The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-29


charges of conspiring to sell wills
key at prices above those set by
the Office OF Price Administration.
Individuals indicted included Ar
: thur lombard, New Haven, Conn;
Harry Noyick, Jacksonville. Fla;
Philip Peters, Detroit; William J.
Regan. former Detroit banker; and
Edward Turner. Miami night club
owner.
OTTAWA-INS-Oficia revela-
ton of japanese atrocities toward
: Allied prisoners of war raised
grave concern" in Canada today
over Nipponese treatment of more
than 1900 Dominion subjects cap
tured during the early months of
the Far Eastern war. Prime Min
lister w. L. Mackenzie King, in a
statement to the House OF Com
fmons, said the Canadian govern
ment has naturally been gravely
concerned over reports of condi-
tons among prisoners of war in
Japanese hands"
CHICAGO-INS- Five children,
ranging from two months to IL
years in age, died today when fire
u. destroyed their frame home in
Stone Park, a southwest suburb.
The fire occurred during the morn
ing hours while the parents, Law
renee and Caroline Porter, were
at work in a defense plant.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-INS-Deep
tragedy prevailed IN a cambridge
home today in the wake OF mad
homicidal outburst by the father of
six children. A few hours after
George Brennan, AZ, had slain two
of his daughters-one 21a years
old, the other barely fve-months
old-he took his own life in a
Boston railroad terminal.
7 WHITESBURG, Ky. - ms -
Full production was restored today
following a three-day walkout Of
approximately $500 miners and
employees of the Consolidation Coal
Company. Satisfactory adjustment
of differences, said to have result
ed from the laying off of machine
!, operator, was announced late yes
Nterday and men on the night shift
began to return to their jobs last
night
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-INS-Mrs.
Dwight Eisenhower, wife Of the
chief of the Allied invasion armies,
was mentioning today in Hot
\ Springs. With her were her par
T ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Doud
OF Denver and Herbert A. Block Of
Pueblo, Colo. Mrs. Eisenhower
resides in Washington, D. c.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind ms -
Samuel D. Jackson, former Indiana
attorney general, today succeeded
the late Frederick Van Nuys as
)AUnited States senator. He is
Democrat. Jackson was appoint
ed by Governor Henry F. Schrick.
er last night to fill the senatorial
post until Nov. 7, the next general
election day. His appointment
came several hours after the late
senator, who died in Washington
| Tuesday morning, was buried in
Anderson, Ind.
CHICAGO-INS-K. T. Keller,
/ president of the Chrysler Corpora
4 ton, today urged the government
to reach early clear cut decisions
regarding the reconversion OF In
dustry to civilian production. Form
" ulation of reconversion policy
| would raise the morale OF indus
| try rather than hinder production,
as contended by some government
officials, the industrial executive
argued.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa.-INS-The
Fourth District Naval Headquar-
tiers has announced that pilots Of
the six planes which went astray
in yesterdays heavy fog over the
eastern seaboard were all safe and
accounted for today. The planes
from the wildwood, N j., Naval
Air Training StStion either crashed
or made forced landings over wide
spread area. They were on routine
| training flights.
N-INS-Counsel for Full
ton Lewis, Jr.. noted radio COM
mentator. reported today that ap-
peals will be carried to the Supreme
Court, If necessary, to upset the
~ ~ "A Enn
to Louis ]. Balsam, OF Cambridge,
on a libel charge.
NEW YORK-INS-War bond
sales have more than doubled in
New York since the disclosures by
the War and Navy Departments OF
Japanese atrocities against Amer
lean prisoners OF war, 1t was an
nounced today.
PHILADELPHIA - ms - The
Fourth Naval District announced
today that an unidentified Navy
flier was killed when his plane
crashed in a fog and burned about
mile south OF Thompsonville.
Del. The plane was on a routine
flight from Chincoteague, Va, the
Navy said. Cause OF the crash vas
unknown. The name of the pilot
was withheld pending notification
of next of kin.
BUENOS AIRES AP-The city
OF San Juan which was virtually
destroyed by an earthquake Jan.
Is experienced four new temblors
ate yesterday but no additional