload cargo ship at
Guadalcanal because lengshore-
men refused to work on Sunday.
Prep. Carl Vinson Oh Ga. promised
today. Ninson, chairman Of the COM
mittee, said that III it is true that
merchant seamen are refusing to
unload war materials al Guadalca-
nal or in any other war zone. Con.
gress should take cognizance of il
and deal with it at once.
Los ANGELES ms - Enrol
T1ynn's attorneys promised today
that 10 witnesses will back up the
film stars personal version OF his
relationship with Peggy Larue Sat
terlee and Betty Hansen, teen-age
girls who claim he attacked them
when the defense takes the court.
= DOM spotlight Monday.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
OF Agriculture Wickard's double
barreled campaign to stabilize food
price sand increase food produc-
tion was well under way today as
strict orders were issued 10 elm
mate unnecessary expenditures in
the distribution Of milk. Second
| in list of commodities which agri-
culture experts say will soon be
subject to drastic economy regula-
tons, milk was placed on a war
footing by Wickard with the cur
tailment OF small home deliveries
and the curbiug of other "unessen-
tial' services.
WASHINGTON - ms - The
House Ways and Means Committee
will convene next week to start
work on a 1913 tax plan, with pay
at you.go legislation virtually 4
certainty. but with still no program
formulated to raise the additional
81. 000,00O,0 900 sought by President
fRooseyel.
DENVER-INS- FBI agents TO-
DAY Investigated a blaze Of undeter-
mined origin that swept through a
Denver war plant late yesterday.
Forty-fiye workmen fled the plant
as the fire started near a paint ma
chine and flashed through the one
story structure. Two men were
burned.
WASHINGTON-AP- Food Pro
duction officials disclosed today
that the problem Of supplying mill
tary and Lend-Lease requirements
OF pork is complicated by "disap-
pointing" marketings OF hogs dur
ing the past three months. Farmer
sales OF hogs for slaughter under
federal inspection fell about 5000
900 head below government eNpec-
tations. This deficit is equivalent
20 about 7j0,000.O00 pounds Of pork.
or about three per cent OF the l943
meat production goal.
LIMA AP - Rescue parties
plunged into the rugged mountains
Of southern Peru today in search Of
Pan-American-GraCe Always
transport missing ell route from
Santiago to Lima with 10 persons
aboard. including two British diplo-
mats. two yeomen OF the United
States Navy. an American civilian
and three American Crewmen.