The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-03-28

SAN FRANCISCO ms
Twenty-four persons were
burned to death or killed by Il.
leaps from the flaming strue-
ture when fire swept a small
San Francisco hotel early to- !
day, police reported. Al least
29 persons were injured, ineiud-
ing eight firemen.
LONDON-INS-The Berlin ra-
do said today that Pope Plus XII /
will make worldwide broadcast
Easter Sunday. April s.
HAVANA-INS-United States
servicemen are getting along
very well" with Latin-American
women and today are notlceably
observing the customs OF the coun~
tries where they are stationed, Mrs.
Franklin d. Roosevelt said today
soon after her arrival at Havana.
LONDON-INS-The largest pa
rade ever held by American forces
in London will highlight the British
capitals observance today of "Sa-
lutte the Soldier War-Sayings
Drive.
CHICAGO-INS - Mrs. Rheua /
Pearce, co-director OF Mayor Ed
ward J. Kelly's ommittee on race
relations and a grandmother. said
today she ould be called to active
duty with the women's Army Corps
Thursday
CHICAGO-INS- Edward An
drews, coxswain on a Navy ship at
Newport, r. l.. was to arrive in
Chicago today on an emergency
furlough to see his wife, Winifred
and their new daughter, Carolyn
Sue. The seven-pound baby girl
was born on transcontinental
train as it sped eastward through
Wyoming. enroute from Napa. Cal.
TO Newport. Carolyn Sue was not
expected until May IS, or there
abouts.
CHICAGO ms Recently re-
turned from tour of the Pacific,
DR.. Earl T. Compton, president of
the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, was enthusiastic to-
day over what he termed the high
morale Of soldiers and sailors I'M
der Gen. Douglas Macarthur and
Admiral Chester W. Mimitz.
WASHINGTON-INS- William
Cammack, 1S-year-old son OF a veal
thy and socially prominent Wash.
ington family, was TO be arraigned
today on charges OF failing to reg.
lister for the draft. A United States
marshal broke a window in the
Cammack home to enter the house
and arrest the youngster late yes
terday. Cammack was later re-
leased on $1,000 bond.
MUSKOGEE, kla.-INS- The
second congressional district OF
Oklahoma was bitterly-fought ba..
leground today with the policies
OF the National Democratic Admin.
istration overshadowing as issues
tie personalities of the two candl-
dates Tor Congress. The voters bal.
loted for one or the other OF two
rival aspirants, W. G. Stigler, Dem.
ocrat, and E. o. Clark, Republican.
both of Stigler, Okla, named for
ancestors of the Democratic candl-
date.
WASHINGTON bNS-Senator
George D. Aiken (R) VT, charged
the Maritime Commission today
with allowing exorbitant profits Oh
hundreds of millions OF dollars
worth of equipment. Aiken also de-
clared that official records reveal
the commission has allowed one
steamship line to make enough
money so that it paid 200 per cent
dividend on its common stock in
one year.
MILWAUKEE-INS 49, Wendell
Willkie, the only candidate for the
Republican presidential nomination
who came TO Wisconsin to stump
the state, neared the end OF his
campaign today for the "a dele
gates Wisconsin will send to the
COP national convention. The dele.
gates will be selected in a primary
election April 4, one week from
today.
WASHINGTON 49, ms 49, Rep.
Tale (R) Iowa, renewed his de-
mand today for support price buy.
ing OF eggs after receiving a tele-
gram from an Iowan saying they
"tumbled to % cents" Tale, charg.
ing that legislation already exists
and is ignored-to provide for mar.
ket support at 80 per cent of parity.
last January introduced a joint res
olution to make it the duty OF the
Secretary OF Agriculture to fulfill
commitments to producers"
WASHINGTON - ms Rep.
Keefe (R) Wis, charged New Deal.
ers today with conducting an or.
ganized drive to make Wendell L.
Willkie the Republican nominee for
President this year. Keefe charged
that the maneuver would have the
effect Of destroying both political
parties"
WASHINGTON ms Acting
Senate Republican Leader Wallace
Ii. White, Jr., OF Maine proposed
today that Congress take its first
extended wartime adjournment
from about Oct. until the follow.
ing January. White declared 1t is
important in the interest OF nation
al unity that there be a cooling
Off period following the November
presidential election.
WASHINGTON America,a