The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-04-28
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THE WEATHER: Tuesday:
Cloudy, Warm

BEIRUT, Lebanon-AP- Police |
firing on demonstrators in a new
outbreak OF bread riots in French
inundated Lebanon and Syria, kill
ed Ave persons yesterday and
wounded 20. The latest flare-up N
disorders that have been recurrent
for several weeks occurred at the
towns OF Hama and Aleppo.
NEW oRLEANs-UP-ons
man was killed and three
others injured today in an
explosion aboard the French
frelshter Anaoulene.
TOKYO Up Foreign Minister |
Yosuke Matsuoka was urged today |
TO visit Washington in an effort TO |
conclude a United States-Japanese |
non-aggression pact. Rejecting a !
desire in some circles for adjust
ment OF relations, Masanori Ito, |
widely read political commentator. |
expert, made the suggestion.
INDIANHEAD, Md.-AP- Fire
destroyed a building early today at !
the Nays big Indianhead powder |
plant. Captain NJ. l.. Hersey, in |
command OF the plant, said only |
three men were working in the !
building, and that none was injured. |
Cause OF the blaze was undeter- !
mined, he said, but there is abso- !
lutely no question of sabotage" He |
added that the flames were con-
fined to the one structure.
NEW YORK INS-Strikes in |
United States defense industries |
resulted in the loss of 1,577,816
man-days in the first three months |
OF 1871, the National Association |
OF Manufacturers reported today.
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands |
(via Berlin)- APP Potatoes are |
being rationed in the Neither
lands for the first time. the allow
ance being approximately three
pounds person week.
LONDON-AP The death OF |
Pilot Officer the Rev. W. s. Inge, |
20, youngest son Of the former |
Dean of st. Pauls, DR.. W. R. Inge, |
was announced today. An air min |
istry source said that Inge, who
entered the Raj as a pilot, was
killed ION active service"
WASHINGTON AP - Ger. |
many. Sweden, Norway and Fin
land we're said by the Agriculture
Department today TO be convert
ing wood into livestock feed on
a fairly extensive scale. These /
countries normally are dependent |
upon large quantities Of overseas
supplies Of feed TO maintain their |
important livestock industries.
NEW YORK AP The Ger
man radio. basing its prediction
on information issuing from cir
eles close TO the United States |
treasury" said today 1t was ex-
pected that Washington would |
freeze all Greek credits in the |
United States, as of today. The !
broadcaster said these were esti-
mated at about $4,000, 900 the
broadcast was heard by CHS. I
SHANGHAI - APP - kao Tse-
Yuen, a minor official of the Jap
anese-sponsored Marking govern
ment, was shot and killed today on
a street in Shanghais Information
al. Settlement. His attackers es-
capped.
HONGKONG-AP-Capt. James
Roosevelt, the Presidents eldest
son, told 100 members of Hong
kong's American Club today that
1.-The people at home are doing a
swell Job" in the United States
defense program. THE United
States probably is the keystone OF
the great struggle now going on"
he said.
TOKYO-ATr- Thirty thousand
crack troops will parade before En-
peror Hirohito tomorrow in honor
OF his 40th birthday as five hun
dred planes roar overhead. The day
will be a national holiday with trib-
utes to the Emperor throughout
the empire with parades and other
celebrations.
NEW YORK-INS-Fritz Kreis-
Ter. internationally-fa violinist.
who suffered f-stured skull
when he was struck by a truck
while crossing a midtown Manhat.
tan street last Saturday, was still
In a critical condition in Roosevelt
Hospital today. A medica' bulletin
reported that although the 66-year-
old musician had shown some i'm.
provement since his admittance to
the hospital, he was still semi-con-
seious.
e. MOBILE, Ala.-INS-Esker W.
Gibson, 32-year-old farmer. faced
rigorous questioning by authorities
today after he had been charged
with the murders OF his wife, Ole
tina. and their five children. All the
victims were found dead in the
ruins OF their burned home last
Friday. The youngsters ranged in
ages from seven months to seven
years.
NEW Observation-Disclosures
that every minute is precious in
this tateful hour. John d. Rookie
Teller. JrS today revealed that he
was in favor Of about aid 10 Great