The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-04-27

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current dearth OF gasoline in the |
area extending from Lake Erie !
southeast to Philadelphia and back !
up north. and northeast through 7.
this section and into New Eng
land.
HAMILTON, BERMUDA - ms
Opening OF neutral African aad
South American frontiers to victims
OF Axis persecution appeared prob
able today as the Anglo-American
Refugee Conference neared conclu-
sion. The parley is expected TO last
three more days.
UNITED NATIONS HEADQUAR-
TIERS IN AUSTRALlA-INS- Gen
Douglas Macarthur today awarded
distinguished service medals post
humously to Staff Sgt. Delmar Dali
iels OF Adrian, Mich, and 5th Grade
Technician Edwin Derosier OF
Wakefield, Mich. They we're cited
for gallantry in action while serv-
ing with the 32nd Division during
the Buna campaign.
SCHENECTADY, n. Y.-INS =
Joseph c. Grew. former ambassador
to Japan warned today that Japan
csc designs on the United States
"even surpass the meglomania OF
Hitler Grew told students of Union |
College that the Japanese have an
overweening ambition eventually to
invade and conquer the United
States.
NEW YORK-INS-Fifty auxil.
iary patrolmen at the Todd Erie
Basin dry docks staged a protest
strike today against attending a
Coast Guard school to make them
more proficient in their duties. The
patrolmen are civilians. paid by the
Todd Company, but under direct
supervision of the Coast Guard.
NEW YORK-AP- Edward c.
Carter. president of Russian War
Relief. Inc, says that during the
first three months of 1913 relief
shipments from the agency to the
Soviet Union left United States
ports at the rate of $l,000,000 a
month.
NEW DELHI-AP- The, Mos
lem League. midas principal mi
nority party. closed its Both an
nual convention last night with a
warning TO the British govern
ment that strife and bloodshed"
will follow any attempt to force
Moslems into federation with the
Hindus. the dominant Indian polit-
ical faction.
PORTLAND. Ore. -AP-- Prac-
tically every time the Henry Kais
err organization and the maritime
commission get together some
thing big seems to result Now It
has TO do with babies. The com
mission announced after a confer
ence with Kaiser officials here
that It would build what possibly
will be the nations largest nur-
sery, TO care for small children OF
the women who work in Kaiser's
lickety-split shipyards.
ATLANTA --AP- Challenging
a legislative investigating commit
tees version Of conditions at TAFT
nall state prison, from which %
tough convicts escaped April 16
former Warden Holland H. Lawr.
ence has denied charges that large
scale vice and liquor distilling
flourished at the prison during his
administration.
WASHlNGTON-AP- The War
Department reported today that
cork is favorite cargo on supply
ships returning from North Africa
because the shippers think it will
keep a torpedoed vessel afloat.
But cork. the announcement said,
is only one item in the varied
loads that make up the ballast OF
ships on the return trip.
WASHINGTON -AP- Legisla-
ton to provide benefits for civil
ian defense workers and civilian
air patrol members injured or kill
ed while on duty is expected to
be pressed in the House after the
Easter recess. Similar legislation
was rejected last year, but its
hackers today claimed new sup
port from the growing army OF air
raid wardens. auxiliary policemen.
firemen and others engaged in vol
unteer civilian defense programs.
WASHINGTON-AP German
looting OF occupied Europe was pic
tured by the board of economic war
fare today as surprising in "magni-
tude and ruthlessness' all previous
conquests OF history. The board es-
timated Germany had plundered
5000, 100000 by the end OF 194l
and tn rate since then is acceler-
ating into items OF billions OF dol
lars per year."
WASHINGTON - AP-Congres-
sional demand that there be no Sc.
crecy about the International food
parleys In Hot Springs. Va. next
month are being carried directly TO
Secretary Of State Hull today by
two members Of the Senate Agri-
culture Committee. The committee.
men. Senators Aiken (R-Vt) and
Gillette D-lowa) go TO Hull's office
at the secretary's own invitation.
WASHINGTON-INS- The Re
publican congressional Food Study /
Committee today announced that