The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-27

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conference at which foreign minis 1
tiers OF landlocked Bolivia and Para |
quay hoped for progress toward |
the goal their countries were !
unable TO attain by wars-a free
trade outlet to the sea.
WASHINGTON AP-The major /
United States Navy base to be es-
tablished in Bermuda will be built |
in Great Sound it was learned au-
thoritatiyeiy today, instead of at
ST. David's Island as originally |
planned.
WASHINGTON AP-The gov.
eminent took action today to break
up what Attorney General Jackson
charged was monopoly the cleo |
trio light bulb industry. He an
nounced the government would file |
suits in the Federal Court at Tren- !
ton, y. j., aga st a dozen firms ac-
cused by the Justice Departments
antitrust division of restraining
competition unlawfully. The suits !
would ask the court TO cancel patent
licensing agreements which the di-
vision said made it possible for the
corporations to fix prices. control
the business OF Independent manu-
tacturers and restrict production.
OSWEGO. y. Y.-AP-Ruins of
the supply wing of the administra
ton building at ancient Fort On
tario were under guard today pend
ing investigation of fire that sent
il soldiers of Harlem's 369th anti
aircraft regiment to the hospital.
NATCHEZ. Miss AP-Dick
Dana, elderly and eccentric scion
OF famous family, went back to
court again today with is guar
dian. Miss Octavia Dockery, to fight
eviction from their dilapidated
Goat Castle" Heirs OF the late
Charles ZerkoWsky claim owner
ship. through a mortgage foreclo-
sure OF the crumbling mansion
waere goats roam through once i'm
posing rooms and nible 5tuffings
from the furniture.
NEW YORK-AP-State Sena-
tor frederic R. Coudert, Jr., and
former Rep. Bruce Barton were
mentioned today as probable Re-
publican choice for the congress
sional vacany caused by the death
Saturday night of Rep. Kenneth F.
Simpson. Simpson, 40, died of
heart attack at h home after sery-
ing ust 20 days in the Nth Con-
gress as representative from Man.
d hatian's 18th six stocking" dis
trict-an Office held by Barton un:
I'll the latter's recent unsuccessful
bid for the Senate.
WASHINGTON-UP-The Sen
ate Naval Affairs Committee begins
hearings today on the House-ap-
proved Sl,209. 100000 naval expan-
sion program, which is scheduled
TO be the first important legisla-
ton passed by the new Congress.
BUDAPEST ms - Count Ste
phen Csaky, 46-year-old foreign
minister of Hungary and one of
the leading diplomats in the Bal
kans, died early today following
several weeks illness.
LONDON ms - German war
planes flew over East Anglia dur
Ing the night but London and
other British cities passed their
seventh consecutive night of res
pite from Nazi raids, authorities
said today. Earlier the admiralty
announced the Trawler Galvani
downed a German bomber off the
Norfolk coast and the air ministry
said another German plane was
shot down in the same area.
TOKYO -INS Japans navy
is being prepared for 1.-The worst
in the light of the United States
naval expansion program. Naval
Minister Admiral Koshiro OTTAWA
declared today.
FORT MONMOUTH, n. J-INS
- The newest army recruits today
were 125 pairs of prize homins
pigeons lent for breeding purposes
to the signal corps. They will be
returned to their owners in July
after having produced an anticip
ated $500 offspring.
LONDON UP British Royal
Air Force planes bombed indus
trial targets in Germany for the
first time since Wednesday during
the night. the air ministry made
1t known today.
TCKYO-UP-Newspapers. which
are frequently inspired by the gov
eminent, said today that Russia
had agreed to negotiate an import
ant treaty presumably a non-ag-
gress.on treaty, with Japan.
VICHY, France UP Count
Fernand de Brinon, envoy OF the
Nichy government to German oc-
cupation authorities. has returned
to Paris after a visit to Berl n, 1t
was said in re liable quarters today.
and may be the bearer OF note
from Adolf Hitler which would
end stalemate in German-French
relations.
OIL CITY. Pa.-lNS-A verdict
of murder and suicide was append
ed today to the official records de-
failing the STAY ng OF a 20-year-old
adopted boy and the suicide of his
foster father at Smiths Corners,
Is miles south OF Oil City. Coroner
s. G.. Foster sa d James William
Reagle. -, killed his adopted son.
Paul. with a bullet from a 20 cali
bre rifle. thei snuffed out his own