The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-03

F'Ohse meeting OF MS tO-CdileO
War Labor Cabinet, composed OF
top-ranking AFL-cIo leaders, TO
deal with the nationwide coal
strike by John 1, Lewis United
Mine Workers Union.
Los ANGELES, Cal.-AP- Rep.
James A. O'Leary (D-New York;
declares that 10000 man-hours are
devoted each week at the Califor-
MIA Shipbuilding Corp. to what he
called the unproductive labor of
making government reports Ole
airy is chairman of House of
representatives Sub Committee
which is investigating the nations
$l00,000,000,000 shipbuilding pro-
gram, and opened week OF private
hearings here yesterday.
DECENTRALIZATION than
10000 members Of the United
Automobile Workers (CIO)
were reported to have gone on
strike at the Detroit plant Of
the Packard Motor Car Co. ear
ly today.
HOUSTON. Tex.-AP- Rubber
Director W. NJ. letters, on a tour
of inspection OF synthetic rubber
plants, planned to go to Berger,
Tex, today, thence to Los Angeles.
NEW YORK-AP-A Midwest
clergyman's son who worked his
way through college and who as
sembled scattered corporate wreck
age left over from the crash OF
1929 into s100.000,000 investment
concern, today assumed formal di.
rection Of the far-flung motion pic
ture interests Of Radio-Keith-Or
pheum Corporation. The elevation
OF Floyd B. Odlum to the chair.
manship OF RKO followed four
years OF film stock buying by Atlas
Corporation, which Odlum heads.
NEWARK. n. J.-AP-The bud
get Of the average American family
is due for an overhauling by the
end OF this year, when Secretary OF
the Treasury Morgenthau says each
family should be investing one
fourth of its income in war savings
bonds II 1t is to carry its share OF
the wars financial burden.
WASHINGTON-AP-Apparently
secure in his assignment as chair
man Of a House committee invest
igating the Federal Communica-
tons Commission despite FEC pro-
tests on his qualifications, Rep.
Cox (D-Ga.) said today he would
press the inquiry. Il don't inten
10 be inundated and run away
from the task declared the Geor-
gian.
ST. LOUIS - ms More than
1000 negro employees at the st.
Louis ordnance plant were on
strike today. Officials said the men
walked out from one unit at the
plant, refusing to work under the
supervision Of white foremen. Ne
gro employees, plant officials said,
were selected recently for training
as supervisors TO replace the white
foremen.
SALEM. ore.-INS More than |
half the convicts at the Oregon
State Penitentiary will be listed as
blood donors before nightfall to- /
DAY, it was announced by Warden |
George Alexander. Some 100 pris- |
oners will donate blood to the Red |
Cross for plasma to save the |
lives OF men at the fighting fronts.
NEW YORK-lNS-Merger Ut
Universal Pictures Company into
its parent holding company, Uni
yersal Corporation was announced |
today in New York.
WASHINGTON-UP-Rep. Joe /
Starnes, D., Ala, acting chairman
OF the Dies Committee, charged |
today that Japanese nationals in
termed in war relocation centers |
are being allowed large quantities I
OF gasoline for pleasure driving.
WASHINGTON-lNS-The 1943- |
A Lend-Lease bill today faced a
showdown battle in the Senate, /
with a bipartisan group contend
ing that Army Navy funds given 10
the Allies do not show in the pic |
ture and this country is not getting /
enough reciprocal aid
WASHINGTON-INS-The War /
Department today made public the
names of 403 American soldiers
held as prisoners OF war by Italy.
WASHINGTON-INS - Secre-
tary OF War Stimson today assert |
ed that United States successes on |
Attu Island in the Aleutians have
brought the Army within strik-
ing distance of Japanese territory
Stimson refused TO elaborate on his
statement under questioning by |
reporters at his regular weekly |
news conference.
IANSING-UP - The Michigan |
parole board today announced the |
pProle OF Mrs. Birdie Perkins. IS. |
negress. sentenced March 9, 1923. to
q life term for second degree muir
der. and the first woman 10 be re-
leased under terms OF the 1871
'lifer law
LANSING Up - George W.
Dean. commissioner OF the State
Department OF Labor and Industry,
today appointed fve-man advisory
committee to study problems OF EN-