The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-22
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THE WEATHER: Sunday;
Fair, mild

THE WEATHER: Sunday:
Fair, mild
CHICAGO-INs-Ten year old
Norman Dewey was dead today and
his companion, Walter Maenza.
five, was in critical condition. AS
the result OF a fire which swept
their make shift playhouse. The
playhouse, built OF railroad ties,
collapsed on the boys after sud
denly bursting into flames.
!, CAMDEN, Ark. - ms - The
deaths OF seven flyers in the crash
OF medium bomber near Camden.
Ark, were revealed today in an an
nouncement from the Camden
Army Air Base. Some of the air
men were so badly burned identi-
fication was delayed. The plane
was based at Barksdale Field, La.
SEATTLE. Wash.-INS- Strik-
ing a. +. OF L. foundry workers
IN oregon and Washington were
ready 10 begin work again today
after voting three TO one to end a
\ four day walkout which closed
i uown 70 plants and put 400 men
out OF work in vital war industries.
Nell V. Pardo, secretary OF the
A. F. OF L. iron molders and
Foundry Workers Union, said some
foundries would reopen today but
that most of the closed plants
would begin work Monday.
r CHlCAGO-INS- A thief who
passed himself off as a repairman
who came to checkup on the heat.
ing plant was sought by police to-
DAY as the burglar who stole jewel
~ worth $500 from the home of
Wilbur R. Founder in River For
est.
NEW K-INS-Police and
ASPCA officials hunted the poison
er OF nearly two score of New
York's familiar pigeons today. after
an autopsy Of some of the stricken
birds revealed they had been fed
strychnine-tainted wheat kernels.
LEWES. Del.-INS-The Navy
\ revealed today that two Allied mer-
chant ships collided off the Della
ware Cape late last night with one
vessel abandoned by its crew. The
Fourth Naval District in Philadel-
ph!a said 1t had no report OF any
casualties but eye-witnesses at Re-
hoboth Beach said the one ship
caught fire and one OF the crew
persisted.
SPOKANE, Wash.-lNS-Wood-
row Clark, 81. elevator operator.
faced first degree murder charge
today involving him in the Ratchet
Staying OF two women and a man
and the serious wounding of anoth-
or man last Saturday. Held with
Clark under a $4,000 bond was
Lawrence Ladousier. "a, roommate
OF the murder suspect. Ladousier
was picked up on a vagrancy war
rant and sentenced to 30 days n
fail while Prosecutor Leslie Car
roll worked out new angles OF the
'ase.
NEWARD, y. J.-INS- Police
held 17-year old youth today as
the principal figure in more than
il robberies. and described him as
human battering ram" so power
fully built that his wrists could not
be fitted into regulation handouts.
Emilio Guarino. a five-foot-nine-
inch, 190-pound Hercules. is so stur-
dy. police said, that single-handed
he battered down the doors OF
establishments he and two com
panions robbed and in one case
easily trundled a 600-pound safe
out OF a store.
NEW YORK ms Police
eearched for an explanation today
in the mystery death OF Floris W.
Tier Meulen. So, a prominent Dutch
Eoil executive, who jumped or fell
FRIDAY from his 20th-story Wall
list. office. Ter Meulen's fall &C.
Hcurred while his secretary was out
Ito lunch. Police said no notes
twere found to indicate 1t was sui
kcide.
III NEW YORK-INS-The fat sal
division of the War Produc-
AStion Board was assured today that
Ii would get the 5000 pounds of
waste fat from ship which slip
ped through its fingers Friday. The
ship sailed with the much-needed
fat still aboard after ship officials
efused TO sign free-entry afr
davit affirming that the salvage
was being returned to the U. $.
without having been advanced in
value or improved in condition.
The technically was expected 10
he overcome and the fat taken on
at the ships next port OF call.
BTENOS AIRES-INS-Consid-
cradle panic was reported today
throughout the Andean area Of
lArgentina and Chile after minor
fearth tremors were experienced
ie,en as rescue workers continued
removing bodies from the ruins OF
last Saturdays earthquake in San
Juan Province.
LONDON-INS-Neutral observ-
ers in London believed today that
more than half OF Germany's total
U.boat losses were during l94s.
The naval expert for the London
Daily Mail quoted these sources as
IL savin9 the Reich lost probably