The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-06

| Late News
ATLANTA, Ga.-AP-The num-
Der OF southern states making pay
ment OF poll tax a voting prerequi-
site dropped to seven today as Geor-
gia left the fold. Gov. Ellis Arnall
signed into law late yesterday bill
abolishlng the tax.
NEW YORK AP-Robert de
Brasillach. former editor OF the
Paris Je Suis Partout who was
condemned TO death by a French
court Jan. 10 for intelligence with
the enemy" was executed today at
$40 a. m, the French press agen-
cy said in a dispatch reported by
the FEC.
HOOD RIVER. Ore.-AP- The
membership OF Hood River Amer
lean Legion Post has rejected the
recommendation OF the Legion's ma
tional commander that it restore
the names OF Japanese-American
service men erased from the coun-
tvs honor roll.
NEW YORK AP- A native
American, William Curtis Cole
paugh, 26, and German-born Erich
Gimpel, IS. accused Of slipping into
this country from a submarine to
act as spies foi Germany, went on
secret trial for their lives today
before a military commission.
WASHINGTON AP-Reduction
from 20 to 10 per cent OF the luxury
tax on radios, monographs, and
musical instruments Is proposed in
bill by Rep. Crawford (R-MichO.
Another measure by Rep. Crawford
would restore the Federal Loan Ag-
ency as an independent government
agency.
LONDON-AP A significant
meeting of the World Trade Union
Congress-termed by one spokes-
man the first OF the peace confer
ences" opened here today. r. ].
Thomas, president OF the United
Automobile Workers OF America
(CIO) was indicted as one OF three
presidents. The two others elected
were from Great Britain and Rus
STA.
NEW YORK-INS-Msyor F. II.
LaGuardia's meatless Tuesdays and
Fridays and hash Mondays all
designed to preserve New York's
short supplies OF meats, brought
mounting cries OF anguished pro-
tests today from restaurateurs.
President Paul Henkel OF the So
ciety OF Restaurateurs maintained
that the mayors program had so
begged down that the city now has
more than 1000 "meat-easies,"
restaurants where patrons may OBJ
tain servings Of chops and steaks
any day through the prohibition
era expedient of whispering Ben
NY sent me-"
NEW YORK-INS - Columbia
University will get a large new
figure factory" according to
program announced today by Dr.,
Nicholas Murray Butler, president
OF the University, and Thomas j.
watson, president Of the lnterna-
tional Business Machines Corp.
Described officially as a computing
laboratory, new branch will occupy
a whole building and Is expected
to serve as a world center for the
solution OF scientific problems re-
curing the use of applied mathe-
mates and mechanical calculation
NEW YORK-AP-- Navy men
and police, predicting a probable
death toll of 40, today were grim
by surveying the charred hulks ot
two ships and the flotsam OF New
York Bay for additional victims
of the inferno of high octane gaso-
line and oil which killed II by pres
ent count and injured 122. The dis
aster occurred Monday when an in.
vessel rammed the 10000
ton tanker Springhill, loaded with
/ 10000 barrels OF high octane gaso-
line.
BRU SSELS-AP-A member OF
Premier Hubert Pierlots personal
statf told the Associated Press to-
day he believed the government
will be overthrown". His state
ment was made less than four
hours before Pierlot was scheduled
to go before the Belgian parlia
ment TO defend his administration.
LONDON-AP-Sir Walter Cit
rine told the opening session of
the British Trades Union Congress
today that Prime Minister Church
Ill is attending conference With |
Roosevelt and Premier
Stain.
LOS ANGELES APP 49, Mrs. !
Aurora Quez6n, widow of the
president. Manuel Que
zon, says the liberation of Manila
by Gen. Douglas Macarthur and
his forces promises a new era OF
freedom and liberty for the islands.
WASHINGTON ms - With |
civilians harder hit by
The impact OF war than at any
other time since Pearl Harbor. top
government officials today brushed |
aside hopes that collapse OF Ger
MANY will hiring torp,fno ton ~ 49,,