The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-07-06

| Late News
NEW YORK-AP-Harry L. Hop
kins. for ~ years a key government
hgure and presidential adviser. to-
day stepped into a new diplomatic
role-as impartial chairman OF the
New York Women's Coat-and- Suit
Industry. His appointment to the
post was announced by David Du.
binsky. president OF the Interna.
tiinal Ladies Garment Workers In
dustry, who said Napkins would
assume his new duties after a few
weeks rest. e.
WASHINGTON-AP-The Agri-
culture Department says Canada
cannot help out with the meat
shortage in this country because t
has agreed TO ship its surplus to
England and liberated European
countries. The Department made
the explanation, It said, in reply
to numerous inquiries as to why
the United States could not get
meat from its northern neighbor.
WASHINGTON-AP - II soon
will be possible to buy a truck with
out Washington saying It is all
right. Beginning August /, OPT
district managers throughout the
country will have authority to issue
rationing certificates for new light
and medium trucks.
WASHINGTON-AP-The Agri-
culture Department says 1t has
been promised 100000 prisoners of
war for farm work during the hea-
Wy harvest season OF October
through mid.November. This is 49,
900 more than were allotted for ag-
ricultural work during the spring
and summer planting and cultivat-
ing season ending August /.
ALDERSHOT. England-AP -
Howling down a senior officer who
advised them to go back TO their
barracks. Canadian soldiers impa-
tient over delays in their return
passage home smashed store win
dows last night In downtown Alder
shot for the second successive
night.
SAN RAFAEL, Calif.-AP- An
outbreak Of infantile paralysis has
reached epidemic proportions in the
northern California city OF San
Rafael. according to health auth.
critics.
LONDON-AP-An air ministry
spokesman said he had mo infor.
nation for release" when Queried
today concerning a report that a
plane carrying San Francisco Con.
ference personnel was missing en-
route from Montreal to Britain. The
report originated In Kingston. Ont,
where the wife OF a Canadian pilot
engaged In transport service said
she had been advised he was miss.
ing.
CANBERRA-AP- Representa-.
tives OF the United Nations joined
with Australians today in paying
tribute TO the memory of Prime
Minister John Curtin at simple rites
in Parliament House.
LoNDON-AP-With a strenu.
Gus election campaign behind him,
Prime Minister Churchill looked
forward today to a few days of rest
at an undisclosed retreat before 60
ing to Germany for a meeting with
President Truman and Premier
Stain.
CAPETOWN-AP - The first
whaling vessel to brave the Antarc-
tic since the war halted operations
in 1910 was headed for the United
States today with $4,000 barrels
OF whale oil. The ship, the $4,000.
ton Norwegian whaler Sir James
Clark Ross. has been at sea since
last October, when she set out on a
secret expedition. Her cargo will
be divided between the United
States and Europe.
NEW YORK-AP-Union leaders
were silent today on a WLB order
that they act to end the delivery
strike against IL New York news.
papers by 10 a. m. (EWT) this
morning-or face loss OF any retro
active benefits OF a new contract.
The strike. which has paralyzed de.
livery OF all but one OF the major
New York dailles. entered its sixth
day today.
BRUSSELS-AP-La Libre Bel.
gique. ardently pro-Leopold news.
paper, asserted today American
troops were holding King Leopold
III "a prisoner" in the Austrian Alps
at the instigation OF the resigned
government OF Socialist Premier
Achille Van Acker. The newspa-
per declared that the American
guard at the Kings Ornate Villa
at st. Wolfgang lis not a guard Of
honor but just plain guard"
OKINAWA-(Delayed) -AP :
Geisha girls imported to entertain
Japanese soldiers have a new job
working as nurses in civilian hos.
pitfalls. Medical officials said they
make excellent nurses.
wASHINGTON-AP - Like
committing headache. the trouble.
laden war agencies appropriation
bill shuttled back to the Senate to.
day with little prospect OF early
settlement.
LOS ANGELES Up Pretty