The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-05-27
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CHlCAGO-AP- The general as
sembly Of the Presbyterian Church
in the United States of America
was on record today as opposing
Presbyterian membership in the
federal council Of churches unless
the council bars denominations
which do not affirm the deity OF
Christ.
SAN FRANCISCO --AP-- The
strike threat should be discarded,
both during the war and indefinite
ly thereafter. and political action
should be substituted as organized
labors means of achieving its aims,
says West Coast Labor Leader
Harry Bridges and 1000 members
OF local OF the International
J Longshoremen's and Warehouse
mems unta.
WASHINGTON ms Repre-
sentatives OF southern coal produe-
ers met with United Mine Workers
officials today in an effort TO reach
settlement on the Miners wage
!. demands that will not inyalidate
> pending action to obtain a Su-
preme Court ruling on the legality
OF portal-to-portal pay.
LOS ANGELES-INS- Officials
Of North American Aviation dis
closed today that construction OF
the firms speedy BPS Mitchell me-
\ dunn bombers will be discontin-
ued al the Los Angeles plant July
S TO permit concentration on out
put of its Psi Mustang fighter
plane.
CHlCAGO-lNS- Rice pudding
was blamed today as the source OF
the ptomaine poisoning which sent
I 100 persons, most of them service
men, to hospitals for treatment
late yesterday and last night. The
rice pudding, officials said, was
served in various establishments
OF restaurant chain. None OF the
stricken persons was in serious
condition.
LONDON-INS- Conditions in.
side Rome were described as ter
rble' today by correspondent OF
the Lausanne Tribune recently re-
turned from the beleaguered Ital-
Ian capital. The dispatch said that
the city streets and country roads
We're filled with Romans seeking
ffood.
GALLUP, N. NJ. ms w. B.
McCollum, of Albuerque, executive
secretary of New Mexico war re-
lief organization, today had per-
mission to fly TO Vladivostok to
determine what can be done in
regard TO the delivery OF food and
Nclothing for American war prison
ers held by the Japanese.
LONDON-AP- United States
participation in the talks to take
place when Gen. Charles De Gaulle
comes 10 London at the invitation
of Prime Minister Churchill was
expected here today to play an i'm
y portant part in deciding the role
OF the French committee OF Nation
al Liberation. Those who criti-
else Churchill for opposing recogni-
ton of the committee as a provis-
1onal French government have at
trlbuted his position partly to in.
fluence of President Roosevelt.
a,
LOS ANGELES-AP- Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Bald Heinz, former Baltimore
socialite, has submitted % pictures
or her year old son. as evidence
TO show that he is healthy and
that she has been a good mother.
In opposition to charges by her
husband. Clifford s. Heinz II. heir
Nof the food canning family. that
she beat and kicked the child, i'm.
pairing its health.
LOS ANGELES -AP- Court
Haugwitz Reventlow, one time Dan.
1sh count, had obtained an order
requiring his former wife. Barbara
! Hutton Grant, the wealthy dime
Nstore heiress, to appear in court
June IL and show couse why she
should not be enjoined from assert
eddy influencing their 9 year old
son against his father. =
HOLLYWOOD -AP- We'd a
year ago tomorrow, Actress Es.
P$elle Taylor and her third husband,
Agent-Producer Paul Small, haze
separated, she says.
STOCKHOLM-AP- The famed
imperial palace in Berlin was dam
aged badly in recent daylight raids.
travellers arriving here from Ger.
many reported. The great throne
loom was hard hit, as was the cha
pei in which Frederick the Great
was baptised Since the Weimar
republic the castle has been used
as a museum.
DETROIT-AP- The War Pro.
duction board today announced re.
taxation of restrictions on the pro.
duction OF automobile maintenance
equipment and the rebuilding and
reeonditioning OF farm tractors.
Diesel, marine and industrial en-.
gines.
LONDON-1NS - The effective.
ness of the Allied aerial blasting of
Germany was pointed up TODAY az