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TJX L515LSUU PARISMff) A world bill of cuauiy lur everyone, approached its final form Friday. Delegates of the 58 United Nations completed the last of 28 i aiuiroiOits liiiee Touchdowns in Rain STATISTICS A DEN BY 8T.MART First downi 9 4 Yards rnshint 19 97 Passes attempted 1 Passes completed A 1 Yards passing 4 Passes Intercepted by 1 1 Pontine aTerace 31 31 Odd. fumbles recovered I 1 Yards pnalixrd 43 0 D)VV 5)H vs 1. Tears Greet Verdict Mrs. Fitzpatrick Released to Attorney Ordered Sent to State Asylum; Hearing Set to Determine Sanity Mrs.

Frances Fitzpatrick, looking haggard after a week' courtroom ordeal, was virtually free Friday night. She was released by Circuit Judge Miles N. Culehan to th custody of her attorney, Louis J. Colombo, to appear for a sanity hearing, tentatively set for Dec. 9.

7 'i 'V rights, proclaiming freedom and I draft articles. Only the preamble and a possible new article or two remain to he acted on before the historic docu ment moves from the 58-nation Social Committee to the General Assembly for final approval here tnis year. THE DECLARATION stirred an esumaiea ivv hours or debate in the drafting stage. Some of the bitterest ideological clashes in UN nisiory accompanied its formation. An 18-nation Human Rights Commission, headed by Mrs.

Franklin D. Roosevelt, began work on the declaration in 1946. It was completed by the Social Committee here after nearly two months of word-by-word examination. The declaration nrovidps a-n un precedented meeting place for the 4-1 1 i muugnis ana laeasof dozens of different peoples, religions and governments. It combines principles of the constitutions of Soviet Russia the united states, England and France civilizations and cultures of the Orient and the West find expres sion.

THE DOCUMENT hnilArf UI OlllCials as "nns nf tho irroot landmarks of civilization," though it will have only moral authority, at least at iirsc It proclaims a "common standard of achievement for all peoples of all nations" and calls on "every organ of society" to recognize and observe the rights. A. human-rights covenant. Jpp-aI- ly binding all fiifrnatory nations. Turn to Page 2, Column 1 Labor Policy Is Drafted for Truman Tobin to Submit Program Monday BY LOUIS STARK New York Times Service WASHINGTON Secretary of Labor Maurice J.

Tobin will submit to President Truman on Monday a general labor-policy program for inclusion in his state-of-the-Union message in January. The program is being completed by a seven-member team named by the Secretary. Specific suggestions for a new labor law, however, will not be completed before Dec. 15 at the earliest. LABOR DEPARTMENT officials indicated that their ideas coincided with some of the suggestions made by Mr.

Truman in his state-of-the-Union message in January, 1947. In that message, the President advocated a ban on unjustifiable boycotts and on certain types of jurisdictional disputes. A "middle-of-the-road compro mise" is being discussed in Govern ment circles. In effect, the Taft-Hartley Act would be eliminated. Some sections not opposed by labor would find their way into the new law, but in the main the Wagner Act would be re-enacted.

All Wet CLEVELAND Mrs. Florence Heller, 33, filed suit for divorce, charging her husband, Otto, 35, poured water on her while she slept. Sigler Panel Urges Bell Pay Raises Tlecommends Hikes of 10 to 16 Cents BY OWEN DEATRICK Of Our Lansing Bureau LANSING Wage increases ranging from 10 to 16 cents an hour and retroactive to Sent. 15 were recommended by a fact finding panel for Michigan Bell Telephone Co. employes.

The report was submitted to Gov. Sigler. who created the tane when employes agreed to stop the quiCKie" stakes that were preva lent last month. Company officials said that the raise would cost $7,000,000 a year, which is $1,250,000 more than the company's previous offer. THOMAS M.

