The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-07


any grand jury the source OF infor-
provisions OF a bill passed by the
legislature and awaiting the gov
ernors signature today.
BIZ DAPEST. Hungary-UP- An
unsuccessful attempt was made to-
day to assassinate Prince Abdul
lllah, ousted regent OF lraq, at Am
man, Transjordania, where he had
made his headquarters, a dispatch
OF the Transcontinental News Agen-
cy from Beirut, Syria, reported.
LONDON-AP- Pilot Officer
James McGinnis, OF Hollywood,
Calf, a member OF the American
Eagle Squadron. has been killed
in the crash of a Royal Air Force
plane in Britain, it was disclosed
today.
BERLIN-AP-Bri British forces SUI.
fered heavy losses yesterday in an
unsuccessful effort to break through
the German-ltalian ring around To
bruk besieged Libysn port, in
formed Germans said today
TOKYO-INS-Contrary TO pub
lished reports, NaZi Germany has
not asked Japan for assistance in
the war against Great Britain. Col.
Yatsuii Nagai OF the Japanese For
eign office asserted today.
L0ND0N-UP- German planes
have bombed and sunk the armed
auxiliary cruiser Patia, the Admir-
atty announced today. The Patia
was a 5,355-ton freighter formerly
registered by Elders and Fyffes, !
Ltd. out of Liverpool 1t was not
specified where the ship was sunk.
NEW YORK-INS-Wall Street
today hailed the news of the ap-
pointment Of Emil Schram, 47.year-
old chairman of the RFC. to the
presidency of the New York Stock
Exchange as indicating a new era
OF cooperation with Washington.
BEIRUT-INS- Iraqs foreign
minister departed from Baghdad
for Ankara, capital of Turkey today,
according 10 an unconlirmed report
broadcast by the Leyant Radio.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn-TNS-Igor
Sikorsky, 51-year-old internationally
famous aircraft designer, today
held a new worlds record for sus
tanned flight after remaining sloft
in a helicopter of his own design
for one hour, 80 minutes, and 80
seconds.
CAIRO-INS-Capt. James Roos-
evelt, eldest son OF President Roos-
evelt. was in Cairo today as an OBJ
server for the United States Marine
Corps after a flying journey from
Chungking, China.
WASHINGTON-INS- Yugosla
Wan Minister Constantin Fotitch
has. It was learned today. agreed
10 charter 10 the United States or
10 anyone designated by the Amer
ican government 100000 tons OF Yu-
goslavian shipping now in Western
Hemisphere waters.
WASHINGTON ms An or
der virtually freezing the price
OF second hand machine tools to
prices prevailing last March /
was issued today by Leon Hender-
son. administrator of the office
OF price administration and civil
liam supply.
WASHINGTON ms - The
Export Import Bank today studied
an elaborate agricultural, public
works, irrigation and highway
program for cuba. A $25,00O,OO0
loan TO the Cuban government
was authorized by Federal Loan
Administrator Jesse Jones to
finance this program Each pro-
iect. however. must first have
the approval Of the Export-lmport
Bank.
DOVER. Eng. ms Escorted
by strong force of fighting
planes. British bombers swept
across the English Channel this
afternoon and carried cut a series
Of raids on German bases neeWssn
Calais and Boulogne.
BOSTON ms 49, Max Kid
Hessel, so. one.time boxer and
former convict, was slain near his
Brighton home today. Police ex-
pressed belief it was a numbers
pool murder.
MILWAUKEE - UP-A list of
Miss Carrie n. Seymer's tenants
was compiled today by police in
vestigating the murder of the 80.
year-old church worker who was
choked 10 death with a pair OF
gloves Moderately wealthy. Miss
Seymer lived on income from prop
erty inherited from her parents.
She collected many of the rents
in her small apartment, police said.
and was making out a rent receipt
when she met death. She had filled
in all the receipt but the payers
name.
WASHINGTON 49, Up Sen
Claude Pepper, D., Fla, predicted
today that his Senate Foreign Rela.
tons Subcommittee would recon-
mend soon that Canada be invited
10 join the proposed Sl00,000,0O0
lnter-American Bank.
NICHY. France -AP-Otto Abetz.
German ambassador for Paris, and
French Vice Premier Admiral Jean