The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-09
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CASPER, Nyo.-AP- Former
Gov. B. B. Brooks, OF Wyoming
died Friday night in Memorial Hos.
pital, where he had been under
treatment since last Monday for
bronchial pneumonia. lie was Sc.
LOS ANGELES-AP - The re.
turn of Antonio Icaza. forgetful
witness in the Tommy Dorsey as
sault trial, to his native Panama
has been delayed because Mexico
does not want him terrying on its
soil. Manuel Aguilar, Mexican con-
sui here. said his Office could not
clear the Panamanians travel
through Mexico to Panama City
by plane because he was booked on
suspicion Of perjury.
Les ANGELES-AP-The legal
battle Of heiress Barbara Hutton
Grant and her former husband,
Co rt Haugwitzreventlow, for Gus.
tody of their eight-year-old son APP
pears destined for settlement with
the announcement of negotiations
in the best interest of the boy"
Their attorneys announced joint
ly Friday that I'VE are engaged in
conversations in the hope OF sug-
costing a formula which will he
in the best interest OF the boy and
not injurious to either parent"
INTERNATIONALLY bill Ia
create eight wartime five-star Ar.
my and Navy commanders, equal
in rank to British field marshals
has passed the House. Chairman
Vinson (D.Va) OF the Naval Com.
mittee said in brief debate which
preceded yesterdays voice vote
that every other major power has
these ranks and sit is essential on
the basis of the size OF our Army
and Navy"
INTERNATIONALLY resolu.
ton calling for an open door to i'm
migration in Palestine today ap.
peared headed toward Senate For
eign Relations Committee approx
al. Handling this politically hot
potato gingerly, the committee set
Monday for showdown after fill.
ing and backing yesterday over
proposals offered by Senators
Wagner (D-NY), Taft (R-Ohio). and
Vandenberg (R-Mich).
NEW DELHI, -AP-Maj. Gen.
Frank Merrill. commander OF the
famous "Marauders" which helped
break the back OF the Japanese
strength in North Burma. today
was appointed deputy U. s. Com
mander in the India-Burma theater
under 1t. Gen. Daniel |. Sultan.
ROME-AP-Cou Carlo Sforza
declared today he abandoned a
. pledge given the U. S. State De
partment to support Marshal Pietro
Badoglio because the former pre-
mier was unable "to revive 4
military spirit" and because under
his regime a new form OF Fasclsm
was being created in Italy.
ALBANY-AP-Gov. Thomas Z.
Dewey, Republican standard bearer,
stood committed today to continue
his presidential campaign efforts
for bipartisanship in the formation
OF a world peace organization. In
a two paragraph statement issued
yesterday, Dewey disclosed that he
and John Foster Dulles, his foreign
affairs advisor, previously had dis
cussed lat length" Dulles world
security talks in Washington with
Secretary OF State Edward r. Stet-
tinius and Republican Senate lead
ers.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Mel
son, President Roosevelt's personal
representative who is returning 10
the United States from Chungking,
arrived here today where he con-
ferred with Prime Minister Jonn
Curtin.
NEW YORK-AP-The Statue OF
Liberty will be relighted as VIC
tory signal when Germany or japan
surrenders, George A. Palmer, su-
perintendent OF the national monu'
ment. announced today. The sta
tues torch has been dark since
America entered the war.
SAN SALVADOR, Ell Salvador
AP-Opponents of the government
of President Col. Osmin Aguirre
fired on police in an outbreak yes
terday. killing several policemen
and wounding national guards and
customs officials. Participants In
the uprising we're arrested ana
their arms seized.
LANSING --AP- Vernon J.
Brown. in his final general fund
report OF his administration as aud
itor general, today argued that the
states S50,000,00 postwar reserve
fund had been earmarked primarily
for the benefit OF returning serV-
icemen and their widows and de-
pendents. Most state fiscal and ad.
ministrative officials have talked
OF using the fund for major post
war building program and for long
delayed institutional maintenance
work. The fund was created by
1913 law setting it aside for the
benefit OF servicemen or for other
purposes.
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