The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-08
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BERN, switzerland AP - A
Swiss communique said today that
four American nghter planes had
machinegunned railroad stations
at belmont and Moutier in Switzer-
land. wounding seven persons.
WASHINGTON-AP-The once
OF Price Administration is scrap
ping its seven months old system OF
blue tokens for buying processed
foods. The blue tokens will go out
of use October /, no longer needed
because most canned foods are go
ing OF the ration list.
DALLAS, Tex.-AP- Delegatee
TO the National Baptist Convention,
Inc. indicated today that Detroit
would be their l945 meeting place.
since they gathered in the South
this year. Both Detroit and Chat
tanooga sought the convention.
CHICAGO-INS-The Columbia
Broadcasting Company announced
today IL had applied for licenses TO
operate television stations in Chi
cago, Los Angeles and st. Louis in
addition to it's previously filed ap-
plication for station in New
York.
NEW YORK-AP-Edward Ken
nedy Is appointed Associated Press
chief OF bureau at Paris In charge
of APPS large stan OF correspond
ents and photographers covering
the war on the western front, Kent
Cooper, executive director, an
nounced today.
INTERNATIONALLY Justice
Department spokesman said today
that for ten years before Pearl Har-
Dor "a constant stream" OF tech
meal and economic data of the Ut
most importance to Japan's armed
forces" flowed to the Japanese as
a result OF Japanese commercial
transactions with American nrms.
NEW YORK-INS-Wendell l..
Willkie, the 1910 COP presidential
candidate, was resting comfortable
at Manhattan hospital TO-DAY
where he is under treatment Tor
a stomach disorder which develop
ed during a trip to his Rushville'
Ind, home.
CHICAGO-AP Further de-
velopment in our Social Security
system should be by state and local
governments rather than at a ma
tional level, Eric A. Johnston, presi'
dent of the Chamber OF Commerce
of the United States, said today
In a speech prepared for delivery
TO the Executives Club OF Chicago,
Johnston said programs such as
Social Security should be kept
close to the people, to the employ
ers, the employees and the taxpay-
ers."
DETROIT-AP-Fou motorcar
manufacturers already have filed
reconyersion plans with the War
Manpower Commission, Edward i.
/. Cushman, heading the commits
sion's activities in the car indus.
try's reconversion program. said
today. Disclosing that plans have
been submitted for approval OF the
VINO by General Motors, Ford
Chrysler and Nash-Kelvinator,
Cushman who Is also state WMC
director, said no action would be
taken until the industry-wide meet
ing to be held here September IL
. STURGEON BAY. Wis.-1NS-
The mother OF six sons in military
service and a seventh killed while
on duty with the Navy will chris
ten the U.S.S. Shakamaxon, Navy
net tender, at the Leatham u
Smith Shipbuilding Co. yards IN
Sturgeon Bay Saturday. She Is
Mrs. Theodore E. Lyman OF Ottum
wa. Iowa, who will be accompanied
to Sturgeon Bay by hcs husband, a
Burlington Zephyr" locomotive en-
gineer.
MOSCOW-AP- A 16-man Fin
nish armistice delegation headed
ty Premier Hantti Hackzell arrived
here last night and was expected
TO embark today on formal negotia'
tions with Soviet government rep
resentatives. Bulgarian armistica
talks will not be held here, 1t was
learned, and there was general spec
ulation they might take place IN
Cairo. where a Bulgarian delegation
previously had been negotiating
with U. S. and British representa-
tives.
LOS ANGELES-AP-A Jen
nings. S0-year.old former train TOD
her who turned evangelist, writer
and lecturer after his pardon by
President Roosevelt in 1903, Is seek
,ng 100000 damages from the Don
Lee Broadcasting Co. and the Web
err Baking Co., sponsor Of the Lone
Ranger" radio program. jennings
recently a technical adviser TO-
moving pictures. said the program
attributed to him CERTAIN crimes
he didn't commit.
NEW YORK-INS- In a prece.
sent.setting decision. the Regional
War Labor Board ordered Hobo
ken, n. j., bakery today to pay Its
employees for the time consumed IN
changing from regular to working
clothes required by state law. indus.
trv members OF the board dissented