The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-21
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THE WEATHER.: Friday:
Cloudy, Showers y
WASHINGTON AP - French
Ambassador CASTOR Henri-Haye
said at the State Department that
he expected a pleasant develop
ment in Franco-American relations
in two or three days. There were
indications that it might be ap-
pointment Of new ambassador 10
Nichy.
WASHINGTON. o. CAP
The Army high commission to-
day acted to release 46 Of the
large United States bombing
planes TO Great Britain and
announced one OF two hioh-ac-
euraey bomb sights developed
In this country already has
been released TO Britain.
WASHINGTON-AP-- Both the
Senate and House will be asked
Friday TO move out of their cham
beers so that engine rse may avert
the danger of the roofs collapsing
David Lynn. architect OF the Capt.
tol. said that the placing of tenn
porary braces under the l00-ton
cast-iron roofs would require about
six weeks-or until the new Con-
gress convenes on Jan. 3.
NORWOOD. Mass.-INS-
spectacular general alarm fire
fed by a million feet OF lumber,
today swept the Norwood Lum-
Der Company with a loss esti-
mated at 100000. Fire Chief
Alonzo Earle said the fire was
Of incsndisry origin. and re-
layed the Information to the
state authorities. Walter Do
Ian. Norwood, president OF the
lumber company, said $780,
900 general alarm fire swept the
yard two years ago.
WASHINGTON-D enials by Of
f1cials of the State and Navy De-
partments that United States des-
troyers had interfered with ship
ping oa-the- Mexican COAST deepen-
ed the mystery over the reported
hating and search of two ships
outside Tampico Monday.
MELBOURNE, Australia -
lNS-Four naval officers and
10 members Of the crew Of an
Australian mine sweeper per.
ished Wednesday night when
the vessel colided with a ner-
chant steamer Inside the en-.
trance Of Port Philip Bay, a
eommunique announced today.
WASHINGTON AP- Delivery
of a 400-mile-per-hour fighter plane
to the navy and performance tests
of new medium bomber and pri.
mary training plane for the army
marked fresh progress today in the
aerial phase of the defense program.
RoME-lNS- Capture Of
hiah ranking British Raj.
officer and several other Brit
ish airmen was announced by
the Italian High Command to.
day. Deputy Air Marshall
Owen Tudor 5oyd and mem.
bers OF the crew Of his plane
machine made a forced landing
tn Sicily, the statement said.
NEW YORK-AP-The National
Committee of Democrats-for-W iillde
has dishanded its campaign organ
ization. Alan Valentine. the COM
mittee's executive director, said the
future status OF each state and local
organization of the Democrats-for.
Willkie rests with them
WASHINGTON-AP--- Advocates
Of changes in the Wagner Labor
Relations Act gained ground today
with an announcement by Chairman
Thomas (D-Utah) that the Senate
Labor Committee would consider a
group of House-approved amend.
ments next week.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.-AP-A
University of Chattanooga student
has received court approval 10
drop "Adolph" as his first name
because it had become "a source
OF Inconvenience, embarrassment
and humiliation through associa.
tion with "Nazi Germany and
Adolf Hitler"
BERLIN-AP-W With her dictator
General Ion Antonescu on his way
here, Apmania stepped to the fore
today AZ the likely next recruit
for the expanding Axis.
DOWNEY, Calif.-AP-- Govern.
ment negotiators. striving to iron
out a faDor dispute ws.tci1- has-t+er-
up the big vultee Aircraft plant
and SS4.000.000 in military con-
tracts-for neary a week. still were
unsuccessful today.
LASHIO. Burma-AP-A stream
OF military, medical and Industrial
essentials Is rolling along the Bur.
ma road into China at the rate Of
10000 tons month. despite Japa-
nese aerial bombing and strsfing
OF the route which twists and
climbs 755 miles from the British
railhead- at Lashio to Kunming.