The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-10-18

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Batista today placed the 1886 ton
Finnish ship Koura, which the Gu
ban government seized last Aug
30, at the disposal OF the American
Maritime Commission for service
between Cuba and the United
States. The vessel will fly the
Cuban flag
LOND0N-AP-Reza Kahn Pah
layi, the former Shah OF Iran. has
been taken temporarily to the Brit
ish colony of Nautilus owing TO
the war situation the government
announced TODAY.
HONGKONG -AP- The new
Japanese cabinet smells of pow
der. Chinese papers in this Brit
ish crown colony said today, EN-
phaszing that Premier Eiki TOTO
belongs to the kwanstung army
, group which long has clamored
for war with Russia.
NEW YORK -AP- John r.
Flynn, spokesman for the America
First Committee and chairman OF
its New York chapter. says the
torpedoing OF the American de
stroyer Kearny is one of several in
cidents being manufactured for
war making purposes
NEW YORK-AP- Construction
of an internment camp for aliens
at Camp Upton, Long Island-the
first here since World War days
has been disclosed by the Army.
Acknowledging work on the deten-
ton center was nearly completed,
Brig. Gen. Irving j. Phillipson, COM
manding general of the Second
Corps area. declined comment on
its function other than to say 1t
was for the safeguarding Of such
aliens as the War Department may
deem necessary to hold
NEW IORk-Ap- The German
radio, quoting a special commun-
ique by the German high command,
said today that Nazi submarines
had attacked a strong. convoy pro
tected by United States vessels
and had sunk seven freighters and
three tankers. The broadcast was
heard here by NBC.
CHICAGO-INS - Edward A.
Cudahy. packing magnate who built
one of the Midwest's greatest for
tunes, died early today. He was
81 years old, and had been in i'll
health for some time.
NEW YORK-INS - Finishing
touches were being put on plans to-
day for the New York visit of the
Duke and Duchess OF Windsor next
week. The Duke and his American
born wife will arrive from Wash
ington early Monday and receive
the press in the morning. The re-
mainder of the day will be spent
relaxing.
IAN AuSLl
Australian Prime Minister John
Curtin summoned a meeting OF the
war cabinet today prior to holding
a full cabinet meeting to discuss
the Far Eastern crisis.
REYKJAVIK. Iceland ms -
Twenty-nine survivors OF an uni
IDENTIFIED vessel sunk by German
submarine west OF Iceland were
safe at Reykjayik today. All were
suffering from exposure when they
landed. They said they passed IA
days in an open boat before being
sighted. by a British patrol plane,
which directed a trawler to their
rescue.
JERSEY CITY, y. J.-INS-Be-
cause the name Rozmyslaws is diff
cult to pronounce and spell, the
United States will have seven new
Roosevelts on Nov. II. Michael
Rozmyslaws, 81. today had Com
mon Pleas Judge James r. Erwin's
approval TO his petition for legal
change OF his name to Roosevelt.
In addition to Michael the other
new Roosevelts will be his wife and
daughter, Joan: his three brothers;
and a sister-in-law.
SAN FRANCISCO-UP- Tie
Navy today ordered that henceforth
it must approve all commercial sail
ings from San Francisco Harbor.
Similar orders were understood 10
have been issued for San Pedro
and custom officials assumed" that
all Pacific shipping would be
brought under Navy control for the
first time since the World War.
WASHINGTON AP-The Fed
oral Home Loan Bank board re-
ported today that 144,700 mortgages
on urban homes amounting to $42S.
100000 were recorded during Au-
gust. bringing to more than $1,000.
100000 the total Of urban home fin
ancing during the first eight months
o. the year.
WASHINGTON-AP- President
Roosevelt has asked Congress TO
appropriate S50,OO00O0 for foreign
war relief in a move interpreted In
some quarters as an answer to
Herbert Hoover's demand that this
country feed the starving peoples Of
Nazi-conquered nations.
WASHINGTON-AP- Chairman
Steagall DALAI said today that
hearings on a price control bill