The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-02-09

three Crewmen remained with the
yacht until IL could be towed into
port.
LONDON -AP- A Reuthers
dispatch from Bahraich, India, to.
day quoted Pandit Jawaharlal Ne
hru. former president OF the Indian
National Congress. as saying the
Indian people will not tolerate"
famine. III there is famine in
the province" he told an election
mass meeting. II ask the people
TO revolt against the government
Let the government be prepared
10 face IT,"
HEREFORD. Germany AP -
Thousands OF acres OF farmland in
the "breadbasket" Of the British
occupation zone OF Germany were
under water today as streams and
rivers pushed over their embank.
ments tearing up bridges and roads
in the worst flood in northwestern
Germany in years.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. banks
must repay prewsr deposits by
Americans and other allied ma
tionals which the Japanese order
ed transferred to the bank OF Tai
wan (Formosa) during the occupa-
ton, local court ruled today.
TOKYO
Shimomura, who two days ago re-
quested arrest at home under
guard on the plea that he was suf.
fering from asthma. entered dreary
SuEamo prison today under orders
of General Macarthur.
MANILA --AP- Manila news.
papers today were filled with black
bordeied advertisements asking
readers TO pray for the souls OF
various prominent residents killed
by 1t. Gen. Tomoyuh Yamashita's
troops Just a year ago today. They
also announced commemoration
services o.,
DdNDoN@ -AP~- Dried esM ap.
pear, today TO bssheaded back Ia.
place m the British larder, Gafters
a kingdom. wide wall .of.prvreeft
which greeted the acknowledgement
last week OF a halt in theif- dstri-,
hutton. Food Minister Eff ne<zz
Smith. who said the ALLEGATION was
stopped because Britain lacked the
dollar credits to buy powdered eggs
from the United States. was re.
ported to have been told by the
government to renew orders.
LONDON -AP-- Steadily rising
flood waters. lashed by Britain's
worst weather in 40 years. forced
thousands OF persons from their
homes today in sections through
out the British Isles.
RIO DE JANEIRO -AP- Some
observers speculated today that
the resignation OF Adolf Berle, Jr.
as U. s. ambassador to Brazil
might mean the postponement OF
the inter-American peace and Sc
turity conference scheduled here
in mid-March.
SANTIAGO, Chile-AP- The la
bor ministry announced today that
members OF the striking Mapocho
and Thunderstorm nitrate unions
had accepted the back-to-work
terms offered by the ministry to
solve the labor crisis. Employees
were reported ready to resums
work today In the nitrate fields
OF northern Chile.
LONDON-AP - Field Marshal |
Sir Bernard l.. Montgomery. ele-
waited to the peerage in the Kings
new years honors list, today chose |
as his title "viscount Montgomery |
OF Alamein'. FL Alamein was the |
scene of north African battle in |
which Montgomery troops halted |
German Field Marsh'l Rommel's
drive toward the SueE.
LONDON-AP-A Reuters dis |
patch from Cairo reported today
that at least so persons were |
drowned I'm the Nile River near
Tina, l20 miles north OF Luxor.
when a crowded boat capsized and |
sank
NAPLES-AP- Three hundred |
and forty.four war brides and 20 |
children-the first contingent OF |
$500 GI wives awaiting transpor-
tation from the Mediterranean !
theater-were Ell route to New York |
aboard the u. S. Army transport |
Algonquin. The ship sailed FridIy. |
U. S. WEATHER FORECAST
Lower Michigan Partly cloudy
and colder tonight. Continued
rather cold Sunday.
Highest temperature yesterday,
~: lowest. %.
Highest temperature one year
ago today, 81: lowest. 20.
Highest temperature this date
in last 7S years. 81 in 1898; low.
est. 20 in 1875.
The sun sets today at 1856 and |
rises Sunday at 1885.
The moon sets At 2:44 a. m. Sun.
day and rises Sunday at 1888 D. m.
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clock. S miles West Of Ypsilanti