The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-06-04
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LONDON -AP.- The Lu1em-
bourg radio today quoted a Lublin
broadcast as saying that more than
100000 poles are to be settled
in former German territory. indi.
eating the Germans are being evac.
uated from the areas. Approx.
mately 2,5OO,O6O poles will be set.
tied in Silesia, the broadcast said.
LONDON -AP-- The death OF
Ntscountess Hereford at her home
In Hampton Court, Leominster. was
announced today. She was the
former Ethel Mildred Shaw, young.
err daughter OF the late John Shaw,
Yorkshire coal magnate.
SCRANTON Pa. -AP- Scran.
tons 400 transit workers contin-
ued to defy the National War La
Dor Boards orders today TO end
their work stoppage now in its
third week. The decision TO dis.
regard the NWLB directive was
reached at a meeting OF the exec.
utive board Of local 1853 ,Amalga-
mated Association OF Street. Elec.
trio Railway and Motor Coach EN-
ployes. AFL, yesterday.
CHUNGKlNG -AP- A temper
airy water shortage in the Chinese
capital added today to the miseries
OF a Chungking summer and the
high cost OF living. Muddy water
from the YangtZe was retailing
for $500 (Chinese) a bucket and
electric fans we're selling for $780,
900 each.
LONDON --AP- Any German
attempt TO invade Britain in 1910
and 1941 would have been met with
a vast wall OF fire. Godfrey Lloyd
new British minister OF informa-
ton. disclosed at a press confer
ence last night that plans called
for release OF blazing oil in the
Channel and along Englands
beaches.
SAN FRANCISCO ms -Au.
guste De Schryver. acting chair.
man Of the Belgian delegation at
the United Nations conference, de-
clared today that his country is
making a supreme effort to sta
Billie its economic situation. in
.tsSGalIy as well a. externally.
SAN FRANCISCO ms II xSs
learned on reliable authority here
today that some 200 NaEis who
have been informed at Fort Perote,
in the state Of Vera Cruz. Mexico.
have petitioned the Mexican gov
eminent for their release.
LONDON ms Some $500
evacuees, mostly women and chill
dren will begin the return journey
to London from widely-separated
areas OF Britain today. They will
be the first groups to return Off
cially.
LONDON ms The death OF
Agnes Baden-Powell. Sc year old
founder OF the girl guide movement
and sister OF Lord Baden-Powell,
first leader of the Boy Scouts, was
announced today. Miss Baden
Powell founded the girl guides in
1909.
NEW YORK ms Police be-
lieved today that the upper half
of a human body found floating in
the Hudson River is the missing
portion OF the body OF Joseph (Gun-
boat) Mastropole, 80. gambler and
small-time racketeer. The upper
half of the torso bore four bullet
wounds. The lower half was found
in the river May s.
SAN FRANCISCO Up The
United States, Britain. France and
China today abandoned any idea
of restoring TO an immediate show
down vote on Russia's proposal
TO let a big power veto discussion
OF disputes by the security council
OF the new peace organization.
They waited instead for Moscow's
reaction to their vigorously stated
opposition to the Russian interpre-
tation OF the Ialto voting formula
and hoped IT would reveal Soviet
willingness to solve the issue by
negotiation.
JESSUPS, Md.-AP-A riot at
the Maryland House OF Correction
Saturday night which resulted in
gunshot wounds to Is prisoners, in
juries to three guards and state
trooper and considerable property
damage, was being investigated to-
day by the State Board OF Correc-
ton.
INDEPENDENCE. Mo- APP -
The First Lady. Mrs. Harry S.
Truman, her daughter, Margaret.
and her mother, Mrs. d. w. Wal
lace, arrived last night to spend a
few weeks in the family home at
219 North Delaware Street which
has become the summer White
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