The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-04-11

ManChuria Railway, was installed
today as minister OF transportation
and communications in Japan's
new war cabinet, the Domei news
agency reported.
HOLLYWOOD-AP-Th movie
strike had additional ramifcations
today when Brotherhood OF Rail
WY trainmen workers, after deliv-
ering a boxCar TO one of the studios,
refused to take it through picket
lines. Strike leaders said this was
a significant development and that
it meant all location production
would be stopped unless unit equip
ment was transported by truck.
LOS ANGELES-AP-The cross
examination of red-haired Joan
Berry. who seeks to have Charlie
Chaplin established as the father
of her 1S-months-old daughter,
Carol Ann, may be completed TO-
day.
HOLLYWOOD AP - Blonde
Gloria Dickson OF the films was
dead today. suffocation victim of
fire which swept her hillside home
overlooking the film capital. The
scared, half-clad body of the 81
year-old actress was found in
second-fioOr bathroom in posi-
tion which Fire Capt. Joe Schenk
said indicated she had tried TO
reach a window Near her body
lay that of her dog, boxer.
WASHINGTON-AP-A concert
ed campaign to win for Italy the
status of full ally and represent
tation at the San Francisco United
Nations conference began on Capt.
tol Hill today. Representative
of Italian fraternal, political and
labor organizations appeared be-
fore the House Foreign Affairs Com
Mite to urge full wartime recog-
milton for the one-time Axis part
ner.
BRISBANE, Australia-AP-Be
cause of shipping difficulties, many
of 1000 Australian wives of Ameri-
can serYicemen awaiting transport
to the United States may not be
able to leave for America this year
or next. a U. S. spokesman said
here today.
KANSAS ClTY-AP-An eight.
man delegation. instructed by mid
western grainmen to get us box
cars, will go to Washington next
week toV present its case TO the
ODT, the Interstate Commerce
Commission and the Association of
American Railroads. The commit
tee was named at one-day confer
ence here Tuesday OF millers. farm
ers and government officials from
II midwestern states where mil
lions of bushels of stored grain are
reported in danger of spelling for
lack OF freight cars to move them.
JAMESTOWN, y. D. ms
Clean j. Talbot, president of the
North Dakota Farmers Union.
launched today a plan to collect
100000 red ration points in the
next days for the benefit Of the
starving populations of Europe. He
proposed that millions of addition
al red points be collected later
and that all be used to purchase
from the civilian market stores Of
meat and butter 10 be shipped over
seas.
WASHINGTON-AP-Every able
L., 50 ie
ticketed for a taste of overseas
service. War Secretary Stimson
says So He reported in a letter to
Rep. Mahon (D-TexD that Of 2,90C,-
900 men on duty in this country In
February some 100000 already
have been selected for duty over
seas and are being trained for
that purpose.
LONDON AP- A. h. Pillai. In
dian radical Democratic party rep
Iesentative. declared today that
agents of big business in India are
seeking an alliance with American
industrialists in a master plan to
capture the markets OF the Middle
and Far East
WASHINGTON Freshman
senators today applauded the de-
mand Of Sen. LaFollette (P) Wis.
that absent senators be denied
their pay but most veteran mem
hers received il coldly. Enforce
ment OF a Senate absentee rule,
freshmen senators said, might re-
suit In speeding up the proposed
"streamlining' of Congress so that
Senators can find time to attend
the daily sessions.
U. S. WEATHER FORECAST
Lower Michigan: Generally fair
tonight and Thursday. Showers
Thursday night.
Highest temperature yesterday,
70: lowest. 81.
Highest temperature one year
ago today, 49, lowest, "a.
Highest temperature this date
IN last - years, Sc In 1880: lowest
% in 1910.
The sun sets today at sos and
rises Thursday at 6:5S.
The moon sets today at 7:13 p.
m. and rises Thursday at 6: 50 a. m
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