The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-30

consideration late this week. Sec
rotary OF Labor Francis Perkins
plans to meet. business representa-.
tives 10 obtain their views on or
ganization and function OF the
board. Labor Department officials
said no appointments have been
made.
BALBOA. Canal Zone-INS -
Panama was BACKED out at 2:45 0.
m. today when a main switch was
suddenly pulled, apparently as a
test since no siren rang. The
switch-pulling was not announced
and no official comment was avail
able Immediately.
VICHY-INS- Former Premier
Edouard Daladier Leon Blum and
former Gen. Gustaye Gamelin left
Fort Portalet today after being
held at the fortress for several
months. II was reported that they
were being taken to Riom, where
they will be placed on trial for their
part in leading France into the IN
successful war with Germany.
HONOLULU-INS-Crime In Hon.
olulu is down TO nothing since
blackouts were instituted, Police
Chief w. a. Gabrielson said today.
There has not been one case If
sabotage and no stick-ups or murd-
ers since Dec. 7, when the Japs
attacked Hawaii
MEXICO CITY-INS-The Next
can senate went on record today
with a unanimous vote ratifyins
conventions reached between the
Mexican foreign Office and the
United States State Department.
The vote was secret.
NEW NORk-INS - Nineteen
survivors OF the American freight
err Sagadahoc, torpedoed and SUNK
in the Atlantic Dec. 3 by an AXIS
submarine were back in New \ ork
today. They were headed by Chief
Onicer Norris Chadbourne who said
all but one of the sc persons aboard
the Sagadahoc were saved An
tonic Castro, an oiler. was killed
by an explosion shortly after the
torpedo struck.
LONDON-INS--High praise OF
the Russian armies was voiced to-
day by British Foreign Secretary
Anthony Eden upon his. return to
London from Moscow. where he ne
gotiated an agreement aimed at
the utter defeat" Of Hitlerism.
LONDON-lNS-The air minis
try announced today that three
enemy planes were shot down dur
ing one-hour Nazi air attack on
the northeast coast. Damage and
casualties were reported slight.
NEW YORk-INS-Bert Acosta.
one Of the pilots on Admiral Ricn.
ard Z. Byrd's transatlantic flight
was in Bellevue Hospital today sui
, fering from lobar pneumonia. His
condition was serious and visitors
were not allowed at his bedside
Acosta, IS years old. was recog-
nized after the first World War. as
one OF the best ayiators in the
country.
CHICAGO-INS-- For allegedly
eursing the uniform of a United
States soldier and then slashing
the soldiers face with a knife. Viii
liam tyuIho, 5iyear-old WPA work.
er, was under 60-day sentence to-
day.
WASHINGTON-INS-The Sen.
ate today was expected to pass Il
resolution changing the opening
date OF the next session of Con
gress from Saturday, Jan. 3, t.
Monday, Jan. >
PORTLAND. Ore.-fNS 4
sharp trcmor believed to have
been an earthquake O.. two or thr.e
seconds duyaIOE. sLooE Portland
today az l0:35 a. IN. CpSTl. Bald.
ings in the downtown area trembl-
ed during the brief tremor. No
damage was reported Immediately.
NEW YORK -peruiless and
ombittcred asaiu- world that rec.
oguized lis paintings too late ion
his pleasure nd p.oft. Louis Mich
el Ei.shemius is dead at -. Fueu.
monia struck down the shaggy. vel
loN-bedrdDd. SELF ylel worlds
greatest p2i1ter' yc tcrlay as me
lay In the bellevue Hospital. uaable
10 pay for his mcdi..l attention.
WASHlNGTON-AP Christina.
\ and the war sent sales of defense
savings BONDS 10 q new record thi:
month. sales tahui1ted az the Treas
ury through Dec 2G amounted tC
silS,55Gs22. When the returns fot
the rest of the month are araila lie
the figure may reach $500 4V0.opo.
LONDON -AP = Reuters DIS
patch reported today THAI 80 per
soas We killed and many igjure.
JIM % railway accident uosr Haze
hrouck iu nafl#ern Fence. abou
- miles from Lille
UONOLrLU-A APP The ss N
yacht kaiiaai LahiIahi belonging %
4 Doris Duke rrnw0l. ls been fat
en- over by the Nary. She offered !
some time ago
MEXICO cry .Ip- Ratification
By The MEXICAN senate o.. ON agree
mcut with the lu.fod States pro