The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-16
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THE WEATHER; tuesday:
Snow, Colder

THE WEATHER.: Tuesday:
Snow, Colder
NEW YORK-INS-No further
word was heard today from the
session British steamer Stornest
which Sunday night sent out two
radio SOS halls, reporting that
she was leaking badly and needed
immediate assistance.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. from
sea foray. a German submarine
under Lieut-Commander hretschmer
today reported it had sunk Si,s35
tons of British shipping
WASHINGTON-AP- Although
President Roosevelt's third term vic
tory is a matter of history, the law
OF the land made II incumbent on
that ancient though little known in
stitution-the electoral college -
TO meet today and make it official
Members of the college will cast
their ballots. as directed by the Con
stitution. at sessions held in the
As state capitals.
NEW YORK-INS-T German
radio today reported the torpedoing
OF the 10,350-ton British merchant
vessel Orari in the Atlantic. No
details OF the incident were given
In the broadcast which was picked
up in New York by the MIC.
NEW YORK-INS-The S. S.
Bicisland reported IL was being
bombed by enemy aircraft $40 miles
west by south OF Tory Island at.
6:23 a. m. New York time in a
message intercepted today by Mac
kay Radio.
CAIRO-INS- Following an ap-
peal from the British army, naval
transports today began removing
thousands of Italian prisoners
from the battle zone in northwest
ern Egypt. The ships. which are
repeatedly able to move along the
coast unmolested. bring food, water.
oil. and munitions on their return
trips from Alexandria.
LONDON-INS-In a move TO
create more revenue for the pur-
chase Of war supplies, the British
treasury today called in all Brit
ish holdings in the stock of II
American companies.
LONDQN-UP- The American
Club in fashionable Piccadillly,
social headquarters for many
American men resident in London,
has been damaged by a German
airpIane bomb it was disclosed
today.
ARLINGTON, Mass. -AP-
Arthur Dallin. AZ, stained
glass artist who won a croix de
euerre while fighting with the
French army in the World War,
died for France on June II,
his famous sculptor father, Cyrus
Dallin. has been notified.
HOLLYWOOD -AP.Olivia De
Hayilland. who was rushed here
by plane Saturday from Albuqu-
cirque, n. Y. after she was strick-
en- with appendicitis in the midst
of movie preview junket, will
not have an operation. DR.. Verne
Mason, her physician, said he ex-
pected her to leave the hospital
sometime today.
WASHINGTON AP- Two UNI
successful contenders for the
1870 Republican presidential no
mination- Senator'S Taft (R-
Ohio and Nandenberg (R-Mich)
suggested today that talk OF a
1914 standard bearer be deferred
until alter the congressional cleo
tions two years hence. Both said
their party should concentrate on
winning additional House and
Senate seats in 1912.
WAPELLO. la. -AP- Sixteen
persons were injured. two serious
ly. when the northbound Rock Is
land passenger train No. 81 crash
ed into the rear coach of the
southbound train No. ga as the
latter was pulling into a siding
to let the northbound train pass.
MONTENIDEO. Uruguay-AP-
Javier Mendivil. former minister
Of finance, accepted that post in
the cabinet of President Alberto
Baldomir. today and Senator Ra-
mon Bada accepted the post of
minister OF agriculture.
LISBON. Portugal-AP-Col Will
liam ]. (Wild Bib Donovan left by
plane today for London on mis-
sion which has not been explained
publicly. He arrived here Satur-
day night from Bermuda and de-
clined TO enter into any discussion
about his trip.
TOKYO -AP- Foreign Minister
Nosuke Matsuoka received today
the German decoration Of the
grand cross OF the order OF the
Eagle. awarded for his work IN
connection with the German-lta-
lian-Japanese alliance.
SOUTHERN PINES, y. CAP
Declaring the United States must
choose and choose quickly" a
group OF so prominent southerners
urges immediate full capacity mo
Obligation OF all necessary re-
sources" TO aid Great Britain
Drawn at session Sunday called
by the Southern Policy Committee.
the resolution was signed by news
paper publishers. educators, indus
tralists, economists and authors