The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-03-09
Flashes Of
Late News

A0SV HS"O
\ WASHINGTON-AP- A move
ment gained ground on Capitol Hill
today to write into the OPA law a
provision for automatic, gradual
liquidation OF various price con.
trols as supply balances demand.
Rep. Brown (DGa.), ranking mem
ber OF the House Banking Commit
tee. said irv would offer such an
amendment TO pending legislation
giving oPA another years lease on
life.
ABOARD THE u. S. s. MIDWAY
on Greenland-AP-Pounding seas
buffeted and damaged the new
super-carrier Midway as she
ploughed northward today for test
maneuvers in Arctic waters. Great
waves Dashed In two OF the hangar
decks roller curtains-the Vene-
tian- -blind-like doors In the ships
side just beneath the fight deck.
WASHINGTON-AP-The Navy
may spend $4,000. 100000 during
the fiscal year beginning July "
Congress approves a recommends
tion by President Truman. The
proposed budget would provide for
100000 Navy and Marine enlisted
men and approximately 10000 Of
hcers.
BUENOS AIRES-AP-A bomb
exploded In the Spanish Consulate
early today, rousing many citizens
of the residential district in which
the building Is situated.
WASHINGTON Up Amerl-
can Communists were barred today
by the War Department from hold
ing commissions or undertaking
any OF the Army's sensitive" re-
sponsibllities. Radar and atomic
energy, especially. will be off
bounds.
LOUISVILLE, Ky.-UP-Bus and
trolley service resumed on a par
tial basis at 1880 a. IN. today after
a night in which no public trans
portation except taxis moved
through Louisville streets. Public
transportation was suspended for
nine hours last night in order to
give non-strikinR workers OF .he
street railway company a rest and
TO prevent after dark violence.
TEHRAN--AP- The northern
portion OF Gilan province. from the
Soviet border TO Shefarud. a dis
tance o. approximately so miles
was reported by reliable diplomat
ic sources today to have been an
nexed by the government OF Rus
sian-occupied Azerbaijan Province.
LONDON ms Reports from
Batavia declared today that In
donesian officials would lodge
strong protests with British mil
itsry commanders against the
landing OF fresh Dutch forces in
Java.
WASHINGTON ms House
Minority Leader Martin urged to-
day that Secretary Of State Byrnss.
Secretary OF War Patterson, and
Gen. Eisenhower reveal to Con-
gTess any secret political or mill
tary commitments entered into by
the United States. The Republican
leader said the two cabinet Off
cials and the Army chief OF staff
should give Congress "cles~ ~'@
frank explanation OF any secret
commitments we may have WA
other nations"
BARI, Italy-INS- Military pa
trolls walked the streets OF riot.
ridden Andria today as the city
relapsed into deathlike quiet after
"a hours OF sporadic violence. There
were no demonstration by crowds
of the unemployed. Such demon.
strations during the last two days
brought troops and tanks TO main
tain order in the city. nj
q MADRID ms The Spanish
government stood pat upon its or
iHinal decision TO deny foreigners
the right to interfere in Spain's
internal affairs" The Spanish cab.
met reaffirmed this position at a
meeting last night in which the
recent indictment OF the Franco
regime by America, Britain and
France was brought under discus.
sion.
NEW YORK ms The men.
ace OF a nationwide telephone tie.
mp was finally removed today with
settlement OF the 65-day-o'd West.
ern Electric strike. Unanimous rat.
,ificatiop Of the agreement, last
night by the A. T. & r. manufac.
turing subsidiary's striking employ.
es ended the last remaining pay
dispute in the nations telephone
industry.
ABOARD THE CHURCHILL
EISENHOWER Special train en-
route to Washington-AP-Wins-
ton Churchill man who wore out
his admirers, but not his welcome