The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-23

CHICAGO-UP- Rose Hoffman
40. German born dishwasher. was
held on disorderly conduct charges
today for allegedly shouting ours
Is at uewsreel pictures Of >Presi-
dent Roosevelt signing a declara-
ton OF war against her native
country.
NEW YORK ms Lawrence
Tibbett, opera star. rallied today
at Doctors Hospital following an
emergency appendicitis operation.
The attack forced him TO postpone
scheduled appearances with the
Metropolitan Opera Company.
NEW YORK-INS- The city
council today will be asked 10
name the new city airport to be
constructed In Queens. Colin Kelly
Airport, in honor of Captain Colin
P Kelly, D. first American hero
OF the war. The airport will be
1900 acres in area more than
twice as large as LaGuardia Field.
UTICA, y. Y. ms Romance
was given a high priority rating
today by Mayor Vincent r. Corrou.
He ruled that any service man
wanting TO be married immediate
~ could obtain a waiver of the
q hour waiting period between is
suance OF the wedding license and
the marriage ceremony.
HONOLULU ms 1t. Col.
Theodore Wyman, chief OF Army
engineers, today enforced through
Military Governor Lieut.. Gen. De
los c. Emmons an order freezing
wages and employment OF all per
sons engaged in war efforts on
Oahu Island.
MANILA-INS-- Manila had a
20 minute alert" this morning, but
no air raid. and Christmas shop
pers continued unperturbed with
their gift purchases.
GARY. Ind.-INS-A second eX-
detrimental "smoke-out" of the 81
gantic defense plants of the Car
negie-Illinois Steel Corporation left
the landscape unblackened by
coating of SCOT today, in contrast
10 the first test last week. but
still was not completely effective.
SAN FRANCISCO-INS- Close
watch was maintained today by
the U. s. Navy for Japanese sub
marines which have unleashed
series OF attacks on American
ships off the coast of California.
Five American ships have been
attacked-four of them close TO
the California Coast and the NTH
between San Francisco and Homo
lulu.
NEW YORK-INS- There will
be no planned blackout OF Broad
way and Times Square on New
Years Eve, Police Commissioner
Lewis J. Valentine said today. lie
said as far as the police were con
cerned the annual New Years Eve
celebration would go on as usual.
NEW YORK-INS-- A law put
ting teeth into air raid regulations
was in effect today in New YORK
CITY. The measure makes 1t un-
lawful and punishable by a fine
Of $500 or six months imprisonment
or both, TO refuse TO comply with
air raid regulations or orders OF
air raid wardens.
PITTSBURGH AP - The gov
ernments action in revising iron
and steel scrap prices TO permit
larger returns for lower grades, was
seen today in steel circles as a
move likely to end a shortage thai
was slowing up operations in nu'
merous mills.
CHUNGKING-AP-The Central
Executive Committee of the kuo-
mintlng today conferred special
wartime powers upon Generalissi-
mo Chang KaiShek which will viz
tually permit him to govern by de-
cree until the final goal o. vic
tory and world peace is attained.
NEW Ohh AIT. aIlei
Lindsey Niles, b. dean 81 20, u'Il
nlNerslty meaical coilese ne'
from 1919 to 1925 and founder Of
the institution doiar-a-caIi cilnlc
Is dead AFTER suffering a. cereora'
hemorihdse.
-
OA NBEhn-N' -il''ta'ia VI
Prime Minister Jonn Cu.tln as
patched cao!e touay 70 freslIeH'