The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-25

night He was a native OF JACK /
son County, Iowa. and had been a
resident OF the Canon City area |
for more than so years.
PHILADELPHIA MS An
siaht.alarm fire, tanned by stiff
winds, today ragged uncontrolled
through a half-block OF build
inqs in mid-Phladelphis.
KANSAS CITY-AP-Thomas ]. |
Pendergast. former Democratic po- |
litical leader. entered Menorah |
Hospital Wednesday for treatment. !
MEXICO CITY-AP-SoViet
Ambassador Constantine ouman-
sky was killed today In an air
plane accident.
MAGMA, Utah--AP Thirty |
seven enginemen employed by the |
Bingham and Garfield Railroad, an |
ore carrier. went on strike today I
in an effort to force addition Of |
fremen to the crews OF three light |
switching engines operated by the |
concern. The men are members |
OF the Brotherhood of Firemen and |
Enginemen independently. Com
pany officials said that should the
strike continue metal processing !
firms employing 5000 men would |
be forced to- close down within a
few days.
LYON-AP-Openly shouting his |
hatred OF democracy, 76-year-old |
Charles Maurras. now on trial for |
treason and COLLISION with the !
enemy, declares he Is glad he sup |
ported Marshal Petain during the
German occupation-and would do
it again II he could. The sharp
bearded little former editor OF
I.'Action Franchise, delivering a
tvo-hour TRADE to the court at the
opening session Wednesday. as
serted that he was not traitor but
a great patriot.
ATLANTIC CITY. y. ms
The Heinz pier-better known as
the pickle pier"-a landmark OF
the Atlantic City broadwalk for AZ
years, was being RACED today be-
cause II was so seriously damaged
hy the Sept. IA hurricane that the
Heinz Company, which operated
It asa showroom and advertising
medium since 1898, decided against
reconstruction.
DENVER-INS- Mrs. Rexford
G.. Tugwell, wife OF the governor
general OF Puerto Rico, was in
Fitzsimons General Hospital to-
day for a check-up after being un-
der care OF Army physicians in
Puerto Rico.
COLUMBIA, &. C.-INS-A bill
was before the South Carolina leg
islature today which would place
the state next in line behind its
sister state of Georgia in granting
the ballot to Is year ODDS.
ROME-AP- Sleet and snow
covered the Italian front today,
but in spite of the wintry weather
patrols were active along both
the Fifth and Eighth Army fronts
and spirited skirmishes took place
at several points.
PARIS-AP- France intends to
maintain military forces all along
the Rhine after the war, Gen. de
Gaulle told a press conference to-
day. Meeting newspapermen for
the first time in weeks, the French
leader said regretfully that he had
not been invited to the forthcom-
ing Big Three conference.
DYERSBURG,I Tenn.-AP-Co |
lision of two Flying Fortresses
about Ave miles from their Dyers-
burg base caused the death OF 16
Army airmep Wednesday. Four |
others parachuted safely. The |
Army announced no names.
ROME-AP - Defending the |
Christmas broadcast OF Pope Plus |
XII against recent criticism by |
Moscow's Pravda, the Vatican City |
newspaper Osservatore Romano de- |
clared today the Pope by implica-
tion had indicated belief that war
criminals must be punished. The |
Vatican newspaper denied Pravda's |
Interpretation that the broadcast |
indicated the Pope sought the same |
postwar treatment for victors and /
yanquished alike.
CHUNGKING-AP 49, Mai. Gen.
Albert c. Wedemeyer announced /
today he had transferred his chief /
OF stan. Mai. Gen. Robert b. Nc
Clure. the Running to head new .
combat command which would en- +
able the Americans to exert the .
best and strongest influence pos /
sihle in Chinese military affairs |
without actually commanding.
WASHINGTON AP- War Sec T
rotary Stimson today announced /
the assignment of Gen. Joseph w. /
Stiiwell TO command OF the Army .
ground forces succeeding 1t. Gen. |
Ben Lear. Lear's assignment as .
deputy commander in the European
theater in charge OF administra-
tive matters concerning American |
troops was announced yesterday.
WASHINGTON ms - With /
growing anxiety. rubber experts in
Washington were watching the ,
progress OF the Pacific war today. |
in the hope that new supplies Of /,
natural rubber may be recaptured
from the Japanese before the dwin-