The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-12
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SANTA MONICA. Gains -
Keenan, wynn, 81, son OF comedian
I'd wynn and himself a comedian.
was in serious condition today from
injuries received in a traffic acct
dent. Riding a motorcycle, he
crashed into an automobile when
lis driver, a woman, made a [ tuJ
on Sunset Boulevard in Beverly
Hills
WALLINGFORD. Conn.-INS -
Royalty was disclosed today TO be
represented in the student body Of
the exclusive Choate Preparation,
School. Mahmoud Reza Pahalyi.
giant lS-year-old Prince of Persia. il
became known. was secretly flown
10 WallingfOrd a few weeks ago on
orders Of his brother. the Shah Of
Persia. Prince Mahmoud, who Il
studying aeronautics. on the cam
pus, prefers to be called Mr.. ReZa--
OF just plain Mahmoud.
WASHINGTON ms Aubrey
Williams foes today brushed aside
his friends Senate poll as "wish-
iul thinking and predicted they
will defeat him for rural electrified
ton administrator this week. Sen
Elmer Thomas (D) Okla, Agricui-
turc Committee chairman, said he
would report to the Senate today
his committees L. to s decision.
against Williams. Debate o. ii may
start tomorrow or Wednesday.
WASHINGTON-INS- Norman
Armour, l.. S. ambassador to Spain,
prepared today to leave for his new
post in move which made clear
that the State Department will not
break relations with Generalissimo
Francisco Franco. Washington has
been under heavy pressure in re
cent weeks to break with the Ease
list government in Madrid.
PORTSMOUTH, O.-AP-Ports-
mouth today had won its five-day
battle of the levee'-a $l0,000,000
victory. An estimated 5000 resi-
dents began moving back TO their
homes and business places as the
flood-swollen Ohio River dropped
TO 60-foot stage, two feet below the
top OF a section of the food wall
on which citizens and state guards.
men had hurled nearly half mil
lion sandbags to plug up the gap
In tho citV'g HnnI Ipfapgpe
ROME-AP-Pope Plus XII de-
Clared yesterday that the time has
arrived for capital and labor to
realize the needs of the community
must be placed above their own in
dividual interests. In an address
delivered before members OF Cath
Ole workers organizations. the
Pontiff appealed to men every,
where to abandon empty phrases"
and to recognize "a higher unity"
binding all who collaborate in pro
duction.
LONDON-AP-Adolf Hitler. in
grim. phrase Juggling proclama
tion marking the 10th anniversary
of Mani military consumption. Sun
day offered the German people no
more than the forlorn hope the Al
lies will get tired and yet be
broken"
HOLLYWOOD-AP- Natives OF
Babbertongue-on 1.-The Pacific wound
up voting in the motion picture
Academy Awards poll and awaited
announcement of the awards this
week Ballots cast by accredited
employees of the film industry
members of actors, writer's, and
directors guilds-are locked in a
vault after tabulation by private
auditing firm. The results won't
be known until Thursday night at
the Academy's glittering function
at Graumans Chinese Theater.
BOSTON-AP - without one
dissenting vote. $4,000 clio cotton
and rayon textile workers marched
to polls throughout New England
to empower their union leaders to
ask federal agencies to conduct a
strike vote under the Smith-Con-
nally law.
NEW YORK-AP-The Swedish
radio said today that a convoy
battle. presumably between Ger
man ships and Allied aircraft, oc-
Cured last night in the Skagerrak
separating Norway and Denmark.
COLUMBUS. Ga.-AP-Today. a
year after he won the COMPRESSION
a Medal of Honor for killing 40
Germans in 20 minutes. it's we'd
ding bells for T-Sgt. Cyrles f..
Commando" Kelly, and Miss May
Boish of Pittsburgh.
CHUNGKING-AP-The Chinese
were told Sunday by Generalissimo
Chang Kaishek that a decisive
battle with Japan on the mainland
lis drawing close" and they should
double their war effort.
U. S. WEATHER REPORT
Lower MATHEMATICIAN and ra.,,
er cool Tuesday Increasing cloud.
ness and warmer.
Highest temperature yesterday.
40 lowest 25
Highest temperature one year ago
today. As: lowest. %.
Highest temperature this date in
last 70 years, g. in 1902; lowest. 4
in 1896.
The sun sets today at 1875 p m.