The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-02
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PHILADELPHIA-AP-Th tiny
Cirminello bankruptcies are doing
fine today. thanks. and so is their
petite. 80 year old mother. A
morning bulletin from the Penns /
yania hospital said the three lit
yesterday in history-making
caesarean operation, were lin good
condition.
ETROiT-AP-A fiVe.alarm
fire In the downtown area to-
day destroyed a three story
factory building which housed
the Nimmo Electric Co.. the
Victory Bar Co., and the De-
troit Overall Co. Damage was
estimated at 100000.
WASHINGTON ms A high
ranking official OF the Department
OF Agriculture charged with direc-
tion OF the governments sugar pol
fey said today that wartime con-
trolls on price and rationing of SUI
gar should be retained "for an in
definite period after the conclusion
of the war in Europe" The official
preferred not to be quoted by name
until government policy on the
question has been formally an
nounced.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
struggle TO fight her way out OF
diplomatic quarantine began form
ally in 20 other American capitals
today. Delegates of the other mem-
bers of the Pan-American Union
were sending TO their governments
the Buenos Aires request for an
inter-American foreign ministers
meeting TO consider the touchy Ar
gentine situation.
LONDON UP--Admiral Lord
Louis Mountbatten soon may step
down as Supreme Allied Comman.
der in Southeast Asia, usually re-
liable sources said today as his
former deputy, Gen. Joseph w
Stilwell, limited that a large-scale
offensive was pending in that thea.
ter.
TOLEDO, O.--AP- Hope for early
settlement Of an inter-union dis
pute which has resulted in walk.
outs by $500 members OF the Me-
chanics Educational Society Of AM
erica in % Toledo war plants has
faded. A four-hour conference be-
tween officials Of the unaffiliated
union and the ClO Automobile
Workers failed to produce a truce.
WASHINGTON-INS - Senator
Homer Ferguson (Rl Mich. de
clared today that "a congressional
investigation remains the only
means of telling the public who
was responsible for the Pearl Har-
Dor disaster" and said he would in
troduce a resolution for a probe
when Congress reconvenes.
LOS ANGELES AP-Superior
Judge Emmett II. Wilson says IT is
illegal for union officers to use
their treasuryls funds or assess
members for political purposes. Is
uing an injunction against officers
OF the AFL Screen Office En-
ployes Guild yesterday, he said:
"A political belief is ones own.
union member is like a member OF
the Elks' Lodge, in that he had
been either a Democrat or Re-
publican, with a right to that be-
lief"
WASHINGTON AP-The Post
Office Department said today its
new postal note probably viii not
be distributed to post offices until
the first of the year. The note,
simplified form OF money order
with a five cent rate for amounts
from one cent to $40, was included
in a series of authorized postal
changes which became effective
yesterday, but preparation and
printing have delayed its distribu-
ton.
PITTSBURGH AP $500 Senator
Harry S. Truman carried his vice
presidential campaign into holly.
contested Pennsylvania today,
where he will formally close his
S,O00-mile transcontinental speak
ing tour with an address on Labor
and Small Business" at 800 p. m.
(EWT).
NEW NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF
the presidential contest depends
on which candidate captures Penn
sylvania's 80 electoral votes, News
week magazine disclosed a final
survey OF its election trends pane
indicated. Newsweek said result
of the election was lin complete
doubt"
MADISON. Wis.-INS-The Uni
versity OF Wisconsin Club, a pri-
Nate residence for faculty mem.
hers and graduate students. was
open today to membership applica-