The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-07
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DETROIT-AP-Heads OF the ma
tons car industry will meet here
next Thursday with representatives
OF the War Manpower Commission
to consider further steps in prepar-
ing for q resumption OF civilian mo-
tor vehicle production. This was
disclosed today by Edward L. Cush-
man, state VINO director. who issu-
ed a call for the meeting following
approval by the production excel
tive committee OF the War Produc-
ton Board in Washington. Cush-
man announced at the same time
that he had been designated by
Paul V. McNutt, VINO chairman, TO
head that agency's operations in
connection with reconversion in
all OF the automobile industry.
NEW YORK-AP-A radio mont
toring system has been establish
ed by the clio Political Action Com
mittee to report and analyze the
presentation OF labor issues, c. B.
Baldwin, CIO-PAC assistant chair
man, announced today.
WASHINGTON UP - House
Military Affairs Committee mem
bers turned today TO a study OF
Selective Service requirements In
connection with the Army's plan
for partial rehabilitation after de-
feat Of Germany. Maj. Gen. Lewis
B. Hershey, Selecuve Service d.
rector, and Col. Francis V. KEGS
ling, liaison officer between Selec-
tive Service and Congress, were In
vited to a closed session OF the COM
mittee.
WASHINGTON-AP - A Com
merce Department specialist pre-
dicted today that high percentage
of men and women in the Armed
forces-possibly 100000 out OF
the 1000, 900 total-may seek to
III oANSA
their return to civil life.
BEAVER, Pa.-INS-The Ohio
River town of Vanport, Pa, was
Uttered with fallen telephone poles,
wires and trees today in the wake
OF a tornado which hit during the
night. The twister headed out
across the Ohio in an easterly direc-
ton after striking Vanport at y.
m. Western Pennsylvania was last
hit by a tornado last June %.
when Ave separate twisters killed
1853 persons and caused more than
FIVE million dollars damage.
ZURICH-INS-A report from
the German-Swiss frontier today re-
vealed that Pierre Laval, Vichy
French premier, has arrived at
Mainau Island on the German side
of Lake Constance. Laval and his
encourage made the trip In six
automobiles, according to informa-
ton reaching Zurich sources.
SOUTH BEND, Ind.-AP - All
but four of the II workers whose
strike caused the Secretary OF the
Navy to order the Army-Navy "E"
production flag to be hauled down
at the Bantam Bearings plant OF the
Torringtcnf Company returned TO
their Jobs Wednesday. The strik-
ers, members Of Local $50 OF the
CLIO United Automobile Workers,
voted to leave their wage dispute
I'D 20 the War Labor Board.
LOS ANGELES-INS-An ordin-
ance providing for lifetime free
licenses for dog veterans OF the
war was being drawn up for adop-
ton by the Los Angeles City Coun-
Gil today. The council instructed
the city attorney to prepare the
ordinance after Councilman Harold
Hardy, pointing out that many Of
the war dogs had returned home
wounded, suggested that free IL
censes were "the least we can do
for the four-legged heroes.
CHICAGO-INS-A shortage OF
railroad labor was reported TO have
reached the stage of crisis in Chi
cago today because OF the return
to classes this week OF more than
5000 high school pupils who held
various railroad jobs this sumner
The possibility of calling upon sol
diers and sailors to help tide the
rail lines over the crisis was said
TO be under consideration as freight
piles mounted in the large term
inals.
NEW YORK-AP- Indications
that Soviet Union purchasing COM
missions are planning on buying
goods outside of lend-lease arrange
ments were reported today by the
New York Times and Herald.Tri-
bune. The newspapers quoted for
eign traders as announcing at
meeting on the Foreign Credit In
terchange Bureau Wednesday that
while most business continues on
a lend.lease basis the Russian pur-
chasing commission has been max
ing some purchases for cash.
NEW YORK-AP-CBS Cores
pendent Howard X. Smith reported
from Bern today that Adolf Hitler's
personal Interpreter and confidant,
Is reported to be in Switzerland ito
take a cure" "The visitor Is DR..
MI Cah,,{dt II{t1or'a famOua In.