The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-27
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CHICAGO-INS- Fiye-folq ex.
pansion OF commercial aviation
within four years after the war was
predicted today by w. A. Patter-
son. president OF the United Air
Lines. At the same time, Patter-
son discounted many OF the predic-
lions being made for the air trans
port business in the postwar era.
MIAMI Fla.-INS- The threat
OF John L. Lewis to withdraw the
application for readmission OF his
United Mine workers Union into
the American Federation OF Labor
hung today over the final session
OF the midwinter meeting OF the
AFL Executive Council in Miami.
NEW YORK-INS- Gen. lsias
Medina Angarita. president OF
Venezuela, today hailed Argentinas
diplomatic break with the Axis
as a contribution to continental
solidarity"
NEW YORK-INS- President
Thomas S. Holden OF the F. w.
Dodge Corporation, predicted to-
day that a postwar private con-
struction boom surprising that OF
1929 would preclude any probable
need for federal emergency
works program.
NEW YORK-INS- Vice-Presl-
dent Robert V. Fletcher OF the As
ISOLATION OF American Railroads,
proposed today that findings OF
President Roosevelt's emergency
board be made final and binding on
all parties to railway labor dis
putes for the duration OF the war.
He pointed out TO members of the
Economic Club OF New York that
"as the law stands now either par
ty is privileged to ignore emergen-
cy board findings"
MADRID-AP - Joaquin PaltZa,
80. German propaganda chief for
the Ukraine. has been slain by Rus
sian guerrillas while on a bust
ness trip" according to German
press dispatches. PaltZa was 4
member OF the Nazi party's old
guard. He had been named chief Of
propaganda in East Prussia in 1884
and was transferred to the Uk'
raine when the Germans captured
Kiev.
WASHINGTON AP-The JUS
itce Department disclosed today
that II will seek a clear-cut judicial
Interpretation OF the second-class
mail act. AS counsel for Postmas-
ter General Frank C. Walker in the
Esquire case, the Department plans
to file in U. S. District Court here
in the near future petition urging
a "once and for all' Interpretation
OF the statute. upon which various
interpretations have been placed
since its enactment almost IS years
ago.
w AoT1ING O-N-- Ar hc SASS'
utive board OF the Congress OF In
dustrial Organizations (CIO) con
yeued here today prepared to take
stands on national service legisla
ton, national wage policy, and the
soldiers vote.
WASHINGTON-AP-Granteda
new appropriation OF $4,000, Chair
man Dies (D-Tex.) OF the House
Committee on Un-American Activ-
tiles today set out on program OF
Investigations that calls for inquir-
les into the CLIO, the Peace Now"
organization, the United States
Civil Service Commission and the
Japanese.
INTERNATIONALLY Sailors
union today appealed to a House
committee TO investigate what it
termed efforts Of government agen-
cies to require the union to put
mixed crews of white and negro
seamen aboard ships.
NEW OINh All pOllC6
powers in northern France as well
as southern France have been vest
ed in Joseph Darnand, the would
be Himmler OF Vichy, the BraZza-
willie, radio transmitter in French
Equatorial Africa reported today.
PITTSBURGH INS-No settle
ment OF the 14-day-old garbage
strike appeared in sight today as
an estimated $4,000 tons of garbage
piled up outside homes, hotels and
restaurants.
LONDON-INS-The Daily Mail
today quoted a report from Stock.
holm stating that Vidkun Quisling,
Nazi puppet chief in Norway, haad
been summoned TO a conference
earlier this week by Hitler for dis
sussion OF scheme to proclaim a
fake armistice in anticipation OF an
Allied invasion from the West.
AKRON, GINS A $4,000
shortage in the office OF the Sum-
nit County treasurer apparently.
was cleared up today as Wilbur C..
Wohlwend, deputy county treasur.
er, was charged with embezzle-
ment.
Observation-Disclosures Fed.
eral communication Commission
started accepting applications to-
day for erection OF new radio sta
tons or expansion of existing ones.
Such applications were cut OF Feb.
20. 1912. Last August the FEC
permitted local-channel stations
OF 100 watts to increase to $50
watts under certain conditions and