The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-19
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PARIS - AP President de
saulle's vast program for national
zation OF Frances electricity and
yas industries today awaited action
10y the constituent assembly which
list month nationalized hye ma or
French anks.
RIVERSIDE. Calif-AP - DR..
Herman Weber. 81. Director En-
sritus OF University of California
Experimental Station and an out.
standing authority on citrus re-
y arch, is dead OF a heart attack.
HOLLYW0OD-AP - Wilhelm
Won Brincken, ca, former German
baron who became an actor and
nlm director here after he was ma.
turaliLed as an American citizen. is
dead. The former German cavalry
officer, interned in San Francisco
"a an enemy alien in World War 1,
Snounced his German title and emit
cred motion picture work In 1921.
directing under the name OF Roger
Beckwith.
MADRID APP - The Spanish
ca binet announced today II had
decided what action it would take
In case the bad neighbor policy
Proposed by the constituent as.
sembly OF the French republic is
put into action" The cabinet an
nouncement, contained in a brief
communique, gave no hint OF what
action would he taken II France
should sever diplomatic relations.
MANILA-AP- Manuel Roxas,
president OF the Philippine senate.
today was nominated by acclama-
tion for the presidency at a con.
vention Of the liberal wing of the
Nacionalists party. The faction had
split from the wing supporting
President Sergio Somena.
~ CHICAGO-INS There was a
sweet note OF harmony today in the
heretofore discordant relations be
tween James G. Petrillo. president
OF the American Federation OF Mu-
sicians. AFL. and the nations
radio broadcasting companies. In
the words OF Music Car Pe.rillo.
THE Federation wants no more
9trikes."
HOLLYWOOD-INS-- Just an.
other party and another fight
Thus did artist John Decker de-
scribe the pre-dawn scuffle yester-
day al his home which sent actor
Jack La Rue to the hospital and
which. In the opinion OF eye-wit-
Islesses. turned out 10 he the most
notable roughhouse incident In Hol-
lywood's history.
LONDON-lNS-The problem OF
atomic energy Will come before the
UNO formally today for the fret
time when the general committee
Awil recommend a resolution pro
hiding for the establishment OF a
commission on atomic energy.
.NUERNBERG-AP -- Lightning.
like Allied advances during the
closing stages OF the European war
disrupted Nazi plans to draft an
additional 1900. 1000 slave laborers
)3'rom France and the low countries,
P'Assistant French Prosecutor JAG
cues Bernard Herzog asserted at
the war crimes trial today.
WASHINGTON-AP - Pullman
sleeping cars will be rolling again
on all railroad runs by March 10,
and the only other government re-
Ntriction on passenger travel may
be revoked before then. Col. j. Mon
roe Johnson, director OF the Office
OF Defense Transportation. says his
agency and the War Department
will take good look about Feb
ruary Is At an order which sets
aside for homeward bound veterans
20 per cent OF space on Yves. TO
East Coast planes.
CHICAGO AP Donald f.
Lyons, 80. who was discharged
from the Navy at Great Lakes Dec. |
20 with a Sl,050 check and approx
ma;ely 81 900 in cash never return |
ed TO his home in Brown city, |
1 Mich. the Missing Persons Bureau .
ireported today. The last word re-
ceived from Lyons came Jan. /
when his draft board received his /
discharge papers in the mail. The |
sherlffs office at Ssndusky. Mich. |
notified Chicago authorities OF the |
disappearance.
p, GRAND RAPIDS-AP- Officials |
here today planned an appeal to
the Solid Fuels Administration IN .
Washington for aid in relieving =
coal shortage in several western /
Michigan cities. Coal stocks are |
dwindling fast in Grand Rapids, /
Muskegon, Ludngton, and Trav-
erse City. according TO A. William |
!. Honecker chairman OF the solid |
FUELS advisory committee for west
ern Michigan.
WASHINGTON AP-James NJ
Curley. II year old veteran Massa-
chusetts office holder. today faced /
possible prison tentences totaling
a. years as result OF his convic-
eSion OF using the mails to defraud.
Now both mayor OF Boston and rep
resentative from Massachusetts.
Curley and two others were found
guilty by District OF Columbia
court jury last night OF taking part
In a war contracts scheme.
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