The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-21
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THE WEATHER: Saturday;
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! Mostly CLOUDY
LONDON-INS- Nineteen hun
dred American built airplanes we're
shipped 10 Britain during the year
1910, the Magazine Aeroplane, Brit
isli aviation publication, said today.
BERLIN-AP- Usually reliable
japanese sources in Berlin indi-
Gated today that Japanese Foreign
Minister Nosuke Matsuoka. now
en- route here for Axis conferences,
might visit London while in Eu-
rope.
WELLAND. Ont.-AP- Several
men were reported injured in an
explosion at the United Steel Cor
poration plant here today. Per
sons living near the plant said that
although the blast appeared TO be
severe they could see no damage
inside the plant gates.
LONDON -AP- The agreement
granting the United States a SO
year lease on naval bases in return
for the recent transfer Of so Amer
lean destroyers will be signed for
mally next week, 1t was disclosed
today.
MENTCO -AP- The newspaper
Excelsior said today it had relia-
BILE information that President
Manuel Avila Camacho's govern
ment might appropriate several
Of the u German and Italian ships
now tied up in Mexican por:s.
SHANGHAI-AP "A Chimes
gunman shot and killed Ler Tien-
Chucn. 90. manager of the develop
ment board of Markings central
government bank, in the United
States Marine defense sector To-
cay. The assailant escaped.
LISBON, Portugal -AP - Dis
patches from the Cape Verde 10
lands reported today the NorNe-
eian ffeighter Taponoel had been
torpeCoed in nearby waters and
the crew landed safely at Boayis-
ia
NEW DELHI, India -AP-Mo-
manned Ali Jinnah, president of
the potent all-lndia Moslem lea
que, said TO-DAY the league vas
prepared to drop for tbs duration
OF the war its demand for parti-
ton OF India and would cooperate
in forming a popular government
within the framework OF midas
present constitution.
HONGKONG- APP Thirty
three new cases Of cholert were
reported today in this British
crown colony, bringing the total
so far this year to 366.
CHUNGkING- APP The news
paper Tatung Pao reported today
that the central planning board,
called Generalissimo Chang Kai-
Shek's brain trust" was coinpil-
ing a comprehensive three-year
plan to coordinate wartime peliti-
cal affairs and a five-year post
war econstruction plan
BERLIN-lNS- Chancellor Hit
Ter today promoted Lieutenant
Commander Kretschmer, skipper OF
a German U-boat to the rank OF
commander for his feats Of sink
Ing more than 100000 tons of enc
my shipping.
BAYONNE. y. J.-lNS-Twenty
two survivors OF the torpedoed
Standard Oil tanker Charles Pratt,
sunk Dec u off the west coast OF
Africa. arrived in Bayonne today
with the charge that the YES
sci. carrying 1000, 600 gallons of
oil from the Dutch West Indies to
Freetown, Africa. was sent TO the
bottoom without warning by an
unknown submarine.
SALT LAKE CITY-UP-Utsh's
model chain store tax bill, pattern
ed after the Louisiana Act that was
upheld by the United States SUI
preme Court, is unconstitutional be-
cause II imposes a $4,000 tax on
each change in location OF exist
ing stores or erection OF new
stores. Attorney General Grover
A. Giles ruled today.
MUNICH-AP = Hungarian For
eign Minister DR. LaszlO de Bardos-
sy arrived here at 10 a. m. g a. m.
E.S.Tl today for conferences with
German Foreign Minister Joachim
Won Ribbentrop. Won Ribbentrop
greeted him at the station and es-
ccrted him to his hotel preliminary
10 their talks this afternoon.
CHICAGO-UP-United Air Lines
today announced authorization
from the civil Aeronautics Board
to add a Youngstown. o., stop to
its New York. Cleveland, Chicago
and Pacific Coast route.
SAN DIEGO. Calif-AP-Land
and seaplane bombers. built for the
British by the Consolidated Air
craft Company, are being flown
cut of San Diego with such regu-
larity that take offs are consider
e. routine happenings.
NEW YORK-INS- Howard
Capron. 36-year-old securities brok-
er. under arrest Tor first degree
larceny and forgery today was re-
ported by the district attorneys Of