The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-06

ALBAN1, y. WINS DeteC'
tive John w. McElveney, As, vet.
eran Of a score OF years on the
Albany police force, was to be ar
raigned today on a charge OF killing
mis- superior officer as the climax
TO an unreyealed argument in the
latter's office at Police Headquar-
ters. District Attorney ]. B. En-
way said McElveney had made a
full confession, and that he had
established a motive for the shoot
ing OF Chief OF Police William J.
Fitzpatrick, 81, but that Il don't
believe it is timely to discuss that
angle now
ZURICH-INS Swiss newspa-
pers we're unanimous today in de-
nying American charges that Swift
zerland traded for profit with Nazi
Germany. Gist OF newspaper eX-
preston was that during the period
OF Axis ascendancy, the Allied ma
tions considered Switzerland unim-
portant and left her, abandoned 20
German pressure.
WASHINGTON-INS- Happy in
deed is the man who has in his pos
session today horse or a team OF
Alaskan huskies and a sled. The
gasoline drought in the District OF
Columbia has progressed 10 the
point where cars are abandoned
along capital alleys and streets or
wherever the owners supply on
hand ran out.
NEW YORK-INS-Dr. Norris
Hineburg, president OF the Great
CT New York Hospital Associa-
ton, questioned today the state
ment OF Surgeon General Norman
r. Kirk, OF the u. S. Army, that
some civilian hospitals in the Met
ropolitan area have staffs Tar
beyond their needs" IL don't know
OF any voluntary hospital which
enjoys such luxury DR. .Hineburg
said. IN taking exception to the ad-
dress made by the Surgeon Gen
cral Thursday night In a drive to
recruit Army nurses.
NEW YORk-INS-A four-slarm
fire. the third major one in New |
York City within the past "A hours,
swept the top floors Of lO0family |
apartment house in the Ocean
Parkway district OF Brooklyn early |
today. First reports indicated that
no one was injured, although dam
age was said 10 be considerable.
NEW YORK ms lrked by |
reports Of French prosperity unde'
German occupation forces, Eugene |
Gentil, a prominent French indus
trialist, countered today with the
explanation that American visitors
10 his homeland had mistaken Nazl
initiation for a business boom.
LOS ANGELES-AP-A new use
for red ink has been reported by
the OPA which filed injunction
suits here seeking to prevent III
service station operators from doc
toring gasoline and selling it as
high octane fuel" A few drops |
OF red ink, said the OPA, gave the
fuel a deeper color. and the deal
ers assertedly charged two cents
more per gallon.
LONDON -AP- vice Admiral |
Sir A. +. Evans, 60. head of the !
naval technical mission in Ottawa |
since 1910, missing for some time
on a transatlantic plane flight, was |
listed on official records today as
presumed to have been killed.
LONDON-INS - The London
Daily Telegraph said today thar
there would likely be a delay IN |
final agreement on political |
changes in Yugoslavia, including /
the creation OF regency. The
newspaper said that 1t had learn
ed Yugoslavia's King Peter had by |
no means made up his mind to con-
sent TO the creation OF a regency
and that the whole matter was still
being discussed.
WITH AMERICAN FORCES IN
BELGIUM -AP-German industri' |
alists have begun exporting funds
for safekeeping and arranging for |
development OF new weapons for |
another war. according to informa-
ton available here today. Both
moves are said to have been taken
surreptitiously at the instigation
OF the Nazi party as part OF its pro-
gram to remain secretly in power
after Germanys defeat.
WASHINGTON-AP - Senator
Wheeler (D-Mont.) pulled out OF
the race today for a place on the
Senate Foreign Relations Commit
tee amid indications that the Ad-
ministration will fill three vacan-
cies with staunch supporters OF
President Roosevelt. Wheeler, a
longtime assailant OF the Presi.
dents foreign policies. told re-
porter that after studying the situa-
tion he is mot interested in one
OF the vacancies.
LONDON INS-In bitterly |
critical editorial analyzing factors |
leading up to the present situation |
on the western front, the Manches.
ter Guardian today placed the |
blame on a "grieyous underesti. |
mate" OF German strength. The edi- !
torial ridiculed claims that the |
Allies have regained the initiative |
U. s. WEATHER FORECAST
Lower Michigan-Snow and slow
" rising temperatures.
Highest temperature yesterday.