The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-10


and is home for permanent reas.
signment in the United States.
SCRANTON, PAPA charge
of murder was filed against l5-year.
old Myron Semunchick Tuesday by
Lackawanna County District Attor-
ney James F. Brady, who said that
the boy had admitted the slaying
OF Mae Barrett, nine. whose mutt
lated body was found IN nearby
Nandling Jan. President Judge
viii Leach committed the boy to
the county prison pending grand
jury action after Myron's court.
appointed ttorneys entered a plea
OF innocent.
ONTARIO, Calif-UP-The body
Of up. Karl Schmid. 23.year.old
wife Of an overseas army captain.
was being taken to Abilene. Texas.
today after corOner's jury re.
turned a verdict of accidental death
in the fatal shooting of the pretty
young woman early last Friday.
CHICAGO-UP- Two 2,400.ton
cargo ships head south through the
Chicago River today after complet.
ing the first lap OF their history
making midwinter trip through
The ice-choked Straits of Macknac
The ships, the Pemiscot and vii.
liam l.. Nelson. we're two OF three
destined for the L. S. Maritime
Commission, which set out Monday
from Lake Superior, down the ST.
Mary's River. through the Straits
and into Lake Michigan in the
wake of the 10,000-horsepower ice
breaker. the Mackinaw.
LONDON AP- Premier Nicho.
las Plastiras of Greece today prom
ised his people a general election
at the earliest possible moment
to name a new assembly and de-
cidcd the question OF a permanent
government
CAIRO AP-Two young Pales-
tine nationalist pleaded guilty be-
fore an Egyptian military court
today on a charge of murder in the
assassination of Lord Moyne. Brit
ish minister of state resident in the
Middle East, in Cairo, last Nov. 6.
They were EHahou Hakim and FL.
iahou Wheel Surf.
WASHINGTON APP Senator
Ferguson (R-Mich.) expressed the
belief today that the stock of goods
permitted for sale to prisoners of
war is generally suitable and not
TOO lavish. Noting that much Of the
prison camp. canteen merchandise
consists of such things as art sup.
plies. games and model-building
kits, the senator stated that prison
ers have a lot of time to kill and
that such innocent amusements
probably would help.
CHICAGO ms Montgomery
Ward & Co. attorneys were prepar-
ing briefs today to support their
contention that the seizure OF 16
Ward properties in Chicago and
six other cities on President Roose-
velt's order was illegal, unconsti-
tutional and a violation of the Bill
of Rights. The two-day hearing be-
fore Federal Judge Phillip L.
Sullivan ended yesterday. The
court gave the ward Company sew
en- days in which to prepare its
briefs and the government five days
thereafter to file its answer.
ROCKVILLE, Md.-AP -- Two
trainmen were killed but none of
the passengers was injured early
today when the locomotive boiler
Of a Baltimore and Ohio special
passenger train exploded % miles
west of this suburban Washington
community. None of the 13 passen-
ger cars overturned and passengers,
including military personnel. were
only shaken up by the wreck. The
car next to the locomotive was the
only one to leave the rails.
NEW YORK-lNS-The Navy de-
clined comment today on reports
in New York City that 1t may drop
its ban against accepting married
women for duty in the Navy Nurse
Corps. The change in policy was
said to be under consideration be-
cause of the acute shortage of
nurses available for military duty.
MIAMI Fla.-AP-Civil Aeronau-
tics Authority representatives and
air line officials today sought to de-
termine the cause of a Pan Ameri-
can Always clipper crash Monday
night at Port of Spain. Trinidad.
Pen American ofIcials reported
that the bodies OF nine victims
have been recovered. while II 9TH
crs were listed as missing and pre-
sumod dead.
HOLLYWOOD-AP- Mrs. Bling
Crosby. 33-year-old wife Of the
crooner and mother OF his four
young sons was reported IN an
improved condition early today az
It. Nincents Hospital where she
was taken Tuesday after collapsing
at her home with a respiratory in.
lection. Bing's brother. Larry. who
reported tho improvement. said she
was placed in an oxygen tent for a
while last night because OF a threat
OF pneumonia.
NEW YORK-INS-If the pre-
dictions Of two government speak.
ers at the 53rd annual convention
OF the National League of Whole
sale Fresh Fruit and Vegetable
Dealers Association come true.
therell he another shortage Of