The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-19
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Late News
THE WEATHER: Tonight:
Cloudy, colder

PHILADELPHIA-UP- The Re-
publican party cut the Democrat
&c majority in the House of Rep
resentatives to eight votes today
by retaining one seat and picking
up another in two special congress
sional elections in Pennsylvania.
WASHINGTON-UP- Democra-
tic leaders from Is farm states
meet here on Friday in what James
c. Quigley, Nebraska committee
man, described today as an effort
to win back into the party the farm
vote lost by such insists as Secre-
tary of Agriculture Claude A.
Wickard."
NEW YORk-INS- Attorneys
for the Associated Press prepared
today to appeal the summary Judg-
ment filed last week by special
three-judge federal court "perpe-
tually" restraining AP from chos-
ing member newspapers. No
newspaper, no press service can
operate successfully under a court
injunction AP directors declared
in a statement announcing their
intention to appeal the courts rul-
ing in the governments antitrust
suit.
ST. PAUL, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
tiles said today the 72-day period
of winter drought experienced in
the twin cities and central Mime
sofa was an all-time record. A
light rain which began falling
Tuesday afternoon ended the
drought during which only S-l00ths
OF an inch of moisture had fallen.
Agronomists however, discount
ed reports of crop and subsoil
damage. saying the ground has re-
tanned the moisture frozen in with
cold weather.
MIAMI. Fla.-INS - President
Isaias Medina Angarita of Venezu-
ella, accompanied by several other
high officials of his government,
was TO continue on his journey to
Washington. D.. c., today. The
President and his party remained
In Miami overnight following their
arrival at 1880 p. m. yesterday
from Caracas.
CHICAGO-INS - War-ravaged
Europe will require from 100 to
1875 million new homes at the end
Of the war to repair the destruc-
ton wrought in many OF its great
cities, Bror Dahlberg, president OF
Celotex Corporation, said In his
annual report today to stockhold-
ers.
SANTA ANA, CAL ms -
Twelve-year-old Maynard Paige
was convalescing today, thanks to
the wonder drug penicillin. Ply
sicians administered penicillin to
combat a blood disease which they
said usually meant death within
five days. They credited the drug
with saving the boys life.
tary Anthony Eden told the House
OF Commons today that the Soviet
Polish border problem is extreme
" difficult and delicate but said
the British government is keeping
in closest touch with both Moscow
and the Polish governmentin-exile
in London in an attempt to effec,
settlement.
BENOS AIRES-AP-The strick-
en- city OF San Juan last night ex-
perienced its tenth minor earth
quake since a major temblor lev
eled virtually all its buildings and
killed more than 1900 persons dur
ing the week end.
NEW YORK-AP-The Tokyo ra-
do. in a broadcast recorded by the
United States government monitors.
announced today the appointment
of Arsenic Luz TO the presidency Of
the new Philippine Board OF In
formation, with cabinet status.
WASHINGTON-AP-The Soviet
Union received s33S,000 600 in lend
lease exports from the United
States during November. greater
than any previous months ship
ments.
WASHINGTON AP-Plans for
manufacture of 100000 pairs OF
the new type of combat boot for
the army and for needed replace
ments OF the conventional type.
plus a falling off in imports Of
hides. may bring on pigskin shoes
for civilians. The War Production
Board (WPB) discloses that under
the plans now being considered. pig
skin would be used for the uppers
of certain types OF civilian shoes in
conjunct on with synthetic rubber
soles and heels.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, AL
-AP-Col. Oyeta Culp Hobby,
commander of the WACS. has ar
rived here for a tour Of the North
African theater.
NEW YORk-AP-The Mac Ar
thur National Associates. a new
group backing Gen. Douglas Mae
Arthur for President. has been
formed here based on the moral
certainty" that he will accept the
nomination II chosen at the Repub-
lican convention.
SANTA ROSA. Calif-AP -
Charles W. Douglass. Il. a canon Of