The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-04
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THE WEATHER: Wednesday:
Light SHOWS

lLeu on the recommendation OF
Surgeon General James c. MaGee,
the Journal said. and is ready Tor
immediate assignment. 1t will not
be limited as to total personnel.
WASHINGTON-INS-The Jus.
tice Department today announced
that its antitrust division has
granted the American Society OF
Composers. Authors and Publishers
charged with attempting to control
the music supply. until tomorrow
morning TO sign a consent Gecree
or face prosecution.
LOS ANGELES-INS-An. N.
quest will be held today into the
death Of Dolores Del Mar, 29-year.
old cafe dancer, wno was drowned
Sunday after an all night party
aboard a yacht owned by Arthur
M. Hamburger, film executive. Cor
oner Frank Nance issued subpoenas
for Hamburger and the lthers who
figured in the gay night tnat end
ed in tragedy, Robert Tracy, an
actor, and Miss Del Mars room
mate, Alyce Dere.
WASHINGTON INS-None OF
the $500 patients were hurt early
today when four-alarm fire
swept two unoccupied buildings at
81. Aaiza0etn 3 hospital, the gov
ernment's chief national institution
for the insane, causing $4,000 in
damages.
TOKYO -UP-Japanese troops
under the protecting guns OF war
ships have made a surprise land
ing on the China coast above Bri-
fish Hong Kong ostensibly to cut
off a supply route to the interior
OF China, it was disclosed today.
"A Canton dispatch to the Domei
news agency said the landing had
been effected at dawn in the Wal
chow area in order TO cut the road
which extends from Hong Kong
to Shaopang.
LOS hNGELES-AP- Richard
B. Hood, in charge Of the Los An
geles Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton office, says the nearly two
hour delay in a japanese liners
sailing yesterday resulted from
''iust a routine checkup." From
officers OF the Yokohama bound
Hei Maru, who declined to be quot
ed. 1t was learned that FIJI agents
questioned II aliens who boarded
the vessel in South America and
searched their quarters.
OSLO; Norway (Via Berlin)-
AP-Three Norwegians were SEN
~tenced to death today by a Ger
man military court at Bergen, Nor
way, on charges Of sending infor-
nation to the British by radio. The
information was said to have aided
the British in bombing raids.
LONDON -AP- The British
government will request of Parlia-
ment another vote of credit in the
sum of L1,000,000,000 (approxi-
mately S4,O00,000,00O) TO defray
war expenditures during the year
ending March 81, 1912, it was an
nounced today.
DAYTON-AP-- Drivers for sew
en- trucking firms went back to
work today while officials OF 26
others sought again to agree with
union Representatives to end a four
day old strike which has halted all
deliveries except perishables and
emergency goods in the Dayton
area.
WEST PALM BEACH. Fla.-INS
The proud United States liner
Manhattan was free today from the
sand bar off Lake Worth Inlet,
north OF West Palm Beach, where
1t had been held prisoner since Jan.
IL. The giant S10,000.O00 vessel
which ran aground while on a
cruise from New York to San Fran
cisco via the Panama Canal, was
pulled off the bar by three tugs
Relocating of the liner climaxed
weeks Of effort and many failures.
CHUNGKING, China up
The high command said today
that 10000 Japanese had beeh
killed or wounded in counter.at-
lacks in South Honan province in
the past few days.
OTTAWA -UP-Military train
ing tor 21-year-old men will be ex-
tended from one month to four
months, Prime Minister w. L.
Mackenzie King announced here.
WASHINGTON-UP- Sen. AL
Zen ]. Ellender, D., La. revealed
today he would urge a compromise
in the current controversy over
storage of government loan cot
ton under which proportional
shares OF the cotton could be
stored in port and interior ware.
houses.
PITTSBURGH - ms A plea
against a wage boost in the steel
industry was left here today by
Tom NJ. Girdler, chairman of the
board Of Republic Steel Corpora
lions He spoke=before= -Engi.
neers' Society Of Western Pennsyl-
vania.
WASHINGTON-UP-The Colo.
RADIO congressional delegation to-
day awaited the final word from
the Agriculture Departments sugar
division on the question Of restor-
ing % per cent OF the states sugar
beet acreage which was cut on Jan.
%.
IONnON-INS- The -Erchanrn