The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-31
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THE WEATHER; Tonight:
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STOCKHOLM-AP- The Stock
holm newspaper Syenska Dsgblad-
ed said today that DR.. Hans Thorn
sen, former counsellor OF the Ger
man embassy IN Washington, soon
will replace the present German
minister to Sweden.
SAN BERNARDINO. Calif-AP
"A II year Old boy who told
coroners jury he couldn't bear to
see his mother beaten again, was
eXonerated OF the fatal shooting Of
his father. The youth, Donald Rod
ger, high school freshman, testi-
fled at the inquest yesterday that
he fired Is bullets from a rifle into
the body Of Matthew J. Rodger, 50,
Tuesday. while Rodger was beat
ing Mrs. Effie Rodger.
WASHINGTON -AP- Reports
that President Roosevelt would
ask Congress soon to renew his
authority TO negotiate reciprocal
trade agreements with foreign
countries brought predictions from
Republicans today that the request
would touch off one of the hitterest
fights Of the 18th Congress.
WASHINGTON -AP- Hunger
among the civilians OF North AZ
RIGA threatens to hamper military
operations and there may be ser
ious disturbances unless substan-
tial shipments OF food and cloth
ing are landed there by Feb. l.
That was the word brought back
by Milton 5. Eisenhower. associ-
ate director of the Office of War
Information and brother OF Lieut.
Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower.
WASHINGTON-INS-S Sen. Alex
ander Wiley (R) Wis. today
charged that vast quantities OF
skinned milk will have to be de-
stroyed unless dairy plants are
given priorities for storage tanks.
Skinned milk is used in the man
ufacure of dried or powered milk,
practically the entire output OF
which is used by the armed forces
and lend-leasc.
UTICA. n. Y.-lNIS-A public
emergency was declared in Utica
today by Commissioner of Public
Works George 2. Hodges as re
suit of flood conditions which al
ready have inundated low-lying city
streets and more than 500 cellars.
MEXICO CITN-AP-The men
ace OF widespread strikes which
would paralyze the important sugar,
mining and textile industries hung
over Mexico today as rail workers
recessed negotiations for new
contract with the government rail
road administration.
SANTIAGO, Chile-AP-At the
request OF President Juan Antonio
Rios. the Chilean Senate p6stpuned
taking vote last night on a reso-
luton recommend ng the severance
OF relations with the Axis.
BOSTON-AP-For the first time
since the Cocoanut Grove fire took
4S9 lives on Nov. Is, Boston's night
spots expect to hit their stride to-
night in a New Years Eve celebra-
ton at prices ranging up to 500
couple.
BLOOMINGTON, ILL., ms -
That "1O-cent-store" ring Miss
Helen Rice found on a Bloomington
sidewalk turned out today TO be
worth $500 and what Helen
thought were "phony" gems proved
to be q heirloom diamonds. Helen
was about to throw the ring away
when her boy friend recalled he
had seen an ad of lost ring They
looked it up and. sure enough, the
description fitted Then they mott
fed the owner. Mrs. y. c. Espeland
OF Rockford, III.
LOCKHAVEN. Pains - OF
ficials Of the Piper Aircraft Com.
pany today were grateful for the
peace-time hobby Of their employees
who learned how to fly-"just fot
fun. When flood waters OF the
Susquehanna River rose and threat
ened the company's airport, men
and women employees holding pilots
licenses left benches and lathes
and flew one hundred completed
planes to flying fields on higher
grounds.
WASHINGTON-INS - United
States casualties, including Army
Navy and Merchant Marine today
officially totale 59.319 for the year
and % days of war since Japan
attack on Pearl Harbor. The
Nays total casualties, which in
cluded Navy, Marine and Coaa.
Guard losses. announced to date
are 20.297, of which 5.90g were kill.
ed, 3,iil wounded and lf.rfT miss
ing The L. s. Army casualties
compiled 10 date are 35.67S. in
Guiding 2,OO9 killed, 1882 wounded
and 20,119 missing.
WASHINGTON-GNS-Sen. Rob
ert r. Reynolds. 0D) y. c.. today
announced that the Senate Military
Affairs Committee, of which he is
chairman, will resume hearings on
the nations manpower problem
soon after converting of the new
Congress next Wednesday. Return
ing from vacation in Florida. Rey
nOlds said that manpower legisla.