The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-21
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LONDON-AP-The British press
today practically ignored a report
of a subcommittee Of the L. 5.
House Naval Affairs Committee re-
commencing negotiations for per-
manent possession OF the eight
Western Hemisphere naval bases
leased from Britain in 1910 for SO
years. London papers carried no
editorial comment whatever. A few
morning papers printed the story
on page one. The daily sketch did
not carry II al all and the News
Chronicle printed a 10-line item
eaptioned Looking Ahead
PHILADELPHIA. Pa.-AP-Two
Americans have been named to gov
erning posts for the International
Labor Conference just opening
three weeks sessions here with 10
nations present. Henry l. Harri-
man, vice chairman OF the New
England Power Association will
set as chairman of the employers
committee for the conference and
Robert J. Watt OF the American
Federation of Labor will act as
vice chairman of the Workers Com
m@ttee.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-AP- The
racial problem, with its attendant
questions of white supremacy and
segregation in the South, has be-
come one of the prime debating
grounds in the current holly con-
tested race for the Democratic
senatorial nomination in Alabama
May 2. Party voters will decide
between incumbent Lister Hill,
congressional veteran and present
Democratic whip in the Senate, and
State Senator James A. Simpson,
Birmingham attorney with long OK
perience in the state legislature.
MANCHESTER. England -AP-
British troops today took over the
Manchester gas works, where 500
employees quit their jobs yesterday
and left 220 900 consumers in the
factory area without gas.
LONDON-AP- The Berlin ra-
do said today the American and
British navies were massing the
greatest concentration since Dun
kerque' in British home waters
for the western invasion.
DETROIT-AP- John L. Low
EFT, general manager of the Mich
tgan Manufacturers Association,
believes that management and la
Dor will be smart enough to try
to meet our mutual postwar prob
lens constructiyely.' He express
ed that belief in a debate with
Victor G. Reuther, assistant direc
tor Of the war policy division of
the United Automobile workers
(CIO). who asserted that "the con-
cept that labor has a right in in
dustry has come to stay"
DETROIT -AP- Approximately
100 employees on the day shift
at the Motor Products Corpora
TONS Mack avenue plant return
ed to their jobs today after a sec
ond work stoppage within a week
BALSAM LAKE, Wis. -AP-
Tommy Cannon, clustering, sar-
castle 40 year old ex-convict and
one time associate of John Dill
ltnger gangsters, was to begin an
other prison sentence today-a
is to 40 year term imposed yester-
day after his conviction of bank
robbery. The diminGtive Cannon,
who completely ignored court de-
corum during his four day trial
as he conducted his own defense,
was sent to Wisconsin State Pri-
son last night after being senten.
ced by Circuit Judge Carl II.
Daley.
WASHINGTON -AP- The Post
Office Department announced to.
day that personal support remit.
tances now may be sent to individ.
uals in Sardinia and IA provinces
In southern Italy. Heretofore II
had been possible to send remit.
tances to Sicily only.
WASHINGTON-AP- The Navy
has reported the loss of a big navy
flying boat at sea in the Caribbean
area. Fourteen crew members
and passengers are missing and
the 18th person aboard the plane.
a crew member. is dead. The
plane, Catalina, crashed at sea
April 8, while on a routine flight.
Fourteen survivors and the body
OF the crew member were picked
up by a merchant vessel the fol-
lowing day.
NATURALIZATION chrome
shipments TO Germany and her al
lies will be halted at p. m. TO.
morrow in response to Allied re.
quests. Foreign Minister human
Menemencioglu announced the gov.
ernments decision to the national
assembly today, explaining that
the action was being taken in the