The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-09

cause more IMAM on OltUlbtIH bl Ait
senior class have been called to
active military seFy ice, was planned
today for Dec. l3. week earlier
than originally scheduled.
WASHINGTON, D. GINS
Elmer Davis. director Of the
Office Of War Information, said
today that the best information
received by tits government
indicates mo immediate pros
pect' Of revolt by the people
Of Italy. At a press confer
ence the OWL. chief also de-
Tended issuance of the full re-
port on Pearl tiarbor one year
after the attack. He said he
was responsible for picking the
announcement date.
WELLINGTON, y. Ems -
Thirty-seven OF 80 patients in the
women's wing Of the Seaciff Men
tai Hos pital near Dunedin, New
Zealand, were dead today as a re-
suit of fire which destroyed the
building Tuesday. All of the victims
died Of suffocatiOn.
LONDON-INS- More than
thousand persons were arrested in
Sofia following week end ant-Ger-
man riots in the Bulgarian capital,
according to an Istanbul dispatch
today to the London Daily Tele
graph.
NEW YORk-INS-C Contractors, |
builders. and financial institutions
alike today we're urged to halt for
the duration all residential and com.
mercial construction now less than
so per cent completed. The request,
calculated to conserve raw materi.
ais needed for the war effort, came
from John B. Ballantine, WPB re-
gional priorities chief following
conviction OF a Newark. n. j., con
tractor who violated a federal order
restricting new building construc.
ton after April 9, last.
SAN FRANCISCO-INS- Test. |
mony that Father" William f.
Riker claimed Adolf Hitler had |
adopted some Of Riker's ideas for |
the Nazi new world order" was be- |
fore a federal court jury today as |
it heard the sedition charges |.
against the religious cult leader. !
Louis Wine, special agent OF the |
Federal Bureau OF Identification, |
declared the selfstyled king of |
Holy City, CAL had claimed he was
in communication with the German .
government and that Hitler had |
adopted my ideas for winning the |
war for Germany"
CHGCAGO-INS-A sharp reduc. |
ton Of ordnance production in Chi.
Cago industries within the next 30 .
days was anticipated today as the .
factories re-tool for the new war
program which places emphasis on
tanks, bombs. and heavy guns for
planes and ships.
EVANSTON. Hl.-INS-Mrs. Ida
+. Wise Smith, national president
of the Women's Christian Temper
ance Union proposed today to Sec
rotary of Agriculture Claude X.
Wickard that he call halt at once
TO the brewing Of beer.
NEW NORK-INS- Trial by
iuries composed OF intelligent and
discerning citizens" were proposed
today as the theatres own solution
of a current drive to clean up the
New York stage. Meeting with
Mayor +. H. LaGuardia whose re-
cent campaign against indecent
shows already has resulted in the
closing Of Wine, Women and
Song, Actors Equity urged that
such juries be given power to a.
cept or reject any play or musical
comedy.
WASHINGTON-INS-Presidert
Fulgencio Batista of Cuba today
was scheduled for a round OF con
ferencss with State Department and
other officials on L.. S and Cuban
war efforts The Cuban presideu.,
who flew into Washington late
Tuesday and was an overnight
guest at the White House. will also
address a special session OF the
House.
MEXICO CITY up Soledad
Seancz. who claims she Is the
only legitimate widow OF the
Mexican outlaw Pancho Villa. was
expected today to appeal to Pres
ident Avilla Camacho for pen
sion. Her petition was refused By
the chamber of deputies on the
ground Ct had no power to grant
pensions. but 1t recommended she
appeal 10 the president.
WASHGNGTON. ms Manpow
or officials today hailed President
Roosevelts statement urging Sc.
uiority guarantees for prospective /
war workers as valuable aid In .
breaking a major log-jam that has
retarded effective mobilization OF
the nations labor force. Il was
considered probable that the War
Msupower Commission. headed by
Paul V. McNutt. would follow
through quickly with formal an.
nouncemcut on the matter In order
to speed up the transfer of skilled
workers from non. essential indus
tries TO war plants. u