LACY, Michigan neii president, said that the report was being studied "to see if its acceptance will provide a basis for satisfactory settlement of the dis pute." Company officials said the increase would result in another petition to the Michigan Public Commission for a rate raise. Michigan Bell recently was granted an annual $8,217,000 increase and almost immediately afterward announced that expansion plans, had been curtailed in Michigan. Sigler said he hoped both sides would respect the recommenda tions and reach an agreement on them. EMPLOYES indicated that the offer would "be acceptable. Previous offers were rejected, workers said, because the company plan shut off some groups from any increase.

The Communications Workers of America, independent union, in sisted upon increases for all. The raise would be the third round for the telephone workers. Also recommended were a one- year contract with a no-strike clause and a continuation of the dues checkoff. The nanel included Dr. David D.

Henry, president of Wayne Uni versity. the Rev. Father A. H. Poetker.

executive dean of the Universitv of Detroit, and Prof Russel A. Smith, of the University of Michigan. BLUE BABY Death Averts Operation LANSING Death halted plans for a delicate heart operation on four-month-old Dennis Lee McClel-lan, Lansing blue baby. The infant died despite emergency treatment in an inhalator. The child was the son of Mr.

and Mrs. R. L. McClellan. The parents had the child in Detroit a week ago to arrange for an operation by R.

F.Dodrill.' Fellow workers at the Olds-mobile plant, where the father was employed, had donated about $500 to help pay for the operation. Wanted: Guns WASHINGTON (P- Author. tative quarters said that Siam has asked the United States for arms to equip five battalions for possible use against Communists along the Siamese-Malayan border. On Inside Pages Amusements 20 Beauty 11 Bingay 6 Brady 12 Childs 6 Church News 14 Classified 22-24 Guest Horoscope IQ Test Jr. Journal 6 13 4 16 Marriage 11 Merry-Go-R'd 6 Racing 19 Radio 25 Riley 10 Sports 18-19 Theaters 20 Town Crier 26 Wind's 9-12 Comics Crosby Crossword Editorials Fashions Financial 25 26 26 6 11 2 BY HAL SCHRAM LJenoy nigh school rules as City football king for the sec ond straight year.

for three touchdowns in six minutes and 40 seconds of the second nerior" tha Tar. trampled St Mary of Redford, 28 10 oeiore a record 39,004 spectators in Briggs Stadium under the lights. The triumph was the Tars' 18th straight and climaxed their second straignt penect season. DICK PANIN, Denby's triple threat fullback, topped off his scholastic career in magnificent Spectator Dies of Heart Attack C. W.

Young, 62, of 14783 Ashton, died of a heart attack while watching the City championship football game Friday night at Briggs Stadium. Young was district wire chief of the Michigan Bell Telephone Co. with more than 35 years' service. fashion in this fellow game. 11th annual Good' He rambled for three touchdowns on runs of 45, one and 19 yards.

He also had a 46-yard scoring dash called back because of a holding penalty. Rain which nournl rinwn throughout the ram didn't a ton this spectacular Panin started Denby on the road to victory shortly before the first period ended. He intercepted Ed Govan's pass and returned 33 yards to Denby's 48. THIS INTERCEPTION halted a 26-yard St. Mary drive that had carnea 10 uenoyn 32.

Panin then alternated with Dick Koster to move the ball to St. Mary's 10-yard line in eight plays. From there Koster shot outside right tackle to score. Bill Damm proceeded to kick the nrst or nis tour extra-point con versions from placement, and the Tars held a 7-0 lead after two min- Turn to First Sports Page Makes Sure of Suicide Takes Poison, Cuts Throat, Shoots Self Special to the Free Press DRAYTON PLAINS John H. Judd, 78, committed suicide Friday.

Coroner Robert C. Bueh-ing said Judd took poison, cut his throat with a knife, then shot himself in the chest with a 12-gauge shotgun. His body was found in his home by his daughter, Mrs. Jean Visjatis, at 4 p. m.

when she returned from a shopping trip. He lived at 3975 Saginaw Trail. She said Judd had been despondent since the death of his wife in July. Hope Rises ATHENS, Greece (U.R) Aged i-remier memistokles Sophoulis passed Friday without crisis and hope increased that he would survive the critical illness which fol-lowed a heart attack Wednesday. Housewives who buv eritt rm weekdays will find easier going uian on crowaea Saturdays, Boyd said.

