The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-08

margin OF profit under current
price ceilings.
crews toiled doggedly today TO sink
a 350-foot shaft to 66 coal miners
who have been imprisoned by fire
since Wednesday, as the Belmont
County coroner prepared to declare
the men legally dead so their fam
lilies could obtain workmen's com
pensation benefits. To all but
friends OF the men entombed in
nearby Powhatan mine, efforts to
sink the air vent seemed futile
gesture.
DETROIT AP-Former Cover
nor Chase S. Osborn received his
seventh honorary degree from AM
erican colleges and universities
here last night when Wayne Uni
versity conferred upon him the de-
gree Of doctor of science in natural
science.
WASHINGTON-AP-The Treas
ury expects to announce today that
the Fifth war Loan Drive. which
ends today, has exceeded the $751;
0.O00,O00 goal. Sales through
Thursday totaled $15,S30, 900, 900, SO
per cent of the quota.
CHICAGO-INS- Production OF
engines for the B-29 super fortress
was threatened today for the Sec
ond time in a month with the
strike OF % workers at the Dodge
Chicago plant of the Chrysler Corp.
The workers, machinist repair men,
walked out last night when the Sec
ond shift reported for work at 1880
o'clock.
NEW YORK-INS-Formation Of
the new Yugoslav cabinet under the
premiership OF DR.. Ivan Subasich,
was held today as a victory Of the
forces OF unity and democracy"
SANTA FE, N. M INS-Denial
of motion for a rehearlng OF the
soldier vote case was recorded to-
day by the New Mexico State Su-
preme court. The court upheld its
earlier decision that absentee sol.
diers cannot vote for state and
county officials in the November
election. New Mexico law states
that all voters must cast their
ballots personally in their own
precincts on election day.
BRETON WOODS, n. H.-INS
Although this United Nations
monetary and financial conference
is striving for financial stability,
DR.. ]. Z. Holloway, secretary for
finance of the Union Of South AT
RIGA, who flew 1000 miles to at.
tend the meeting, today predicted
that perhaps every twenty years II
would be necessary 10 reyalue cur
rency in terms OF gold.
VAL DOR. Que.-AP-A wind
driven forest fire last night wiped
out the northern Quebec mining
town OF Pascalis after it's popula-
ton of 600 10 700 had been safely
evacuated, and flames still were
raging over a wide area today. Per-
ron, a village adjoining Pascalis,
was reported in great danger, al
though with abatement Of the wind
hope was expressed that 1t could be
saved from destruction.
DALLAS, Texas --AP- DR..
George w. Truett. II, former pres
ident OF the Baptist World AL
lance and pastor of Dallas First
Baptist Church for almost ~
years, died last night. The silver
haired, internationally known Bap-
list had zen kept from his pulpit
by Illness since July, 1913.
MEXICO CITY-AP- The news
paper Excelsior today quoted So
Wet Ambassador Constantine Gu
mansky as declaring principal war
aim OF the Allies is ito put an
end to Nazism, Fascism and Fal-
sngism" Oumansky spoke in the
Russian embassy to group OF
Spanish Republican refugees. one
OF them a reporter for Excelsior.
who called to deliver message OF
esteem for the Red Army and the
Russian people
NEW YORK-AP- Radio sta
ton WMCA last night deleted por-
tions OF a speech, referring to
Communism and to the present
Washington Administration, given
by State Senator Frederick II.
Coudert, Jr., at the New York
county convention OF the Amer
lean Legion. Coudert delivered the
talk in its entirety TO the conven-
ton when his radio time was up.
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U. s. WEATHER FORECAST
Lower Michigan-Mostly cloudy |
with thundershowers tonight and |
a few showers Sunday. Cooler to- +,
night and Sunday.
Highest temperature Yesterday.