The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-09-11

PONTIAC, Mich AP-Four
members Of a Southfleld Town
ship family burned to death
and three others escaped to
safety as flames destroyed
their home early today. The
dead are Carlton Williams, IS;
his wife Velms, %; and two Of
their sons, Marvin, 9; and
Gordon, 8. Three other sons,
Robert, 7; Ralph 4; and Tom
my, ., were unlnJured.
DETROlT-INS - The Public
Lighting Commission today approx
ed a S960,000 expansion project
which may provide work for 200
persons. The program is part of
Mayor Jeiferies' 10 million dollar
postwar improvement project ror
Detroit.
LANSING, Mich ms The
fight to prevent Michigan's postwar
public works program from being
stymied by inflated building COSTS
will be taken to Washington. Gov.
Harry F. Kelly today announced
that he will fly to the capital to
seek priorities on materials from
the War Production Board.
SAN FRANClSCO-UP-The So
vietoperated Khabarovsk radio
said today Japanese suicide
bands" still are roaming Man
churia. raiding the Chinese Eastern
Railway and "endeavoring to derail
trains and burn down stations.
NEW YORK-INS - Nineteen
year-old Laverne Middleton. a stu
dent nurse, was minus part of the
middle finger of her right hand to-
day, victim of the second accident
of its kind within little more than
a year at the Central Park Zoo. A
small, black Himalayan bear mangl-
ed her finger as she was standing in
front OF its cage early Monday
night.
MUNSAN, Korea-1NS-Mu nsan
probably was the only town in
Korea under native control today
The Koreans in this community ~
5000 people took matters into their
own hands Monday night and threw
the entire japanese population into
jail.
GRAND RAPIDS -AP James II.
Mclaughlin. Grand Rapids district
OPA enforcement attorney. an
nounced today that IS western
Michigan business firms and indi-
Viduals had made payments total
ing $3.574.42 within the past two
weeks for overcharges on sales.
LANSING -AP-- Governor Kelly
met today with the newly appointed
state mental health commission to
discuss policies for the administra-
ton OF state mental hospitals under
new law. Before entering the
meeting. Kelly said he would dis
cuss with the group a proposed hos
pital building program which has
been blocked by inadequacy Of
building appropriations.
DETROIT -AP- Eleven freight
. cars OF a southbound grand trunk
train were derailed early today OPP
posite the Detroit race track at the
state fair grounds. No injuries
were reported. Two Of the cars
tore 125 foot hole in a corrugated
iron fence.
DETROIT -AP- A production
: schedule Of around 400 passenger
cars a day is contemplated for the
Evansville. Ind. plant of the Plym-
outh division of Chrysler Corpora
ton before the first OF next year.
LANSING -AP- Governor KEEL
~ today ordered the extradition of
William Candy" Davidson of De.
troit who is wanted for question
ing in connection with the armed
robbery OF a Pontiac night club and
the murder of State Senator War
rem G. Hooper Davidson was APP
pretended by California police.
SEATTLE ms Eight year
old Richard Strand lost a battle for
his life shortly before midnight
last night after being chewed by
pet bear with which he had been
playing.
OSLO Up Maj. Vidkun Abra-
ham Quisling. found guilty OF trea-
son. murder, embezzlement, and
thefts Monday. and sentenced to
die before a firing squad, stated he
would appeal his case to the SUI
preme court Immediately.
ALLEGAN -AP- Wilhelm Wall,
81 an inmate Of a German prisoner
of war camp here, was still at lber-
~ today after his escape from
farm detail near Leisure on Mon
day. State police and FBI agents
Joined local authorities in the
search.
U. s. WEATHER FORECAST
Lower Michigan: Partly cloudy
and continued cool tonight ana
Wednesday.
Highest temperature yesterday,
50; lowest, so.
Highest temperature one year
ago today, so; lowest. 80.
Highest temperature this date IN
last 70 years, IS in 1921; lowest.
80 in 1917.
The sun sets today at 7:49 ana
| rises Wednesday at 1909.
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