The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-12
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READING, Pa.-AP-Thousands
OF Reading war workers were
stranded without transportation
this morning when trolley and bus
lines OF the Reading Street Railway
Company were paralyzed by failure
OF operators to report for work.
COMMUNICATIONS elabor-
sting, a foreign Office commentator
said today that arrangements were
being made for a new Roosevelt
Churchill-Stalin conference. There
are no plans for a meeting OF the
three countries foreign ministers.
he said.
NEW YORK-AP - The Ford
ham University seismograph today
recorded two distinct earth tremors
which the Rev. Joseph ]. Lynch,
seismologist, said apparently orig
mated in the AleutiaG Islands.
WASHINGTON-AP - Eighteen
Italian diplomatic and consular Of
ficials and their servants captured
in North Africa are to be sent back
TO Italy. This was learned at the
State Department today. They
have been interned at New Mar
ket, Va.
WELLINGTON. New Zealand
AP-New Zealand would consider
alphabetically any plan for the
migration of British war orpans
here, Prime Minister Peter Fraser
told the House of representatives
today. He said New Zealand has
opened discussions OF the matter
with the British government.
LONDON-AP-One OF this ma.
tons most powerful warships-the
35,000-on battleship Howe has
been assigned as flagship OF Bri-
tain's new Pacific feet now being
assembled in Australian waters for
action against Japan.
LONDON-AP - The Germans
launched another barrage OF flying
bombs against Southern England
during the night and the govern
ment announced today that dam
age and casualties were caused.
LONDON-AP-The huge Amer.
lean air fleet that blasted Germany
yesterday left an odd straight line
rainbow in the sky as it returned
to British bases. Watchers near
the Strait of Dover saw the phen-
omenon formed by vaper trails
caught in the suns rays.
WASHINGTON-AP- Senate in
vestigators suggested today that
perhaps the Treasury Is not selling
surplus property as fast as it
could. The report, based on a
three-month study, was released
for a subcommittee hearing on dis
posal practices and policies. The
hearing is being held by the surplus
war property subcommittee of the
Senate's small business. committee.
A subcommittee STAFF made the
study.
LoNDON-AP-The Berlin ra-
do sent greetings today TO Field
Marshal Karl Rudolf Gerd Won
Rundstedt, supreme commander of
the German armies in the west, on
the occasion OF his seth birthday
and referred to him as Gen. Essen
hower's great opponent"
MEXICO CITY-AP - Mexican
Foreign Minister Ezequiel Padilla
suggested that the Dumbarton
Oaks plan for a world security or
ganization be revised to give great
or authority TO the assembly to
which all member states, large and
small, would belong.
LONDON-AP - For the first
time since the start of the war.
blackout restrictions we're relaxed
last night at Dover. Folkestone,
ny AhNs ANtN INuu anu OAl-
er coastal towns and adjoining rur-
al areas. The modification was SINH
lar 10 the half-light. or moon
glow, now general in London.
NEW YORK-INS-Gypsy Rose
Lee, stripteaser. author and &C
tress. was in Woman's Hospital
today as fears were expressed that
her baby might be born a month
prematurely. Miss Lees doctor or
dered her To the institution last
night. Miss Lee was divorced Oct.
from Alexander Kirkland. who is
10 he married today TO Phyliss
Anne Adams, 20 year old debutante.
NEW YORK-INS-Fullv recov-
cred from the recent attack OF in
fluenza which carried her danger
ously near her deathbed, Ethel
Barrymore, "the first lady OF the
American theater," received the
b plaudits Of both critics and the pub
lie alike today following her re.
turn to the Broadway stage.
NEW YORK-INS-Three Oma.
Ia business men were disclosed to-
day to have purchased all OF the
common stock owned BY the Amer
:can Power and Light Company of
New York in the Nebraska Power
Company for better than $4,000
900. Howard L. Aller. president
or the New York Utility firm. con-
firmed the sale Of the stock TO s. J.