The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-08
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JACKSON. Miss. ms The
ranks Of southern anti-New Deal
Democrats were swelled today by
the Democrats OF Mississippi who
in their state convention repudiat-
ed the national administration with
even more emphasis than the re-
cent Texas Democratic convention.
NEW YORK-INS- Without
permission Of the singing star or
the copyright owner the Berlin ra-
do played a Bling Crosby recording
this morning. The song-"Just One
More Char ce". The Blue Network
picked up the Nazi broadcast.
WASHINGTON-AP- Presiden-
tial veto of the price and wage
control extension bill was consider
ed a possibility today after the
Senate voted to relieve merch-
ants of damage liability in consum'
err suits If they prove that charged
ceiling price violations were I'M
intentional.
WASHINGTON-AP- A Demo-
crat countered renewed Repubh-
can demands for a senatorial in
vestigation Of the CLIO political &C.
ton committee today with the
threat to foster a parallel inquiry
into COP organizations active in
the presidential campaign. As
Chairman Green (D-RD called the
Senate Campaign Expenditures
Committee into session to consider
q letter from Chairman Sidney Hill.
man of the CLIO group, Senator
Tunnel (D-Del.) told reporter
the Democrats were not going TO
sit idly by and let the Labor Com
mittee become the only object of
an investigation.
NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J.-INs
Sister Kenny, Australian nurse
who gained world renown through
her revolutionary method OF treat
ing infantile paralysis, held an hon.
orary master Of arts degree today
from the New Jersey College for
women.
SAN DIEGO, Calf.-AP-Seven.
teen men we're killed in a Navy
Liberator bomber crash at the
Camp Kearney auxiliary air station
on Kearny Mesa yesterday, It was
reported by the 18th naval district
last night. Aviation Ordnanceman
James H. Emerson, 203 North
Court, Howell, Mich, was zone Of
twelve Navy men injured In the
accident.
NEW YORK-AP-wounded Am.
erican soldiers repatriated on the
exchange liner Gripsholm collected
their accumulated back pay at Hal
loran Hospital yesterday, but 1t
didn't stay in their pockets long.
Fifteen OF the 40 wounded men
bought more than $4,000 In war
bonds within four hours. VI
TOPEKA, Kas.-AP-Every war
bond purchased in Kansas between
June 6 and Is will bear a special
inscription Invasion Week Bond
State War Finance Chairman w.
Laird Dean reported today.
LONDON AP-Prime Minister
Churchill told the House OF Com.
mons today he did not propose to
make any statement on the battles
in northern France during the day
unless something exceptional
turns up
SPOKANE, Wash.-AP- Miss
Marie Kodalen of Spokane has won
the title Miss Stalag Luft III of
l944, which means she is the
beauty queen of prison camp near
Berlin. 1t. Arlin Kennels. Jr.
Charleston, H., bomber pilot and a
prisoner at Stalag Luft Ill, noti-
lied Miss Kodalen she had won a
contest conducted by prisoners
through snapshots sent from home.
MEXICO CITY AP-Dr. Lee dc
Forest, who has been called the
rather Of radio" arrived by plane
from the United States yesterday
he will establish a laboratory for
electronic research.
WASHINGTON-AP- ATTORNEY
General Biddle has advised Presi-
dent Roosevelt that he has ten
days in which to act on legislation
extending to December 7. 1914 the
time in which Pearl Harbor courts
martial may be held, despite the
fact a previous extension expired
at midnight. Presidential Secre.
tary stephen Early said today that
in view OF the Attorney Generals
ruling, no action has been taken
on the legislation which was hustl.
ed through Congress and hurried
to the White House late Wednes.
day.
NEW YORK-AP-Motors con-
tinued to attract large-scale buy.
ing in today's stock market but
many leaders were stalled by
further profit chasing. Customers
generally were optimistic over pro
gress OF the invasion, as was evi.
denced by persistent popularity OF
shares with a peace tinge, but Ia
most cases accounts were kept
more or less liquid pending the out.