The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-17
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TUERNBERG-lNs-Nau plans
carve out an eastern garden OF
den" after reducing Russia TO a
primitive agrArian breadbasket'
feed the German lust for con.
sst we're disclosed to the Allied
ar Crimes Tribunal today
AKRON. o.-lNs-An early
nornlns fire which destroyed
the three story Wilcox building
In downtown Akron yesterday
resulted In . loss officially es-
tlmated at $4,000. Described
as the biggest fire In Akron's
downtown area In more than
20 years, the blaze Quilted five
stores and damaged four other
business rooms In adjoining
buildings.
WASHINGTON - ms Senate
uorlty Leader Barley, /. was re-
bly, indicated today, will seek a
o-month extension OF the Pearl
.arbor Investigation this week and
agree 10 remain as chairman OF the
committee FOR that length OF time.
ToKYo-lNs- The Tokyo
Press reported the Japanese
people shocked" today by
weekend developments which
included the suicide Of Prince
Fumimaro konoys and an Al
lied ban on state aid TO Shin
toism. konoye, three times
premier OF Japan, was to have
Joined many Of his former col.
leagues by midnight last night
at su9amo Prison. The royal.
blooded political figure chose
however to end his life by tax.
ing poison Sunday morning.
MANiLA-INS-lf 1t Gen Tom
oyuh Namashita. under sentence to-
hang is still alive, he will be called
as star witness for the defense OF
1t. Gen Masaharu HommA. This
strategy in defense Of Homma. now
facing trial as the perpetrator Of
the Ba:ann death march, was dis.
closed today
hOSCOW-AP-The Official
Soviet news agency Tass said
today in Tehrsn dispatch that
AIerbaijan inSurgent demo-
Gratis had proclaimed the exist.
enee Of an autonomous Nation.
al government which would op-
crate without violating the In.
tearity OF Iran"
WASHINGTON-tNS The War
apartment made ready today for
intensive Inquiry into the cause
OF the crackup Of the "Mixmaster."
pusher type i30.miles-per-hour
bomber which crashed near Wash
ington Sunday. Conflicting state
mentS were made by the Douglas
Aircraft Company and the pilot Of
the ship, 1t Col Z. j. Ascani Rock.
'ord. III, who escaped 400 fee.
bove the ground after two other OF
icers had psrachuted 10 safety
NEW YORK rS-P. G Wode
house. celebrated British humorist
eyealed for the first time today
low Nazi propagandists duped him
uto making five broadcasts to the
vlat' ed states In i9+t- " etefetses
statement was made public at New
York by his friend and fellow writ.
er, Scott Feldman. Feldman said
Wodehouse was naive in his deal.
ings with the Nazis, but rad been
cleared by British authorities after
IN inyestiga lion
HEIDELBERG, Germany-AP -
Gen George S. Patton. Jr. passed
4 comfortable night in a L. S. Army
Hospital here and preparations
are being made TO substitute cast
lmmoblization for traction" Army
ioctors sale today Tho Command.
s,r OF the 18th Army is recovering
rom a broken neck suffered in an
automobile accident eight days ago.
rmy medical specialists said Pat.
N apparently was winning bat
le IN throw off paralysis-he was
slowly regainng tho feeling in his
numhed liUbs and his broken neck
was mending.
LANSING-AP-A QUESTIONABLE
70 sound out veterans sentiment
on the use OF the states s51 900
700 postwar reserve fund will he
trapped because II is not yet pos
ible 10 get a representative sampl.
ting Of World War II veterans. Gov
ernor Kelly announced today.
VIRGINIA CITY. NeE-UP-The
old Territorial Enterprise newsra-
per al Virginia City. which was
made famous through the reportal
work Of Mark Twain. Dan Dequille
and other writers OF an earlier day.
will he revived in January, accord
ing to the incorporators of a com.
my organized to launch il as a
atewide promotional and develop
ment paper.
u. S. WEATHER FORECAST
Lower Michigan. Partly cloudy
and continued cold tonight and
Tuesday. Snow near Lake Michi.
an.
Upper Michigan Snow furrieS
north and fair in south portion to.
night. Tuesday partly cloudy and
continued cold.