The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-06-30

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WASHINGTON - APP - Armed
forces OF the United States totaled
1,TO6,O4s officers and men, the
Army, Navy and Marine Corps re-
ported today at the close OF the fis-
cal year. Fewer than a third as
many were In uniform IL months
ago.
VICHY. France AP - British
bombers are reported TO have
wrecked the Beirut residence OF Gen.
Henri Dentz, French governor gen.
eral OF Syria and Lebanon, killing
five members OF his guard and
vounding four.
SHANGHAI AP-Thirteen Ger
man merchantmen IN Oriental ports
have begun loading important war
time supplies in preparation for sail
ing halfway around the world IN an
attempted. dash through the British
blockade, maritime quarters report
ed today.
WASHINGTON-AP - An order
setting 40 cents as the minimum
hourly wage Tor the rubber industry
was issued today by General Philip
B. Fleming, administrator OF the
Labor Department wage-hour diy!-
sion. II is effective July rs.
MOSCOW AP-U. S. Ambassa-
dor Laurence A. Steinhardt con-
ferred with Foreign Commissar
Nyacheslav Molotov for more than
sn hour yesterday, it was learned
in diplomatic quarters today. The
nature OF their talk was not made
public.
CHUNGkING- AP-Sir Arthur
Blackburn. counsellor for the British
embassy, was injured during a four
hour, two-waye attack on t1is pro
visional Chinese capital yesterday
by 90 japanese bombers. The Brit
ish counsellor's jaw was injured and
he was pulled from the debris Of the
embassy dugout and taken to hos
pital Three other Britons were in
Jured.
CHUNGKING Delayed -AP -
Sixty-three japanese bombers, at
lacking in two waves, pounded the
heart of this provisional Chinese
capital today in a raid which kept
the city's thousands in or near
shelters for more than four hours
through sweltering heat.
LONDON-AP-Stocky, emerge
tic Lord Beayerbrook, who as min
lister of aircraft production was
credited with quadrupling the out
put of British planes at a times
when they were vitality needed, was
appointed minister of supply to-
day with responsibility for one OF
the most important jobs IN the
British war machine.
HONGKONG-AP-The edge of
q typnoon from the direction OF
the Philippine swept Hopgkong to.
day, grounding two Chinese River
steamers and tying up shipping, air
service. ferry operations, street
cars and buses.
. BUENOS AIRES-AP - Radio
receivers and other equipment
were seized in a surprise night
raid and brought early today TO
the house of deputies by agents of
an Argentine congress committee
investigating foreign int1ltration.
The significance of the raid. or
the places aided, was not disclosed
by the agents in their first exer-
else of sweeping powers given the
committee after congressional de-
bate in which charges were made
OF Nazi and Fascist influence in
Government and army Offices.
LOS ANGELES-AP - Should
the widow OF Douglas Fairbanks
continue 10 recove $4,000 a month
from the actors estate, or should
she be compelled to struggle along
on $1,000 a month? This question
was before Superior Court today
in connection with a hearing on
protests. from other heirs to the
film stars S2,6SO,OOO fortune,
against the $4,000 monthly pay
ments.
DURAZNO. Uruguay -AP-- Sol
diers patrolled the streets and po-
lice guarded the homes OF German
and Italian sympathizers today DIS
an honor burial was arranged Ter
the victim of a Sabbath day battle
of bullets and stones between
guests at an Italian Red Cross
benefit and students who shouted
against totalitarianism.
WASHINGTON-UP 49, Charles
b. Henderson, a director OF the Re-
construction Finance Corporation,
today was named chairman OF the
agency. succeeding Emil Schram,
who resigned recently TO become
president of the New York Stock
Exchange.
DAYTON. O.-UP-Fred Snite,
Jr.. The Man in the Iron Lung
returned to his home at River
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