The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-17

politan area operators is in pros
pect for New York City. where
members OF two unions have voted
overwhelmingly TO leave their
switchboards in protest against a
SO weekly wage increase ordered
by the War Labor Board. A s.
weekly wage increase had been de-
manded by the unions.
WASHINGTON AP- General
George c. Marshall has protested
against members OF Congress visit
ing battlefronts on their own. One
OF President Roosevelt's last COM
munications to congressional lead
ers included a memorandum on
the subject from the Army Chief Of
Staff. Marshall said the War De-
partment welcomed official over
seas inspections by congressional
subcommittee but would prefe.'
that members not request trans
portation abroad as individuals.
LOS ANGELES AP-The sec.
ond trial to determine whether
Charlie Chaplin is the father Of
Joan Berry's 1S-months-old Caro-!
Ann, goes to a jury today. Attor-
neys completed final arguments
yesterday and the court will finish
eading its instructions before the
paternity suit is submitted.
LONDON-AP-A statement by
Gen. Eisenhower that there will be
no announcement of We day until
all important enemy pockets OH
the western front have been wiped
out" indicated today that the for
NAL end OF the war in Europe may
be weeks, il not months, away.
NEW ORLEANS-AP - Rising
floods swirling through four states
threatened today to prolong the
Lower Mississippi Valleys month
old fight against crumbling levees
and disaster. Col. George H. Hud-
son, L. S. District Engineer at New
Orleans, predicted flood waters Of
the Arkansas, White and st. Fran.
els tributaries in Arkansas woull
extend the battle by several weeks.
WASHINGTON APP A $24
S79,5l0,546 supply bill to support
the Nays knockout drive against
Japan won House Appropriation
Committee approval today. 1t will
finance operations for the year
starting July /,
WITH CANADIAN TROOPS IN
HOLLAND-AP- German forces
in western Holland have preached
the bikes holding back the Zuider
Zee and sent its waters flooding
over the lowlands north of Hilver-
sum.
SAN FRANCISCO AP-Emper-
or Hirohito donated 100000 yen
(roughly S2,400,000 at the pre-war
exchange rate today fox the relief
of the increasing number" OF Jap
snese B-29 raid victims, the Japan
csc Domei news agency reported
WASHINGTON --AP-' Senate
food investigators received a rec
ommendation today that Congress
provide true" parity prices for
all farm products. This proposal
from state commissioners OF agri-
culture came as Swift and Com
pany executive told a House food
inquiry group civilian meat sup
plies for the April-May-June quar-
ter would be about IS per cent
less than for the same period last
year.
WASHINGTON -AP- The Har-
nv s. Trumans today began 10 set
tie into presidential family's
work-a-day existence. They moved
temporarily last night to Blair
House, government guest mansion
which is a slight Jog across Penn
sylyania Avenue from the White
House.
MARTINEZ, Calf. Up The
Contra Costa County sheriffs Of
flee today reopened an investiga-
ton into the 1943 disappearance OF
A. c. Barber, 80, Lakefield, Mimi,
whose severed head and hands
were found 200 miles north OF
here in the Mendocino County for
est. The grim discovery was made
yesterday when a woodsman STUN
bled upon a suitcase, hidden In
clump of trees near Fort Bragg,
Calf. The head and hands were
wrapped IN pair OF pants and
stuffed into the alright metal case.
WASHINGTON - UP - Presi
dent and Mrs. Harry s. Truman
will have plenty of red points
when they move into the White
House this week end. Mrs. Hen
rietta Nesbit, the Roosevelts'
housekeeper, has been thrifty
keeper Of the points.
U. S. WEATHER FORECAST
Lower Michigan-Partly cloudy
and cooler with diminishing winds
tonight. Wednesday fair and cool
Highest temperature yesterday
70: lowest a.
Highest temperature one year
ago today. So; lowest 81.
Highest temperature this date
in last ~ years. SO in 1896; lowest
10 in 1875.
The sun sets today at sis p. m.
and rises Wednesday at 6:47 a. m.
The moon rises today at 1880