The Ypsilanti daily press., 1944-04-24

WASHINGTON -AP- The
War Food Administration an
nouneed today that effective
at midnight tonight sales OF
corn from farms or elevators
will be frozen except to the
government in rs commercial
corn producing counties In
Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, H.
linos and Indiana for a 90 day
period.
LONDoN-AP-Lt. Commander
J. w. S. Marr and a party of IA
British scientists and research ex-
perts are now in the Antarctic on
hitherto secret mission studying
polar meteorology, radio conditions
and mineral resources, the colonial
Office disclosed today.
LONDON-AP-The Berlin ra-
dio said today that Jacques Doriot,
leader Of the pro-Nazi French po-
pular party, was injured in an auto
mobile accident Sunday while re-
turning to Paris from meeting at
Nancy and would be laid up for
some time.
LONDON-AP - The German
propaganda machine is loudly bal
lyhooing the attacks on French
targets in the Allied air offensive,
apparently trying to arouse resent
ment Of all occupied countries over
the damage and casualties. Today
a Berlin broadcast said 1900 per-
sons had been killed and 1000 In
jured in France between April 10
and %.
Observation-Disclosures and
taxi operators and other holders
OF ct" gasoline rations who have
not claimed their second quarter
rations by April 30 will not receive
them until the Office of Defense
Transportation has re.examined
their need for gasoline. This rul-
ing was laid down in an Office of
Price Administration ruling which
instructs local ration boards to
withhold renewal of any transport
ration not claimed within the first
80 days OF any quarter, pending
specific instructions from ODT.
WASHINGTON -AP- Senator
Reed (RKan.) said today that
federal stabilization officials have
tried TO make the people believe
that price control is endangered.
setting up a cry apparently de-
signed TO alarm the country"
Reed, appearing before the Senate
Banking Committee at hearings on
legislation to continue price con-
trolls another year. declared 1t is
hog wash" TO intimate that Con-
eress intends to drop the controls.
SEATTLE-AP- Only the faint
est hope remained today for at
least 55 men presumed lost in the
unexplained sinking of the muni-
tions-carrying Liberty ship Jonn
Straub which broke in two on its
third voyage in Alaskan waters
last Wednesday.
WASHlNGTON-AP- Children's
camps and schools may qualify for
food allotments as Child feeding
operations even if up to rs per
cent OF the persons served are
over Is years old. The change.
effective April 2S. was made be.
cause OPA determined that sum-
mer camps require more than 10
per cent OF adults as supervisors
and counsellors. Ten per cent was
the previous limit.
A u s. FIGHTER BASE IN
ENGLAND-AP- Capt. Don Gen.
tiie' top L. S. ace in the European
theater, expects to leave England
shortly for home on a months fur.
Tough. Gentle, who halls from
Piqua, Ohio. finished his regular
operational tour before Christmas
but was granted three time exten.
slons at his own request. He is
credited officially with downing
70 enemy planes in combat and
destroying seven others on the
ground.
WASHINGTON-AP-The Mann
ACT trial OF eight women arrested
a year ago in federal raid on Hon.
klns institute, which the FBI do.
scriDed as a million dollar call
mousse opens today in Federal
District Court. The institute. nm
Washington's Connecticut Avenue.
was advertised as massage parlor.
In a previous trial a woman testl.
lied that she earned as high as $500
weekly as a "call girl" at the place.
WASHINGTON AP-Frederick
J. Haskin, II, whose column OF gen.
eral information appears in more
than 100 newspapers. died TODAY
after an Illness of several months
Haskin established an information
bureau here more than 2s years
ago as a service to newspaper read.
ers. His column consisted OF their
questions, and the answers.
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