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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-04
Soldier Loses Purse;
Needs His Papers

Master Sgt Clifford II. McDon-
aid, stationed al 472 Federal
Bldg, today appealed TO whoever
might have found his purse. con-
tanning valuable service docu-
mcntS, TO return il keeping as a
reward about $50 in cash which
the purse also contained
Sgt Mcdonald said he needs
the papers in the performance of
his duties. lie lost the purse last
night possibly in the Vicinity Of
Ferndale. he believes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-04
PATROL CLASHES

GEN. MacAR TIL Urls HQ,
NEW GUINEA, May 4 INS)-
American infantry grapplcd with
stubbornly resisting J apane S @
troops today in numerous bitter
patrol clashes at both ends OF the
l50-mile long invasion 'front.' on
the north coast Of New Guinea.
Stiff fighting was reported in
both the Hollandia area of Dutch
New Guinea and the Aitape region
in British northeastern New
Guinea.
All along the coastal area east
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-04
Sub Sunk
by RAJ

ADVANCED ALLIED no
HANDY. CEYLON, May 4 lJPJ
British medium bombers de-
stroycd an enemy submarine M
the Indian Ocean Tuesday SOUTH
west Of SOc0tra Island OF lho
coast Of Italian S0mahland OF
Africa a southeast Asia COM
munlque announced today.
The Raj bombers destroyed
the Su b airline with depth
charges while carrying out gem
eral reconnaissance in tho Indian
Ocean where enemy Submcrslblcs
have been active IN recent months
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-04
Baron RothsChiId
Held in Bolivia Plot

NEW YORK. May 4 GNS)-
Baron Maurice Rothschild. French
refugee and descendant of one of
the founders of the Third Repub-
lie has been arrested in Bolivia
and charged with contributing
20.000,00Q pesos 10 rRvoutioniSts
plotting the overthrow of the Bo-
livian government, the Berlin ra-
dio reported last night. a
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-04

LONDON. May 4 INST.
StanjSlaus OrlemanSki. Polish
American priest from Springfield.
Mass. who is visiting the Soviet
Union. has returned from a short
inspection trip 10 a Polish divi-
sion i'm Russia. Reuters News
Agency reported today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-04
u. =. Planes. :
Wrecked i'm Duel

ALLIED no. s. ". PACIFIC.
May 4 (UP) - Two American
planes and two PIT boats were
wrecked when they fought each
other near Rabaul. New Britain,
last Saturday after they appar-
emily failed 10 recognize signals.
il was announced today
Casualties were light consider
ing the nature Of the incident, a
spokesman said adding that The
battle occurred IN an area where
American planes often sight small
japanese craft. some OF which
closely resemble PIT boats
MISTAKE SIGNALS
Gen. MacArthur's headquarters
announced:
THE apparent failure OF
recognition signals involved two
PIT boats i'm action with
friendly planes from the Solo
mons near Cape lambert. Both
boats and two planes were
wrecked"
The spokesman said The inci-
dent, started when a PIT boat
grounded on a reef near the
cape, which is IN the RabHul area.
and American planes attacked 49,
The crew of the boat attempted
to defend itself and shot down one
Of the planes, he said
When another PIT boat came
10 the aid of the stricken craft.
the American planes attacked
again, the spokesman added and
the second u. S. fighter was shot
down. Both Of the fleet little
PTS were wrecked.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-04
1900 Ford
10
Get Million
BY JACK CRELLIN
Times stan Correspondent

