The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-06-07

Foreign Minister iosuke Matsuoka
CAMBRIA, Australia -AP-
Deputy Prime Minister A. W. Fad
den announced today that defense
expenditures in the July budget
would amount TO 250,000,000 pounds
($S05, 000,000) and added that in.
creased taxation seemed inevitable
ROME-AP- Budget and mill
tary committees OF the Fascist
chamber approved today an appro-
priation of 2.500,000,000 lire TAP
proximately 1925, 1000, 000) for navy
war expenditures.
NAIR0BI. Kenya Colony,
East and West African troops have
crossed the ONO River in southern
Ethiopia and captured Abalti, on
the road TO Jimma, British head
quarters reported today.
TULSA. Okla.-AP-Lee John
son. "a year old negro who insist
ed he took the role of peaeemaker
during gun battle last March .16
in which three men were slain,
was acquitted of a murder charge
by a district court jury today.
SANTA FEE. n. M-AP-A sod
roof weakened by heavy rains col
lapsed today, killing 10 year old
Ruth Vigil as she was asleep in her
home at Charteles, 80 miles north
- of Santa Fe. Her sister and two
brothers sleeping in the same room
were not injured.
HONOLULU-UP- The body of
a soldier found beaten to death in
the bushes Of Haleiwa Park near
Schofield barracks last night was
identified today as that OF Robert
A. Scott. 81, of Ravenna, o. Scott
apparently had been dead a week.
His head had been crushed by a
rock. Agents of the FBI aided
police in the investigation.
HONOLULU-AP-A no strike,
no lockout contract has been
signed by q five company combine
handling S125.000, 900 worth of
Hawaii defense contracts and the
ALL international operating engi-
neers' union, Robert Speed, union
president. said today.
CANBERRA. Australia AP-An
amendment to the National Secur-
ity Act gave the Australian gov
eminent power today TO prohibit
publication of any newspaper whose
editor, printer or publisher has on
more than one occasion disregard
ell a censorship order.
CHUNGKING - APP 49, Rescue
squads worked until late yesterday
removing the bodies OF 700 Chi
nese who died OF suffocation or
were crushed to death when thous-
ands stampeded into the citys big
gest afraid dugout during Jap
anese bombing attack the night
before.
LONDON -AP- The British
postmaster general, W. s. Morri-
son, announced today that an agree
ment had been reached with Ger
man authorities through the
good offices of the United States
government for reciprocal use of
air services between Lisbon, Per
tugal, and Germany and between
Lisbon and the United Kingdom
for correspondence to and from
war prisoners and interned civil
fans.
BERLIN-AP-- President Roose-
velt's statement that he had papers
on his desk outlining the purposes
OF German propaganda in the
United States was described by an
authorized spokesman today as
being based on falsified docu-
ments or false information.
NEW LONDON, Conn. -AP-
The United States submarine base
announced today that it had inves-
tigated and found groundless a re-
port that a submarine was in dis
tress in thih vicinity.
MOSCOW-AP- The Soviet goy-
ernment notified the L. S. embassy
today that John Scott. American
writer who has been ordered to
leave this country by June IL.
would he allowed to take his Rus
sian wife and two children with
him.
OTTAWA-Canadian Press-AlI
Canadian coal mines we're listed
today as essential services with
in the terms OF the defense OF Can
ada regulations. and authorities
were empowered to proceed against
persons who impede production or
impair the efficiency Of collieries.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.-AP- War
planes added a military flavor to
the carnival spirit OF today's open
ing events OF the national air car
niYal. Half million persons
arc expected at the two DAYS of
the nations biggest free air
show.
TOKYO-AP- The Netherlands
East Indies answer to Japanese
trade proposals was delivered in
Tokyo at noon today and was not
satisfactory, Domei, official Jap
anese news agency reported, quot
ins what it called responsible sour.
ces.
ToKYo-AP- Joseph c. Grew.