The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-16

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: WASHINGTON ms - Herve
Alphand, personal representative
of Gen. Charles DeGaulle is on his
way to London today with the text
OF new United States-French
agreement covering the controver-
=. sial question OF the civil administra-
ton of France.
WASHINGTON-INS-The OPA
today announced boost OF about
10 cents per pound in the retail
ceiling prices on most smoked fish
both salt and fresh water-effec-
tive August u.
- MILWAUKEE-AP- An incum-
bent administration supporter and
former state senator apparently
won Democratic nominations for
Congress from the fourth and fifth
(Milwaukee) districts in Wiscon-
sins primary yesterday by build
ing up substantial leads over can
y didates endorsed by the CIO polit-
ical action committee.
NEW YORK-AP-The Tokyo
radio announced that Premier Ku--
MAXI Koisos cabinet met today in
extraordinary session to hear a re-
port by Yonezo Mazda, minister of
:. transportation and communica-
tons, on shipment of planes and
plane parts.
ISTANBUL (Delayed) --AP-
Five survivors OF the Turkish ship
Mefkure, previously reported sunk
Aug. 6, while en- route from Ro-
mania to Turkey with $50 Jewish
4 refugees, said today the ship was
sent to the bottom by shellfire
from three German patrol boats.
HOLLYWOOD - ms Mimi
Armstrong, wealthy society actress
known on the screen as Mimi For
sythe, announced today that she
expected shortly to file for a di-
j vorce from her producer-husba band,
Ben Bogeaus, head of general SER
vice studios who produced THE
Bridge OF San Luis Rey."
GROTON, Conn.-INS- Strikers
at the submarine building plant OF
the Electric Boat Company, esti-
!, mated at 80 per cent of the per-
sonnet OF 1900, had an admon-
ition today from the Navy to re-
turn to their jobs. The Navy in
terceded when Lieut.. Commander
X. E. Yarnell OF the Third Naval
District Labor Relations Division
arrived in Groton from New York
last night and conferred with the
management and officials of the
Shipbuilders' and Engineers Union.
NEW YORK -INS-(Axis Prop
aganda) In the midst of Ger
many's worsening military posi-
ton, the German foreign Offices
NPD agency has transmitted
1 abroad a propaganda dispatch
quoting the periodical Berlin
Rome-Tokyo' as appealing for a
peace based on genuine com
promise of interests" among vic
tors and vanquished". The agency
declared that, otherwise, the seeds
OF new war would be sown even
supposing vanquished Germany
and a vanquished Japan would not
be able to rise again"
WASHINGTON-INS-The Sen.
ate was ready today to reject a pro-
posal that 1t endorse a measure
urging the United States to obtain
Atlantic and Pacific island bases
from Allied nations for postwar
security. An informal poll Of Sen
ate foreign relations committee
members revealed a general op-
position TO the measure on the
grounds that II would interfere
with peace negotiations.
WASH1NGTON-INS-Two SEN
i, ators-Hatch Cd, N. NJ. and Fer
guson (R). ch.-today joined in
proposing legislation prohibiting
the federal government from spon-
soring publications "of an obvious
political nature" The drive for
the legislation follows action 81
the Senate in passing the Green.
Lucas bill repeating restrictions
under which the Army has limited
reading material for soldiers for
fear that 1t carried political ma.
terial.