MINNEAPOLIS, May A.
A decision of the National
War Labor Board whereby
approximately 5000 employees
I of the Ford Motor Co. will
receive an estimated ST.
1000, 900 back pay was
revealed here today by Percy
ILlewellyn, UAW-CIO execu-
tive board m e m Der, aud
Richard T. Leonard, director
of the unions Ford division.
Llewellyn said he had been in
formed that the board had turned
down an appeal of the company
against a ruling by the regional
WLB in Detroit that the workers
transferred from the Pratt-Whit-
ney job in the Rouge plant to
the Highland Park and Lincoln
plants should receive the -ame
rate of pay.
NATIONS HIGHEST RATE
Tracing the history of the dis
pute. Llewellyn said that the
Ford company had originally
agreed on rates which were the
highest for aircraft workers any,
where in the country. This was
for work to be done in the Rouge
Pratt-Whitney plant.
| Six months ago, however, the
company transferred many of the
workers to the Highland Park
plant where rates were approxi-
mately 81 day lower for COM
parable work, Llewellyn said.
The company. decided to hold
the difference in escrow and
asked the WLB for a ruling on
the dispute.
fCl TX III WLb
When the regional board up
held the unions contention the
case was referred to the ma
tional WLB, which handed down
its decision yesterday, Llewellyn
said.
1t was also announced that the
current contract dispute between
the Ford company and the union
had been certified to the WLB
after only five days of nego-
tiation.
The union is asking a wage in
creased comparable TO its esti-
mated rise in the cost of living,
or approximately II cents an
hour. Establishment of a post
war security fund is the other
major issue to be decided.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-04
YanksBatter
AtIantieWd||

LONDON. May 4 (UP)-U. S.
bomber fleets battered Germany's
Atlantic wall and perhaps Ger
many itself today on the heels of a
hotly-contested 800-plane. 2,240-
ton Raj assault last night that
wrecked three of the enemy's main
munitions and supply depots in
France.
Carrying the great pre-invasion
offensive into the eighteenth
straight day squadrons of Ma
RAIDERS and Havocs of the Ninth
u. S. Ar Force hammered Ger
man defenses and other military
targets in northern France in
daylight. They we're escorted by
L. S. Thunderbolts and Raj Spit
fires.
L. S. Eighth Air Force For
treSSes attacked a German airfield
in Holland.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-04
| 7P|antsHit;;
900PaCkard
Forennen0ut

A walkout Of 900 foremen Of
the Packard Motor Car Co. today
brought the number of foremen
on strike TO nearly $500 and the
total number of war workers idle
in seven major Detroit arms pro-
duction plants TO S.715.
Altogether, II plant units were
affected in the most serious threat
to the war effort in this area in
many months. Including those on
strike az me Ford Motor Co. OF
Canada in Windsor. the total of
armament workers idle in the De-
troti area was 25.715.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-04
Allies Cut Off Enemy
Gdrrisons in Split

LONDON, May 4 GNS)-Yugo-
slav Partisan headquarters re-
ported today that German and
UStashi garrisonS in the Adriatic
port of Split had been cut off by
Allied forces and, with the civilian
population, were suffering from
lack Of food.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-04

ITALY-Halan based bombers hammer Bucharest heavy
night raid. page L.
AIR WARFortresses attack airfed Holland Raj blasts
supply depots in France page L. ~
PACFIC-Two u s. planes and two L. PIT boats wrecked
as they battle each other in error. page L.
NDIA-Jap raids repulsed south Of Kohma
page b.
RUSSA-Red bombers attack Naz centers behind
eastern front. page D.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-04
NEEDS HELP

Ten-year-Old Eddie Draheim
looking up at Nurse Vera Frank
from his bed in the Grace Hospital
Annex where he is dangerously il!
with peritOnitis and in desperate
need of the miracle drug peni-
cillin. Eddie, fourth grader
at the Robert Burns School, has
been in the hospital since April 15.
(Ses Story, Page - Times Phot'
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-04
Governor ProCIaims
May "a Mothers Day

LANSING. May 4 CUP)-Gov.
Kelly today issued a proclama-
ton calling for Observance of
May Ia, as Mothers Day and
also designated May u and 13
as Carnauop Days Of the Ameri-
can war mothers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-04

