The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-20

for rent. The city claimed the
hotel owed $4,000 taxes covering
the last three yeirs The struc-
ture is valued at Sl5O,O00 although
in its heyday # had an assessed
valuation Of S550OOu.
NEW YoRk-lNs-Japanese
Premier Hideki TOTO is 40, the
Tokyo radio announced today
in a broadcast heard by the
Federal Communications Com
mission. The Tokyo announce
nent 10 the Empire added that
Tojos illness made necessary a
recess Of the Diet Legislative
body until January 27<
CHICAGO-INS-The trial OF II
Chicagoans charged with conspira-
~ to operate a million dollar" lot.
terry ring today was set for April
in federal court.
YUMA Ariz.-INS-Th death
OF Cadet +. r. Thompson OF Wash
ington. ID. c., in the crash OF his
twin-engined training plane -
miles northwest Of Yuma. was an
nounced today by officials Of the
Yuma Air Base Thompson's body
was found in the wreckage of the
plane which had Teen missing since
Sunday night.
WASHINGTON-INS- Senator
James +. Murray CD Mont. pre-
dicted today that the selection OF
an Army officer To- head the Small
or War Plants Corporation would
give real impetus to the effort
TO provide a larger share Of the
nations war program for little bust
ness Murray, chairman OF the Sen
ate Small Business Committee. ey-
pressed wholehearted approval OF
the choice Of Col. Robert Johnson.
head of the New York Army ord
nance district to replace Lou T.
Holland, Of Kansas City, as chief of
the sl50,0O0, 900 SWP1.
LONDON-lNS-Sir Archibald
Sinclair, British secretary Of state
for air, announced in the House of
Commons today that American dive.
bombers are now being supplied to
, the Royal Air Force.
LONDON-INS-Br Britain will not
hesitate TO lombard Rome from
the air II such an attack will aid
the Allies IN winning the war. For
eign Secretary Anthony Eden de.
clared today.
WASHINGTON-AP-Locald draft
boards acquired additional author
ity today to permit deferment OF
agricultural workers deemed essen
tial to food production. Liheraliza.
ton OF the deferment rules, an
nounced by Selectiye Service last
night. followed congressional criti
Cism that many farms were being
crippled by induction Of their work.
ers.
WASHINGTON-AP-Decoration
OF Flying Fortress hombardieI
for plastering the 29000-ton Japan
csc battleship Haruna cleared NJ
today any remaining doubt as to
whether the big warship, pride OF
the japanese fleet, was listed Off
cially as sunk in the first week OF
the war. Word OF the decoration OF
Sergeant Meyer $ Levin OF Brook
Ign. received from Australia yes
terday, told Of the Haruna listinq
and sinking after his bomb load had
been dumped upon her.
LONDON-AP - Foreign Secre
tary Anthony Eden told Commons
today the British government in
tended 10 prepare a common pro
gram OF postwar economic coopera
ton in consultation with the United
States. Soviet Russia and the Other
United Nations and said consider
able progress had been made il
preparatory work.
OTTAWA-UP- Canadian but
ter consumption will be cut by one
third during February through 2
reduction in butter delivered
against ration coupons held by con
sumers. the Wartime Prices AM
Trade Board announced today.
LONDON-UP--A heavy toll ha.
been taken of submarines in recent
months during heavy-U.boat at
tacks on Allied shipping, Georg
Hall financial secretary to the adj
miralty. said today in Commons
He added, in reply to a question
that il was impossible to give full
information on auti-submarinC
operations without assisting tho
enemy.
LANSING. Mich. bill Il
turn Michigan's clocks back az
hour from Eastern War Time tC
the old Eastern Standard time wen
! 10 the state senate today after pa ISIS
ing In the house II to %. II wa,
expected that the bin would b,
placed before GOV. Harry F. Kell,
next Tuesday inasmuch as the sen
ate probably will not vote on tn,
measure until Monday night.
LONDON-UP-Germany. plain
" alarmed over the victories O
the Red army started warning it,
people today that "A big Rus star
break-thrOugh was possible. at tn,
same time assuring them that Ger
many itself was safe from attac,
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