The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-03-31

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MIAMI BEACH, Fla.-INS-Fred
B. Snite Jr., infantile paralysis vic
tim who will have spent eight
was disclosed to be under the care
of a heart specialist following a
= heart attack. Snite's father flew
irom Chicago to Miami Beach last
Friday when be was notified his
Son had been affected by the Flor
ida heat had been confined to
his air conditioned room, where he
now IS reported TO be recovering.
HOLLYWOOD ms Jackie
> Coogan, once known as The Kid"
TO millions OF screen fans. has won
himself a promotion. He's lieu
tenant now. The news came to.
day in a letter written by the one
time child star after his return
from landing glider troops behind
the Jap lines in Burma jungle.
: NEW YORK-INS-There will
be no more singing commercials
on radio station WQXR, its man
sgement announced today For
six months the station has banned
such advertising during the eve
ming hours. The new policy COW
ers all operating hours. therefore
no new contracts for singing com
mercials will be accepted, the sta
ton said.
NEW YORk-INS-- THE voice
of the Turtle" the three character
comedy hit. was disclosed today
TO be under police investigation.
Appropriate officials" were as
signed 10 investigate the play af.
ter complaint charging obscenity.
was received by Police Commits
sioner Lewis J. Valentine from
Mcgr John l.. Belford OF the Rom
an Catholic Church of the Nativity
in Brooklyn, the commissioner said.
~, NEW YORK-INS-B Before this
day is over. Wayne Thomas Lon
ersan may know his rate. Judge
James Garrett Wallace, In charg-
ing the jury, will instruct the jur-
ors on points of law, and explain
the shades OF difference between
murder in the first and second de
grees-and between murder and
granddaughter.
NEW YORK-INS- Panic like
buying in New York stores in face
of the 20 per cent luxury tax which
takes effect tomorrow has fiter-
al relation to the pocketbook. Pc
lice were called out to aid in
guiding the crowds in a Union
Square store where a IS handbag
is a luxury. item and the 20 per
cent tax means a real sacrifice.
In uptown luxury stores, however.
only a normal pre-Easter business
rush was reported-a tax increase
is noted by customers there with
little concern.
+ COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -
lNS-Goy. John w. Bricker of
Ohio. who has been campaigning
for the Republican presidential
nomination, completed his western
swing and was enroute today to
Columbus, o. Speaking at par
ty rally in Colorado Springs, the
governor assailed the New Deal
administration for Its failure to
keep the American public fully in
formed on all matters, except those
that give information to the enc
my"
TOPEKA, Kans.-INS-Alf NJ.
Landon declared today that, un.
less President Roosevelt is defeat
ed next fall. the nation will have
TO abandon our system of govern
ment with its divided responsible
ty or face breakdown in our ma
tional administration"
BUENA VISTA. Ca ms -
Three men were dead today as a
result of the explosion of a dud
shell on the front steps of farm
home 10 miles northwest Of Buena
Vista. The victims were identified
as J. w. McWorter, so. farmer;
Louis Sim, 30. and Morley Thomas.
20. sawmill workers. The explo-
sion occurred at the farm home
of Henry Harris, about three miles
from the Fort Benning reserva-
ton. The front of the farm house
| was wrecked.
CAPE GLOUCESTER, New
Britain Delayed -INS-in the
| murky depths of a jungle pool. an
Army scientist today waged
| barehanded fight for his life against
! vicious 10 foot crocodile-and
1 won. With both arms badly torn
and suffering from the shock Of
| the horrifying experience. the
scientist, Capt. Philip Darlington.
20. of a Buckingham ST. Cam
bridge, Mass. managed to make
his way through the jungle to a
field hospital.
PITTSBURGH-INS- At least
I twenty-five hundred union workers
were out on strike today in the
Pittsburgh area despite the ef-
: forts of federal and state concilia-
tors and Army ordinance men.
5 Forty-five workers on four batteries
OF coke ovens at the Clarion by
products plant of the Carnegie-Iln.
|, nois Steel Corporation left their
Jobs in a sympathy walkout with
between 500 and 700 maintenance
workers. who continued their
strike for a fourth day after de.
feating a back-to-work motion.
SCRANTON. Pa ms Louis