OF aitape 20 Saidor. were an
estimated 10000 Japanese were
cut off by the American invasion
of the Hollandla-Aitape area
navy Pr boats and Allied aircraft
frustrated enemy escape attempts
by blasting additional barge CCn-
ccntrations and military installa-
Ftrwg
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-04
Daughter Of Kennedy
To Marry Marques

LONDON, May 4 (INS)--Mar-
riage plans Of the Marques of
Harrington. 20, heir TO the Duke
of Devonshire. and Kathleen Ken
nedy, daughter Of Joseph p. Ken
nedy, former ambassador 70 the
court of st. James. were disclosed
today in the London Daily Mail.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-04

City Auto Gas
Use prObed
BY HAROLD sCHACHERN

Regardless of gasoline rationing 1814 city owned
used 10000 gallons of gasoline the last year than
they did in the II months before ratonng started city
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-04
VOTED TO STRIKE

The Packard foremen. members
OF Chapter of the Foremen,s AS
ISOLATION of America, militant in
dependent union, voted TO strike
last night, and a walkout of $50
on the evening shift followed. The
remaining foremen, of which the
FAA claims 80 per cent member
ship, failed to report for the
morning shift.
Another meeting of Packard
foremen was TO be held today.
Strikers from the Briggs plants
were scheduled to meet tomorrow
al II a. m. in FairView Gardens.
LACK OFFICIAL o. X.
In strikes involving membership
Of the UAW-CIO, no official union
sanction was given in any case.
These included walkouts at the
KelSey-Hayes McGraw plant. with
1000 idle; the DeSoto Warren
plant, 2,434 idle, and the Republic
Aircraft Corp, 100 in two
plants. All are manufacturers of
vital war materials.
Joining the lineup of strikers
today were "a employees of the
Vermont and East Side service
branches of General Motors and
300 AT the Chicago Rawhide
Manufacturing Co, at 5000 Alpine.
PREVIOUS STRIKE
Prior 10 { q walkout Of the
Packard foremen the striking
group included $50 foremen from
the Murray Corp of America,
LOCO from six plants of the
Briggs Manufacturing Co., and
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-04
RULES IN EFFECT

According TO municipal trans
portation officials, the following
rules are in effect regarding cit.
cars:
1-Employes are assigned
cars after the budget bureau
has surveyed their jobs and de-
cided whether their outside
work covers sufficient distance
TO merit such assignment.
These employees include asses
sors, DPW foremen, building
and health inspectors. purchas-
ing agents, visiting nurses,
police and fire officials and
dozens of other clasSifications.
2-Employes are ordered to
drive city cars only on city
business.
because the city has in
sufficient garage space, most
employees are permitted to drive
the cars home. provided they
can house them in garages.
4-Gasoline and oil are dis
pensed on request al the munic-
ipal garage or, in the case of
fire and police cars, at their
respective stations.
5-Speedometers are checked
for mileage each time cars are
gassed. but only 10 determine
Continued on Page ?, Col. 81
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-04
ALSO OVER GERMANY

NaZi broadcastS said bomber
formations also were over north
west and west Germany, including
the Munster area, an indication
that Eighth Air Force Fortresses
or Liberators might be in action.
Allied planes streamed across
the English Channel toward the
continent, in an almost ceaseless
procession from dawn despite
cloudy weather.
Raj and Allied planes of the
Second Tactical Air Force also
attacked northern France during
the morning. They, too. were
escorted by Spitfires.
German night fighters opposed
the RATS bonn ber fleets in
strength last night for the first
time in recent months, but the
raiders dropped block-busters and
fire bombs on a military depot at
Mailly, southeast of Reims in
northern France; aircraft stores
and equipment at Montdidier, 81
miles southeast of Amiens behind
the channel coast, and an ammu-
milton dump at Chateaudun. some
20 miles southwest of Paris.
40 PLANES LOST
Smaller forces pounded Ludwig
Shafen, one of Germanys main
sources of explosives, in south
west Germany and unidentified
targets in the western Reich.
Forty-nine planes were lost in
all raids and in subsidiary mine
laying operations.
Clouds and other inclement
weather over the continent limited
American bombers and fighters to
two attacks on the French Pas
dc Calais invasion coast yesterday.
Some 200 Liberators opened the
attack and later Thunderbolt
fighter-bomberS took over. All
planes returned safely.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-04
NJ sHITT TROOPs