All stores will extend shopping hours in December. ONE DOWNTOWN stnr ported such a volume of business tnat two santa Clauses were re quired. For the benefit nf unmisnortlns children, they were carefully sep- 1 Free Preet Photo by Dick Tripp '29 Mark from last week's output of The decline was attributed to Thanksgiving holiday and the long week-end Plymouth shutdown. Production in the holiday week of 1947 was 84.391 units. 25 Teen-Agers Seized in Raid on Beer Party Schaefer police broke up a teenage beer party at 8036 Midgarden in the Herman Gardens Housing Project late Friday.

They arrested 25 youngsters, including seven girls. ALL WERE held for their parents at the Precinct Station. Police said they had drunk more than three cases of beer. Neighbors had called police. The party was at the home of a 16-year-old girl.

She -said that her widowed mother was in a hospital. Texans Warned FORT WORTH, Tex. (U.R City health officials urged all Fort Worthers to be vaccinated against smallpox immediately. '-J 'I I MRS. FRANCES FITZPATRICK felt sure God knew I was innocent" She appeared before Judge Culehan about two hours after a Re- carder's Court jury of eight women and four men had found her not guilty by reason of insanity in the slaying of her husband John, 32.

Colombo immediately applied to Circuit Court for the writ which was granted by Judge Culehan. JUDGE McKay Skillman, who presided at the trial, her committed to the State Hospital for the Criminally Insane, at Ionia, when the jury returned Its verdict. The trial judge has no alternative when such a verdict Is rendered. In appealing to Circuit Court, Colombo guaranteed her appearance at any time the Court dictated. Colombo told Judge Culehan Mrs.

Fitzpatrick's four children needed her care. He said that he would produce two psychiatrists at the sanity hearing who would testify that she now is sane. THE DEFENSE based its case on the theory that she was "temporarily insane" at the time of the shooting of her husband. This Implies the subject was unable to distinguish between right and wrong at the time of the act and was not necessarily i insane before or afterward. After Judge Culehan granted her temporary freedom she merely said, Thank you." As she left the courtroom her mother, Mrs.

Anna Comfort, embraced her in the corridor. THE CASE WENT to the jury at 2 p. m. Friday. The verdict was returned at 5:45.

As the verdict was announced, the attractive 32-year-old bru-net smiled, one of the few times she had done so during the trial. Then she closed her eyes, as if in prayer, clasped her hands nervously and embraced her lawyer. Tm so happy I can't put it into words, she said. "The first thing I'm going to do is to go to church, kneel, down and thank God. NEVER was in doubt what the verdict would be.

I left it in God's hands. I felt sure He knew I was innocent. "If everyone in the courtroom knew what I have been through, there could be no question. She said her next desire was to be home with her children. Despite Judge Skillman's warning against a demonstration by Turn to Page 8, Column 1 Bikini Report Stays Secret WASHINGTON (U.R) The Defense Department said an official report on the Bikini atomic bomb tests is being withheld from the public on recommendation of Defense Secretary James Forrestal.

The reason given for suppressing It was "the probable effect upon the national security. In the December issue of the Atlantic Monthly a member of the board which wrote the report, former Rubber Administrator Bradley Dewey, had said the board's report should be made public Europe Aid Spending Speedup Ordered hyMr. Truman WASHINGTON () President Truman ordered full speed ahead on European recovery. He authorized use of the full $4,000,000,000 in Marshall Plan grants by April 2." The action shortens by three months the period for which the money was appropriated. IT MEANS that the new Con gress will be asked for a supplemental appropriation about JL- 250,000,000, by estimate of Economic Co-operation Administrator Paul G.

