The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-08-23
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LONDON ms A six point
Finnish peace offer to Russia was
handed Saturday to Arthur Deak'
IN. member OF the British trans
port General Workers Union now
in Stockholm, the London Daily
Mail said today. The paper. in a
Stockholm dispatch. said Deakin
received Finland's peace terms to
the Soviet Union from Zero Vuori,
Finnish trade union chief.
SAN FRANCISCO-INS- Panos
tPeter) Raftopoulos, 50, San Fran
cisco cafe owner was held by po-
lice today charged with murder
ing Edward P. Daphne, p. in q
Greek Orthodox Church. Ratio
poulos, admitting the Staying af-
ter surrendering to police, charged
that the victim broke up" his
home. Mrs. Mary Raftopoulas, IS,
wife OF the slayer, denied she had
been unduly friendly with Daphne,
a childhood friend.
HoLLYWOOD-INS- The val
idity OF numerous Hollywood film
contracts is at stake in a court
test to be brought by Olivia De
Havilland. Seeking to terminate
her contract with Warner Bros,
the star said suit for declaratory
relief would be filed some time to-
day.
SAN FRANCISCO - ms -
Twelfth Naval District authorities
today announced that William Wal
ter Kuhn, U.S.N.R., seaman LIST
class. OF Mamaroneck. N. Y, was
held by the Navy, pending release
to civil authorities, for the killing
OF Nadezda Lawrence, 20, San
Francisco dancer. The victim was
killed Thursday night when a sail
or who accosted her on the street
struck her. She fell, and was pro-
nounced dead when taken to the
hospital.
Observation-Disclosures Man
power Chairman Paul V. McNutt
warned today that from now until
July. 1914 a "rock-bottom mini
mum" OF 100000 persons must
transfer to essential war jobs. or
this number. he said. 100000 per-
sons must shift from their present
TO essential jobs by Jan. /, and
the remainder must transfer dur
ing the first six months Of 1914.
LONDON-1NS - The British
Press Association today reported
the recent arrival OF thousands OF
additional American troops in Eng
land, including air force personnel
and negro attachments, after an
uneventful crossing OF the Allan
tic.
MADRID-INS - Sir Samuel
Hoare, British ambassador TO
Spain, and Spanish Foreign Minis
ter Count Gomez Jordana conferred
for two hours today at Generals
simo Francisco Frances villa at
Curuna. The conference was the
last OF the five-day series OF meet
ings between Hoare. Franco and
other Spanish officials, object OF
which has been cloaked in secrecy.
WASHINGTON-UP- Selective
Service officials said a picture OF
the full effect Of the October draft
call Is unavailable today, but II
appeared likely that quotas would
be filed from available single and
childless married men, plus those
fathers who remain in non-defer'
rable activities.
.WASHINGTON-CP-The War
Damage Corporation, which insures
property against loss or damage BY
enemy attack, is making money
In these days OF multi-billion dollar
deficits, it's news II government
agency shows even a little profit
But II the United States has nc
serious air raids. the war Damage
Corporation will have several hun
bred million dollars Of profits when
the war Is over.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind.-INS-Civ
,lian students at Indiana Univer
sity learned today that the opening
of the university's fall semester
has been postponed for one week
The postponement announced BY
President Herman B. Wells Is
precautionary measure resulting
from the spread OF poliomyelitis
among army trainees recently ar
rived from California.
CHARDON, o. ms - Fire
which destroyed a portion OF this
johnson Rubber Company plant a.
nearby Middlefield caused damage
estimated today by company Off
Gals at 100000. The blaze lait
waste to $4,000 square feet of floo'
space in the factory and halted thu
manufacture by $50 employees o
airplane equipment.
NEW YORK-INS-The funera
Of Col. Gen. Hans Jeschonnek, chic
of staff Of the German air force
was marked yesterday by the alb
sence OF Adolf Hitler. the German
radio revealed today in a broadcas
heard by OBS. The Fuehrer, VIII
in the past had attended last rite
for leading Nazi personalities, sim
ply sent floral wreath, which wa
laid down by Reich Marshal Her
mann Goering, Berlin said.
NEW DELHI ms = Unite'
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