The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-26
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MOSCOW-AP-The second an
niyersary OF the British-Soviet mu'
tual assistance pact took up almost
the entire front pages in the Rus
sian press today. British Foreign
Secretary Anthony Eden's and So
Wet Foreign Commissa- Nyaches!av
Molotovs exchange OF notes was
prominently displayed under bold
headlines beside warm, friendly ed
itoriais. One foreign observer
called it THE greatest display OF
editorial friendship he had seen
the Soyiets express in long time,
LONDON-AP-Many windows
in ST. James Palace. including
those OF stained glass, and the great
mullioned windows OF the Royal
Chapel, were blown TO pieces in an
air raid some time ago that also
destroyed art treasures in nearby
shops, il was announced today. ST.
James Palace, the former London
residence OF British soyereigns, Is
now used for royal receptions.
LONDON-AP-The Berlin radio
today declared British planes at
tackled a German convoy last night
off Nodkyn at the extreme northern
tip OF Norway, about 200 airline
miles northwest OF the Soviet Are
tic port OF Murmansk.
NEW Eleven Nor
wegians have been shot TO death
on orders of Nazi authorities in
Norway for activity on behalf OF
an enemy country" the German
controlled oslo radio said today.
ENIIO CITN-INS- Four per-
sons were recovering today from
injuries suffered in an automobile
truck collision which claimed the
life OF w II. Bueffum. New York,
correspondent in Mexico for the
magazine. Buffum and the others
were returning from the new vol
cano Paricutin when the car in
hich they were riding crashed
into a parked truck Thursday. The
New Yorker was killed instantly.
WASHINGTON-INS- Southern
Democrats. aroused over activities
OF President Rooseyelt's fair en-
ployment practice committee, mar
shalled their slender forces today
for a last-ditch fight TO kill off
100000 in funds for FEPC carried
in the war agencies 1915 supply
bill.
BERN SWITZERLAND-AP -
Seven days we're required to trav-
ell from Berlin to Paris. so badly
smashed are the railroads as a re
suit Of Allied air blows, a Paris
letter reported to a neutral bust.
ness man here The Gazette de
Lausanne said bombings in France
now are taking a weekly toll of
more than 1000 killed.
LONDON-AP- Rationing and
some price control will continue in
Britain temporarily after the war,
a government white paper on en-
ploymsnt policy said today. 1t as
serted there would be no problem
of general unemployment in Europe
I'm the years Immediately following
the war. but said periodic shortages
would occur.
LONDON-AP-The condition OF
Ernest Hemingway, American writ
er who was injured in an automo-
bile accident here Wednesday night
was reported satisfac Glory today. He
was transferred from St. Georges
Hospital TO the London clinic.
Los ANGELES -AP-A recon.
sideration OF Harry James agree
ment to pay his divorced wife $4,000
year support has been asked in
suit filed by the band leader, now
wed to Actress Betty Cradle. James
petitioned for a declaration OF his
rights in connection with his pres.
ent financial status. He and Mrs
Louise James were divorced two
years ago.
NEW ORK-AP-Nearly $4,000
persons paid more than 100000
said to be the largest amount ever
realized from seat sales for a per
formance OF serious music, TO hear
Arturo Toscanini conduct a Red
Cross benefit concert last night.
The concert featured the combined
NBC and Philharmonic Symphony
orchestras, chorus of 500 and five
vocal soloists in an all Wagner
Verdi program. Il was held in Mad
ison Square Garden.
NEW YORK AP-The Admin
istration has drafted and soon will
make prblic peace plan similar TO
the world order outlined by Prime
Minister Winston Churchill. the
New York Times said today in a
dispatch from Washington.
DENVER-AP-Articles OF incor.
poration, filed for the American
League OF Colorado, seek an amend. !
ment 10 the state constitution pro.
hibiting Japanese aliens from own.
ing property. Among the leagues
aims, as set forth in the articles
filed yesterday. is 10 hinder and
discourage ineligible and uDdesira. !
bic foreigners and aliens from emil |
grating and gaining admission TO
or remaining in the United States"
MEXICO TY-AP-Thirty thou. |
sand Mayinap r,fara.z~,.