The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-01
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WASHINGTON -AP- Golf balls
perhaps as many as 100000
will soon be produced for civilian
use. Manufacture OF this scarce
sports item will be made possible
under a planned revision OF WPB
rubber regulations to permit use
OF neopreme-a non-tlre synthetic
rubber-for the inside OF the balls.
The covers would be OF balata
the gum rubber now used for re.
treading" old balls.
WASHINGTON -AP-.A "one
front" airplane production SEIZED
ule which may cut monthly output
by as many as 1000 planes by the
end OF this year has been drafted
by the Army Air. Forces. About
1000 craft now are being turned
out each month.
LONDON -AP-- Prime Minis
ter Churchill limited today that an
nouncement OF peace in Europe
might come before Saturday, but
told a packed House OF Commons
that he had no statement at this
time.
WASHINGTON AP-Rep Hoff-
man (R-Mich.) says the way to rem
edy any discrimination in employ.
ment because OF race, creed or col
or is through the courts. A bill to
DO that, he adds, will be offered as
a substitute for pending legislation
that would create a permanent fair
employment practice commission.
WASHINGT on AP-Rep. Don
dero (R-Micl.) asserted today he
will oppose any move TO alter the
present pro Vision for treaty ratifi-
cation by two-thirds vote OF the
Senate alone.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.-INS-Sister
Elizabeth Kenny, Australian nurse
who gained world fame through her
treatment OF infantile paralysis,
was in Springfield today to address
a joint session OF the Illinois legis-
lature concerning her methods and
results.
WASHINGTON - ms - The
House opens an historic debate to-
day when II takes UP for considera-
ton proposed constitutional
amendment depriying the Senate OF
its sole right to ratify treaties. Two
days OF general discussion have
been scheduled by the House lead
ership on the joint resolution Of
Rep. Summers Cd Texas, chairman
OF the House Judiciary Committee.
Debate may go into the following
week however. before a vote is
taken.
WASHINGTON INS--A Senate
War Investigating Subcommittee
it was disclosed today, will hurry
TO Europe very soon after We day
to look over the vast surplus war
property situation. Sen. Ferguson
(R) Mich, q member OF the full
committee. said the ground plans
to send over a subcommittee short
ly after hostilities cease.
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WASHINGTON INS-Sen. Bur
ton X. Wheeler Cd Mont, said to-
day that high government officials
have told him one and one half
million Europeans will starTe to
death this year. Wheeler said he
has talked to officials who know
the food conditions in liberated
and occupied countries.
WITH q. S. Ninth Army Forces
east OF the Elbe River, Germany
INS-American officers and mem
hers OF the military government
we're deluged today with requests
from liberated Russians for pic
lures of Stain and for Russian food
and liquor to use in celebration oil
May day.
PARIS-INS-A French press
agency dispatch from San Francis.
co said oday that 1t was learned
officially that Russia had notified
both the United States and Britain
that the SoYiets are not prepared to
treat with Gestapo Chief Heinrich
Himmler in negotiations for the
surrender OF Germany.
NEW YORK-AP-The Allied
controlled Luxembourg radio said
today the puppet Czech government
OF Emil Hacha, president OF the
German-created protectorate OF Bo-
hemia. Moravia, was trying to ne
gotiate with the u. s. Army for
tn occupation Of Bohemia with
out a fight"
SAN FRANCISCO-AP 49, The
Japanese Domei news agency re-
ported today Adm. Soemu Toyoda
has been named commander-in-
chief OF the Japanese overall naval
command Toyoda is commander
in-chief Of the Japanese combined
fleet
LONDON-s-AP-Britain is pre-
pairing to send a big number OF
her bombers to the Pacific to join
with U. S. Air Forces in the
bombing offensive against Japan.
an Raj commentator said today.
I'VE are going to cooperate to the
fullest possible extent" he said