The Ypsilanti daily press., 1945-01-15
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NTHENS-AP- \ truce ending
tilities between lcftwing Elas
itia aud British troops went in
effect today. The peace with
m leaders was negotiated by 1t
.. Ronald NJ. Scobie, British
mandcr. who yesterday told
cring demonstrators that his
eos would protect the Greek peO-
and their liberties against rev.
iion from any quarter.
OETROlT-lNS-Robert vii.
lam Turner, 90, yss sentenced
o. life Imprisonment today for
ne murder OF 1a-year-old Joyce
7sulston, last March 27. The
youth was silent as Circuit
Judge Vincent M. Brennan pro-
bounced the sentence.
NEW NORk-INS-- Going NV
~. an original story wfittcn, di-
tcd and produced 10y Leo Me
rcy for Paramount won acclaim
lay aS the nations best movie in
! on the basis of the 23rd an
nl poll conducted by Film Dai-
BinS Crosby carried the lead
6. in the play. with Rise Stevens
Barry Fitzgerald in prominent
lpOrting roles. Critics and re-
wcrs over the nation gave go
My Way" "A total of i2S votes.
more than the runncr-up, Tho
ng uf Bcrnadcttc', Il 10th Cen
y Fox production.
PORT DIN, y. J-INS-OfficcrS
Fort Dix continued their inveS-
alton today into disturbance
a USO club at the post Friday
.ht during which one soldier was
led aud three others were in
red.
hSBURN PARK. y. J.-INS---
ivatc funeral services were to hc
id today for Billy Watson. IS.
lgcr and Dutch comedian who
ldc II fortune IN burlcsquc aS
n"r Of BILLY Wutson's Beef
ust," n galaxy Of 2O0-pOund show
Is. a heart attack caused the
tcran comedians death yesterday.
rcc daughters, a sister, broth
and half-sister survive.
ATLANTA-AP - Sate-cracker
Dtcd the jewelry store of Schaei-
r & Son here over the week end
jewels Rudy L. Schneider, head
the firm. said were worth more
an 100000. The yeggs overlook
or disregarded a bank deposit of
ore than $500 in one of the two
hes they cracked, and dropped n
ur-karat stone, worth more than
900. in the rear OF the store,
esumably a. they fled.
CHICAGO-AP-That day To day
lcertainty about finding cigarettes
currently plaguing many smokers
roughout the nation-may De
Emewhat alleviated by efforts of
dealers conference that opened
day. The answer, they hold, is
tioning. The National Associa-
IL of Tobacco Distributors met 10
something about the cigarette
lortage which they dislike as
uch as the smokers. What they
oppose may take the form OF ma
j,nal cigarette rationing to retail
IS aimed at fair distribution OF
limited supplies.
|LONDON-UP- The Daily EX-
ess today quoted the German
|ews agency as saying two life
bats from the 1l.509-ton Leopold
+ HE. former Belgium liner. had
IN found in the Channel Isles, IN
dting the ship was sunk by a mine
hile travelling from England to
rance
MILWAUKEE ms -- Two es-
|lped German prisoners OF war
| ere back in the Billy Mitchell
|eld barracks today. having been
krested by city detectives before
was even known they were war
|isoncr fugitives. Detectives
|harles Hurst and Walter Duray
opped the two young prisoners,
|illie Lepeil. %. and Carl Zellcr,
b. both bare headed, because one
/ them answered the general des-
liption of a larceny suspect being
ought.
HOLLYWOOD - ms - Betty
rable. blonde film star. has been
nder police guard for several davs
S a result OF a Tip" that kid
ap plot might be directed againct
er. it was learned today.
NEW VOORHEES, \ report pre-
ared by Stuart Chase. writer-econ-
mist. warned flatly today that
merican democracy is endangcr.
d by selfish pressure groups which
ave been operating on the princi-
al Of me first and the public be
AIMED.
LONDON-AP Sir Thomas Bar
jw. 90. physician to three British
ulcrs. died today He had attend
d Queen Victoria, King Edward
~ and King George V. Barlow
,as Noted specialist on ebildrep's
iseases. He was credited with dis
overing that children disease
requently diagnosed as a form OF
.ckets a half.century ago really is
curyy.