The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-17

year-old daughter had been found
in a mountain chalet in northern
Italy and said they would be treat
ed merely as refugees, not political
prisoners.
MIAMI, Fla.-AP-Police report
ed a half dozen enraged dogs fatal
ly attacked a woman identified as
Mrs. Micko Zinke at Miami Springs
yesterday. At the hospital ply
sicians said the flesh had been
torn from both the victims arms,
there were many gashes on her
legs, and patches Of scalp had
been laid bare.
NEW YORK-AP-An easing OF
III cigarette shortage within two
or three months is predicted by
manufacturer By that time ship
ment of cigarettes TO the armed
forces In Europe will have been
reduced considerably, industry
members believed.
WASHINGTON-AP Acting
swiftly TO carry out a recommends
tion by President Truman, the
Senate Finance Committee as
sembled today to consider repeal
OF the Johnson Act. The act for
bids private loans to foreign gov.
ernments in default on obligations
TO the United States.
WASHINGTON-AP - Therell
be some 100000 more books OF
matches available through tobacco
and drug stores this quarter. The
War Production Board said the
increase results from a March di.
receive that at least two-thirds OF
civilian output must be OF the type
usually given away with tobacco
products.
WASHINGTON-AP-The U. s.
S. Lafayette, formerly the French
luxury liner Normandie, is unlikely
to see Pacific War service. Navy
Secretary Forrestal told reporters
the vessel. which burned and cap
sized in New York Harbor while
being converted to a transport, is
too large to traverse the Panama
q Canal Manpower and material,
he added. are lacking TO prepare the
ship for war service.
. Gus. 1tIf-s1 - Organized re.
sistance has creased in Yugoslavia.
where the last battles OF the war
in Europe we're fought between the
Germans and Marshal Tito's forces,
a Yugoslav communique said to-
day. The announcement. broadcast
by Tito's headquarters, said: THE
destruction and capture OF small
enemy groups continues"
NEW YORK --AP-Charles A.
Lindbergh. now in Paris. will tour
the European theater soon as a
civilian In Nnnection with the de-
velopment and production 81 air
plane engines and propellors for
the Army and Navy. United Air
craft Corporation announced.
PARIS --AP-- Press credentials
have been restored to Seymour Ere
idin and John Groth, two OF four
American correspondents DISAGREED
tied by supreme headquarters pub
lie relations for going through Rus
sian lines to Berlin before the Ger
man surrender.
NEW YORK ms Add signs
Of the times: the ban on fire en-
CINE sirens has been lifted in New
York City. The sirens had been
silenced since Dec. IL, 1871, for
fear civilians would mistake their
shriii blast for air raid warnings.
OTTAWA ms Under new
tire rationing regulations effective
June ! inner tubes will no longer
be rationed in Canada, munitions
Minister Clarence Howe announced
today. He also announced approx.
imately $4,000 vehicle owners pre-
viously eligible for only retread-
ed or used tires will be allowed
new tires.
WASHINGTON ms Sen. FL
lender (D) La, charged today that
foes of price control have conspired
to try to prevent its renewal after
next June 80. Ellender said the at
tacks on OPA's meat program are
"the opening wedge to dc away
with controls entirely
SAN FRANCISCO ms Fol.
lowers of DR.. Juan Negrin. central
rallying figure for thousands OF ex.
lied Spanish Republicans, declar.
ed today that he is on his way to
San Francisco to direct personally
a campaign against any attempt to
admit Franco Spain to the United
Nations.
MOSCOW-AP-A Domei broad
cast from Tokyo said today the re.
Gently adopted Russian national
budget Of 3O7.714,754, 900 rubles for
1886 indicated that Soviet au-
thorities, contrary to enemy wish.
full thinking were aiming at eco
nomic rehabilitation and not pre-
pairing for a war against Japan.
GREENSBURG. Pa.-AP-Mem.
bers Of the Clyde Beatty wild ami.
NAL circus shepherded some $500
spectators to safety Just before the
big top" collapsed In high wind
storm last night. In true trouper
tradition, clowns and other per-
formers kept their acts going while
tent poles swayed, ropes creaked