The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-18

said today II had protested the NOM
nation OF Paul A. Porter, Demo
cratic publicity director, as a men,
Der of the Federal Communication
Commission. Porter's nomination
to the FEC has been made by Pres
iGent Roosevelt and Is before the
Senate for approval.
WAYcRoSs, Ga.-AP- The
Atlantic Coast Line passenger
tr n, Tamiaml Champion, en-
route from New York TO Tampa,
Fla, was reported wrecked near
Hortense, Ca, today. Atlantic
Coast Line headquarters here
said details had not yet been
received. A relief train was
eT from here.
WITH 7TH DIVISION, LEYTE,
]. I.-AP-Residents OF Manila OF
starving, with IS per cent of them
subsisting on sweet potato leaves,
a "a year old former Filipino col
lege student said today. The youth.
who worked as a messenger for an
american officer before the Japan
csc took manila, cannot be identi-
fled for security reasons.
DETROIT-AP- Harry c.
Colburn, 50, star witness for
the state in the graft convic-
ton Of former Prosecutor Dun
can Mecrea, died today in the
University Hospital at Ann Ar
Dor after long illness.
DENVER-AP-An all-tribal con-
stitution, believed to be the first
of its kind in the history OF the
United States, was formerly adopt
cd by representative of so Amer
lean Indian tribes. Thus the In
dian leaders formally launched yes
terday the National Congress OF
American Indians for members OF
their race in the United States and
Canada.
GROTON, Mass. -AP-The Rev.
Or. Endicott Peabody, 81, founder
OF exclusive Groton school and for
more than half century its head
master. died yesterday afternoon.
Teacher of President Roosevelt
and Of the Chief Executives sons,
DR.. Peabody officiated at the cere-
MCny when the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt were married.
LONDON-AP- Air Chief Mar
shall Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory
was reported missing last night
ell route to India by plane to take
up his post as Allied air command
er-in-chief In Southeast Asia. An
air ministry announcement said
a widespread search had yielded
no trace of his unescorted plane.
Missing with him is his wife Lady
Leigh Mallory.
MOSCOW-AP-The news agen-
cy Tass announced today that Gen
Charles de Gaulle had accepted
Soviet invitation TO visit MOSCOW
and establish personal contact with
tho Russian leaders. He is expect
ed shortly.
CH1CAGO-AP- Radio Corpora
ton of America announced today II
had completed the first all electron-
ic (radio frequency heating system
for drying penicillin at great speed.
The drying of penicillin, one of the
bottlenecks in production of the
sensational drug, can be accomp-
lished at the rate of 100000, 900
units an hour from a single RCA
installation of the new equipment,
the announcement said.
LONDON-AP-- Commander Sir
Charles Craven, 60 chairman and
managing director of Vickers-Arm-
strong's' LTDs died today.
BRISBANE, Australia-AP-The
death Of Sir James Blair, 70, lieu
''""iI lHOI VI QueeHSldnu
slice 1888, was announced today.
CHEYENNE. Wyo-AP - To-
night will be Christmas eve for
little Forest (Nubbins) Hoffman.
because his parents fear that his
incurable bladder affliction may
bring death before Dec. rs. Pack
ages have streamed in from all
over the country. One OF them is
three feet long and II inches wide.
Troub led but joyously proud
Marshall Hoffman says he thinks
there must be "at least So"
WASHINGTON-AP- Prospe cts
for Pan-American conference this
year to settle the explosive Argen-
tine issue faded today with dis
closure OF the United States posi-
ton against such move. Mexico
already had informed the remand
er of the American republics OF its
view that the Argentine request
for a foreign ministers meeting to
air its role in hemisphere affairs
should not be accepted.
STOCKHOLM - APP - Allied
planes attacked a orth-bound Ger
man convoy along Sweden's west
coast Friday night. causing one
ship TO explode. the newspaper
In-e n.