The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-07


Ching-Wei government of China in
Marking, succeeding General No
buyuki Abe. Abe, q former premier,
took up. his post as ambassador at
Marking last April.
VICHY, France-AP-Plans to re-
| turn religious education TO the
schools OF France were announced
today by Jacques Chevalier, secre-
tary general in the ministry OF pub
/ lie education who said Goddess
schooling has had its day.
VICHY, France-AP-A hospital
train bringing home sick and wound
/ ed prisoners OF war arrived at
! Toulouse Friday from German-oc-
cupied France. a trainload Of 500
other wounded French soldiers be-
ing repatriated from internment in
Switzerland was expected today at
| ClermontFerrand.
LONDON-AP- Long-range Brit
ish bombing planes attacked Ger
| man airdromes in Nazi-occupied
Belgium and northern France during
| the night. an authoritative source
/ reported this morning
NEW BRUNSWICK. y. inns
Seven persons we're in Rutgers
University lnfrmary today recov-
ering from injuries sustained when
part OF the bleachers in the uni
versity gymnasium here collapsed,
| sending 300 spectators crashing to
the floor while watching a swim
ming exhibition.
MIAMI, Fla.-INS-The Giant L.
S. Army bomber flying Sonora
Herminia Davila, wife OF the form
er President OF Chile, to her home
TO recuperate from serious H.
ness, was to take of on the second
leg of its flight to Panama City
early today after an overnight stop
here
MOtNDSVILLE, W, Na.-INS-
Paul Pross. IL, negro, was hanged
at the state prison here for Grim
inally assaulting white school
teacher, Mary L. Stubbens. Pross
had steadfastly believed after his
conviction that a miracle" would
save him. He was pronounced
dead II minutes after the trap was
sprung
MEXICO CITY-INS - Unim-
peachable sources today described
as without foundation" a publish
ed report that u United States des-
troyers similar to those recently
traded 10 Great Britain will be
handed TO Mexico for coast de
Tense and naval training purposes.
MEXICO CITY-INS - British
cruisers have captured the Ger
man steamers THEM and ldarwald
off Cuba. according to unofficial 70
ports received by the Mexican for.
eign Office today. TIE German YES
sells sailed from Tampico sunday
night in a second attempt to run
the British blockade for Spain.
VICHY, France-INS Severe
penalties for "squandering" Of
bread were decreed by the French
government today. Maximum SEN
fences of one years Imprisonment
were stipulated for violations OF
bread regulations. II was announc-
ed that bread henceforth will be
sold to holders Of ration tickets.
LONDON-UP- A second raid
on Windsor Castle, summer home
of the royal family, was reported
today II came the night after
three bombs had been dropped on
the castle grounds.
CHUNGKING, China -AP- A
dispatch from Running to the
Chungking newspaper Ia Kung Pao
said today the japanese were re-
ported to have made new major de
msnds to the government OF French
Indo-China. The dispatch declared
that these demands included imme-
date japanese repre- sentation in all
departments OF the indC-C h!ncse
government and q voice for the Jap.
anese army IN the lndo-Chinese po-
lice system.
MANILA -INS-Weather obsery.
ers reported South Pacific ty.
phoon raging off the east coast
OF the Philippines today The is.
lands. however. we're believed In
no immediate danger
LONDON-AP-Gerard Summers.
conservative. was elected to paria-
ment from Northampton today, de.
feating W S. Sesmark stop the
war candidate. 1857 10 1857.
HANOI. French lndo-China -AP
The government said today that
two lndo-China border cities were
machine gunned by Thailanders
(Siamese) Friday. a low-flying Thai
pane sprayed the Nientiane water
front with bullets. and poipet was
fired upon from across the Mekong
River.
BAY CITY Mich -INS-Prepar.
ations were complete today for an
attempt by Myron ". kinley. famous
Texas fire-fishter. aud bis crew 70
blowout the flames ~ the burn.
ing Bateson No ! gas well with
-glycerine
WASHINGTON ms His ulH-
mate destination shrouded in secre.
cy. Colonel William J. wild Bill"
Donovan. World War hero and once
a personal ambassad for Secre-
tary Of the Navy Knox. vas flying
10 Bermuda aboard the pau-Amer-
lean Alaska Clipper today.