The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-06

" NOlo lOudy On a pIOpOodl W
agencies representing five national
advertisers that they be licensed to
use ASCAP music on radio pro-
grams.
NEW YORK AP William
Rhodes Davis. the international OIL
operator who was reported recently
TO have brought a German "agenda"
for peace to the United States in
1899, has requested a congressional
investigation OF differences that
am engaged in any activity inimical
TO the best interest of my coun-
try"
LONDON-UP- Britons were
reduced today to 80 cents worth OF
meat week per persona pound
Of lamb chop or a pound and two
ounces Of stewing beef-and worse
news-the rationing of beer was
imminent.
WASHINGTON UP Vice
President John Nance Garner, who
didn't vote in the presidential cleo
ton, counted the electoral college
votes today to find out that Presi-
dent Roosevelt was reelected for
third term. Garner. last of 1905
lame ducks, fulflls a constitu.
tional obligation in proclaiming
election of the man whose renomi-
nation he opposed.
HONGKONG -AP - Japanese
planes inflicted heavy damage on
an important bridge over the Me-
kong River Sunday in an attack
on the Burma Road, supply line to
China from British Burma, Jap
anese naval communique reported
today.
VICHY, France-AP- Admiral
William D. Leahy. new U. S. Am
bassador to France who arrived
here Sunday night by rail despite
one of the worst snow storms in
years, is expected to present his
credentials to Chief of State Petain
Tuesday or Wednesday.
BRISTOL, England-INS-Wh
relatives and friends knelt in pray
er among the twisted ruins of the
bomb wrecked Bristol Y.W.C.A,
rescue squads today worked heroi-
cally to tunnel under tons of de-
hris to reach eight girls trapped in
the wreckage. The girls, who were
in a strongly built concrete shelter
when the German bomb wrecked
the building on Friday night. are
believed still alive despite more
than 81 hours of Imprisonment.
BUrAPEST-INS-Victor Lotni-
koff, Soviet minister to Yugoslavia,
who has been summoned to Mos
COW along with other Russian diplo-
mats in the Balkans, arrived in
Budapest today to confer with
Nicholas Chsranoff, Soviet minister
TO Hungary.
SINGAPORE -AP Sultan Ib-
rabim of Johore, returning home
with his latest Sultana, the for
mer Marcela Mendl. urged Malay,
Indian, Chinese and British re-
sidents of the premier state of
British Malaga today to unite as
the people of Britain are united
TO help in prosecution OF the
war"
LONDON AP- British mill
tary circles declared today that
mechanical patrols had establish
ed CLOSE blockade of Italian
forces at Tobruk, Marshal Rodol-
70 Grsziani's next Libyan defense
line 20 miles west of fallen Bar
dia.
SHANGHAI -AP- The Japan
ese-controlled Marking govern
ment opened its new Central Re-
serve Bank" today. thus starting
a new offensive in a financial war
aimed at the destruction OF cur
rency OF the Chungking govern
ment.
MANILA. p. LAP - CASTOR
Willoquet French consul at Mani
la ten years. announced today his
acceptance OF an appointment by
Gen. Charles De Gaulle as repre-
sentative of Free France in the
Philippines. Louis Leroch, French
consul at Shanghai. arrived here
to take over the Philippines con-
sulste of the vichy government.
WASHINGTON, d. c. AP 80
A pledge of mo strikes in de-
tense industries has been offered
by the metal trades divisions Of
the American Federation OF La
Dor. The offer was interpreted in
some quarters a a response 10
President Roosevelt's assertion
week ago that the nation expected
workers and management alike
10 keep defense production rolling
without industrial friction.
GANNAT. Frau,e-AP 49, For
eign Legion Cavalry Captain
Robert was court-martialed on
charges Of De Gaulleist activity
today in the first session OF the
national court martial in the Pa
lace Of Justice in this slumbering
old town. The court martial, crea-
ted by decree last July "a. must
hand down sentence within IS
hours. and sentence must be ex-
ecuted within "a hours. There is
no appeal.