Hoffman to carrv ECA through June 30, the end of the fiscal year. Hoffman has stated ECA will spend at a slower rate In the next fiscal year, but so far has given no estimate. Hoffman told reporters that 'substantial" progress now is being made in boosting European production and exports, and that "now is the time to hit hard for recovery." Congress last April 3 voted the $4,000,000,000 for recovery grants plus another $1,000,000,000 for re payable loans. IT SPECIFIED that the nrniov should cover costs tin tn nvt July 1 or 15 months except that A 1 A. me x-resiaem migni auuiorize its use in 12 months if he deemed it necessary.

Charles G. Ross, Mr. Truman's press secretary, said the speed ut did not amlv tn t.h X27S nnn 000 China aid program separately ami wins Lerea ty il.ua. Prices Go Up mo tit nrlnlci Try 1TXUUC13 of Oldsmobile OldsmobQe prices will be up $45 to $370 when the 1949 models come out about Jan. i.

Series "76" models will sell for $45 to $60 more than before; S. E. Skinner, General Motors Corp. vice president and general manager of Oldsmobile, announced. Increases in the "98" series will vary from $360 to $370.

PRODUCTION of Series "66" and "68" models will be discontinued. The new "76" will be of Fu-turamic design. It will be equipped with the Big Six engine, now developing 105 horsepower. Skinner said. The Series "76" deluxe line will range from $1,780 to $1,875.

The "98" models will include as standard eauinment Drive, directional signals andwind- smeia washers, all formerly offered as optional equipment. The new high compression Rocket engine will also be Included as' standard equipment on the "98" models. The "98" will range from $2,400 to $2,830. SECOND BEST YEAR IN HISTORY Auto Industry Near DOWNTOWN AREA JAMMED The automotive industry this year may produce the second highest volume of cars and trucks in its history, Ward's Automotive Reports predicted. An estimated total of 5,513.000 UHits this year will be the highest of any postwar year.

The record 21 Reported Dead in Crash KARACHI, Pakistan (U.R) A Pakistan Airways Dakota carrying 16 passengers and a crew of rive crashed near Multan, 400 miles northeast of Karachi, reports said. These reports, not official, said there were no survivors. The plane left Karachi piloted by a Capt Geyser, formerly of Missouri, whose present home address is Los Angeles. Geyser is among American Transocean Airline personnel lent to Pakistan Airways. Prince's Vacation QUEBE Prince Xavier' the pretender to the throne of France, is spending a brief vacation here prior to moving to Philadelphia.

54 Beloiv at Snag temnernture tMI tn Kd. Haorraa Via. low zero Friday morning at Snag, xuKon lemtory. was set in 1929 with 5,621,715 units. i i THE STATISTICAL agency predicted that 1,384,000 trucks and 3,866,000 cars would be; produced in the United States this year.

Canadian plants would furnish, the remainder. The truck I will be an all time peak. The industry's vehicle this year is expected to come off the assembly lines Tuesday. On the basis of projected schedules, December output will be 480,700 tuiits. I THIS WEEK'S production in the United States and Canada dropped to an estimated 90,039 Express Ban in N.Y.

Lifted NEW YORK Railwav Ex press Agency employes in the metropolitan- area enaea tneir slowdown Friday. The company Dromntlv lifted its embargo on express shipments into and out or tne city. Mail Experiment WASHINGTON UP The Civil Aeronautics Board authorized a five-year experiment in helicopter airmail service within a 50-mile radius of the Chicago Christmas Shopping Gets Off to Fast Start Detroit launched its Christmas buying season Friday in record-breaking fashion. Police traffic authorities reported that the crowds and traf fic jams were unpreceaentea. Be "in nine at nnnn firtrf pahincr a oeaK in miaaiternoon tnousanrta of cars jammed intersections and piocaea aueys and side streets.

CHARLES nnVTI errptrv Of the Retail Merrhnnta AssnHn. tion, predicted Christmas buying will be heavier than in 1947, a record year. November shopping Is exceed-Inst year's voln, he.

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