The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-29

ATLANTIC CITY ms
More than 200 fremen battIed
general alarm fire in an At
lantic City laundry for more
than an hour and a half today
before bringing the flames un-
der control. The blaze leVelled
Steelman's Laundry, on Yer
mont Ave, and destroyed ten
trucks, irreplaeeable Tachin-
cry, and quantities Of laundry.
LONDON -AP- The British
press quoted the Paris radio today
as saying that Harry Hopkins, spe-
c.al adviser to President Roose-
Welt had arrived in the French cap
ital in connection with preparations
for a forthcoming meeting OF the
Big Three.
PINE BLUFF, Ark.-AP-E. W.
Freeman, rs, publisher OF the Pine
Fluff Commercial, died yesterday
after an illness OF several months.
A native OF, Hawesville, Ky, he
published weekly there as his
first newspaper venture.
BURBANK. Calf. -AP- The
famed P-3S lightning fighter plane,
in its newest version. is per
cent speedier than any of the pre-
vious II models. and carries a
heavier bomb load than the early
B17 bomber, Lockheed Aircraft
Corporation has announced.
LONDON AP-Proposal for a
world conference on maritime
wages and working conditions, TO
he preceded by preparatory tech
nical conference Of the major mar
thine countries next October, were
approved today by the government
body of the International Labor
Organization.
BUENOS AIRES -AP- A pas
toral letter protesting against ac-
tiyities of Protestant sects in Lat
IN America has been issued TO
the Catholic clergy and the mem
bers Of all dioceses in Argentina
by the cardinal primate archbish-
ops and bishops. The note adjures
all Catholics against sending their
children to Protestant schools.
reading Protestant public?t lions
and from contributing financially
toward organizations linked with
Protestant activities. Such organ
ilations specifically mentioned
were the Y.M.C.A, the Y.W.CA.
ard the Salvation Army.
WASHINGTON -AP- A new
congressional drive for passage
Of a 3$00,000,000 federal-aid pro
gram for the nations public school
system got underway today. Prom
inent educational leaders told the
Senate Education Committee that
government funds are needed to
raise salaries of teachers every
where and to provide better teach
ing facilities in low-income states.
WASHINGTON-AP-Col. Edwin
A. Hslsey. secretary OF the Senate,
died early today at Doctors Hos
pital OF a heart ailment. Halsey,
81, had been an employe of the Sen
ate since 1897. and its secretary
since 1888. He was native OF Tye
River, Va.
SAN FRANCISCO-INS - The
Tokyo radio broadcast an entirely
unsubstantiated claim today that
Nip submarines had penetrated to
the western coast" OF the United
States and had sunk three transport
ships and an oil tanker.
NEW YORk-INS-With bud
get OF S35,3OO0OO for the United
Palestine appeal OF l945, American
Jewry was called upon today to
support a plan for the settling in
Palestine Of a million Jewish refu-
gees within two years after the
European war has ended.
WASHINGTON ms - Reps.
Clarence J. Brown (R) Ohio and
Lyle n Boren CD Okla. awaited
action today on their demands that
the State Department explain Why
the United States had allotted five
thousand tons OF newsprint to be
shipped to France within the next
month. In a joint letter to Secre-
larry Of State Edward r. Stettinius.
Brown and Boren. members OF the
Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Committee. said Sweden. Finland
ard Russia possess sufficient news
print supplies to satisfy the de-
mands OF liberated Europe.
WASHINGTON INS-Tho Sen
ate Small Business Committee to
day advocated local investment
pools as the answer TO small in
dustry's need for risk capital for
postwar expansion. Reduction Of
excess profits taxes as move 10
encourage flow OF capital into small
enterprises would not he more than
a partial solution. the committee
said in a report submitted by Sen
James Murray Cd Mont. chair
man.
w. S. WEATHER FORECAST
Lower Colder tonight