The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-23

WASHlNoToN-lNS- The
Administrator within the next
few days will introduce leeisla-
ton in Congress TO raise the
debt limit from it's present level
Of $4,000, 100000 10 a new high
Of s65,0oo,oco,ooo, to finance re-
armament, Il was announced to-
day following a meeting between
Secretary OF Treasury Morgen-
THAI and congressional fiscal
leaders.
VICHY. France AP- Sixty-one
municipal councils were dissolved
by government decree today and
3S mayors and other municipal Off
cials we're ousted in a program de-
signed TO "clean up Frances city
governments.
BERLIN-AP-A long range Nazi
bomber sank a 3.500-ton merchant
vessel in the Atlantic l25 miles
west Of Ireland Wednesday. the Of
fical German news agency. DNB,
reported today. A single hit by a
medium bomb caused the vessel to
go down in about 20 minutes, the
news agency said.
TOKYO-AP- Admiral Kichisa-
buro Nomura, Japan's new ambas-
Sador to Washington, sailed today
for the United States aboard the
liner Kamakura Maru. United
States Ambassador Joseph c. Grew
took part in farewell ceremonies at
the Tokyo station and then went to
Yokohama for last farewell
aboard the ship.
FAIRBANKS, Alaska-AP- In
the pre-dawn glare of the northern
lights, long lines of hardy Alaskans
lined up before the registration Of
flee to enroll under the United
States Selective Service Act. The
temperature was % below zero.
Registration was three months be-
hind that in the States because of
difficulty in getting instructions
NEW UP-Reports cir
culated in London today that the
arrival of Viscount Halifax new am
bassador at Washington. at an
American or Canadian port was
imminent.
nnENO I'd Eipopoo NTipietar
IsGo Kawada submitted to the low
er house of parliament today the
greatest budget in Japanese his
tory totaling 6,S63,000. 900 yen (S1.-
611,433,0 00) without special military
expenditures which will be asked
for later.
CAMBRIDGE. Mass.-INS--With
oxygen and glucose solution, doc
tors at City Hospital today fought
TO save the life o. three pounds,
six ounces baby girl delivered by
a young inferno in a dramatic
caesarian operation less than
minute after her mother died OF
double pneumonia. In another
ward of the same hospital. the ba-
by's father. John NORM, 50, battled
against the same disease that prov
ed fatal to his wife. Mrs. Helen
NORM, "a. Physicians said his con-
dition was fair.
PITTSBURGH-INS- A strike
was called today in the building
project extension at the Mesta Ma
chine Company in which the Navy
Ordnance Department will place
gun forging machinery.
ALBUQUERQUE, n. M.-INS -
Effective Friday, Albuquerque citi-
zens will outlaw paper money, and
only silver dollars will be accepted
as legal tender. The unusual local
money rule will be in effect for
two days. during the annual meet
ing Of the New Mexico Miners and
Prospectors Association.
WASHINGTON-INS- An exc.
cutlve order. providing immediate
parole for draft violators. if and
when they have a change of heart,
today had the signature of Presi.
dent Roosevelt The order. signed
by the Chief Executive Wednesday
night, also provides leniency for
persons convicted of aiding and
abetting the violators.
LONDON-INS-Fritz Thyssen,
former German industrialist, has
been handed over TO the German
Gestapo. the London Daily Express
reported today The paper said
Thyssen and his wife were arrest
ed by French police at Cannes sew
eral days before Christmas. escort.
ed to German-occupied France and
there placed in custody Of German
secret police agents.
DOVER-UP-Heavy explosions
were heard this afternoon from the
direction of the French invasion
coast indicating a Royal Air Force
attack was underway.
SAN FRANCISCO-UP 49, The
Greek freiFhter Aghia Thallassini.
which wallowed he plessly in a
storm north Of Guam for two days,
today was in tow of the steamer
Aquarius enroute to Yokohama. 100
m les distant. according to radio
advices to Globe Wireless
WASHINGTONr-UP-The Coun
Gil Of State Governments prepared
TO end its fifth general assembly
today after hearing Secretary II
the Navy .Erank Knox assert that
cn'y the British fleet stands be-
tween the United States and pos
sIble attack by Germany, Italy and
Japan.