I'm the action on the ground a
considerable movement of the
Germans on the Adriatic front
and increased mortar fire was
observed
Allied patrols ON the beachhead
below Rome were active, keeping
contact with the Germans.
SIX NaN planes were shot down
by antiaWCIaft fire during two
raids on the AnkIo area.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-04

rs c LAKE LINES to Cleveland
every night at 11:30 Travel in
comfort. Service 70 Buffalo begins
Saturday. May 6. CA 9S00.-Adv.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-04
HOURLY TEMPERATURES

Ruptured-Ingrams are specialists
in selection. fitting trusSes and
surgical supports. 4444 Woodward.
ADV.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-04
In The Times TODAY

PAY YOUR BILLS BY CHECK
Open a Personal Checking Ac-
count at Industrial National Bank
costs much less than money
orders.-Adv.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-04
STAGE DAYLIGHT RAIDS

Assaults against the Riviera
communications and those i'm con-
trai Italy were made in daylight
by medium Marauder bomberS
The Nlarauders hit rail bridges
oH lines from Narscille 20 Genoa
md the Tentimigha rail yards,
five miles cast Of the French
frontier The Imperia yards also
were Won covered
More than 1850 sorties were
flown hy the Mediterranean air
force craft Five We're reported
mI...ne .n I'D operations.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-04
NT-FNAMEL Paints Bedroom

Furniture. average size room for
SIS. No brush marks.-Adv. \
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-04

consumption was shown in
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-04

This increased gasoline
spite of the fact that con-
struction machinery, whic h
formerly used a considerable
portion Of city gasoline, has
been put to minimum use in
the last year.
when DPW COMMISSIONER
Walker was asked if the in
creased gas consumption was
caused by city employees using
city cars for personal driving TO
beat tire and gas rationing, he
admitted that no check was made
on the purposes for which these
cars were used.
Informed OF the increased gas
use, Mayor Jeffries said he had no
knowledge of the situation but
would demand an explanation
from DPW Supt. Richards, who
is out of town until Monday.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-04
PREVIOUS STRIKE

CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. %
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-04

CONTINUED on Page ?, Col. 81
Evening star., 1944-05-14

A front Of yellow beneoIine
tropical print is combined with
q brown knitted wool and Gel
onese bock in this swim in
vitine one -pieeer worn by Nor
euerite Chopmon,
Evening star., 1944-12-26

Support the Sixth War Loan
drive Like Mighty Army" Over
the Top-94 Million. De Sofa Had
No Quota; Nor Have We. Buy and
Buy and Buy.
Evening star., 1944-12-26
London Subways Resume
After 0ne-Day YuIe Strike

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. 26-London re-
sembled a ghost town today on this
last day of the long Christmas holi-
day-but it's subways resumed run
ming after a one-day Xule strike.
Buses, trans and subWays ran a
skeleton service. Many streets were
deserted Among Britons, boxing
day" is as much a part of the holi-
day tradition as Christmas itself.
They spend December 26 in family
gatherings even more SO than on
Christmas Day.
Another factor in today's quiet
was that seemingly fewer Americans
than usual were in town on furlough.
However, for those United States
soldiers detailed to repair bomb
damaged houses it was no holiday.
The one-day subway strike was
workers protest against refusal to
let them off Christmas or an equiva-
lent daV.
Evening star., 1944-12-26

