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

irrational flight In Burma.
CHICAGO ms The govern
ment cracked down today on auto
mobile and truck owners who have
failed to buy the IS federal auto use
tax stamp. the deadline for which
was last Sunday. Daniel ]. Con-
certy Of the Internal Revenue De
partment said approximately 10000
summonses have been placed on
trucks and automobiles.
KEDGWICK. y. B.-INS-The
Duke and Duchess OF Windsor tried
their luck at hooking Atlantic sill
yer salmon today. They arrived in
New Brunswick yesterday for
weeks stay as the guests of Izaak
Walton Killam, Montreal financier.
and will fish the nearby streams.
LEXINGTON, England--AP -
Miss Elsie Fogerty, 10, diction ex-
pert who instructed some promin.
ent English dramatic stars as Laur.
ence Oliver. John Gielgud and
Edith Evans. died Wednesday, 1t
was announced today.
MOSCOW-AP-The Soviet gov
eminent has conferred Its highest
military honor. the order OF Vic.
tory on King Mihai OF Romania for
his courageous act" In bringing
his country from the Axis into the
United Nations camp, 1t was an
nounced today. The Soviet press
front-paged the young Kings port
raft.
NEW YORK-AP-Pickets still
patrolled newspaper buildings to-
day as striking deliverymen re-
mained silent on whether they plan
ned to return to work in response
to another WLB order.
Hampstead. N. zap Col.
T. G. Void, air inspector for the
First Air Force, says "scandalous
racket" in false medical discharges
and transfers was "nipped In the
bud" at Mitchell Field. The First
Air Force announced that soldiers
could buy discharges for several
thousand dollars, and transfers
from "hot outfits" scheduled for
combat duty for lesser prices.
PARIS-AP-An announcement
by the Bank OF Paris that 1t had
(Sl,200.000) turned out last night
to be trap set for a gang accused
of attempting to make a fortune in
illegal foreign exchange. The min
istry of finance said its economic
police had planted bait OF 10000
900 francs in order to catch a gang
of purchasers who had hoped to
unload the bank notes-all old
style currency no longer legal
through foreign outlets. The minis
try said 10 arrests had been made.
INTERNATIONALLY House
group today began an investigation
of charges that "shrewd manipula.
tors" in Wall Street had worked
out a trick corporation plan"
which would swindle taxpayers.
In a House speech he said some
Wall Street bankers and corpora
lions had found legal loopholes"
In holding company legislation
which is offering them a bonanza
that dwarfs the swag Of Teapot
Dome"
WASHINGTON-AP- The War
Department today named Corporal
Chester ]. Barrett as the soldier
with the most children. He has
IL, including two sets OF twins.
The Barrett family draws $500
monthly in dependency benefits. in
GLIDING $50 for Mrs Barrett, $50
for the first child and $50 for each
additional child.
MANILA-UP-It was confirmed
today that japanese spy ring at
tempted to assassinate Gen. Doug.
las Macarthur. The seven spies
who took part In the plot all were
caught and hung on June and 8.
They included four Japanese civil
ians, two Japanese soldiers, and
one Filipino civilian.
BUENOS AlRES-UP-Presldent
Gen. Edelmiro Farrell promised to.
night that Argentina would hold
free general elections late this year
and asserted that I'VE are not man
ufacturing our own successors"
Ell PASO, Tex.-UP-A murder
indictment was on file today
against William F. Main, %. Phila-
delphia. for the decapitation slay.
ing of S0year-old Edward Baker, an
FL Paso County poor farm inmate.
The indictment was returned late
yesterday by a grand jury. which
accused Main OF killing Baker and
burying the body in shallow grave
near a railroad right-of-way.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS parties
renewed their campaigns today in
VA northern districts where local
holidays forced postponement OF
Thursdays general election voting.
and Laborites predicted those "a
seats might decide the contest be-
tween tn Labor and the Conserva-
tive parties.
U. S. WEATHER FORECAST
Lower Enthusiastically fair
and a little warmer tonight and
Sunday.
Highest temperature yesterday
so; lowest so.
Highest temperature one year
ago today SO: lowest 20.
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