The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-22

service.
TOKYO-INS- Tomokszu Hori,
official Jap spokesman, claimed
today that negotiations regarding
fishery rights are in progress be-
tween Japan and the Soviet Union,
but declined to give any details.
CHUNGKING, China -AP- Six
out of 10 Japanese planes engaged
by fliers of the American volun-
teers group in their first battle
were shot down, a communique is
sued in Running reported today.
e The battle occurred Saturday.
Previous reports had given four
as the number Of planes shot down.
The defenders suffered no losses.
LONDON-AP-- The elevation
of four laborites to the House OF
Lords to strengthen the labor
party in the upper house was an
nounced formally today. Their ad-
dition swells to II the number OF
labor peers.
NEWPORT. r. LAP While
war ragged again In the ocean TO
the west, Admiral William Banks
Caperton, who was commanderin
chief OF the Pacific fleet in the
first World War. died yesterday
in Newport Naval Hospital at the
age of Sc.
LONDON-AP-An attack on ST.
Nazaire, French Atlantic port held
by the Germans, was made by Brit
ish aircraft last night the air
ministry said today.
LONDON-AP- An Exchange
Telegraph agency dispatch from
Canberra today said that the Aus
tralian government. which was In
constant touch with the territory
of New Guinea, had no information
of a purported Japanese attack
there.
JACKSON, Miss.-AP-An Army
official today blamed apparent en-
CINE failure for the crash Of B-26
bomber which killed the crew of
five men. The dead were listed as:
First Lieut.. John +. Doer, formerly
of Orchard Place, Poughkeepsie, \.
y: Second Lieut. Claude A.
Knight, Ocala, Fla; Second Lieut..
Robert A. Saner. Fremont, o.; Sec
ond Lieut. Leslie NJ. Shimmeall,
Chicago. ILL.,, and staff Sgt. Marold
a. Wissinger. Indiana, Pa.
DETROIT - ms - In protest
against dismissal of several EN-
ployes for violation o. the plant s
no smoking rule, approximately
half Of the night shift Of 1000 work
ers at the huge Chrysler tank arse
nal left their Jobs early today.
LOMPOC, Cal.-UP-Army and
civilian authorities today investigat-
ed a raid on the Miguelito reser-
voir In which more than so shots
were exchanged with armed sent
ries guarding the water supply Of
nearby Camp Cooke, armored divi-
sion base.
HONOLULU-UP-The Army &C
knowledged today receipt OF 1854
as a gift OF residents of Oklahoma
through the Oklahoma City Okla
homan and Times in memory Of
Lieut.. Robert II. Markley who was
killed in an air battle over Hickam
Field Dec. I.
CHICAGO Up David r. Stef-
fey III. handsome blonde youth
wrestling with the study of philos-
ophy, believes that his criminal at
tacks on more taan a score of wom-
en- resulted from a human lack OF
free will and a course Of events
set Ia motion many decades ago.
mo one has a free Will Ste'tey
told authorities, who called his rec
cd the strangest psychopathic ex-
hibition since the Loeb-Leopold case
in 1928.
SAN DIEGO, Calif.-AP- Rear
Admiral Ralston S. Holmes assumes
command OF the Eleventh Naval
District today. succeeding Rear Ad.
miral Charles A. Blakely, ordered
on sick leave.
LAS VEGAS. New. -AP-Christ-
mas shoppers. caught unawares by
a general shutdown Of stores Satur.
day. made up for lost time today
All restaurants. dry goods estab-
lishments. drug stores and even
saloons closed early Saturday in
protest against attempts. merchants
said. of the AFL Teamsters' Union
20 force union membership upon EN-
ployes
ROME Official Broadcast Re.
corded by AP)-Bridsh attacks on.
the port OF Bardla have been re-
pulsed and local fighting Is taking
place I'm the mountains OF northern
Cirenaica. the high command re-
ported today.
LONDON-tP-Prime Minister
Winston Churchill sent cordial
greetings 10 Joseph stain yester
day on the Soviet premiers G2nd
birthday anniversary, Brit. n
spokesman disclosed today.