The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-01

HELSINkI (yia Berlin) ms -
The legislative committee of the
Finnish parliament today approved
. measure calling for "anschluss"
(union) with the eastern territories
recaptured from Soviet Russia dur
ing the current war. The terri
tories embraced areas seized by
the Russians from Finland after
the conflict of 1939-i0.
NEW YORK--INS--N New power
full mercury vapor lamps-visible
20 miles at sea-will be installed in
the torch atop the Statue Of Liber-
ty in New York Harbor Jan. /,
authorities said today.
LONDON-INS-- Sinking OF a
German vessel, believed to be an
armed merchant raider, in the
south Atlantic on Nov. 20 was an
nounced by the British admiralty
today.
MISUNDERSTANDING all
remaining Japanese In this British
crown colony were reported making
preparations to leave by steamer
for Canton tomorrow as British
troops were held in IAN advanced
state Of preparedness" after three
day test Of defenses.
REYKJAVIK, Iceland-(Delayed)
-UP-Defense forces and hundreds
OF civilians carried out a successful
anti-air raid test last night, using
real incendiary bombs and firing
giant fire-crackers to simulate ex:
plosive bombs.
LOS ANGELES-AP-- Governor
Culbert L. Olson has pardoned Jan
Valtin from q prison sentence for
assault during a holdup. The Ger
man-born writer, whose "Out of The
Night"-a purported expose Of
Communist and Nazi activities-is
a best-seller, said at Dallas, Tex,
when informed of the pardon yes
terday: THE first round OF the
fight against deportation is won"
TOKYO-AP-The war ministry
announced today the appointment
OF Lieut.. Gen. Saburo Ando, mill
tary aviation expert and former d.
rector of the Aeronautical Technic-
al School, as a member of the Japa-
nese war council.
CAIRO, Egypt.-AP-The Egyp-
tian government launched a So.
100000 (S40, ,000) cotton loan"
today to finance the purchase by
the government of half of the 1941.
AZ cotton crop. Britain has bought
the remainder.
NEW YORK-UP-Louis nep-
ke) Buchalter, underworld arbiter
OF human lives and probably the
first rackets boss ever convicted for
a murder performed by a subordin-
ate, depended upon the federal gov
eminent today to save him from
the electric chair. A New York
State jury had convicted him OF
murder and the death sentence,
which is mandatory, will be imposed
tomorrow. But he is a federal pris-
oner, and, technically, he cannot
be executed by the state until he
has finished serving IA years for
wholesaling narcotics.
BANGKOK, Thailand -AP =
American citizens living In Thai
land have been advised again by
United States consular authorities
to be prepared to leave In event
Of an emergency.
WASHINGTON - AP - Power
systems financed by the Rural
Electrification Administration de-
livered So per cent more electric
ity to their consumers in the year
ended June 80 than they did in
the previous 12 months. the Agrl-
culture Department reported today.
WASHINGTON - AP-- Thirty
eight days after work was started
the Office of Production Manage
ment took possession today OF a
block long temporary office build
ing which will house LOO en-
ployes.
MANILA, P. Inns President
Manuel Quezon of the Philippines
today replied TO recent criticism
OF his defense activities with the
assertion that his absolute loyal
ty' to the United States could j
not be questioned.
NEW YORK-INS- The body
OF Alvin J. Hurford. American SER
geant pilot in the Royal Canadian
Air Force was being held here
today awaiting word from relatives
as to its disposition. Hurford shot
himself in a hotel room Saturday
night after he had been requested
to pay his bill Of 500.
LONDON-INS- British troops
in Hong Kong have been moved out
Of their barracks and have taken
up certain war positions, Elk
change Telegraph reported from
the crown colony today.
WASH1NGTON-UP-Current In
yestigstions Of civilian use OF high
test gasoline, with q view toward
curtailing supplies. were sctuated
largely BY lead shortage resulting |
from climbing defense,needs. 0PM
sources revealed today. The 0PM
and the petroleum coordinator's Of /
flee have asked the petroleum In. j
dustry to determine BY Dec. what