The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-04-11


500 nominations this session, OF
which ESQ already have been
confirmed. Since he first took Of
flee in 1888, the President has
made 1884 nominations, OF which
29,06S have been postmaster ap-
pointments.
BELVlOERE. N. J.-lNs -
Two men were reported to
have been killed and at least
four others injured today when
a blast of undetermined origin
rocked the new smokeIess pow
der plant Of the Hercules Pow.
der Company.
y MADRID. Spain -AP- Death
penalties and stiff prison terms
are provided in a law published
today which prohibits activities
ranging from rumor spreading 10
obstructing industrial production,
forming political groups and at
tempts against government func-
y tionaries.
BUDAPEST, -HgRSary=AP- -
General Sladko Kyaternik, pro-
claimed premier OF a new independ-
ent Great state, was said to have
appealed today to Croat regiments
now serving with the Yugoslav army
TO return Immediately to Zagreb.
ROME-AP-Major William G.
Bentley, OF Richmond, Va, whose
withdrawal from Italy was request
ed by the Italian government,
ceased functioning as the u S,
military attache for air today while
waiting orders from the War De-
partment transferring him 10 an
? other post.
NEW Berlin radio,
picked up by CHS. said an agree
ment for the delivery of large
quantities Of Russian mineral oil
10 Germany was signed in Moscow
yesterday.
N PARIS Via Berlin) Delayed -
AP-By arrangement with the Ger
man government, French war pris-
oners who have at least four chill
dren or an equal number Of other
M dependents, will be fire" from Nazi
prison camps, it was announced to-
day.
NICHY, France-AP-- Marshal
Petain's cabinet announced today
that French frontiers were closed
to all Frenchmen between II and
40 years OF age to prevent their
fleeing to join the forces Of Gen.
Charles de Gaulle, free French
leader.
n LONDON -AP- Good Friday
was just another work day for
Britain, docreed TO keep the wheels
OF war effort spinning at top speed.
|. Banks and the stock exchange
were open and a great majority OF
shops were doing business.
|. PARIS Via Berlin, Delayed
III AP-Navier Nallat. the Nichy gov
ernment's general commissioner
for Jewish affairs, said today reg
ulation Of Jews in France must not
be carried out in a spirit Of hate
or retaliation. But "it is pos
sible 10 have Jews in the coun-
try only in homeopathic doses.
~ PANAMA CITY-lNS- German
diplomats and nationals in the Re
public OF Panama are leaving the
country at request of the Berlin
government. it was reported today.
The German charge d'affaires was
said to have ordered all Germans
10 depart as soon as possible.
y BANGKOK, Thailand-AP-Gcy.
eminent control OF Thailand's rice
exports was announced to-day. f-u-
ture shipments will--be permitted
only under government license, in
order to conserve supplies for IN
ternal consumption.
WASHINGTON-INS- Training
Y a. all Army posts and camps will
be suspended over the Easter weeL
end so that the troops may make
their customary devotions on the
holy Day to the prince OF peace
the War Department announced
today.
IA COLUMBUS. O.-INS-The frs
\ death since 1903 OF an Ohio State
University student due TO an injury
received in athletics was recorded
today when Albert r. Dawson. Jr.
10, died from a blow on the head
suffered in baseball practice.
VICHY-UP-Marcel Bloch, air
/. plane manufacturer who recently
was released fFem -detentioa,-hal
been re-arrested on the order OF th'
Ron court which Is to try mel
accused of various charges con
corning frances part in the war
il was announced today.
LAKEHURST. y. J.-INS-Tht
\ L. S. Nays newest blimp, thu
n L.. which was badly damaged yes
terday when il failed to clea
trees as it was taking off from tn,
Lakehurst air station field, will b,
ready for the air again in a few
months, officers said today. Nom
OF the crew of five was injure,
when the blimp collapsed into ;
nearby swamp.
NEW YORK-INS-U. S. Arm,
officials are negotiating barrage
balloon contracts with the New
York offices OF several OF the ma
tons largest rubber companies.
was learned today. as a defensive
measure for key coastal America
cities