The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-06-17
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THE WEATHER: Wednesday;
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THE WEATHER: Wednesday;
Fair, Warm
CANBERRA Australia-AP -
Prime Minister Robert G. Menzies
announced in 4 national broadcast
today his intention 10 enlarge his
cabinet by appointment OF supply.
air raid precautions and aircraft
production ministers.
LONDON-AP - The British
Board OF Education announced to-
day it was arranging a number OF
short courses on United States
history and current problems for
teachers in all types OF schools.
LONDON-AP - An Exchange
Telegraph. British news agency,
dispatch today from Helsinki said
reports of Russian troop mobiliza-
ton has caused anxiety" in Fin
land and Scandinavia.
BERLIN-AP The German
government sad today that after
the most careful, most meticulous
Investigations" It finds no evil
dence proving that German planes
had dropped bombs over Dublin.
LONDON-AP - Greek naval
losses since the Hellenes kingdom
went 10 war. first with Italy then
Germany, were placed by a Greek
navy officer today at three destroy
ers, II torpedo boats and numerous
auxiliary craft.
SHANGHAI-AP- A Japanese
naval spokesman said today the
japanese bombing OF American pro-
perty Sunday at Chungking, pro-
visional capital OF China, was "un-
Intentional and is under investl.
CATION.
BATAVIA, Netherlands East
1ndies-AP-Kenkichi Yoshizawa,
chief Japanese economic negotia-
tor. was scheduled to deliver per.
sonally TO the East Indies COVER
nor-general today Japan's answer
TO her recently rejected trade pro-
posals.
NEW HAVEN, Conn.-INS-One
of the six highest undergraduate
honors at Yale University today
went to William Z. Jackson, Of
jamestown, n. Y, son of United
States Attorney General Robert H.
Jackson, United States Supreme
Court nominee. President Charles
Seymour announced young Jackson
had won the David c. Deforest
prize, awarded to the senior who
shall write and pronounce an Eng
hsh GRAFTON In the best manner.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil-INS
All municipalities in the state
OF Parahiba. Brazil, today were
ordered by the governor to con-
struct alrfields. -
PRINCETON, n. J.-INS-Cited
rs ordained by temperament and
conviction" to lead his country.
Prime Minister Mackenzie King
Of Canada today was awarded the
honorary degree of doctor OF laws
at Princeton University's annual
commencement
WASHINGTON-INS-TheS State
Department today began a study
OF photographs made on the scene
when the American merchantmen
Robin Moor was sunk in the South
Atlantic by a German submarine
The photographs, taken by one of
the survivors in a lifeboat, were
brought to Washington this morn
ing by Philip p. Williams. third sec
rotary OF the American embassy in
Rio de Janeiro.
WASHINGTON-INS- The War
Department today opened the way
for enlistment of trainees in para
chute units. heretofore restricted
10 regular Army men. and at the
same time announced the number
OF parachutists will be increased
beginning July l.
WASHINGTON -AP- A gov
eminent move toward standardiz-
ed production OF civilian goods,
coupled with action to forestall I'M
warranted increases in bread
prices, today emphasized the i'm
pact OF the defense program on
the consuming public. On the At
lantic seaboard, where a petroleum
shortage is predicted. the govern
ment acted to bar the movement
of a shipment OF oil to Japan.
WASHINGTON - AP - |. W.
Wilson, production vice president,
OF the Aluminium Company OF
America was summoned by the
Senate Defense Investigating Com
mittee today for further question
ing, following charges by Secre-
tary Ickes that the huge firm
sought to control American alum
mum production regardless OF
the consequences to the United
States"
BOMBAY. India -AP-Monand-
as X. Gandhi, midas nationalist
leader limited today m an interview
that civil disobedience encouraged
by him might be intensified.
ATLANTA --AP Governor
Eugene Talmadge failed in an at
tempt TO GUST Walter d. Cooking as
dean OF education at the Uniyersi-
~ OF Georgia on charges he ad-
ponatad racfa1 doctrines contrary