The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-09
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NEW YORK-AP-A routine dis
patch on crop conditions broadcast
by the Japanese Domei news agen-
cy to the controlled press OF occu-
pied Asiatic areas and reported to-
day by United States Government
monitors disclosed that a wide area
In northern Japan had ,een sub
jected to severe foods some time
last month.
LONDON-AP- The colonial Of
fee has announced that Sir Harold
MacMichael. outgoing British high
commissioner for Palestine, was
slightly wounded in Jerusalem
Tuesday when his car was am
pushed. Lady Macmichael, accom-
panying her husband, was unhurt,
but two members of the high COM
missioner's stan were seriously in
jured.
ISTANBUL-AP-Franz Won Pa.
pen, former German ambassador 10
Turkey, was arrested as soon as
he entered Germany Tuesday on
his return from Ankara, an official
OF the International Bank here re-
ported last night. The bank Of
fetal, a personal friend of Won
Papen. received no details OF the
arrest.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES arrested
without resistance rs persons who
said they planned to sing all-India
Congress party songs today-the
second anniversary Of the arrest vf
midas political leaders-as a DEM
onstration OF desire for civil lib
critics. Four others who offered
themselves for arrest were taken
into custody. A few students at
tempted TO picket schools and col
leges. Bombay on the whole was
quiet.
HAVANA-AP- The known toll
OF FIVE dead was expected to rise
today as a salvage crew worked TO
lift a four-engined Pan American
clipper from the bottom OF Nipe
Bay, Antilla. where 1t crashed while
taking off for Miami with 81 per-
sons aboard. Twelve passengers,
two of them children. remained
unaccounted for after the accident
Tuesday. The big plane was on q
regular San Juan-to-Miami flight
and had made stop to discharge
three passengers at the way station
In Cubas lush sugar cane country.
SOUTHEAST ASIA Command
Headquarters, Handy. Ceylon-AP
Brig. Gen. Frank d. Merrill, who
recently surrendered command of
his famous "Marauder" detachment
in Burma, has been named head of
the Liaison group for the China
Burma-India theater at Allied Head
quarters here.
CHICAGO-AP - Four Detroit
doctors say that use OF penicilhn
apparently solves one OF the prin-
cipal problems n early skin graft
ing on burned areas. Reporting to-
day in the Journal Of the Amer
lean Medical Association, Drs John
Winslow Hirshfield, Matthew A..
Pilling, Charles Wesley Bugs and
William K. Abbott said experience
with II patients convinced them
that use of penicillin not only per-
lnirs early grating but also appar-
entity rleyents loss OF skin from IN
lection trat ordinarily occurs.
MONTPELIER, Vt.-AP - Yer
mont's staunch Republicans appar-
emily have heaped tradition upon
tradition in nominating Mortimer
r. Proctor for governor. BY his
victory in yesterdays primary, the
present lieutenant governor yirtu
ally was assured OF occupying the
Rubernator' al chair in which his
father and grandfather once sat, Tor
in Vermont the COP nomination is
tantamount to election.
ROME-AP-Antoine de st. Exu-
perry, A, French pilot and author,
is missing after a mission over
Southern France, an official an
nouncement said today.
KANSAS CITY-AP - Rock
hurst College is offering a four-year
course for bachelor OF science de-
gree in industrial relations. Rev.
John C. Friedl, director Of the
schools institute for social recon
struction, said today. He added tina:
this is the first school in the cou I.
try to offer a degree in ALDERMAN.
agement problems.
TOPEKA, Kans.-AP--The Santa
Fe Railroad estimated yesterday
that 2,160, 900 bushels Of wheat still
are stored on the ground in the
Southwest.
HOLLYWOOD-AP-Lois And
rews, who married comedian George
Jessel four years ago when only 16,
said today that she and the wealthy
Jack Topping expect to marry in
New York in November. Miss And
rews, divorced from Jessel two
years ago, Is here visiting with her
three year old daughter, Jerilynn.
WASHINGTON--AP- The first
stoves will be removed from ra-
tioning August Is when coal.wood
laundry stoves and gas ranges with
non-metallic outside back or side
nanalq cnme off the ratiOued list.