The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-08-22

the united states government mad
released enough aluminium from de-
Tense reserves to complete Puebla's
new astronomical observatory. A
shipment OF aluminium was expect
Cd 10 arrive here in a few days.
SHANGHAI-AP-The Japanese
army began erecting new barbed-
wire barricades around Shanghai's
city limits today, causing some APP
prehension among non-Axis for
eign residents.
SHANGHAI-AP-A foreign pas
senger aboard the French ship Mar
echal Joffre reported today that
United States authorities confis-
Gated $4,000 from Japanese pas
sengers before the ship left Man
lila for Shanghai last Monday.
CANBERRA, Australia up
Prime Minister Robert Gordon
MenZies offered to resign today in
an attempt to end a parliamentary
crisis over his demand that he go
70 London as premier to sit in the
British war cabinet and assure
Australia adequate representation
IN far eastern defense discussions.
HOLLYWOOD up Barbara
Hutton today hurried to Mexico
City in response to an urgent tel
egram from Actor Cary Grant that
1.-THE weather is fine and the seen
cry wonderful" Her close friends
said there will be no elopment,"
although she and Grant have been
seen together frequently for more
than a year. In the past, both
have denied they intended to be
married.
LONDON-INS-viscount Hall
fax, British ambassador to the
United States, has arrived in Bri-
tain in a transatlantic bomber, the
London Evening News said today.
NEW WORKMANSHIP for 10
per cent of the earnings by Anna
bella, Tyrone Powers actress wife,
today was instituted by Thomas
nays T1uulSI, luCdll lCdl agent. III
cluded was demand for 10 per
cent OF pay for an English picture
Annabella never made.
NEW YORK-INS-The death
toll of the fire which destroyed the
Cuba mail line freighter Panuco
and a Brooklyn pier on Monday
mounted to 10 today with the re-
coyery of six more bodies. Two
crew members and 10 longshoremer
still are missing.
NEW RK-INS-Latest ar
rests in Paris have brought the
number of people detained in the
former French capital to f5e,666,
a London radio message picked
up today by NBC reported. The
radio said the prisoners are charged
with being Jews. foreigners. and
political suspects.
SAN FRANCISCO-AP-Organi-
cation of convicts into units for
national defense work was pro-
posed to the American Prison Asso-
citation today by Sam A. Lewisohn,
New York industralist and mem
Der of the Federal Prison Indus
tries, Inc. He suggested that each
penitentiary recruit all suitable
prisoners and classify them for
possible service as soldiers or skill
ed workers.
BELCHER ISLANDS, Hudson
Bay, Canada-AP-Peter Sala and
Charlie Ouerach, two of the four
Eskimos convicted of manslaugh-
ter in the deaths of nine persons
during a religious dispute last
spring. were sentenced last night |
to two years at hard labor at the
Chesterfield Inlet police post.
NEW YORK-AP-Manuela Hud- |
son Vanderbilt, wife of turfman AL |
fred Gwynne Vanderbilt, who filed |
suit for divorce August Z and an.
nounced she'd name two young |
women as correspondents, has re-
considered and has agreed to an
amicable separation.
SAN PEDRO. Cal. - -AP =
Twelve defense workers, who had |
anticipated a gay time in Honolu-
lu. are being blown about the Pa
ciic on a powerless, rudderless |
dredge by a gale. The dredge, 4
$500. 900, thousand.ton craft owned |
by the Standard Dredging Co. Of
New York, was torn from its tow
ing steamer, the SIS. Chippewa.
TOKYO AP-Japan hopes for |
United States assurances that any
American-made bombers which ]
may be sent to Russia will not be |
kept at Vladivostok, Koh lshii. |
the foreign office spokesman,
said today. Ishii said Japan IS |
gravely concerned" over United |
States ships carrying supplies to
that port of Russia, but expressed |
the opinion she would not be con-
cerned over any shipments via
the near east.
BERLIN-AP- Croats here to-
day said both Italy and Hunga
were demanding more territory
from Croatia-the new kingdom
created from the remnants of
Yugoslavia.
TOKYO-AP-In order TO in.
crease agricultural production a
student labor service will be In
augurated with the fall semester
as part OF the regular curriculum
in japanese schools It was an
nounced today.