The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-09-23
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MADRID-INS-The Vichy cor
respondent of the official Spanish
news agency today reported what
was termed confidential informa.
ton" to the effect that the Amer
lean Army in North Africa now
totals 1000, 900 men. At the same |
time it was asserted that the Brit
ish have 100000 men in that thea
ire.
Los ANGELES-INS-A posi-. |
bility that the federal government |
may take over the Pacific Electric !
Transit system was seen today IN
the event the trainmen go through |
with their strike scheduled to Start |
at 2 a. m. tomorrow.
GARY, nd.-INS-The 70 hour
strike at the Carnegie Illinois |
Steel Corporations tin mill at Gary
ended today, and Union, Company
and government representatives
prepared to iron out the grievances
that caused the unauthorized"
walkout. The tin mill, recognized
as the largest in the world, had
been strike-bound since Monday
when 200 workers walked out in
protest against transfers to low.
er paying jobs.
CHICAGO-INS-Irving Berlins
show, This Is the Army, is ex-
pected to contribute $12,000,000 to
the Army emergency relief fund,
the veteran Snowman predicted to-
day. Berlin was in Chicago for
the opening of the technicolor film
version of the show. He said he
was about to take off for the
AFRO-European front with
stream-lined version OF the huge
show at the request OF the War
Department.
LOS ANGELES-AP- Ozone, a
form Of oxygen, is a powerful mac.
tiyator of infantile paralysis virus,
investigators at the University OF
Southern California Medical School
have discovered. They are studying
its possible use to treat water and
sewage in the fight against polio,
and other diseases.
Observation-Disclosures H. Fergu-
son, commissioner OF the Federal
Housing Administration, said today
that the FILA is in position to re-
sumo. at a moments notice" its
insurance activities in the small
home field and "to theoretically
press forward in the postwar build
ing program.
WASHINGTON APP Plans for
stimulating food production abroad
so this country will not have to feed
the world have been perfected by
the War Mobilization Board and
are now on President Roosevelt's
desk.
DALLAS, Tex.-AP-Physicians
at FARMLAND Hospital reported to-
day that girl born three minutes |
after her mother died OF infantile I
paralysis showed no i'll effects from |
the disease. The child, daughter of |
Mrs. Freida Miller, weighed six
pounds and ten ounces.
NEW YORK-AP-Cecil Brown.
Columbia Broadcasting System
news commentator, will make his |
last CHS broadcast tomorrow night |
because he said he could not sub
scribe to what he called the net
works policy OF "non-opinionated"
news.
AN EAST CANADIAN PORT
AP-Safe arrival in Great Britain
of a huge draft of Canadian rein
forcements. including 300 Army !
nursing Sisters, which left this
port recently, was announced last
night.
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NEW YORK-INS - Treasury
Secretary Morgenthau will make a
l2-hour tour OF New York today
E)siting bond-selling activities
Packing the Third War Loan.
LONDON-INS - Capt. Clark |
Gable participated, today in the
American Flying Fortress raid on
Nantes. The Nantes attack was
the film idols fifth mission. Crew
members reported that anti-aircrait
fire over Nantes was moderate but
accurate and said there was con-
siderable fighter opposition.
MOSCOW ms - The Arch
bishop OF York. now visiting Rus.
sia, inspected two historic churches
in Moscow today and was guest
OF Patriarch Sergius Of the Ortho
dox Church at reception.
NEW YORK-AP-Charging that
the American Legion has inadver-
tently been used to carry on a po-
litical and partisan smear cam
paign." Rep. Hamilton Fish (Rep.-
N.Y. reiterated today his denial that
he had permitted his congressional
frank to be used to spread I'M
American propaganda.
DENVER-AP-The Denver &
Salt Lake Railway Line over the
Moffat route will be closed at least
10 days because OF damage caused
by the still-smouldering $50. 1000 tun
mel blaze in which three Denver
firemen persisted. A L. Johnson.