The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-10
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THE WEATHER; Friday:
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THE WEATHER; Friday;
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SHANGHAI APP Six hundred
German women and children. refu-
gees from the Netherlands East
Indies. arrived here today on the
japanese liner Asama, Maru.
TOKYO-AP- British Ambassa-
dor sir Robert Leslie cratgte con-
ferred today with Chuichi Ohashi.
Japanese vice minister for foreign
affairs. Sources close TO the foreign
office said they discussed AN i'm.
portant subject
LONDON APP The News
Chronicle said today that Lord
Halifax, British ambassador TO the
United States, was expected in Lon
don soon and would not return TO
Washington.
MADRID AP- The newspaper
Arriba. organ OF the Falangist par
ty, said today that Spain, which has
emidated in the past beween Peru
and Ecuador, again had offered aid
TO settle thier present border dis
pute.
NEW YORK-AP-A Domei, Jap
snese news agency, broadcast, said
today that the Chinese, in an effort
10 better Chungking's communities
tions with the United States. plan
a new airline connecting the Kwang-
81 Province capital of Kweilin with
the Philippine Islands.
ATLANTIC CITY, n. JAP A
campaign for the return OF prohi
bition was proposed 10 the Inter-
national Christian Endeayor Socie-
ty in biennial convention today.
VICHY, Unoccupied France-AP |
Col. Eduard Rene Marie de Larm- |
mat, a general OF the de Gaullist |
forces and commander of Free |
French troops in the Levant states,
was condemned to death in absentia |
by a French court martial, it was
learned today.
TRENTON. y. J.-INS-New Jer- |
sey's $1,000 project workers today |
were advised by State Work Pro
1ects Administrator Robert W. Allan |
they would be required to swear
they are American citizens and that /
they are not Communists or mem
bers OF the German-American Bund.
The affidavits are prescribed in the
Emergency Relief Appropriation Act
for the fiscal year 1912.
ROME-INS-Bri air raids on
Syracuse, Sicily and the Italian port
OF Naples were announced by the
Fascist high command today. which
stated IA persons were killed and
40 injured. Syracuse was bombed
in daylight and Naples during the
night.
VICHY-CP-The British have
failed 10 reply TO the Nichy gov
ernment's request for 'armistice
terms and an lend to bloodshed
and destruction In Syria and are
attacking with redoubled intensity
on all fronts this morning, the
foreign Office said today.
LONDoN-IP-B British bombers
heavily attacked German and Ger
man-occupied Industrial centers
last night in continuation OF a
hammering offensive, the air minis
try said today. IL reported that
much industrial damage" was visi.
BILE at Aachen and Osnabruck.
CANBERRA, Australis. -AP-
Arthur W. Fadden. war cabinet
treasurer, announced today that
Australia had spent 1S1,O00.0OO
pounds sterling (sbout 1884,
$50, O00) on its. war efforts during
the last year.
ALBANY. n. Y..-INS -Tamara
Charlie, 26-year-old professional
singer OF New York, and her five
year-old daughter were both found
dead in an Albany. hotel room
early today. Two farewell notes
were found in the room.
NEW YORK. Revealing I
for the first time the number of
troops that will be sent
to Iceland the United Service Or j
CARNATIONS today announced that /
they are making plans 10 provide I
recreatieHal facilities for 10000 '
soldiers. Richard w. Lawrence,
city chairmen of the USO. said the
War Services had agreed
10 cooperate in the move.
NEW YORK, Carrying
an undisclosed number OF Ameri- ,
Fan troops. the L. s. Army trans
port Oriente was on the high
seas today bound for Puerto Rico
and Trinidad. The vessel sailed
rom the Brooklyn Army base
yesterday.
LONDON. -INS-The London n
Daily Sketch reported today that S
diplomatic relations between Mos q
low and the Belgian government {
n-exile will be renewed shortly as (
/ result OF a meeting between So /
'iet Ambassador Ivan Msisky and c
he Belgian Foreign Minister in p
london. 4
NEW YORK, -UP-Dr. johann p
les Borchers, German Consul
General in New York. was en- route
o San Francisco by airplsne TO- j
lay to join Captain FRITZ Wiede- ,
mann, German Consul-General a
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