The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-08
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WAsHlNGTON-INs' Warren
Lee Pierson, president OF the Ex-
port-Import Bank, today disclosed
details Of the Administration plan
to expand the lending power OF the
bank for heavy postwar credits to
the war-torn countries OF Europe.
SALIVA, Pains - Two
men were believed killed and
200 others were rescued today
when an explosion Of unde-
tsrmined origin roared through
the Cochran Coal Company
mine at Salina. State police
said the two men who are miss
ing, and presumed to be dead,
are Clyde Dunmyre, Of Edmont
and Burt Remaley Of Salts
burg.
LONDON AP-Six members OF
the British Foreign Office were
among 10 passengers killed when
. plane carrying aides OF Prime
Minister Churchill crashed while
en- route to the big three" confer
Snce. Five passengers were listed
as missing and five others we're in
Jured II was not revealed where
the crash occurred
PARIS-AP-Prison terms rang
ing from three to eight years have
been imposed on an additional
group Of seven American enlisted
men who pleaded guilty to a charge
OF wrongfully disposing Of cigar
cite rations from Army supply
trains. Sentenced yesterday. they
were part of some 500 soldiers TAX
en- into custody several weeks ago
in connection with black market
activities in France.
WASHINGTON-AP-- The rea-
son for those mo gasoline signs
in the East is transportation tie
ups rather than an overall short
age of gasoline, the Petroleum Ad-
ministration for War. explained
today.
WASHINGTON-AP - Aubrey
Williams was called for further
senatorial questioning today on
how he would run the Rural Elec-
IRRIGATION Administration IL the
Senate confirms his nomination 10
head it. Ready to present the OPP
position case before the Agricu-
ture Committee was Senator Nc
Kellar (D-Tenn). He is acting
chairman OF the Appropriation
Committee and the man Williams
will have to 20 TO for funds 10
run his sgency-if he wins the
job.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa.-AP-The
menace of flood hung over virtual
ly all Of Pennsylvania today and
the state began mobilizing for an
emergency. Federal and state
authorities warned that the same
conditions prevailing before the
ravaging 1896 fioods-lce jams, ris-
ing temperatures, deep blankets OF
snow and the prospect OF rains
again prevailed from Pittsburgh 10
Philadelphia.
JERSEY CITY, n. j. APP -
Coroner Frank Sinatra. classified
AZ more than year ago, reported
10 his local draft board today Tor
examination to determine whether
he will be put in military service.
VALPARAISO, Ind.-INS-Rich-
ard Schoenbohm, a member OF last
summers faculty at the National
Music Camp at lnterlochen, Mich.
declared today he would return to
Interlochen in spite Of the action OF
James c. Petrillo's union in placing
the school on its unfair list.
NEW transformations and
pledges totalling nearly half mil
lion dollars for relief of war vic
tins in Yugoslavia were announc'
ed today following a Yugoslav re-
lief dinner Wednesday night at
which messages from international
ly known figures praising the Bal
kan countrys struggle against op-
preston were read.
NEW YORK -- Reelection of
President Roosevelt as a trustee
OF the Georgia Warm Springs Foun.
dation was announced today. New
members OF the board are Robert
W. Woodruff. Wilmington, Del;
n. Baxter Maddox, Atlanta, Ga;
and John s. Burke. Louis H. Pink.
n. Peter Rathvon. George f. Allen
and Harold V. Smith, all OF New
York.
NEW YORK-INS - japanese
Premier Kuniaki Koiso's govern
ment today faced a demand that it
call a special session of the Japa-
nese diet Immediately after the
closing" Of the present regular ses-
sion "iu view Of the critical war
situation
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Tho
mas +. Dewey OF New York comes
TO Washington today to keynote
the resurgent hopes OF all Re:
publicans in a Lincoln Day adj
dress-his first public speech since
his defeat for the presidency last
November. On Capitol Hin, the
principal building ground for Re
publican policy in the 1886 and
194S elections. there was no hint
OF how far the COP titlular leader
may 20 toward adding any new
points 10 his party's program.