The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-15
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LoNDoN-AP-Prime Minister
Winston Churchill has decided "a
postpone an extensive statement
on the Rudolf Hess affair he had
planned TO make today.
TOkYO-UP-The japanese
Domel news agency reported
today that Bulgaria had reeos-
mixed Manehukuo.
LONDON-AP-The Daily Sketch
published photographs today OF
Lord Duncannon, 2S-year-old son
of the Earl OF Bessborough, and IS.
year-old Mary Churchill, Prime Min
lister Churchill's youngest daughter,
under the caption, "Premier's
Daughter Engaged" The Earl OF
Bessborough is former governor
general of Canada.
NEW YORK-INS- The state
rested its case today in the trial
OF George Joseph Cvek. %. charged
with the Staying of Mrs. Catherine
G. Pappas. Bronx housewife, in her
apartment last Feb. 4.
PATERSON, n. J.-INS- Junk
Dealer Charles Costo, 40, and his
son John. aged go, were arrested
and held for the grand jury today
in connection with systematic
thefts of salvagable metals from
the Wright Aeronautical Corpora
tion plant which police said might
total 100000 in value.
NEW YORK-INS-Ma General
James E. CLANCY, took off in the
Dixie Clipper today en- route to
London for his second inspection
OF bomb torn Britain. General
CLANCY, former commander of the
first air force at Mitchell Field.
l.. /. and now attached TO the gen
eral staff in Washington complet-
ed his first inspection trip 10
England, Nov. "a.
BERLIN-INS- Informed Berlin
quarters today denied knowledge
of Moscow broadcast reporting
a German-Spanish agreement pro
viding for certain" Nazi/ troop
movements in Spain.
WASHINGTON-INS- A Sen
ate Judiciary Subcommittee today
approved the nomination OF ex-Sen-
stor Sherman Minton as Judge Of
the seventh Circuit Court of APP
peals.
CHICAGO ms Sinclair G.
Stanley, Chicago cosmetics manu-
facturer, has turned over his yacht,
Seventeen. TO the L. S. govern
ment for 81, il was disclosed today.
The vessel will be placed in the
the government service as pa
troll boat.
LONDON Up Britain was
free OF German air raiders all
night. Bad weather over German
bases in northern Europe was be-
ieyed responsible. 1t was the
fourth successive night without
concentrated attack. go
WASHING ON-INS-- Sixteen
year-old Daisy Kephart. Fairfax
County, Va, farm girl is in a SER
tous condition in a Washington
hospital today from third degree
burns inflicted by a masked strang-
er after he assaulted her.
BEIRUT, Syria UP - The
Baghdad radio reported today that
the Soviet government was per-
uniting volunteer, Russian pilots
ITO aid the pro-Axis forces fighting
Great Britain in Iraq.
LONDON-UP- The wreckage
OF the plane from which Rudolf
Hess parachuted over Scotland
will be exhibited here during the
coming war weapons" week. Il
was announced today.
WASHINGTON-INS- The SEN
ate committee investigating the
national defense program today ex.
tended its inquiry into the causes
OF the aluminium shortage at the
request Of Sen. Wallgren (D)
Wash, a member OF the committee.
WASHINGTON-INS-The CON
dltion Of Rep. Patrick j. Boland OF
Scranton, Pa, House Democratic
whip, who is in Doctors Hospital
sunerlng from an attack of grippe,
was reported improved today.
Hospital attaches said Boland
spent a comfortable night and is
resting comforts bly,.
WASHINGTON-AP-The coast
guard revealed today that Ameri.
cas- third navy" of militarized
pleasure yachts has quietly taken
over patrols OF several important
harbors in the last few days to
prevent sabotage and TO perform
other maritime duties.
NIC&S, France-AP-A dispatch
from Lisbon to the French infor-
nation Office reported today that
the crew Of French fishing trawl.
er. seized by the British. had es.
capped. when the vessel caught
fre and sank OF Portugal.
BERLIN-AP-A 20 per cent re.
duction In Germany's weekly meat
ration effective June . was an.
nounced today by the Food Distri.
button Bureau. Under the new de-
cree the normal ration will be cut
from 500 grams Zone pound a per.
son to 400 grams weekly. Workers.
whose rations will be correspond
ingly reduced, will be allowed 500