The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-01-02

LONDON-AP- In his first Off
cial statement as regent Of Greece.
Archbishop Damaskinos OF Athens
told the Greek people yesterday
that the immediate laying down OF
arms was IAN indispensable pre-
condition" for solving the country's
political crisis.
ATLANTA AP-A raging Cum.
berland@River brought the. added
peril OF a flood IN Tennessee today
while the South shivered in the
grip OF a severe cold wave. Low
land jewellers OF the Cumberland
Valley moved out OF their homes
as the stream passed two feet
above flood stage at Nashville and
continued to rise.
NEW YORK-AP-The Navy
public relations office reported to-
day that one man was killed and
two seriously injured in an explo-
sion and fire aboard a tanker at
Leonardo, n. J.
= LONDON-AP - Raj bombers
continued the aerial offensive
against Germany last night by |
blasting the railway yard at Voh-
F.. winkel, near Dusseldorf. and other
/. detectives, the air ministry an
nounced today.
LONDON -AP- Unofficial sour |
ces here which claim contact with |
the German underground said to-
day they had received report |
that Field Marshal Won Rundstedt
was temporarily out OF action be-
(, cause OF the recurrence OF ser
ious stomach ailment. There was
no official confirmation.
NASHVILLE, Tenn.-AP-- The
Methodist conference on Christian
Education unanimously adopted a
resolution last night opposing COM
pulsory military training in peace
time. The resolution, t.. roduced |
by F. G. Toll OF retroit, asked other |
church groups to take a similar
stand.
SA1PAN, Marisnas Islands-AP |
--(Via Navy radio) air
n.en flying the sky trails to Tokyo |
reported tiny Japanese held Alama. /
gan Island In the northern Marian
as was aflame today, apparently
from the eruption OF its very active
volcano.
WASHINGTON-AP- rhe Army
has adopted new fuel tablet for
nSc in heating combat rations.
known as metaldehyde, It ignites
readily and burns about seven min
nies. -. .. "a.
4 .CHICAGO-lNS-- The body OF
Mrs. Ruth Hanna Mccormick
Simm5. former congressman at
large from Illinois. was enroute to.
,day to Albuquerque. n. NJ, where
funeral services will be held at 5
p. m. Thursday at her home. Mrs.
, Simms died Sunday morning at
Billings Memorial Hospital in Chi.
cago where she had been undergo
Ing treatment for acute pancreati-
lis. She was 81 years old.
NEW YoRK-INS- New York
City and environs were taking in
ventory today on storm damage,
following high winds Monday after
noon which reached a velocity of
100 miles an hour, SCATTERING win
dows, Telling trees and playing hob
with electric light and telephone
service on Long Island.
= LOND0N-INS- Among notable
New Years Day hangovers was one
belonging to a japanese diplomat. a
member OF party of eight hippo
nese Merrymakers dragged bodily
through the crowded foyer OF
Stockholm's Grand Hotel after. a
New Years Eve drunken brawl.Fa
dispatch to the Daily Nail said to-
day. The hotels STAFF dragged six
Japanese diplomats and two Japa-
nese newspapermen through the
foyer and. the dispatch said, one Of
the diplomats suffered such a loss
OF face" that recommendation ne
commit hara kiri had been made.
Los ANGELES-INS- Charlie
Chaplin was at home today nursing
a gashed leg received when he
broke out pane of glass to get
into his home-Tnuch rs Joan Barry
did the night she claims her baby |
was conceived-while his attorney
made a final plea to the superior
court jury which will determine
whether he is the infants father.
Oh ms injury may force his at.
tendance at court in a wheel chair
tomorrow. when Judge Henry NJ. |
Willis is expected to give the case
to the panel OF seven women and
five men.
FORT WAYNE. Ind ms =
Authorities reported today that a
12-year-old girl. who gave birth TO
51a pound daughter. was the
youngest mother in Fort wayne's
history. She made a grandmother
OF her own 2S-year-old mother. AL
1I-year-old railroad worker was ar
rested on charge OF being the
father OF the child and of con-
tributing to the delinquency OF a
minor.
v. s. WEATHER FORECAST
Lower Michigan-Snow flurries