The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-18
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WASHlNGTON-AP- Chairman
May (D-KyD today ordered a
fulldress prisoner of war inyesti.
CATION by the House Military Com
mittee to clear up a general pub
lie misunderstanding" 1t will get
under way April May said in an
interview, "and it will be kept open
10 the public" Witnesses will in:
clude War and State Department
officials.
ARTHUR, III. - AP - Three
months Of water rationing has end.
ed for this community OF l,4OO. \
new $4,000 water pump is operat.
ing. A serious water shortage de.
veloped last January after the
breakdown OF an old pump and
Mayor F. F. Fleming urged resi-
dents to battle only once a week
and to alternate their wash days.
LAKE CHARLES, La.-AP-The
government moved TO take over
the huge Cities Service refinery
here today but striking workers
said they would continue picketing.
President Truman ordered Secre-
tary lckes, as petroleum admins.
traitor. TO seize and operate the
refinery, one of the largest high
octane Gasoline producers in the
country.
PARIS-AP-RAF King Com
mander Douglas Bader, famous leg.
less fighter pilot. has been freed
by American troops after three
years in German prison camps. il
was disclosed today. The airman,
who won renown during the battle
OF Britain, had thrice escaped from
German camps but was recaptured
each time. His Nazi captors final
ly took his artificial legs away
from him
PARlS-AP- Franz Won Papen
German diplomat who was captured
last week by the Allies, arrived
Sunday night with his son and SON
in-law by French city and is being
held under guard in private home.
it was learned today.
NEW YORK-AP- Telephone
operators, ready for a strike call
were at their switchboards here to-
day while union leaders and gov.
eminent officials tried TO find com.
mon ground for agreement which
would avert the threatened walk
out by $4,000 employees.
PHILADELPHIA ms 49, Infil-
triation Of one country by another
through use of propaganda and
fifth column agents should be
defined in the proposed United Ma
tions peace charter under the head
ing OF aggression, Herbert Hoover
maintained today. Enforcement
OF such a provision would help cure
that cause OF wars which grows out
OF crusading faith. political or
otherwise" the former president
said in an address before the for.
eign policy association in Philadel.
phia.
WASHINGTON 49, The Senate
Food Subcommittee turned today
10 labor unions boycott OF a New
Jersey dairy farm that was said
10 have caused the loss OF nearly
Quarter.million quarts OF milk. AS
the hearing started, Sen. Aiken
CRl, Vt, said II may result in legis-
lation to prevent such boycotts. He
declared. "a powerful union could
levy tribute on all farmers for al.
lowing their products to go 20
market"
BOMBAY-AP 49, Mohandas X.
Gandhi has assaulted the delegation
appointed to represent India at
the World Security Conference in
San Francisco as a "camouflage".
Such representation will he worse
than no representation. the Indian
leader said in statement Tuesday
night. Either India at San Fran.
cisco is represented by an elected
representative or represented not
at All"
Los ANGELES-AP- 4 legal
conference was called I'm superior
court today e p. m. PWT) over
how much support Charlie Chaplin
shall nay for 1S-month-old Carol
Ann Berry. declared Nv a Jury to
be his baby The verdict Tuesday
cheered and applauded by many
SPECTATORS. was bitter reversal
for the Pritish-born actor In his
court battles resulting from ro-
mantle involement with the IN
fants mother. Joan Berry.
NEW ORLFANS-iP-The flood
situation on the Red River below
Alexandria remained acute TODAY
while Army ENGINEERS continued
their p hour vigil along the lower
reaches OF the Swollen Mississippi.
U. S. WEATHER FORECAST
Lower Michigna: Partly cloudy
and continued rather cool tonigh.
and Thursday. near freezing TEN.
peratures tonight.
Highest temperature yesterday,
60: lowest. IS.
Highest temperature one year ago
today. Sc: lowest. So.
Highest temperature this date in
last 70 years, SO in 1896: lowest s