The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-05-02

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SHANGHAI-AP- Mrs. Chow
Zing-Tsan. secretary OF the Chung
king controlled Chinese court in
the international settlement, with
her husband, their IS month old
child and a servant, was kidnapped
from her home today. Authorities
said they were investigating re-
ports that agents OF the japanese
sponsored Marking regime had
seized them.
NEW YORK -INs- The
condition Of Fritz kreisler,
66-year-oIo internationally
famous Vlolinist, who suffer-
ed a fractured skull when
hit by truck In midtown
Manhattan last Saturday noon,
took a turn for the worse to-
day. The musician has not
reaaned consciousness since
his admittance TO the hospital.
MARSEILLE. France AP 49,
Narseille learned only today of the
unheralded arrival yesterday Of
the American relief ship Leopold
l.. d. with a cargo OF 5000 tons Of
-four and 102 tons Of milk products
TO be distributed in the unoccupied
zone by the American Red Cross.
No official reception was arranged
for the ship and no announcement
was made of its arrival. Because
OF the May Day holiday, there were
no dock workers on the pier and
the ships crew had to handle their
own shore lines.
VICHY, France-AP - French
fugitiyes from French equatorial
Africa asserted today that 500
of the 5000 white residents there
had been placed in concentration
camps by the Free French" ad-
ministration. The remaining whites
were said to have been assigned
enforced residences.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. is
sues were slated to be discussed
today in the UAW-CIO-General
Motors dispute now before a iYe
man panel of the National Defense
Mediation Board. c. Z. Wilson,
General Motors president, was ex-
pected to arrive in Washington to-
day, thus clearing the way for
blunt discourse on such topics as
wages and complete union recog-
milton.
WASHINGTON-AP - The pa
rade of new workers into private
industry, under impetus Of national
defense, was shown by government
figures today TO have obtained
pace which, IL maintained, would
put over 100000 unemployed 10
work within year.
WASHINGTON-INS - officials
OF the Army and Navy, British SUD
ply agencies and the OPM will
make a two-day visit to Detroit
next week to inspect vital defense
production projects, it was an
nounced today.
WASHNGTON-INS- The BIZ
luminous coal division has set
hearing June at Salt Lake City
TO determine whether X. B. Cornia,
operating the Deer Creek Coal
Mining Co. has violated the Coal
Act or regulations and whether his
registration should be suspended,
revoked or other penalties i'm
posed, the Interior Department an
nounced today.
MADRID-AP- The American
Red Cross mission supervising
distribution OF relief in Spain said
today that the arrival Of the Span
ish freighter Navemar at Huelva,
Apr. %, with 1928 tons OF flour.
1882 tons OF evaporated milk and
III tons OF medical supplies
brought the total value of Ameri-
can aid to Spain to $1,250,00O.
LONDON-AP- Ethel Colburn
Mayne, writer, died Wednesday at
a nursing home in Torquay, 1t was
reported today. She wrote numer-
Gus fiction stories and translated a
number OF foreign works besides
publishing many books OF her own.
BERLIN-AP-Par OF the Serb
national treasure. estimated at APP
proximately $4,000, 900 dinar (about
S2.S50,000 at pre-war exchange,
fell into German hands In sur
prise raid on the monastery at
Ostrog. near the Albanian frontier,
German reports from the front
said today.
JERU SALEM -AP-The Jewish
agency called today for all bachel-
ors between 20 and 80 years of age
TO enlist with the British forces.
The agency said it was making ar
engagements with employers in or
der to release as many men as pos
sible for active service.
LONDON-AP- What bombs,
evacuation and war service have
left Of London society" viewed
privately today the Royal Acade-
my's 173rd annual exhibition and