The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-24

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shall Hermann Goering was dis
closed by DNB, official German
news agency, to be playing Santa
Claus to the children of his avia-
tors who have been killed. The
news agency said Goering opened
a savings bank account OF l,OOO
marks (nominally S140) for each
child but 1t was not disclosed
how many received the gift.
BERLIN -AP - British Prime
/, Minister Winston Churchills
radio address to the Italian people
Monday was characterized today
by authorized German sources as
"a foolish, insolent attempt to
SOW discord between the Italian
people and the Duce.
WASHINGTON-UP-Sen. Robert
F. Wagner, D., n Y. today called
on the new Congress to be on
guard against attempts to repeal
New Deal social reforms on the
pretext that they are impeding
the rearmament drive.
LONDON-UP- Britain's royal
family will have no Christmas tree
this year, and Princesses Elizabeth
! and Margaret will get war savings
certificates and post Office savings
banks for presents. Because OF
the war, Christmas in the royal
family will be much like a normal
uufaf nritfch Sunday
ROME-UP-Italy's war COM
munique said today that Italian
troops in Albania and Italian ar.
tillery in Libya had repulsed
some" enemy attacks.
SANTIAGO, Chile --AP - All
strikes will be limited during the
present war to not more than 10
days. Arturo Olyarria said Mon
day night upon becoming minister
J OF interior. After that time dis
putes will be submitted to ar
bitration.
LONDON -AP- Snow falling
along the Dover Strait today pre-
saged white Christmas for south
east England.
!. WASHINGTON -AP Nor
ways Crown Prince Olav held a
happy reunion with his family
today on nearby Maryland es-
tate. His wife, the Crown Princess
Martha, greeted him when he ar
rived at the airport here at the
end OF a journey from England
which included a clipper passage
over the Atlantic.
MANILA -AP - Several addi-
tional United States submarines
arrived in Manila Bay today. Re-
liable sources said they brought
to at least 10 the number OF
American underwater craft in
Asiatic waters.
LONDON -AP - A broadcast
on the wavelength Of the Rome
radio heard here today asserted
that a reply to Prime Minister
winston Churchilfs speech direct
ed at Italy Monday would be de-
livered over all Italian stations at
|, 1915 p. m. (3:15 p. m. EST to-
day.
- TOKYO GAP - Kurahei Yuasa,
SIS, who resigned as Lord Keeper
of the Imperial Seal last June /.
died today after protracted i'll
ness. During a long political career
Yuasa served at various times as
governor of Shizuokoken,. chief Of
the Tokyo metropolitan police
board, vice minister of home at
fairs, civil governor of Korea and
minister of the imperial house
hold.
HONOLULU-AP- The United
States government and private
\ claimants today disputed title to
Palmyra Islands, which the ad-
vance Of aviation and international
tension of recent years have lifted
from obscurity to a place OF mill
tary importance in the Pacific
ocean. Private interests won the
first round Of the federal court
battle here Monday when Judge
Delbert Metzger ruled in effect
that a Palmyra island auxiliary
seaplane base was being construc-
ed for the navy on private land
and commented that the govern
ment had title that could be sus-
tanned in any court OF the United
States.
BOSTON-AP-- The "Noparo" +.
palatial yacht OF the former Bar
bara Hutton. dime store heiress, is
going into the Navy. II was being
refitted as a naval auxiliary today
ct a Boston ship yard. Officials
there said they understood she
turned the 157 foot yacht over to
the government for a dollar.
BOSTON -AP- The British
blockade hasn't stopped Nazi news
reels from reaching South America.
Manuel P Rodriguez. motion pic
ture editor Of a Buenos Aires news
paper. said that the German reels
were being shipped by way Of
Japan.