The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-04

Archbishop Francis J. Spellman.
( OF New York, to join the fight
against bigotry which. he said, lis
retarding Americas victory and
Teace," and seems more wide
spread and more virulent now than
ever"
NEW YORK-INS-Wendell L.
y Willkie was scheduled to leave
: New York today on a two-weeks'
tour of the Northwest. which OBJ
servers believe will be the deciding
factor in determining his stand in
the presidential primary campaigns
OF this spring.
CHICAGO-INS Mrs. Elizabeth
y Dilling, lecturer and author OF The
2 Red Retwork", was enroute to
Washington, d. c., today to plead
not guilty next Monday to charges
OF plotting to set up Nazi regime
in the United States. She was
one OF so indicted by a federal
grand jury in Washington.
. CHICAGO-INS- - threatened
strike OF 1000 members Of the
\ olders and Foundry Workers
Union of North America tAf'tt EN-"
ployed in so Chicago foundries
hung in the balance today. Union
leaders said the men would be call
ed out Of the plants Monday in
:. event Of an unfavorable War Labor
Board decision, scheduled for to-
day on a union appeal from re-
jections for a scent hourly wage
increase.
PEARL HARBOR-INS- United
Press War Correspondent Malcolm
r. johnson narrowly escaped in
Jury Monday when the Liberator
q bomber in which he was going to
ride over Kwajalein atoll from ad-
yanced Seventh American Air
Force headquarters cracked up dur
ing a take-off.
Observation-Disclosures coast
|. civilian consumers OF gasoline and
4 fuel oil appeared heading today
\ into a critical three or four month
period which may force further
cut in rations. Most officials
agreed that there were virtually no
prospects Of increased rations
and that the best that can be
hoped for is TO adhere to present
allotments.
LONDON ms A Moscow
broadcast announced today that
Russia had rejected an offer OF a
mutual assistance treaty with King
Peters Yugoslav government-in-
exile because OF the unsettled sit
uation IN Yugosiavia."
WASHINGTON ms Senate
and House leaders on tax legisla-
ton handed Wendell Willkie a Sc
we're verbal drubbing yesterday for
suggesting In a New York speech
that Congress should raise an ad-
dit.onal $4,000, 100000 OF tax rev
enue year. ~
y CHICAGO P-Harry H. Wood
ring. former Secretary OF War, pro-
posed today that the Democrats
nominate someone like Cordell
Hull, Secretary Of State, for Presi.I
dent, announced he would call a
national convention Of loyal. par
ty members 10 consolidate their
forces.
DENVER AP-Goy. John c.
Vivian said today he would call a
special session Of the legislature to
consider placing before the peo-
pie at the next election constitu-
tional amendment which would pro-
hibit enemy aliens who are not eli
Y gible for citizenship from owning
N property in Colorado.
WASHINGTON-AP-Th Demo
Gratis had outward peace in their
Senate ranks today following the
selection OF Senator Joseph c. o.
Mahoney. of Wyoming, as chairman
OF the party's senator campaign
" committee but there we're rumb-
lings OF another explosion. Senator
Joseph +. Duffey, of Pennsylvania,
who was replaced with O'Mahoney,
indicated he still has some ammu-
milton left in his battle with south
ern members of the party.
Il LANSING without a dissent
Qing vote. the Senate passed and
4 sent TO the House today Gov. KEEL
ly's bill designating the municipal
finance commission as q group to
study the need for legislation per
hitting cities to levy their own ex.
else taxes.
LONDON ms - The London
kNews Chronicle. in a dispatch from
flstanbul, said today that 400 per-
sous were killed in an earthquake
Thursday morning which virtually
wiped out the town Of Inebolu. on
the Black Sea coast of Turkey.
LANSING Senate Republicans
Lagreed today to block attempts OF
Melville B. McPherson's county su.
| pervisors to grab a share OF The
states sales tax revenues. Senator
. George p. McCallum quickly called
caucus yesterday 10 get men,
bers on record after he learned sew
eral plots were being formulated to
force Gov. Kelly to back down on
his program calling for a large
kstate reserve for postwar plan.
ming.
LANSING .Miah.-Further dis.
rueaion of the state graft grand |