The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-06
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HOLLYWOOD Up - Charlie
Chaplin's acquittal OF white slave
charges won't affect the govern
ment's prosecution Of the comedian
and six others on a conspiracy
count. a federal prosecutor said to-
day. There Is no connection be
tween Miss Barrys trip 10 New
York (basis Of the Mann Act ale
cation Of which he was absOlyed)
and her accusation that Chaplin
and the others eonspired to violate
her civil liberties. said James Car
ter. chief assistant TO Prosecutor
Charles II, carr.
HOLLYWOODGUP-G-men put
on their oyeralls today for a look
under the hoods of some Of Holly
woods fanciest automobiles, where
they expect to find expensive and
illegal gadgets to make them run
on countryiied stove gas, without
coupons a" B" or &C" Lawrence
w. Zonker, an automotive tinkerer,
was held on charges Of the War
Production Board that he violated
regulations in selling butane con-
version units without priorities.
WASHINGTON-UP- Secretary
OF Interior Harold L. Ickes today
announced award OF a contract for
excavation OF one-mile long chan.
mel in the bed Of the Colorado River
below the huge Parker dam.
WASHINGTON up William
p. George, the State Departments
Spanish expert. will leave for Ma
drid soon presumably to hasten a
showdown on Anglo-American eff
forts to halt Spanish aid to Ger
many. it was learned today. The
State Department confirmed
Georges impending departure. but
would say only that the purpose
OF the visit was to bring him up on
current developments in Spain.
LONDON -AP- The German
controlled Vichy radio said today
that $50 French war prisoners
would arrive in Compiegne today
en- route home from Germany. II
was the first mention of any such
repatriation measures in some time
by either French or German sour
Ces.
BUENOS AIRES-AP- The hi.
onnes appeared. today to have an
authentic set OF rivals for quintup-
lets honors. DR.. Jose Alexandra
Beruti informed the Argentine Med
ical Association that after a care
ful investigation he saw no rea-
son to doubt that Sonora Franco
Diligenti of Buenos Aires bore
quintuplets last July 1.-two boys
and three girls.
LONDON-AP-Dame Katherine
Jones, matrOn-in-chief of Queen
imperial military nurs-
ing service, announced today that
l02 British army nursing sisters
have been killed under fire since
the start OF the war. Forty two
others, she said, are missing in
Malaga and IA are prisoners at
IIongkong.
LONDON-AP-Closing OF pub
lie telephone service between Great
Britain and all parts of Ireland to
prevent leakage of military infor-
nation TO enemy agents was an
nouneed today by the postmaster
general. Public telegraph service
will be maintained, subject to strict
censorship.
WASHINGTON-AP - Repre-.
sentatiyes of farmers organiza-
tions today won the right to hold
& gasoline ration cards as pre-
ferred" drivers. The Office of
Price Administration (OPA) said
that the listing of the farm group
representative along with war
plant employees and other essential
workers is effective April II. and
applies only to full-time paid en-
ployes of organizations operating
TO increase food output
LONDON ms - The British
government, stung by the wave OF
strikes sweeping through key war
industries on the eve OF an antici-
pated invasion of western Europe,
was revealed officially today TO he
weighing stern measures to pre-
vent additional unauthorized work
stoppages.
WASHINGTON-INS Three
men were killed. possibly ~ more
missing and 80 injured in an explo-
sion at the ammunition depot in 1
CHlCAGO-INS- Production OF
aircraft gun parts in the war plant
of the Mojonnier Prothers, Chica-
go. was at standstill today as
an assertedly unauthorized strike
OF approximately $50 members OF
the United Automobile Workers
Union, AFL, entered its second
day.
SEBRING, Fla.-INS- Funeral
rites were being arranged today
for Henry c. Raven. professor of
comparative anatomy of Columbia
University and member Of the stan
of the New York Museum OF Ma
tural History. who died in Sebring
Wednesday following a heart at
tack.
PASADENA, Cal.-INS-Funer-
al services will be held Saturday
for Mrs. Thomas G.. Winter. a.
former president OF the General
Federation Of Women's Clubs, who
died Wednesday.