The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-19
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PARIS-UP-A one week truce
on the forgotten front at St. Ma
zaire began Thursday when train
load of $50 French civilians from
the Nazi-held town crossed into
American and French lines-first
of 5000 who will be evacuated
between now and Jan. Is.
LONDON-UP-Brig. Gen. Fred
erick W. Castle, one OF the Eighth
Airforce pioneers, was killed
Christmas Eve when his Flying
Fortress was shot down in flames
by seven Nazi fighters, It was an
nounced today.
LONDON t p The German
Transocean news agency said last
night German political circles had
emphasized that Prime Minister
Churchil's demand for uncondi.
tional surrender will be answered
by the entire German people with
a categorical never. "Germany's
opponents hatred and lust for de-
struction is matched by the ardent
will for self preservation of a peo-
pic which knows that to expect in
case of defeat" the broadcast said.
CHICAGO-UP- Robert p. Ger
holz, Flint, Mich, today headed a
committee of the National Assoc
citation of home builders to meet
with r. j. Thomas, president of
tn, United Automobile Workers
(ClO) to discuss methods of OBJ
tanning maximum housing con-
struction through private enter
prise and procedures necessary to
makes homes available to return
ing war veterans.
WASHINGTON -AP- A high
government official said today that
the Army and Navy have left
some 10000 men capable of com
bat duty to fill labor gaps in crit
zeal war production. These men,
adding up to more than full di-
vision of troops. went from. uni.
forms to overalls to work on such
items as tires, copper and foun-
dry products.
DETROIT-AP - Mrs. Eleanor
Smith, negro charged with kidnap-
ing fourmonth-old Bobby King
from the home of his white par
ents where she was employed as a
nursemaid, was adjudged insane
in recorders court today and COM
mitted to the Ionia State Hospital.
The King baby. its skin darkeneI
and a scar painted on one cheek
was found in Mrs. Smiths home
last Oct. /, after she and the baby
had disappeared from the King
home. She claimed the baby was
her own.
DETROlT-AP - Although the
national brownout OF outdoor H.
Illumination aimed at conserving bi.
luminous coal does not become eff
fective lntl February I. the War
Production Board today appealed
to all users OF electricity to begin
immediate compliance with the
conservation order.
YORK. Pap Kendall Willis,
Fl, Worthwhile. Mich, CAP pilot
bound for Baltimore on an Army
mission. made n forced landing on
a snow-covered wheat field near
here Thursday after encountering
engine trouble. Willis escaped in
jury and the plane was not dam
aged.
MILWAUKEE,. Wis.-AP- Two
Nilwaukeeans have been arrested
on charges OF participating in what
Secret Service agents described
ms one OF the most important coun-
ferfeiting rings ever uncovered in
this county. August (Jack) Sor-
cey, 80. and Dominick Anthony
Gack) Rizzo. 80. were arraigned be-
fore L. s. Commissioner Floyd F..
Jenkins who set bond, at $4,000
each.
LONDON Prime Minister
Winston ChurchilPs statement that
Germany and Japan could expect
fair treatment il they surrender
ed Internationally was intended
70 remove fear as German propa-
eanda weapon, the London Daily
Express said today. Recent mill
fairy events may have brought
about a changed political stua-
ton in Germany wherein only
fear OF the consequences to the
nation may prevent another at
tempt 10 overthrow Hitler, the
newspaper said in reporting poll
teal discussion of Ch"rchill's
House of Commons speech.
NEW YORK ms Subscrib.
ers Of THE Commweal', an indie
pendent Catholic weekly. were no.
titled today that the Jan. 10 is.
sue has been Withdrawn from
circulation at the request of the
author OF one of the leading ar
ticlcs. The editor of the magazine.
which has a normal circulation Of
II 900. refused TO divulge the con-
tents OF the story or the identity
OF the author. He conceded that
II was unusual" to withhold an
Issue at an authors request, but
admitted IL had been done.
U. S. WEATHER FORECAST
Lower Michigan--Snow tonight
and Saturday. Little change in tenn.
to