The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-03-12
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CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex.-AP-
The nations greatest naval air
training stations si4,000,O00 pro-
ject at which cadets will be hast
ened through n streamlined, seven
months course OF pilot instruction
was placed in commission today.
LONDON-AP-A total OF 911
British citizens are interned in
Britain under defense of the realm
regulations, it was disclosed today.
NIENNA-AP-Propaganda Min
lister Paul Joseph GoeDbels and
Nazi Youth Leader Daldur Won
Schirach will speak here tomorrow
in ceremonies maraing tne third
anniversary Of Germany's annexa-
ton OF Austria.
PElPING- AP - Ten Chinese
we're executed by shooting today
near the Temple OF Heaven. Up
wards OF 10000 persons witnessed
their deaths, the second civil execu-
tons in Peiping since the outbreak
OF the Chinese-Japanese war. -Four
OF the Chinese had been convicted
OF robbing a tax Office; crimes of
the others were not disclosed.
VATICAN CITY-AP-Pope Plus
XII, from his throne in Sistine
Chapel, heard Granite Cardinal Pig
matelh Di Belmonte, SO year old
dean Of the College Of Cardinals,
sing a mass today in celebration
of the second anniversary OF the
pontiff's coronation.
NEW NORK-AP-Joseph Clark
Baldwin. new congressional repre-
sentative from Manhattan 18th
"silkstocking" district, stepped
into the late Kenneth F. Simpsons
post today, hailing his victory as
proof of American unity on aid
TO the embattled democracies.
TOKYO-AP- Japanese news
papers reported today that Para
mount Pictures, Inc, had purchas-
ed Japanese government bonds to-
falling 10000 yen (Sl79,000) from
accumulated funds for which it
could not obtain a permit for con-
version into dollars.
LONDON-AP- The title OF earl
of Carnwath, created in 1859, be-
came extinct with the death Of the
10th earl last Sunday at his home.
Sand House. Wedmore, Somer-
set it was announced today. He
had succeeded to the title only
10 years ago, at the age of 70.
LONDON-AP- The government
permitted disclosure today that
buckingham palace, official resi-
dence of the king and queen, had
been damaged in a recent air raid.
BEBtfN=TNS Britain lost
100000 tons OF merchant ship
ping between November, 1910, and
February, 1871. the German high
command announced today.
LONDON-lNS - Final enact
ment OF Americas lease-lend bill
10 aid Britain was received wiIh
utmost satisfaction in London TO-
Gay. Authoritative circles regard
ed the new law as one of moment.
Gus importance 10 Anglo-American
relations and 1t was expected that
suitable reference" TO the event
soon will be made in parliament.
ROME-AP--S Strict control over
the production. distribution and
sale OF butter will be assumed BY
the government March q, it was
announced today.
ROME-AP 90. An authoritative
source asserted today that Minis.
ter OF Education Giuseppe Bottai
and Undersecretary OF Corporations
Tullio Cianetti are in good health.
and declared British reports that
they had been killed in Albania are
false and entirely invented.
LONDON-AP-- United States
Am bassador John G. Winant confer
red with Food Minister Lord Wool
ton half hour today on the Brit.
ish food situation.
ELIZABETH, y. J.-INS- The
a. F. OF l.. International Brothe~-
hood of Electrical Workers today
ordered a strike OF the 1900 EN-
ployes at the plant OF the General
Instrument Corporation, holders Of
experimental orders for United
States Navy radio equipment
LOS ANGELES Much to
their surprise and indignation. tn
Los Angeles County Board of Sup
eryisors learned today that a mt
lion dollar glass factory had been
stolen building machinery and
raw materials from its site at
Torrance. Nandals have taken It
away, piece by piece, George Roth,
. tax counselor, told them.
BERLIN-UP-Reacting angrily
to President Roosevelts signature
of the lend.lease bill. German auth.
orized quarters accused the Unitel
States today of seeking world die
tatorship and said Germany, Italy
and Japan were prepared for action
against American aid to Britain.
NEW YORK-lNS-General Mo.
Tors Corporation is speeding work