The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-08
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind AP -
President Herman B Wells an
nounced Tuesday Indiana Univer-
sity would award honorary degree
would award the honorary degree
of Doctor of Humane Letters TO
Ernie Pyle, noted war correspond
ent, at a special convocation Nov.
Is. Pyle, an alumnus Of the Univer.
sity, Is now on vacation at his
home in New Mexico.
WASHINGTON-AP- Eight of
10 seats needed by the Democrats
to retain control of the treaty-rati-
flying Senate were assured early
today, while eight Republican
House places tumbled to Admins
tration forces. Looking toward
pc &c and creation of a world Sc
curity organization, the Importance
OF congressional control was stress
ed by both parties in the cam
paign.
DETROIT-AP - The election
staff counting the vote in ward 3,
district 1S-A in Detroit simply for
got about there being a contest for
president. They filled out their
report without listing a vote for
either presidential candidate. and
Oakley E. Distin, elections super
intendent. said the official canvass
alone now could establish how that
precinct went.
OWOSSO, Mich.-AP - Com.
plete returns from this central
Michigan city in which Governor
Thomas +. Dewey was born gave
him 3,7S7 votes to 1,947 for Pres
ident Roosevelt. In 1910 the COM
plete Owosso figures were Roose.
welt 2,17S, Willkie, 3,040.
POUGHKEEPSIE, N. y AP-
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey defeated
President Roosevelt, his Duchess
County neighbor, today in the town
of Hyde Park, home OF the Presi-
dent, and in the town OF Pawling.
where the governor owns a farm.
Dewey carried Hyde Park 1922 to
1,1s1 and Pawling, 972 to 476. The
President never has carried Hyde
Park.
LOUISVILLE, Ky.-AP- Senate
Majority Leader Alben w. Barley
(D-Ky) won reelection today and
his Republican opponent, James
Park of Lexington, conceded de-
feat. Barley had polled 24S,620
votes to 1S7,997 for Park when
2,167 OF the states 1904 precincts
had reported.
DETROIT AP- Election Off
Gals in two voting machine cities
reported today that separation OF
The national and state tickets on
the machines apparently had re-
suited in many voters unintention-
ally failing to vote for presidential
electors.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn.-AP-Late
reporting rural towns put u. s.
Representative Clare Boothe Luce
CRY in the lead by 94,505 votes to
S5,S25 for Miss Margaret K. Con.
nors (D) in returns from is out
OF % towns in Connecticut's fourth
congressional district including the
populous city Of Bridgeport.
ALBANY, N. Y.-AP- Republi-
can Representative Hamilton Fish
conceded that Augustus w. Bennett
had won his seat in the 29th con-
gressional district, to which Fish
was seeking reelection for a 18th
term.
PHILADELPHIA-AP-The Phi
ladelphia Inquirer, which support
ed Governor Dewey, conceded ear
ly today that President Roosevelt
has been reelected.
WASHINGTON Az - Early
white Qrish) pouaeves will cost the
consumer about the same as last
year under maximum shipping
point prices announced Tuesday.
The ceilings apply from beginning
of tn season through June 30, 1915.
WASHINGTON-AP-Dr John
r. Steelman, the New Deals han
dy man" in labor disputes, has quit
his $4,000 job as chief OF the U. s.
Cancellation Service, effective No
vember 25. The resignation was
announced before the election re-
turns are counted, Steelman said,
so IL could not be construed as be-
ing politically-inspired.
PHILADELPHIA-AP - Maui
reen, Kathleen, Eileen and Michael
Cirminello-the Philadelphia quad
uplets-are all in good condition"
the Lying-in Hospital reports. Mrs.
Joseph Cirminello, the mother. is
making normal progress after
last Wednesdays caesarian opera
ton, the hospital also said, and
will probably see he babies for the
first time on Saturday.
CARMEL, Cal.-INS-Gen. Jo-
seph w. Stilwell. grizzled veteran
OF the na-Burma-India theater
OF war. rested Tuesday in peace
full seclusion OF his Carmel Point
home after arriving by plane from
Washington, ID. c. Vinegar Joe"
had no comment to make on his re-
call from the battlefront.
LONDON-INS--A dispatch from
Geneva. Switzerland. to the London
Daily Mail said Tuesday the re-
ported remuneration by Generals
simo Francisco Franco of Spain
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