The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-09-02


dustres. The action was taken
as step toward saving the Jobs
OF 100000 workers threatened
with unemployment because Of
high speed military production,
the newspaper said.
BERLIN-INS- Captain Fritz
Wiedemann, former German con-
sul-general in san Francisco, left
Berlin by air today to assume a
J new post as consul-general in Tient-
sin, China.
HELSINKI ms Six leftist
members of the Finnish parliament
who had been excluded from the
labor party in 1910 were under ar
rest today on suspicion of high
treason and collaboration with
Communists.
LONDON ms Wing Com
mander ]. W. Gillian, famous speed
flier and fiance OF Actress Claire
Luce, was reported missing today
after participating in a daylight
aerial sweep against Nazi occupied
territory. He was one Of the first
British pilots to bomb Berlin.
EDINBURGH-INS-A meeting
OF Representatives of Britain's
Trades Union Congress was cleo
trifed today by a charge that Brit
ish Minister of Aircraft Produc-
ton ]. T. c. Moore Brabazon had
expressed hopes the Russian and
4 German armies would extermin-
ate each other.
LONDON-INS Funeral ar
-rangemeHts were being made TO-
day for Lady Edward Spencer
Churchill, great aunt of Prime Min.
lister Winston Churchill. who was
killed in an automobile accident
at Cobram in Surrey. Her daugh-
ter Beryll Lady Codray, was ser.
iously injured.
PARIS-INS-A special court IN
Paris today sentenced nine per.
sons including two women to pri:
son terms ranging from two to
ten years for Communist activi-
ties.
VICHY, Unoccupied France-AP
Pierre Lavals physicians issued
a bulletin this morning saying the
former vice premier. who was
gravely wounded by an assassin's
bullet at Versailles last Tuesday,
was showing progressive improve.
ment'.
PHILADELPHIA-AP- A gen.
eral stoppage of service at most of
the eastern seaboard's 100000 gaso-
line stations is held out as a posi-.
billty unless the government in.
.sures the dealers a diving mar
gin. This was predicted by Ben.
Jamin L. Jacoby, head of the As.
ISOLATED Gasoline Retailers of Phi.
ladelphia and vicinity, who said
such holiday would be discussed
along with gasless Sundays by the
eastern states Conference of Case
line Retailers opening here today.
WASHlNGTON-INS-A major
change in the policy of administer.
ing the national defense program
is expected to be announced late
today after President Roosevelt's
new Supplies Priorities and Allo-
cations Board holds its first meet
ing. Donald NJ. Nelson, key man
in the new defense set up since
President Roosevelt named him as
executive officer of SPAB has
= drawn up a statement Of policy for
the approval OF the board.
CHARDON, O.--INS - Four
youths were held in the Geauga
County Jail today on the first horse
stealing charges filed in the county
in more than 40 years. They were
accused of taking the horses and
1uggies Of two Amish farmers at
nearby Burton.
CAMDEN. n. J.-UP-An explo-
sion in a power house OF the RCA-
Victor Manufacturing Company
shook the entire Camden business
section today One man, an engineer.
suffered serious burns in the blast,
which occurred in a sawdust con
veyor at the power house. q.
EDINBURGH-AP-The Trades
Union Congress. Britain's labor par
lament, today unanimously en-.
dorsed a proposal of its general
council for establishment OF an An.
glo-Russian Trade Union Council.
BERN. Switzerland - AP - A
DNB. German news agency. dis.
patch from Zagreb said today that
DR.. Ante Paveftc. president OF the
new Croat state. had created motor
lied safety units to fight Commun-
lists.
LONDON-INS-E Evident loss OF
a North Atlantic ferry plans carry.
ing six passengers and a crew OF
four was announced by the British
air ministry today. The plane had
been due 10 reach Britain today af.
ter taking off from North America
yesterday. The official announce.
ment said the craft is missing"
TOKYO-AP-Gen. Senjuro Hay
ashi. director OF the Asia Develop
ment Federation. told the fedora
tion today Premier Prince Fumi.
marc konoye had agreed TO con-
slider a proposal to set up a safety
zone embracing the ocean area ad-