The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-07

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LONDON-AP- Official quarters
estimated today that the British
army Of the Nile has rendered ga
900 Italian troops ineffective" in
fighting in North Africa since Dec.
3.
LONDON-UP-A pronounced de-
crease in British shipping losses
during the week which ended at
midnight Dec. 80 was announced
by the Admiralty today. 1t said
that for the third successive week
British and Allied losses had been
below the weekly average for the
entire war.
BERLIN-UP-The German gov
eminent is prepared to apologize
and make compensation If investi-
cation proves that German planes
dropped bombs on Fire on the night
OF Jan. u, it was announced to-
day.
ROME - UP Budgetarv appro-
priations totaling 1856 450,295 lire
(s2,013, 760,740) were approved by
the Council OF Ministers today for
the fiscal year starting July l.
LONDON ms William Phi
lips. United States Am bassador to
Rome, has arrived in Lisbon. Por-
tugal, en- route back to his post
from a visit to the United States,
an exchange telegraph dispatch
reported today. The report said
Phillips will depart for Rome
Wednesday via Madrid.
ROME ms - Italians Off
cials today branded absolutely
untrue" reports from Berlin of a
meeting between German and TIA
liam authorities in Rome today.
CHICAGO UP DR.. Alexan-
der Loudon, Dutch minister to
the United States, said today the
Netherlands East Indies would re-
sist aggression or invasion "whe-
Their or not help is received from
the outside world"
NASSAU, Bahama Islands UP
The Duke and Duchess or Wind
sor will visit Cat Cay, Bimini and
Abaco during the next 10 days.
The exact date Of their departure
was not specified.
FORT DE FRANCE, Martinique
up British interests in Martin
ique have been placed in charge OF
the United States consulate. The
United States consul at Fort de
France is Vinkler H. Blocker. as.
signed here when the United
States re-established its consulate
last July.
WASHINGTON-UP- Mrs. Marie
Coleman, secretary of the Wash
ington Committee for the American
Rescue Ship Mission, revealed to-
day that Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt
withdrew her sponsorship OF the
committee last Dec. II on the
grounds that other organizations
performed the same services.
WASHINGTON UP. Mrs.
Charles Evans Hughes and Mrs.
Cordell Hull were resting com
fortably" today in Emergency Hes s
pital. Mrs Hughes. the wife OF the
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court,
is recovering from an operation
on her hip performed Monday Mrs.
Hull, wife of the Secretary OF
State, is undergoing X-ray examina-
tions for a digestive ailment.
WASHINGTON-UP - Justice
Department officials indicated to-
day that antitrust prosecutions in
the controversy over the use If
music by radio stations will be
withheld until efforts TO negotiate
an agreement have been complet-
ed.
officials today prepared an ordsr
TO freeze Bulgaria's credits in the
United States when and if the Ad-
ministration should determine that
the German army is in effective
control of that country.
NEW YORK-UP--The National
Association OF Manufacturer to-
day initiated a nationwide inven-
tory OF all industrial resources
which, It's president said, must be
mustered into the service Of sup
ply for embattled democracy" The
inventory 'industry's census Of
ITSELF. was announced by Walter
II. Fuller, president OF the NAM
and chairman of its national indus
trial council.
WASHINGTON-AP - State en-
ployment offices filled 295.O00 Jobs
in private industry during Novem-
Der Federal Security Administrator
McNutt announced today. adding
that this was the largest volume for
any November in the seven years
since the United states employment
service was established.
EAST FARMINGDALE. y. y
UP-The United Automobile Work
ers (ClO) prepared today for
strike for higher wages at the
Ranger Engineering Division OF the
Fairchild Engine and Airplane Cor.
poration. working full time on ma.
tlonal defense orders worth mil
lions.