Rhine, and north of CoimAr tns
Allies entered Bennwier.
Berlin said Schiesseck Fort
Of the Maginot Line north OF
Bitche on the 7th Army front
had been recaptured by the Ger
mans, with Bundenthal. Z miles
northwest OF Wissembourg, also
retaken.)
The Allies yesterday sent out
more than 1000 planes, 900 of which
directed their blows at sealing of
the battle bulge in the rear line
rather than in ont-line attacks.
For this reason, officers at head
quarters said, the full effect of air
blows may not begin to be felt
heavily on the actual front line for
48 hours or more.
56 Tanks Wrecked.
The Allied planes yesterday
wrecked at least Sc tanks, and de-
stroyed or damaged 7s1 other
armored vehicles and transports.
Yesterdays air action cost 13
heavy bombers, medium and light
bombers and As fighters, some of
which may have landed in friendly
territory. Seventy German
planes were shot down
The 9th Tactical Air Force alone
reported this toll of enemy vehicles
since the start of the German
counteroffensive: 312 planes de-
stroyed, 435 armored vehicles, 1886
685 railway cars, and
q locomotives destroyed or dam
aged
Evening star., 1944-12-26
Night Operator Sentenced
For Threatening Woman

Philip Mickens, colored, SO, of 116
Forty-fourth street NE was SEN
fenced in Municipal Court today to
post $1,000 peace bond or serve
six months in jail after he was
found guilty of threatening a woman
on the telephone.
The woman testified that Mickens,
night telephone operator at the
Croydon Apartment, 1915 Seven
teenth street NV, had called her
for dates" and threatened her when
she refused to meet him
According to police, the defendant
acquired the woman's number by
overhearing phone calls she received
from tenant at the Croydon. At
the suggestion of police, she made
a date" with Mickens to come to
her apartment yesterday. When
MickenS arrived, he was arrested bv
Precinct Detective Edward A. DAILY.
Mickens denied making threaten
ing calls and said he went to the
Woman's apartment at the request of
tenant who sent him for cigarettes.
Evening star., 1944-12-26
Soldiers Find Father Walsh
Photo In Nazi MAGAZINE

Five American soldiers browsing
over Nazi magazines found in their
front-line shelter somewhere in
Germany" recognized the picture
of their former lecturer in geo.
politics at Georgetown University.
Look at this fellers, it's a picture
OF Father Walsh" Pfc. William N
Madill exclaimed, holding up q
magazine dated 1886.
Sure enough 1t was and Pfc. Ma
dill sent the page, torn from the
magazine, to the Rev. Edmund A.
Walsh, S. j., regent OF the Foreign
Service School at Georgetown. 1t
was received with . letter signed
by all five soldiers.
The picture and German caption
and story told OF the visit to George
town of Cardinal Pacelli (now Pope
Plus KID when he received
Georgetown's highest academic
honor.
Others who signed the letter
were Pfc. Robert L. Kahtz, Pfc.
William v. Villiez, Pfc. Irwin R.
Ostrander and Pfc. Fred C. Schulnz.
There was no Identification. About
1000 soldiers in ASTP were attend
ing Georgetown last fall and their
records are now with the Army.
Evening star., 1944-12-26

Security Investment-War Savings
Bonds Secure the Four Freedoms
Buy one today.
Evening star., 1944-12-26
Z ColoneIs, Major Lost
With B-29 Over Tokyo

BY the Associated Press.
TWENTY FIRST UNITED
STATES BOMBER COMMAND.
Saipan, Dec. 3 Delayed "A Super
Fortress was lost over Tokyo today,
carrying two colonels. major and
nine others to almost certain death.
Among those lost were Col. Byron
Elias Brugge, 35. son-in-law of the
late Maj. Gen. Clarence L. Tinker:
Col Richard Thomas King, jr., 36,
and Mai. Robert Flood Colds
worthy, 81, of Rosalia, Wash, the
pilot.
Disabled by the gunfire OF Jap
anese plane. the Super Fortress
went down with two engines smoking
and enemy fighters trailing her
closely.
Evening star., 1944-12-26
'Dues-Paying' Plan Offered
For Democratic Party

