The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-23
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THE WEATHER.: Tonight:
Colder Snow

NEW YORK-INS-Lea Leaders OF
the butter and dairy products in
dnstry prepared today to fight fed
sral government plans TO release
20 million pounds OF federally con-
served butter for civilian consump-
ton. Butter trade officials said they
are unalterably opposed to plan be-
cause they prefer TO deal in fresh
rather than old butter, especially
since the country is approaching a
new production season.
COLLINGSWOOD. n. J.-INS-
Reported missing in action since
Jan. 81, Second Lieut.. Paul ]. Mad
den, "a, was revealed today TO have
been adrift II days on a raft before
his rescue by an oil tanker in the
Atlantic.
LONDON-INS-British coastal
artillery batteries along the south
coast fired 40 rounds at enemy
shipping in the Straits of Dover
early today. Results OF the Smelling,
which began at 5:2s a. m. and con-
tinued for AZ minutes, we're not i'm
mediately known.
WASHINGTON. D. C.-Farmers
who have had TO miss their favor
tie radio programs because they
could not obtain dry battery re-
placements for their radios will
have to be patient, the War Produc.
ton Board said today. The bat
teries are going in tremendous
quantities into war equipment such
as baZooka rocket guns, walkietal-
kie radio communication sets. sig
nal lights, and telephone equip
ment, WPB said.
WASHINGTON. d. C.-AP-In-
terror Secretary Ickes announced
communities operated by the war
relocation authority--the center at
Jerome, Ark.-will be abandoned
in June as an economy move. 1t
will be the first center to be closed.
CHICAGO. 1ll.-The War Depart
ment's decision to curtail the Ar
my specialized training. program
should be accepted by the colleges
and universities as an expression
of the country's changing military
needs, delegates to the 10th annual
meeting. of the Federation of Hi
nois Colleges were told Tuesday by
Francis j. Brown, consultant of the
American Council of Education.
The meeting was held at the Uni
yersity of Chicago.
CHARACTERISTIC Chicago
Association OF Commerce today sent
messages TO members of the ILL
nois Congressional delegation ur9-
ing them to vote to override Presi-
dent Roosevelt's veto Of the two
billion 30O million dollar tax bill.
CHICAGO-INS--An all time
membership high was announced
by Rotary International today on
the thirtyhinth anniversary Of its
founding.
NEW YORK-INS-Th bombing
by American planes Of Castel Can
dolfo. site OF the summer villa Of
Pope Plus, was deplored today by
Archbishop Francis J. Spellman.
81 hope and pray that military in
genuity will find a way to over
come military necessity which
would destroy the Eternal City OF
Rome" the Archbishop said at the
annual Washington Birthday me-
mortal mass Of the Knights OF Col
umbus.
MONTREAL, Que. - Five en-
ployes of the Montreal Tramways
Company were arrested here on
charges based on recently enacted
provincial legislation prohibiting
strikes in public services.
WASHINGTON. d. C.-Taxpay-
ers today were given until April Is
to file their 1914 declarations Of
estimated income tax for 1914, but
were cautioned to be sure and file
their regular income tax returns
before March Is.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.-AP-Eleven
Republican and four Democratic
congressman are unopposed for re-
Nomination in the April II primary,
an unofficial survey of filings in
the secretary of states Office show
ed today.
PEORIA, Ill.-Condemning what
he described as an inefficient, pat
ernalistic, dictatorial and reaction
airy administration. Gov. John w.
Bricker of Ohio today made his
first presidential campaign address
II Illinois when he spoke at the an
nual Creve Occur Club Washington
day banquet here.
WASHINGTON, d. C.-(SpeciaD
A eoroners jury today heard tes-
timony indicating that Robert I.
Miller. g.. prominent criminal at
torney, planted" gun beside his
victim, DR.. John f. Lind. noted psy-
chiatrist to support his plea of
self-defense in the sensational tri-
angle killing yesterday. After the
inquest, at which he was ordered
held for the grand jury, the atto.-
ney was formally charged with homl-
eide.
CAIRO, Egypt-AP-The Jugo-
Slav government in exile denied Of
ficially today that an attempt had
been made to assassinate King