The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-04-15


sional investigating committee in
a preliminary report said the
forced landing of a large Eastern
Air Lines plane near Vero Beach,
Fla, in tornado squalls Apr. 3
could have been avoided. Thirteen
passengers and a crew OF three
were injured when the plane was
brought 10 a right-side-up landing
in a marsh.
WASHINGToN-INs-P resl.
dent Roosevelt today official
ly designated his intimate
friend and adviser Harry Hop
kins as chief supervising agent
OF all purchasing operations
under the lend-lease act.
CHUNGKING, China-INS-So-
Wet Russia has assured Chinese
Generalissimo Chang Kai-Shek
that Soviet aid to China will not
be affected by the Russo-Japanese
Friendship Pact, Chungking poll
tical quarters claimed today. They
said these assurances were rece-
ived in Chungking while the pact
was being signed in Moscow.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa, ms
Easter vacation saved q Penn
State goods from possible death
early today when the Anchorage,
downtown girls dormitory. went
up in flames. The girls, on Eas-
ter vacations, will return to classes
Wednesday.
MOSCOW-AP-The government
newspaper lzvestia, in an editorial
circulated today by Tass. Soviet Of
ticial news agency. said Japanese
initiative in seeking the neutrality
pact signed here Saturday was slim
ulated by Tokyo's realization that
the U.S.S.R. isn't suitable object
for any aggression"
LYNCHBURG, Va.-AP-E Evident
y forced al gunpoint to drive far
off his route on trip from Phila-
delphia TO Charleston, w. Va. Fred
w Boyce, IS, retired Pennsylvania
auto dealer and World War veter-
an, was shot and left to die on a
highway near here last night The
killer then drove Boyce's sedan %
miles farther south on route %
10 Lynchburg. and abandoned 1t.
LOS ANGELES-AP-Dr. Willis
Sutton, superintendent of schools
at Atlanta. says there is not an I'M
employed high school graduate in
his city. He and Is other educators
are making a survey OF vocational
training schools in connection with
the national defense program.
MANILA-AP-Francis B. Sayre
told a Red Cross Institute at Ba..
guio today, 81 personally don't be-
lieve the Philippines will be inyad.
ed" The L. S. high commissioner
10 the islands added. however, that
unpreparedness would be criminal.
NICHY, France-UP-Paris DO
lice have issued warrants against
$500 house owners, business men
and janitors Of the Paris prefecture
because tire waiise or their build
ings have been placarded with
anti-German and pro-free French
slogans, it was announced today.
WASHINGTON Up The SUI
preme Court In the last two weeks
has determined seven cases by 4 to
votes. Ties automatically affirm
lower court decisions. The court
has had only eight members since
Justice James c. McReynolds re-
tired Jan. 81.
ROME-UP-A dispatch 70 the
newspaper Messaggero from Derna,
Libya. reported that Gen. Sir Ar
chibald Wavell, British commander
in chief OF the Middle East. had ar
rived at Cairo from Athens TO
take command Of operations for the
defense OF Egypt.
LISBON. Portugal-AP - The
British ship City of Lancaster. sail
ing under the flag of the British
Red Cross, arrived here today with
10000 parcels for British prisoners
in Germany. The parcels will be
transferred here TO two Portuguese
liners sailing shortly for Genoa.
NEW .YORK-UP-Ciro Algeria.
a Peruvian living in Chile, received
the $500 first prize in the Latin
American ptize novel contest for
his book Broad and Alien Is the
World"
CAIRO, Egypt - Up Premier
Hussein Sirri Pasha has satisfied
parliament. in a statement made at
secret joint session last night,
that Egypt is safe despite the Ger
man-Italian drive across the west
ern desert frontier, it was disclosed
officially today.
MEXICO CITY-INs- Before
The republics OF North and South
America there was placed today an
appeal by President Manuel Avila
Camacho OF Mexico for continental
solidarity to face with confidence
all dangers in the defense OF
Americans free and righteous des-
TIMES. President Camacho spoke at
a Pan-American Day ceremony.
WASHINGTON-INS-The Navy
today announced award of a s3,766,-
600 contract to the Cooper.Besse-
mar Corp. Mt Vernon. Ohio, for
construction of propelling machjn.
cry for IA mine sweepers at the
firms Or We City, Pa, plant.