The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-10-09
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THE WEATHER: Friday:
Cloudy, Cooler
BUDAPEST, Hungary-AP-Za
greb dispatches said today shaving
OF heads had been decreed in Bud
r apest as a punishment for card
players, both men and women. Po-
lice have been making a drive
against the pastime, closing 100
places in one series OF raids.
SHANGHAI-AP- An increased
German effort TO strengthen Nazi
influence in the Far East was
|" forecast today by sources who said
they had learned that Berlin had
appointed Heinrich Won 'Stahmer,
one of its ace negotiators. as am
bassador to the Japanese sponsored
Marking government.
SINGAPORE-AP- Laurence A.
Steinhardt. United States Ambas-
sador to Moscow, is expected to ar.
rive here this week end en- route
firm Moscow TO Washington TO re
port to President Roosevelt, in
formed sources said today.
NEW YORK-AP- The Nor.
wegian tanker John p. Petersen.
SIPS tons. sailing in British serv-
ice, has been lost with 10 men OF
her crew, the German radio report.
ed today in a broadcast heard by
NBC.
NEW YORK-AP- George Syl-
vester Viereck, Sc year old Ger
man born journalist, was free I'M
der bail of $4,000 today pending
his appearance in federal court
IN Washington tomorrow to plead
TO a five count indictment charg-
ing him with failure to disclose
material facts in registering as a
representative of a foreign govern
ment.
WASHINGTON APP The
Army's newest field weapon. an
authoritative source disclosed to.
day. will be stubby, lightweight.
semtautomatic carbine developed
by the Winchester Repeating Arms
Company Of New Haven, Conn.
WASHINGTON-AP- The cost
: Of travel will go up per cent at
midnight tonight because of a
rev federal tax. The trans.
portation tax was included in the
recent big tax bill, but the ef.
fective date was made 10 days
later than other excise provisions.
BERHfN-Af-Br. Otto Dietrich.
Adolf Hitler's press chief. declared
today on his arrival straight from
Hitler's headquarters that the
campaign in the east is practically
decided
LONDON-AP- A large German
submarine surrendered after a spir-
lied fight with the British trawler.
Lady Shirley. the admiralty an
nounced today.
DETROIT-INS- The Ford Mo.
Tor Co! was notified by the War De.
partment today IL has been award.
ed SlS2,e55.559 contract to pro
duce Pratt and Whitney airplane
=. motors and spare parts.
TOk1O-AP- Premier Prince
fumimaro Konoye was reported by
the newspaper Nichi Nichi to have
visited the palace OF the Emperor
today for two hours and Is minutes.
an unusually lengthy audience de-
scribed as rejecting the gravity of
. the present stage Of JAPANESE Unit
ed States negotiations.
HONGkONG-AP- II. Merle
Cochran and Sir Otto Z. Neimeyer.
who have been designated by the
United States and British govern
ments respectively as financial en-
voys to China, arrived here today
by clipper from the United States
INTERNATIONALLY govern.
ment official declared today that
American motorists could save
1s5,000,000 gallons Of gasoline
year and conserve important auan.
titles of oil and tires by holding
their top speed to As miles per
hour.
BUFFALO. n. zap - CLIO
workers struck today at the Buff
falo Forge Company which holds
about S13,470,000 in defense con
tracts. including some for ventilat-
ing equipment in new warships.
NEW YORK-AP-Th German
radio said today that snow was fall.
ing behind the Russian front, re.
porting the observation of a Ger
man pilot sent to raid a railway
line. The pilot said a thin layer
covered the plains and that the fall
was continuing
Observation-Disclosures.
Nelson, OPM director of priorities.
today signed an order placing iron
and steel scrap under full priority
control in order. he said. to fore.
stall a shutdown or curtailment in
operation of steel mills working on
national defense orders.
PRAGUE-INS- One merchant
and eight butchers were sentenced
TO death by court martial at Pra que
and Bruenn today for violating food
supply regulations.