The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-12-28

BUENOS AIRES-lNS 49, Mayor
Carlos Pueyrredon OF Buenos Aires
issued a decree today prohibiting
exhibition of Charlie Chaplin's film
The Dictator" in Buenos Aires
theaters. The ban was issued at the
request OF the Italian ambassador,
ANN ARBOR- INS-Associate
Justice Frank Murphy of the United
States Supreme Court is in the
University of Michigan Hospital
today for a routine physical check
up. The justice came from Wash
ington to spend the holidays with
relatives in Detroit and then jour
neyed 10 Ann Arbor for the check
up.
NEW YORK-INS-Gloria Laura
Vanderbilt, charming 17.year-old
heiress will have TO get along on
$4,000 annually for the next three
years. This was the amount au-
thorized as an allowance for Gloria
out of her total property valued at
$4,2S0.394. The allowance will go
toward her support. maintenance,
education and spending money.
BERLIN-INS-Five persons, in
Guiding two important members OF
the Vichy government. were killed
when a French aircraft was shot
down by British warplanes while
en- route from Morocco to France,
thn tnhaU
The broadcast gave no further de-
tails Of the incident.
VICHY. France-AP-An official
spokesman said today that facts
would be announced shortly re
garding a mysterious plane. al
legedly of French nationality.
which was shot down near Gibraltar
Christmas Day. He added that no
French minister's could have been
aboard, as suggested by one foreign
report. He also denied another re-
port that the plane carried French
aviators intending to enlist with
the British.
LANSING -AP-The board OF
managers OF the Michigan State
Fair moved forward today with
plans for the 1871 show at Detroit
on the assumption that the incom
ing Democratic governor, Murray
D. Van Wagner, would not upset
its plans.
PUNTA DELGADA. The Azores
-AP-A submarine OF unidentified
nationality fired a torpedo ineffec-
lively at ship which had just left
the harbor of this city in the Portu
guese Azores. The torpedo piled
up on the beach near Santa Maria
and exploded, damaging several
houses.
BUCHAREST. Rumania- Passed
by censor)-AP-A sharp curtail
ment OF railway passenger service.
effective Jan. ! and similar 10 the
reduction OF civilian train service
in Hungary, was announced today
Officially asctibed to stormy
weather"
SUN VALLEY. Idaho-AP- Ac-
tress Norma Shearer is recover
ing from an attack of influenza.
Dr.. John r. Moritz said today she
is undergoing a normal conval-
escence" Miss Shearer. who is
Mrs. Irvins Thalberg in private
life. became i'll Monday after ar
irving to spend the Christmas
holidays with her children, r.
vino, and ISofharfua
VICHY, France --AP- Chief
of State Philippe Petain will
broadcast to the youth OF France
at p. m. moon. +. S. t. to-
morrow, which has been proclaim
ed youth Day" in the unoccu-
pied zone.
MANILA AP - Illness of
President Manuel l.. Quezon to-
day caused cancellation of the
ception. A staff OF four physicians
is attending Quezon who has a
cold. His condition is not believed
to be serious.
WASHINGTON AP- Abner II.
Ferguson, Federal Housing Ad-
ministrator. said today that new
home construction next year prob
ably would "at least maintain
the pace reached in 1910 when
$4,000 new dwellins units we're
built"
MEXICO CITY Foreign
office sources said today that
Mexico would continue her men,
bership in the league of nations
and that Isidro Fabela, Mexican
delegate, would return TO Gene
va soon. There had been support
In government circles for a sug-
gestion Mexico withdraw from the
league, both for economy and be-
cause Of dissatisfaction with its
work.
HAVANA-INS - Dr.. Aurelio /
Fernandez ConchesoA minister to |
the cuban presidency. has been ap. |
pointed new Cuban ambassador TO 7
Washington. reliable sources sad (
today. A formal announcement is /
expected later in the day. Until T.
recently, Concheso was Cuban min
lister to Germany.
VICHY. Frauce-AP-Sixty al. |
legged Communists have been sent T
to interment camps in the last I.
three months by police Of the Puy-
de-Dome department surrounding .
Clermont Ferrand. 1t was disclosed .
here today.