The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-07-26
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MUNICH-AP- One OF the OBJ
jects for which Germany is fight
ing to preserve the Kultur OF the
Reich against the onrush Of sinis-
ter forces, Propaganda Minister
Paul Joseph Goebbels said today
in a speech opening the annual
Munich art exhibit.
BERLIN -AP- German aerial
activity against the British during
the night included an attack on
Alexandria. Egyptian base for the
royal navy, and Great Yarmouth,
English east coast port, informed
sources said today.
VICHY, Unoccupied France-AP
Marx Dormoy. Socialist leader in
the French Republic. was assas-
sinated Friday night at the Hotel
Relais de L'Empereur at Monteli.
mar, where he had been detained.
ROME-AP- The Italian high
command reported today that n
submarine and one bomber wer
lost in a three day aerial and naval
attack on a British convoy in the
Mediterranean.
LONDON-AP- Fifty eight EN-
ployes OF the ministries Of wal
transport and economic war
fare, most of them girl typists,
were in bed today at three London
hospitals suffering from food poi
soning. All were taken Ill about
an hour after eating a canteen
lunch.
BERLIN -AP- Declaring that
i. recent demands Of the army have
caused a shortage of physicians.
the German press today urged the
public to call doctors only in ur-
gent cases. Doctors also must
make their trips economically to
save gasoline and must not be bur
dened with triyialities, newspapers
said.
NEW YORK-AP-One OF New
York City's major r~ecreational GEN.
tiers, a vast new park on the Flush
ing Meadow site OF the worlds
fair in 1889 and 1910, was opened
today. The parks new swimming
pool and amphitheater will be dedi-
Gated tonight with Mayor F. H. La.
Guardia officiating.
CAIRO, Egypt-AP - A few
bombs were dropped on Cairo in ar
air raid early today. The Egyptian
ministry of the interior said dam
age was slight and there were no
casualties.
LISBON AP+ The Emitted
States naval transport West Point,
carrying 400 United States consul
lar. officials and other American
citizens from Germany, Italy and
Axis-occupied territory, was sche-
duled to said for home today after
a days postponement.
VICHY, France-AP- The i'm
portant steel and textile manufac-
turing town OF Caen, in Norman
dy, was reported bombed heavily
last night by the British air force.
NEW YORK-AP-Nancy Cum
ard OF the famous British shipping
family will be permitted to stay
at Ellis Island, In New York Har-
Dor, until she al obtain passage
to England. Miss Cunard was per-
mitted to land yesterday from the
Spanish liner Marques de Comil-
las aboard which she had remain
ed since arrival last Tuesday from
the British West Indies. She had
no United States visa.
MANlLA-AP-The many thou
sands OF Japanese residents in
Manila, some OF them owners Of
rich business concerns, showed no
signs Of panic today when they
heard OF President Roosevelt's ord
er freezing Japanese assets.
WASHINGTON AP - Trans
ocean News Service, convicted in
federal district court OF failure to
register under the foreign agents
act, today faced payment OF a
$1,000 fine and court costs esti-
mated at $4,000 or more. g
RIO DE JANEIRO-AP- Presi-
dent Getulio Vargas today formally
authorized Panair Do Brazil, subs.-
diary OF Pan-American Always, to
buiff and improve airfields at eight
cities on the Brazilian coast from
north OF the Amazon River to Sac
Salvador.
TOKYO-UP- The Yokohama
silk exchange suspended trading to-
day because OF the American and
British freezing orders.
SAIGON, French do-China-UP
Japanese war planes and war
chips will start arriving in south