The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-06-26

news agency Tass disclosed today
CASABLANCA, French Morocco
--AP-The Countess of Paris, wife
OF the pretender to the non-existen
throne OF France, gave birth to twin
boys yesterday at Rabat, bringing
Sthe numbr Of their children &c
eight.
LONDON-AP-A high-rankins
neutral source here said today nego
tiations were under way in London
10 liberate 100000 Polish soldier
prisoners in Soviet Russia TO fight
against the Germans.
BAR HARBOR, Me. A de
Tense order for $4,000 mice was an
nounced by the Jackson Memorial
Laboratory here. The Army wants
them for laboratory work in its
medical school.
SANTIAGO, Chile-UP-Congress
approved last night the presidential
veto OF bill to outlaw the Commun
list party in Chile.
LONDON-APP - A Reuters,
British news agency, dispatch from
Jerusalem today quoted Syrian
Prime Minister Khaled Bey Azem
as saying 400 bombs fell in the
thickly-populated Babtouma quar-
ter of Damascus and near the tomb
OF Saladin DUNG an air raid yes
terday.
BERLIN-AP-A British heavy
cruiser, light cruiser and a
the Libyan port Of Tobruk by Ger
man warplanes on Tuesday, in
formed sources reported today.
CANBERRA, Australia-AP -
Prime Minister Robert g. Menzies
announced today the Australian
cabinet had been enlarged by the
addition of six new posts-muni-
tons, aircraft, production, trans
port, war organization, home Sc
curity and external territories.
NEW YORK-AP- The threat
OF the worst transit tie-up in the
city's history confronted New
York's 100000 daily subway rid.
ers. AS efforts to settle labor
contract dispute between the city
and the Transport Workers Union
(ClO) came TO naught, Michael j.
Quill, president OF the union,
said: 1--WE viii not work one hour
OF the month OF July without q
signed contract"
NEW YORK-AP-T help speed
up national defense, the United
Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners (AFL) has surrendered its
seyen-hour day for all construction
projects for the Army and Navy.
1t now works an eight-hour day,
40-hour week, without overtime.
VATICAN CITY-AP- AP -
Pope Plus XII will reliver a radio
broadcast Sunday in which he is
expected to deal with the situation
arising from the war against So
Wet Russia.
LONDON-AP-An earthquake
described as pretty big" and COM
pared to the recent quakes in Tur-
key was recorded today in London.
LONDON-AP-A British mis-
sion representing the army, navy
and airforce was reported today in
foreign circles TO be speeding 70
Moscow from the Middle East 10
confer with the Soviet high com.
mand on aid for Russia.
SAN FRANCISCO-AP-A small
fleet OF American planes has been
ferried across the Pacific Ocean
for delivery to the British at Ma
Mia, Clyde Pangborn, prominent
American aviator, said yesterday
on his return from the Philippines
by boat.
ANKARA, Turkey Delayed -
AP-The National Assembly unani
mously ratified Turkeys new
friendship pact with Germany to
day after Foreign Minister Sukru
Saracoglu thanked the Nails foI
accepting a clause safeguarding
Turkeys treaty obligations with
Britain.
NEW YORK-AP-Ons hundred
and seyenty-three passengers were
lost when the Turkish steamer Rifa
was torpedoed, and sunk by an un
identified submarine, MIC reporter
Martin Agronsky said in a broadcast
last night from Ankara.
NEW ORLEANS-AP- Carrying
nine crew members Of the torpedoed
American merchant ship Robin
Moor. the S. S. Del Targentino OF
the Mississippi Shipping Company
entered the Mississippi River early
today on its last voyage before be
ing turned over 10 the Maritime
Commission.
TOKY0-AP-The Japanese cab
met continued q series OF extraor
binary meetings today to study the
international situation as 1t relates
10 Japan-partieularly with refer
encs to the German-Russian con
f1ict.
LONDON-AP- The s.000-ton
German merchant vessel Elbe. re
ported sunk by British aircraft in
the Atlantic, undoubtedly was q
supply ship for the sunken German
battleship Bismarck. an authofita
tive souorcs said today.