The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-06-21
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and
relatives virtually abandoned hope
today for the recovery OF Senator
Pat Harrison (D-Miss). gravely i'll
at Emergency Hospital. Harrison,
president pro tempore OF the Senate
and chairman OF the Finance Com
mittee. has been in critical condi-
tion since an operation Monday for
an intestinal obstruction.
WAsHINGToN-INs - Tho
War Department today asked
President Roosevelt to retain
the National Guard and reserve
officers now on active duty be-
yond the one year Of service for
which they were originally
called up. The department stat
ed Il had recommended to the
Chief Executive that steps be
taken to obtain authority from
Congress to keep the National
Guardsmen and reservlsts In
service. Legislation 10 Of course
required, the department point
ed out. and the final decision 10
q matter Of public policy which
must rest with the President
and the Congress.
WASHINGTON-AP- Chairman
Wheeler (D-Mont.) said today The
Senate Interstate Commerce Com
mittee would give both sides time
to COOL off while it delayed for two
weeks further hearings on propos-
al to investigate the communica-
tions commission and broadcasting
in general.
Recommendations OF
the frozen assets OF neutral Sweden
and Switzerland in the United States
today made possible renewal OF fin
ancial transactions here by those
two nations. The Treasury last
night issued licenses exempting the
two countries from the sweeping or
der issued a week ago by President
Roosevelt tying up an estimated
$500 100000 in German and Italian
funds and property as we'll as that
OF other nations with holdings in
this country.
BERLIN-INS- The American
consulate in Berlin received instruc-
tons from the State Department
today to issue no visas Of any cate
CORY to foreigners in Germany. Bel
GUM, Denmark, Holland, Norway
or German-occupied France.
LONDON-INS-The British gov
eminent fatty denied report pub
lished by the London Daily Mail to-
day, hinting at a reorganization Of
the War Cabinet. A statement is
sued from 10 Downing Street, Off
cial residence OF Prime Minister
Winston Churchill, said: There is
no truth in the statement of the
Daily Mail that Gen. McNaughton,
Canadian commander-in-chief, will
enter the war cabinet or that any
change in the structure OF the war
cabinet or of the minister OF de-
tense is contemplated"
NEWARK n. Inns Captain
Giovanni Maglio OF the Italian
freighter Arsa and six members OF
the crew were in Hudson County
Jail in Jersey City today awaiting
sentence after being found guilty OF
wrecking their ships navigating
machinery. The Newark Federal
Court jury OF nine men and three
women deliberated two hours and
ten minutes before finding the ltal.
ian seamen guilty of sabotage.
BERLIN INS-The high com
mand announced today that German
U-boats have sunk another $4,000
tons OF conveyed merchant steam
ers in the North Atlantic.
LONDON-INS- Boy King Peter
II of Yugoslsyia. driven from his
throne in Belgrade almost as soon
as he assembled it by the Nazi in
vasion. arrived by airplane in Eng
land today.
FORT PIERCE, Fla.-INS-S.
Rae Hickok, wealthy belt manufac-
turer from Rochester, n. Y. and
Private Pilot j. c. Merguet OF Roch-
ester were reported in serious con-
dition today from injuries suffered
in plane crash yesterday. After
flying south from Rochester in
Hickok's amphibian plane. the two
were hurt when the ship crashed
and overturned half mile off shore
in Indian River waterway, four
miles north OF Fort Pierce. Both
were brought to a hospital here.
BERLIN AP A German
spokesman commented today on
President Roosevelt's message. TO
Congress Friday on The sinking OF
the Robin Moor: "Mr. Roosevelt
made a speech and the stock mar
ket fell two points" SO far that
was the only authorized observa-
ton on the address.
y
LONDON -AP- Confident that
the Raj has beaten the German
day raider, most London police
men will discard steel helmets by
day and don again the old-style
peacetime high-topped variety.
BERLIN APP A total OF 49,
1913 British and 5,60s Greek priso-
ners have been taken In the con-