The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-02-22


near the st. George, Staten
Island, dock. Extent Of dam
age and circumstances of the
collision were not available i'm
mediately.
WASHINGTON-AP- President
Roosevelt will broadcast tonight
at 1890 o'clock over all major net
works. His talk, which II was un-
derstood at the White House will
last about seven minutes, will be
heard by Democrats attending
George Washington Day dinners
throughout the country.
WASHINGTON -AP- Cigarette
smokers who have heard rumors OF
Tationing for some time got good
news from the government today
NO restrictions on the manufac-
ture or distribution OF cigarettes
are necessary at present" the War
Production Boards beverages and
tobacco division reported.
LONDON-AP-Sir Wilfred King,
chairman and managing director
of the British News Agency, ex-
change telegraph, died today. He
was IS years old.
LONDON-INS- The condition
of Prime Minister Winston Church
i'll who is suffering from acute
catarrh Of the upper respiratory
passage was unchanged today. His
physicians announced in bulletin
that the premier had spent com
Portable night.
LONDON-AP-The naval train
ing ship Caledonia, formerly the
Cunard liner Majestic, has been
raised from a firth of forth grave to
furnish nearly 10000 tons OF steel
scrap for Britain's war effort.
NEW YORK-AP-WPA employ.
ment in the United States has been
reduced by $4,000 since Decem-
be-, 1871, says George II. Field, de-
putty commissioner Of the Works
Progress Administration.
LONDON, Eng.-AP-The Ger:
man port OF Bremen was heavily
attacked by Raj bombers last
night in a raid from which all
bombers returned, it was officially
announced today.
WASHINGTON ms Despite
the vigorous opposition of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, Chairman Van
Nuys Cd Ind, of the Senate Judic-
fairy committee today said his
group Is expected to report favor
ably soon on the Mckellar bin re
curing Senate confirmation of all
government employees earning 49,
500 or more year.
NEW YORK-INS- Four Ohio
artists emerged today as the win
ners in the seventeenth annual
Collaborative competition conduct.
ed by the Alumni Association OF
the American Academy in Rome.
The winners were James II. Hoff
man, architect; Roger Anliker.
painter: Mitchell Milidonis. sculp-
tor. and Richard c. Pfahl, land
scape artist. Hoffman and Pfahl
represented Western Reserve Uni
Versity while Anliker and Milidonis
are from the Cleveland School of
Art.
PEARL HARBOR Ms The
sinking OF the United States sub
marine Argonaut by the Japanese
in Southwest Pacific waters was
avenged by American sailors with
in two hours of the time that the
Nays largest undersea craft was
sent to the bottom. it was revealed
today. The swift revenge was ex-
acted by a companion L. S. subma-
rine which sank two large troop
transports from the Jap convoy
which was responsible for the
loss OF the 2,710 ton Argonaut and
presumably her entire compile
ment of 102 officers and men.
CHICAGO-INS- Washington
birthday today dampened the usual
last minute campaign ardor of Chi
cago's six rival candidates in to
morrows mayoralty primary. Most
OF the candidates will wind up
their campaigns on the radio with
subdued tones in memory OF
George Washington. No mass
meetings nor rallies have been
scheduled.
WASHINGTON-INS- Congress.
sional sources today said that the
Justice Departments antitrust d.
vision, which Assistant Attorney
General Thurman Arnold built into
a big, vigorous division, will be dis
mantled for the duration Of the
war.
TANGERINE. Fla.--INS- Auth
critics today investigated a fire
which destroyed the Lust Sanitar.
ium anC Rest Home at Tangerine
% miles from Orlando, resulting in
the death of two persons and in
jury to four others. Several others
escaped without injury.
NEW NOTWITHSTANDING. APP
parently seriously considering with
drawing from the war, complained
today in a radio broadcast that Rus
STA has given her no specific condi.
lions for discussing peace treaty
The Finnish broadcast from the
Loi te station. heard of L. s. gov.
eminent monitors. said that the