The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-17

Monks. direct from the diplomat,
who was quoted as saying that
Baron Manfred Won Killinger, Ger
man minister TO Rumania. present
ed an eight-point program to him
With the request that 1t be for
W 'ded to Washington and London
but not to Moscow.
NEW YORK-AP- Wayne
Lonergan was sentenced today
TO IS years to life In prison for
the blu eon-stranaulation slay-
ina last Oct. "a OF his 23-yesr-
old heiress wife, Patricia Bur
ton Loneraan.
LONDON-AP-Finland has re-
jected revised Russian peace terms
but in a note to Moscow has sought
TO keep open the door to future ne,
Rotiations. Il was learned today.
Both the United States and Britain
were believed informed OF the de-
cision
CINCINNATI-AP - Illness OF
1t. Col. Frank Greulich OF Detroit,
one Of the ithree defendants in a
court martial involving inspection
practices at the huge Wright
Aeronautical Corps, plant in near
y Lockland. O., will not delay the
trial any further, it was ruled to-
day. Col. Phillip ]. McCook, law
member OF the l1-man tribunal, de-
clared proceedings can be held
without 1t. Col. Greulich's pres
ence.
NEW YORK-INS-The Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution
will open their 53rd national con-
vention today with three candi-
dates for the presidency for the
first time in their history. The
three contenders for the highest
OAR office are Mrs. Samuel J.
Campbell of Mount Carroll, ILL.,;
Mrs. George d. Schermerhorn OF
Reading. Mich. and Mrs. Julius
y. Talmadge of Athens, Ga.
NEW Y0RK-lNS- Dean Carl
Alderman OF the graduate school
of journalism at Columbia Univer-
sity urged press and radio indus
tries today to band together to
demand freedom on international
communications at the peace table.
Alderman cited documents which
he said proved that the Versailles
peace conference after the last war
muffed its opportunity to provide
such freedom and urged that it
not happen again.
CHICAGO-INS- Another firm
came under the mild displeasure
today of Rae E. Walters, regional
administrator Of the Office of
Price Administration, because OF
violation Of OPA ceiling regula.
tions. The offense incurred only
his mild displeasure because he
was sure the violation was wholly
inadvertent and unintentional. He
ought to know, for the four grain
elevators in Iowa which apparent
ly made overcharges of 1 to 2 IL
cents a bushel on approximately
$4,000 bushels Of corn are his own.
MADISON, is.-INS-Jesse L.
Littleton, assistant director of re-
search and development with the
Corning Glass Works, Corning.
n. Y, noted physicist, will be
awarded an honorary doctor Of
science degree at the University
OF Wisconsin commencement May
~. 1t was announced today.
BOSTON-1NS - Trapped half
way inside boiler at a Cambridge
factory for four and one half hours.
Patrick Calvin. SO. Of Rocbury,
was released today by Navy yard
workers rushed to the scene with
acetylene torches. .Firemen first
attempted a rescue by covering
Calvin with grease, but this and
. later attempt with cold water
failed.
MARTlNSBURG, W. Va.-AP-
The early freeze will cost southern
peach growers an estimated 1O. 000..
OOO bushels. OF production. Secre-
tary Carroll r. Miller of the Ma.
tlonal Peach Council, said today.
He reported the cold weather Of
April As, coupled with earlier
n ezes in Arkansas, Oklahoma and
Texas, has reduced the expectable
crop in 10 southern states to an
estimated 100000 bushels.
LAKE GENEVA, Wis.-AP -
Adolph Frederick Carte. Jr., grand.
son Of r. T. Crane, founder OF the
Crane Company, was found dead
Sunday, apparently the victim of
Self-inflicted bullet wound. the
sheriff's office in nearby Elkhorn
reported. An inquest will be held
today.
SAN DIEGO. Calif.-AP- Con.
solidated-Vultee Aircraft Corpora
tons prototype of its first postwar
airplane. 4s.passenger CONNER.
cial transI ort, was test-flown over
San Diego Saturday night. Known
as Model 80. the craft was design.
ed TO replace the standard air.
planes of today on continental and
long-range transoceanic routes.
The company said the plane would
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