The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-11-18

Co, is Dullulng lot britain dWdlteu
clearing weather today for a take
Off for New York City.
SANTIAGO. Chile UP The
popular front won an important
test of strength here when its SEN
atorial candidate, Aurelio Cruzat,
defeated his conservative opponent,
BENJAMIN Matte by approximately
1000 votes. The conservatives re-
tain their senate majority, how
ever.
MEXICO CITY UP President
LaZaro Cardenas, who retires Nov.
80, received a farewell salute here
from $4,000 persons who paraded
the historic Madero Avenue to COM
memorate the 30th anniversary OF
the revolution against Dictator Por'
ftrfo DtaZ.
WASHINGTON UP-Director
James j. McEntee of the Civilian
Conservation Corps said today he
has approved a maritime commits
sion request for transfer on Jan
10, 1871, OF 800 additional CCC, en-
rollees to maritime commission
training schools.
AKRON, O.-UP-Detective Chief
Verne +. Cross today blamed labor
difficulties for dynamite explosions
which damaged three buildings I'M
der construction here and killed one
man.
NEW YORK up - Mayor
Fiorello H.. La Guardia goes 10
Washington this week 10 report
to President Roosevelt on the
United States-Canadian Pacific
coast defenses. La Guardia, chair
man of the United States Cana
dian defense commission, return
ed here from an inspection tour
of the west coast defenses and
told reporters they were very
good"
BANGKOK. Thailand (Siam)-
UP Officials today declined to
confirm or deny Japanese reports
of an Anglo-American offer OF a
virtual military alliance but re-
liable sources close to the govern
ment described such reports as
being absolutely without founda-
ton" These sources characterized
the report as Japanese trial bal
loon. launched in an attempt 10
determine Thailand 5. stand with
respect to the Democracies.
COVENTRY, Eng.-UP 49, The
city destroyed by an aerial blitz-
krieg trembled today with the ex.
posions of time bombs. of dyna-
mite planted by demolition squads,
and of timed goods lying in the
smouldering debris The death toll
now was estimated at more than
250. 2
WASHINGTON Up Indus
trial production rose to an all-time
high during October, the Federal
Reserve Board reported today. It's
revised index showed an October
production rate of 12S per cent
OF the 1858 average of 100 The
peak last December was 1876. The
September figure was 1875.
WASHINGTON-UP - Director
Everett r. Clinchy of the National
Conference OF Christians and Jews
said today that the organization
will. present Chief Justice Charles
Evans Hughes with a citation on
Dec 81 in recognition OF his con-
tribution toward the improvement
Of human relations.
MISUNDERSTANDING gov.
eminent today filed suit in the
Supreme Court against the state
OF Alabama testing the application
OF state taxing statute 1t alleg-
edly jeopardizes federal title to
land acquired in connection with
the Administrations Recovery pro-
gram.
WASHINGTON-AP - Defense
industries need skilled machinists
tool and die makers. loftsmen and
ship filters. the Federal Bureau or
Employ ment reports.
ROME-AP- The italian high
command reported today that
torpedo-droppng Italian warplane
had torpedoed a British cruiser Of
the Leander type at the entrance
Of Alexandria Harbor but failed to
state whether she was badly dam.
aged.
RON. France-UP-Four lead.
ers OF Republican France waited be-.
hind the barred windows OF a large
farm house today for trial on
charge OF betraying their country
into defeat by Germany. Former
Prem.ers Edouard Daladier and
Leon Blum, Gen. Maurice Gameli1
and Air Minister Guy La Chambrs.
have been transferred TO the New
Bourrassol jail near here. indica'.
ing that the supreme court would
start their trials soon.
WASHGNGTON-UP A Senate
Interstate Commerce subcommittee
begins hearings today on alleged
tapping Of telephone wires Of pub.
lie and private" individuals in New
York Representatives OF New
York's District Attorney Thomas (
Dewey will be the first witness.