The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-29

To-Day IN an apOrtlNe JdliS9edh a.
tempt in which SOME 1000 prisoners
attempted to bolt Bilibib prison. /;
miles south OF the capital. The at
tempts were believed to have beer
engineered by Sakdalistas impris
oned by authorities for fifth column
activities. They were accused Of
spreading false reports that the
Japanese were oyer-running the is
lands.
WELLINGTON. New Zealand
AP-The government of New Zeal
and announced today II had de
clared war on Bulgaria as OF Dec.
-.
NEW YORK ms Striking
drivers OF the Central Greyhound
Bus system were ordered today by
officials OF the Amalgamated AS
ISOLATION OF Street, Electric Rail-
way and Motor Coach Operators,
an A. F. OF L. union, TO continue
their walkout against the company.
PASADENA, Cal.-INS-- Dolor-
es Brubach. the junior college
coed, who was to have been queen
OF the tournament OF roses New
Years day in Pasadena. had a new
assignment today. With the rose
parade called off because Of the
war, she will be queen Of the vic
tory bali tonight which will sym
bolize the parade" Americans are
staging in their purchase OF de-
tense bonds and in other aid In
the war effort.
SUFFERN. n. Y. ms The
village OF Suffern boasted today of
a fully equipped home defense or
ganization without raising a penny
to buy materials. All Of the neces-
sary equipment has been borrow
ed from residents, Anthony Cuculo,
chairman said.
HIGHLANDS, n. J. - ms -
Ninety seven year old Mrs. LAWN
Ia Mount Minton was enrolled to-
day as a volunteer airplane spot
ter. Mrs. Minton whose home is
directly across Shrewsbury Bay
from Sandy Hook. scans the skies
through binoculars daily for enemy
planes.
NEW YORK-INS-A British ra-
do broadcast heard by NBC said
today that Australian air force
units scored direct hits on ia
panese cruiser off the Borneo
coast.
MANILA Delayed Ape
dro- Abad Santos, Philippine Com
munist party leader. urged the gov
eminent today to mobilize the mass
es for national defense and give the
people arms with which to fight the
Japanese invaders.
Maniac elayed)--AP-- Four
Chinese and one Filipino were ar
rested today on charges OF wartime
profiteering as the government con
tinued It's campaign against unrea-
sonable prices.
ST. PIERRE AP-A plebiscite
showing 9S.2 per cent margin for
Gen. Charles de Gaulle has def
nitely tabHsaed" the matter OF
Free French rule over ST. Pierre
and Miquelon Islands, the Free
French information bureau said last
night. The bureau announced the
final vote as: Free France. 1913;
void. 2l5; collaboration with the
Vichy Petain government, IA.
CASABLANCA. French Morocco
-Np-A checkup on the earthquake
which shook this area Saturday
showed that the only casualty was
the seismogtaph which recorded the
temblor-it was put out OF order.
MANILA-(3:35 p. m.-1:35 a. m.
ESD -AP Presidential Secretary
Jorgeb Vargas declared today on
behalf OF the Philippine government
that the Filipino people we've 10
fun accord with Gen Douglas Mac
Arthur's action in declaring Manila
an open city.
HARRISBURG. III. -AP- Eight
coal miners lost their lives in a
gas explosion I'm TIE Pea ody Coal
Companys mine 80. a. at nearby
Marco sunday.
BERLIN -(Official broadcast re-
corded by APP Nine British planes
were sho, down last night during
raids on northern and western Gel
many. the German high command
declared today.
TOKYO Official Broadcast re
corded by AP)-The navy section of
imperial headquarters declared to-
day that up TO Christmas day Jap
anese submarines railing American
commerce off Hawaii and tde North
American mainland had sunk 10
ships totalling 10000 tons. crippled
three others totllling 10000 tons
and damaged another five totalling
10000 tons.
LONDON-Ap-A vast army OF
tailors and dressmakers is working
day and night I'm Germany remakiug
for the Amy clothing surrendered
by the German people. Reuters dis
patch from Stockholm said today.
HOLLYWOOD UP Seventeen.
yoar-old Gloria Vanderbilt. who in
herits 100000 OF the Vanderbilt
fortune When she is 81. and her 80
year-old husband. Pasquale j hi
Cicco, Jr.. son OF Long Islands broc-