The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-29

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gro college benefit meeting.
CHICAGO-AP-The city, count,
ing the war bonds its citizens had
bought in a whirlwind million.dol-
lar-a-day drive to replace the sunk
en- cruiser Chicago. was confident
today 1t had topped the $i0,000,009
/ goal.
LONDON-AP- Flying Officer
Warren Whitewright Duncan Pearl,
22-year-old son of Col. and Mrs.
Warren Pearl OF the United States
embassy in London. has been kill
ed while flying with the Raj.
, MONTREAL-AP-Tn response
TO a strike vote taken last night
by members OF the Canadian Broth
erhood of Railway Employees, Mont
real street car workers staged
Walk-out early today which caused
a major tie-up in the city's trans
portation system.
l. SAN FRANCISCO ms Bod
ies OF George Kidder Davis. 20, mil.
lionaire Wilkes-Barre. Pa. coal
operator and his wife, Yvonne
Davis, so, former concert pianist
of Paris. were to be shipped to
Pennsylvania today for burial
Physicians said the millionaire was
a victim OF heart disease. He died
Saturday in his hotel suite. Short
ly after his death. Mrs. Davis, torn
by grief, was stricken with a cere-
bral hemorfhage. She succumbed
a few hours later.
NEW YORK ms Another
and perhaps final conference was
called for today in an effort to
break the deadlock between the
Southern Coal Producers Associa-
ton and the United Mine Workers
Union.
SANTIAGO, Chile-INS- Amer
ican Vice President Henry A. Wal
lace. planned tour of Chile's
southern provinces today. Speak
ing at a presidential banquet yes
terday following his reception at
the National Stadium, Wallace de
clared that inter-American unity
must be continued after the war
in order to keep a peace based on
President Roosevelts four free
doms.
STOCKHOLM - ms - Bogus
food ration cards were dropped on
Berlin in Saturday nights heavy
raid, Berlin dispatch to the
newspaper Dagens Nyheter report
ed today. 1t was stated that Nazi
authorities threatened that any
persons using the cards will be
J severely punished or put TO death
NEW YORK-INS-- Production
today at two plants OF the Bendix
Aviation Corporation in Brooklyn
following settlement OF a labor
management dispute that kept the
two factories idle for two days.
ATLANTA, Ga.-INS-A fervent
plea for the very maximum pro-
duction of war materials was left
with Atlantans today by Capt. Ed
die Rickenbacker. famous ace of
World War l. Rickenbacker de-
clared that the real bottleneck of
The present world conflict lies in
, the snug complacency OF the Amer
lean people who haven't the slight
est idea they can lose the war"
IONDON-INS-Gestapo Chief
Heinrich Hmmler has proclaimed
a virtual state Of siege in all Ger
many. Geneva dispatch to the
Tass (SovieD news agency said to-
day.
SANTIAGO. Chile-AP - The
complete solidarity which the coun-
tries of the Americas must main
tain in the postwar world depends
on their finding the basis for a
common welfare and progress, Vice
President Henry A. Wallace said
last night in an address to high
Chilean officials following a day in
which he received one of the most
striking receptions ever accorded
q visiting foreign official here.
DFNVER-AP-Bot branches
OF the Colorado legislature, striving
for adjournment tomorrow, have APP
proved a bill calling for stricter
state supervision over unions and
abolition OF some strike methods.
CHICAGO-UP- The Chicago
Sun said today that an enormous
black market" in, gasoline threat
ems to disrupt rationing in Chicago.
The Sun said 1t had learned by in
vestigation that one out OF every
four gasoline stations is willing to
sell gas to motorists who claim to
have used up their stamps.
MIAMI. Fla.-CP-Film star Pat
O'Brien today looked forward to
the less strenuous Job of movie act
ing after two months Of Soldier
ing" on a USO entertainment cir
cult which carried him to L. $.
Army Jungle outposts in the Carib-
bean area. ut was a darn sight
tougher than making pictures"
o'Brien said upon arriving here
last night by clipper. why, at
some Of the places we visited the
boys hadn't seen a white woman In
year.
BOSTON-TP-At least 50 per.
sons were hurt in South Boston to-
day In a triple collision involving
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