The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-12-18

pert, have had the shock OF theii
lives. Because of wartime censor
ship, there's no weather map! Thus.
World War II has dealt It's cruelest
blow so far to the grain trade.
LONDON ms All Amerl-
cans In Norway over the age
OF IS have been ordered TO re-
port 10 the police within "a
hours, the Norwegian Telegraph
Agency reported today.
Observation-Disclosures entered
its war against the Axis powers
with production of nearly all types
OF food at or near record levels,
a survey OF grain, dairy products
and livestock showed today. In
many cases. output next year is ex-
pected to be substantially higher
than in 1871.
LANSING-AP-Methods OF rails
ing old age assistance maximum
payments under a new law permit
ting top benefits OF $40 a month
are to be discussed by the state
social welfare commission at SEES
sions here today and Friday.
ROBINSON, IH.-AP- At least
seven youths persisted last night in !
the burning wreckage of a National
Youth Administration bus that ran |
off Illinois Highway ! and over
turned near West Union. Two boys |
were unaccounted for early today, |
and the bus driver, Ferris Williams, |
80, Of Casey, was hospitalized for !
critical burns. Seven others escaped |
with burns.
WASHING Congress |
moved today to tighten citizenship |
laws in order to get control over
an estimated $4,000 naturalized Ger
mans and Italians who assertedly |
are-still loyal to their former Axis !
governments. The move came as the |
House convened to consider |
sweeping bill by Rep. Dickstein CD |
y. Y, permitting the attorney gen
eral 10 institute citizenship can
collation. proceedings against any
naturalized American whose con |
duct establishes his political alleg |
lance 10 foreign state"
OSSINING, n. Y.-INS- With !
. the tate OF many OF its 470 mission
aries in the Far East war theater
still in doubt. headquarters of the |
Maryknoll Catholic Missions today |
reported that one party of five had |
been taken into custody by the Jap
anese and later released.
WASHINGTON - ms - Govern. |
ment priority orders indicated to- |
day that Americans will soon feel |
the pinch OF the war with Japan and, |
should the Japanese continue TO &C. !
cupy lands in the Pacific, ratiouing
cards may soon become familiar in |
civilian life.
MANlLA-lNS-Wa latest vic |
Tins. innocent victims all, were pre-
pared for burial today as search |
continued for remaining bodies in |
the tragic sinking of the coastal
steamer Corregidor which plunged |
TO the bottom OF Manila Channel |
after ploughing into a floating mine
Between 800 and 700 persons were |
believed to have lost their lives. |
Many hours were expected TO
elapse before the full death toll
was counted.
WASHINGTON - ms - Great |
Britain, 1t was learned on high au-
thority today is seeking what con-
stitutes, in effect, an outright mill
tary alliance with the United !
States. The basis of the proposed .
alliance is an agreement for uni
fled action on the part of the Eng
fish speaking nations to defeat the
Axis.
TOKYO (By official Japanese
ess)-INS-Japanese authori-
flies announced today that mass
raid by Nipponese bombers de
stroyed military detectives at Kun
min northern terminus OF the
strategic Burma Road
RANGOON-INS - Military au.
thorties at Rangoon denied today
that the Japanese have seized the
large Andaman Islands in the Bay
OF Bengal southwest of Burma
Radio communications with the Is
lands still are being maintained.
they said and conditions there were
described as normal"
NEW YORK-lNS-The British
radio reported today that more
than 5000 Axis prisoners have been
brought to Alexandria, 5000 Of
them German, while an additional
1000 have been captured, accord
ing to CHS.
WASHINGTON-AP-The gov
eminent will become hardboiled
about drafting husbands whose
wives are selfsupporting, the Sen
ate was told today, as military
leaders made known their view that
this country must have an Army
much larger than 100000 men.
WASHINGTON-AP-- Admins
tration leaders confidently predict.
ed Senate approval today OF legis.
lation making men OF 10 and 20
liable for military service, des-
pite refusal by the House to lower
the induction age below 81.