The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-04
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THE WEATHER: Sunday;
= Light snow, much colder

THE WEATHER.: Sunday;
Light snow, much colder
4 NEW YORK-AP-The name OF
President James Bryant Conant of
Harvard University headed a list
OF persons mentioned today as pos
sible successors to William Allen
White. Kansas editor. as chairman
tpf the committee to defend Amer
lea by aiding the Allies.
| LONDON-AP-A fleet OF fast
new "corvettes". which look like
streamlined. supercharged U. S.
Coast Guard cutters. is Britains
--latest answer to the German sub
marine menace, it was disclosed
To-day. The new ships, which an in
formed source said are being built
in large numbers In both Britain
land Canada, already are credited
with number of successes against
under sea commerce raiders.
PITTSBURGH-AP A tall,
fickly youth, James Willard Porter.
Pittsburgh, whom Federal Bureau
OF Investigation agents said re-
Iferred to himself as The Yellow
Hornet. was held today on q fed.
eral warrant which charged that
he threatened to harm beauteous
Betty Cradle of the screen unless
she paid $4,000.
WASHINGTON-AP - Senator
Carter Glass, (D-Va.), whom Presi-
dent Roosevelt once dubbed IAN
unreconstructed rebel. was SO
years old today. but he did not
want any fuss made about IL. The
ISenate's oldest member was sche-
Iduled to be the honor guest at a
Suncheon given at the Capitol by
Secretary OF Commerce Jesse
Jones. Otherwise he had no spe-
lcial plans for observing the ami
|'versary.
PEIPING-AP- japanese mill.
|tary authorities were reported to-
day to have fatty rejected demands
sor an apology for the illegal ar
Erest" of FIVE United States marines
lin a cabaret incident New Years
tEve. In a communication deliver
led to Col. Allen II. Turnage. U. 5.
marine commander, the Japanese
mot only declined to apologize but
declared the Americans were re-
lsponsible for the incident and de-
Ahanded that they apologize, auth
toritative sources declared.
NEW YORK-AP-A Navy De-
|partment call for 3,550,000 pounds
Iof copper brought bids for only
l2,100,000 pounds, copper circles
were informed here. The unusual
lily heavy demand in recent months
For copper in defense production
Twas given as the reason for the
failure of suppliers to offer the re-
tquired tonnage.
LONDON-UP-A receiver has
Cbeen appointed under the bank
|ruptcy laws to handle the financial
|laffairs of Jack Doyle. the singing
Iboxer, 1t was reported today. In
IA recent interview. Doyle complain
| ed that he had lost money by ap-
|pearing in towns subjected to Ger
Imam air raids, where at times he
Ihad been unable TO put on his pro-
lgram.
1 WASHINGTON-UP- Contracts
apr defense plant expansion, con-
ttruction and equipment totaling
hearty $700,000,000 have been
awarded to date, according to a
|lcompilation published today by the
national defense commission.
I ATHENS, Greece up Premier
|Gen. John Metaxas, in a statement
taf Greek war aims to the news
|saper Mkt, said today that 1--WE
/ do not want to expand at the ex-
tpense of any foreign nation. but
Ithis does not mean we can leave
people of our own race in foreign
hands" He was believed referring
( TO the Italian Dodecanese Islands,
whose population is IS per cent of
Greek ancestry. The islands be-
|,bnged to Turkey before the Ital-
hans seized them in 1912.
WASHINGTON-UP- Officials
said today that construction will
begin within a few weeks on ship
building facilities for the govern
ment's $300.000,000 program for
loo ugly ducklings" cargo vessels.
u responsible official character
|ized the plan as the fastest short
|range shipbuilding program ever
undertaken in peace time" and pre-
|dicted that keel laying will begin
within two and a half to three
months.
ISTANBUL, Turkey-UP-To be
IFeady for any outbreak of war in
southeastern Europe, the govern
ment has introduced a bill in the
national assembly to keep all army
|conscripts now in service under
arms for an extra year, an Ankara
dispatch said today.
MEXICO CITY-AP-The min
! btry OF national defense said to-
Nay that military commanders in
Tamaulipas. Coahuila, San Luis
Potosi, Yucatan and Guerrero states
/ have been ordered TO take special
precautions against possible dis
orders IN connection with political
conflicts.
D. ROME-AP- Italian submarines
/ have destroyed $4,000 tons OF
|"enemy' shipping thus far in the
war, the Italian high command
said today.