BY the Associated Press.
A plan to have the Democratic
party reorganiZed on a dues pay
ing basis was advanced today by
Representative Ramspeck, Demo-
crat, of Georgia.
Under his proposal, county units
would be formed, with each member
paying dues of approximately s5 a
year. The money would be divided
for national and local use.
Mr.. Ramspeck, who headed the
Democratic Speakers Bureau dur
ing the recent campaign, said the
plan will help us build interest and
unity, as well as solving some of our
financial trouble"
He plans to present the idea soon
to national party leaders.
Evening star., 1944-12-26
Maryland Group Studies
Effect Of Insurance RuIjnu

By the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, Dec. 26.-The
effect of a recent Supreme Court
decision bringing insurance COM
panles under provisions of the Sher-
man Antitrust Act will be studied
by a newly appointed committee
composed Of Maryland insurance of
f1cials.
Announcing the committee Gov.
OConor said the members would
pay particular attention to the ad-
visibility of amending Maryland
laws to strengthen State control
over insurance companies and to
the future of State supervision of
State supervision of insurance.
Since the announcement of the
Supreme Court decision, State Off
cials and insurance men had been
apprehensive that insurance busi-
ness wolud be taken from State
supervision and put under Federal
regulation, the Governor explained
The committee is headed by Law
renee E. Ensor, State insurance
commissioner, and includes Presi-
dent r. D. Laizear of the Mutua,
Fire Insurance Co. of Montgomery
County, Sandy Spring.
Evening star., 1944-12-26
Commission Reports
Rise in Chicago Crime
BY the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, Dec. rs. - Crime in
Chicago increased in 1914, and there
was a decrease in punishment to
offenders, the Chicago Crime Com
mission said today in its year-end
report.
For the first IL months Of this
year. said Rudolph Dvorak, assist
ant operating director, the totals for
various kinds of crime are more
than for the II months of 1943. Un-
til this year, he said, the trend had
been reversed.
Mr.. Dvorak listed 176 murders in
the city up to December l, as COM
pared to 169 in 1943, while the total
crimes listed for the II months
were 32,087 as compared to 30,862
last year.
Evening star., 1944-12-26
WoundedNovyMenC CoverCosts
With CHEEKY YuIe Decorations

/ BY the Associated Press
SAN DIEGO. Calf. Dec. 90
There were no long faces among
the wounded yesterday at the Nava
Hospital. 1t was Christmas, but
more important, Christmas in the
United States.
Lying in the first bed of an Ortho-
pedic ward, Pvt. James E. Cody, jr.,
marine from East Syracuse, N. Y,
brought smiles to all who walked by
him with the greeting, Merry
Christmas" printed in bright green
across the cast which covered his
chest.
A few beds farther along. wound
ed sailor had decorated in red and
green the suspension which held
Evening star., 1944-12-26
Small Streams Inundute
Roods in West Virqiniu

! BY lne Associated Press.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, Dec. 90
A Christmas rain which washed
away a heavy snowfall sent small
streams surging out of their banks
today, inundating many roads in
Central West Virginia.
The Ohio and Kama &ha Rivers
were rising, but weather observers
said the rate of rise did not cause
immediate concern.
BurnsVille and Buckhannon ap-
peared TO be among the hardest hit.
The little Kanawha River spread
throughout Burnsville. where the
water was several inches deep. The
.community's only theater was food
ed. The Buckhannon River covered
Ione Buckhannon street and still was
rising.
Evening star., 1944-12-26
Newsprint Quota Same
As in Quarter Last Year
BY the Associated Press.

By The Associated Press.
The basic neWsprint consumption
quota for newspapers will be the
same in the first quarter of 1945 as
In the first quarter of 1914.
Off1cials Of the War Production
Boards Printing and Publishing Di-
vision disclosed this today, They
said, however, that newspapers must
figure their consumption quotas
without the allowance they received
last year for the extra day resulting
from leap year