The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-11

ton preparatory to returning to
the front.
COLUMBIA, Pa. -AP- Every
bar, soda fountain, barber shop
and laundry in this town of r.
600 is closed today and residents
are under orders to boil all drink
Ing water, as officials continue
their struggle with u growing wat
er shortage.
HOT SPRINGS, Na.-AP-Jap-
ans attempt to stir up Asia to
hatred Of the white, race has fail
ed, the 100 Far Eastern experts
meeting her in an institute of Pa
cific relations conference learned
from delegates from China, Thai
land, Burma and India.
CHICAGO-AP - The Armys
operation of its government seized
properties, says Montgomery Ward
and Company, is causing inefIicien-
Cy, waste and confusion. In 80 afii-
davits filed in federal court We'd
nesday in connection with the gov
srnment's suit against the mail
order house. the company charged
that corrective measures that would
have been applied under private
management have been forbidden
by the Army officials in charge.
MIAMI, Fla.-AP-Divers con-
tinued to search the depths of
Port-of-Spain harbor today for the
bodies of six persons who perish
ed when the Pan American African
clipper crashed at the Trinidad
port Monday night taking % lives.
Eight more bodies were recovered
Wednesday, bringing the total to
IL.
MEXICO CITY-AP-An interna.
tional conference of American for
eign ministers will open here Feb.
Is with the case of Argentina as
an important part OF its agenda,
the Mexican foreign Office announc-
ed Wednesday night. Argentina
itself has not been invited. The
Pan American Union announced In
Washington this week that the
conference would comprise only ma
tons participating in the war effort.
STEPHENVILLE, Tex.-AP -
County Attorney T. II. Williamson
said that an SO-year-old grandfath-
er slashed the throat of his 12-year-
old grandson, who had been de-
formed since birth, kkilling him
instantly. He then cut his own
throat and wrists so severely he
died several hours later. William
son said the grandfather, G. r.
Beauchamp, used a butcher knife
wednesday to kill his grandson.
John Ed Short, and then himself.
Beauchamps wife died two weeks
ago.
LONDON-AP-The British war
Office announced today that 1t.
Gen. Sir Herbert Lumsden had
been killed by japanese air at
tack Jan. while aboard an Am
erican warship in the Pacific.
LANSING-AP- Three hundred
fifteen veterans OF World War II
have been admitted to Michigan
mental hospitals to date. the State
Hospital Commission disclosed to-
day.
Observation-Disclosures. Clare
Hoffman (R-Mich.) introduced
bill in the House Wednesday to
prohibit government seizure OF any
plants or factories unless the dis
trict court in the area rules that
80 per cent of the plants produc-
tion goes directly to the govern
ment for prosecution of the war
WASHINGTON-UP-The Com
munist Political Association. nee
Communist party. wants to inter-
vene in the Harry II Bridges de-
pOrtatiOn case to deny the charge
that party members seek the viO-
lent overthrow Of the United
States government The case Of
Bridges, president of the West
Coast Longshoremen's and Ware
houSemcns Union fCIO), and al
legged Communist, has been pend
ing for five wears and finally has
reached the Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON-UP-A delega-
ton from the Senate Foreign Re-
lations Committee scheduled n con-
ference with President Roosevelt
today for general discussion Of
foreign affairs and his impending
meeting with Prime Minister
Churchill and Premier Joseph Sta
lin. Invited to the White House
conference were the eight members
of the special subcommittee set mp
more than n year ago 10 improve
liaison with the executive branch |
of the government on foreign poll |
cy.