The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-02

was the heaviest of the war-200
10 300 per cent above any other
comparable period. The greatest
previous losses occurred earlier in
the war through ship sinkings.
MADRID AP- Workers re-
turning to the Spanish town
Of La Llnea from Gibraltar
brought rumors that Prime
Minister Churchill arrived
there by plane "Wednesday
night. There was no eonfirma-
ton.
NEW YORK-INS-A perpetual
army OF occupation" for Germany
and Japan as the only way to pre-
vent them from rearming eventual
1y" was advocated today by Harry
Hopkins, adviser TO President
Roosevelt
LONDON -AP- A Reuters
dispatch from Brussels today
said Il was understood that
the cabinet OF Premier Hubert
Plerlot had resigned.
NEW YSRK-INS- The indie
pendent grocers who are members
of the Greater New York retail
Grocers Council today solved the
knotty problem on 'wrangling with
their customers over who gets ciga-
rettes, when and IL there are any.
Until the shortage eases, the groc-
ers stopped selling smokes.
ETROIT-lNs-An uniden-
tined man burned to death to-
day when the oil truck he was
driving jumped curse (at
Square Lake and opdyke Rds.)
east OF Bloomfield Hills and
burst into flames.
LANSING-AP-Senate leaders
said today that. as they measured
legislative sentiment. the lawmak-
ers are not disposed to wait for
Governor Kelly's programmed TO
Sales tax revenues. The state
ments climaxed a month Of grumbl-
ing in both houses at the delay in
presenting the administration pro-
gram and the lack OF specific di-
Fsction in Kelly's message to the
legislature.
ETROiT-iNS- Charles J.
Chamberlain, IS, Of Highland
Park was killed today and four
women were seriously Injured
by hItrun automobile which
drove into the group as they
were standing In an urproteet-
ed safety zone Woodrow VIII
con and RIehton). In critical
condition Is Sadie Hoisca while
doctors termed serious the con-
dltion OF Sylvia Nlskansn, 26;
cyIvls Heiti, 50; and Allie
Kompsle, "a.
UTICA, N. Y.-INS-Both Mrs.
Ralph Fulmer. 2 of Hawkinsville'
who was shot accidentally in the
abdomen Jan. 90, and her seven
months baby daughter, delivered
more than a week later, today had
host their fight for life.
LONDON-AP 49, The Germans
have begun a propaganda campaign
against any surrender now" "de-
msnd from the Big Three confer
pnce, which the Berlin radio said
may already be under way. The
Germans have expected such a
demand for some time because the
Allies now realize that the uncon-
ditional surrender policy was a
major blunder, Berlin broadcast
asserted today.
LONDON-AP-Reports that the
Japanese embassy staff had left
Berlin were described today by the
Tokyo radio as sheer nonsense.
HOLLYWOOD-AP-More than
1000 extras, members OF the
screen Players Union. were called
off their jobs from all major stu
dios today as the climax of =
pIlsulCllOhdl ulSPu'C'
WAsHINGTON-AP 49, Ranking
Democrats on the Senate Agricul-
ture Committee SHE'D away today
from leading a battle for confirma.
Aon OF Aubrey williams as rura!
Identification administrator. Oppo-
sition TO it has come from old line
farm organizations.
EAST LANSING-AP -- Albert
Coss, master OF the National
Grange. brought Michigan Farmers
Week programs to a close Thursday
with a denunciation OF national
censorship policies which he as
serted we're stupid and harmful"
Goss contended that some labor dis
putes tying up essential war pro-
duction were attributable TO failure
no tell people on the home 'front.'
Of reverses met by men in armed
service.
U. 8. WEATHER FORECAST
Lower and upper Michigan
Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday.
Little change in temperature.