The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-04-03

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two-ton block-buster bombs-plenty
bad news in itself for the Axis.
NEW YORK-INS-Th twelve
French sailors who dumped ship"
from war vessels tied up in nearby
ports on March 10 ard subsequently
were held at Ellis Island, have been
released, It was learned today. The
tar, who explained their action by
asserting that they wanted to enlist
in the ranks of the fighting French
forces OF General Charles De-Gaulle
were greeted by de Gaullist support
els after they we're freed and ere
rendered q series OF parties.
NEW YORK-lNS-Mrs. Eleanor
Roosevelt, a member of the inter
national committee OF the foster
parents plan for war children has
adopted" two children, a French
girl and a British girl the plan an.
nounced today. The plan maintains
a number of colonies in England
and adoption consists OF paying
SIS a month toward the support OF
child who is then admitted to
one Of the colonies.
WASHTNGTON-INS-The con
troversy over grade labelling Of can
ned goods and other products wax
ed more intense today amid indica.
lions that Congress will intervene
TO put an end to the dispute. Con-
gressional sources predicted that
he House will pass next week a
resolution drafted by Rep. Halleck
(R) Ind, to authorize its interstate
Commerce Committee to investigate
OPAs proposals for grading can
ned goods and meats as support
for price control.
WASHINGTON-INS-The pos
sibilty was seen today that high
ranking American personality may
be sent to Moscow to seek a meet.
ing Of minds with the Soviets SINH
lar to that reached in the recent
Washington talks with British For
eign Secretary Anthony Eden. Spe-
culation in diplomatic circles cen
tiers around the names OF Vice
President Henry A. Wallace, Harry
L. Hopkins and Undersecretary of
State Sumner Welles as possible
choices for the mission.
WASHINGTON ms - Farm
bloc leaders today sought to COM
bat charge that in driving for
passage OF the Bankhead bill over
presidential veto they are aiding
labor in the ,ght to scrap the
little steel wage formula. i
don't entertain that idea or
wouldn't have sponsored the BILL
said Sen. John II. Bankhead (D)
Ala.
WASHINGTON-INS-R. ]. Tho
mas. president of the CLOS Auto
mobile Workers Union, is planning
a trip to Russia and England. ii
was learned today as the fact that
he placed Moscow on his itinerary
threatened to evoke showdown
fight between conservative and al
legged Communist groups in his
union.
ITHACA, y. Y.-INS - Fears
were still held today by city health
authorities that three boys. rang
ing in age from IL to II may I've
infected with serious disease az
ter playing with stolen guinea pigs.
The animals. innoculated as an ex.
pertinent with germs OF a disease
fatal to man, were taken from the
State College OF Veterinary Medi-
cine three days ago and all died
within "a hours.
WASHINGTON -AP- Oppon-
ents OF death penalty anti-sabo-
tage Bill which some congressman
claimed could be used to curb
freedom of the press and speech
looked to the Senate today to kill
the measure which the House pass
ed late yesterday on voice vote.
WASHINGTON-AP- Petroleum
Administrator Harold l.. Ickes to-
day ordered a drastic reshuffling
of the petroleum supply and dis
tribution system in the Midwest
10 expand the flow OF fuel to the
oil-short East.
WASHINGTON APAThe Agri.
culture Department said today that
civilian supplies OF dry beans would
be about IL per cent greater during
the current marketing year than
had been expected when the com.
modify was put on the ration list.