The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-30

governments OF Syria and Le-
bsnon reached an lmpasse lad
en- with the threat Of grave de-
Velopments. The 6eyrouth ra-
do said Syrian artillery had
been brought into action
against the offices Of the
French legation and "alI
French military positions In
Damascus" last night. II add
ed that French military au-
thorties therefore have taken
all necessary measures
ROME AP-The Vatican radio
will broadcast June an address by
Pope Plus XII to the College OF
Cardinals The cardinals will pay
their respects to the Pontiff on that
occasion, which Is st. Eugene Day
and the Pope's name day.
NEW YORK-AP-Mary Martin,
stage and screen actress. is critical
ly I'll at the Lying-in Hospital, her
husband, Richard Halliday, an.
nounced Tuesday night. Appeal
ing for blood donor, Halliday said
his wife, who is expecting a baby
In December. suffered a severe
shock two weeks ago when a dog
attacked her three-year-old daugh.
te Mary Heller Martin.
CHARACTERISTIC state pre-.
pared today to go ahead with the
prosecution OF a murder charge
against Joseph Nischt. 30-year-old
apartment building janitor, without
the usually indispensable corpus
delicti". that is. the body of the
supposed victim or concrete eyi-
dence that the person has been
slain. The grand jury returned an
indictment yesterday accusing
Nischt Of the murder OF Mrs. Rose
Michaelis. So. a tenant Of the apart.
ment building. who the janltor con
fessed smuggling and then throwing
into the furnace.
WASHINGTON -AP- Food ra-
, tioning, until 1850 was forecast to-
day by Senator Wagner (D-N.Y).
and his committee Tuesday APP
proved legislation continuing OPA
until June 30, 1876. He reasoned
that perhaps another year or so
would be required to defeat Japan;
then. to avoid a disruption of the
nations economy, the government
would have to keep a clamp on food
controls for another three years or
so.
WASHINGTON-AP-The bien-
NAL poll tax fight bobbed up today
TO threaten the harmony that has
marked House Democratic ranks
since President Truman took office.
The question is whether II shall
be illegal for any state TO require
a poll tax as a requirement for
voting in a primary or general cleo
ton for candidates for federal Of
fee. Seven southern states have
poll tax laws.
LANSING --AP- Mike Selik. one
of four men accused OF conspiring
to murder the late Senator War
rem c. Hooper Jan. II, lost an at
tempt in the state supreme court
Tuesday to obtain release on bail
from a 60-day contempt of court
sentence. The court has agreed
to review the sentence, but has
fixed no date for the hearing. The
sentence is about half expired.
KANSAS CITY, Mo.-AP-At-
tractive Lula Mae Davis, 81. met
her soldier boy friend for the first
time in over two years Tuesday
night, and a few minutes later she
was dead from a bullet which 1t.
Charles WEIGH OF the Homicide
Bureau said was fred by her faith
er, Roy f. Davis, AZ. Pvt. David
Harold Sharp, just back from the
China .Burma-India theater OF war
told Welch he had been warned by
Davis 81 months before not to see
Lula Mae any more.
NEW YORK-AP-Rep. Clare
Boothe Luce (R-Conn.) says Rus
STA has fresh, untried and power
full" army in Asia and because IL
is TO Soviet Russia's ON national
interests TO get into the Pacific war.
th.t army is certain to be used
against the Japanese before the
Clal kill"
HYDE PARK, N. Y.-AP-A re-
firing member Of his cabinet paid
tribute today to the late President
Roosevelt. Rarely in histody," said
Postmaster General Frank c. Walk
er in a Memorial Day address pre-
pared for ceremonies at Mr.. Roose-