The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-04-12
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THE WEATHER: Sunday:
Cloudy, Warm

LONDON-INS- Enemy planes
bombed and sank the Greek hos
pital ship Attika. according 10 an
official Greek announcement. a
Reuters dispatch from Athens said
today.
BERLIN-lNS-Crash OF a Yu-
goslay army plane in the Ruman-
ian oil district around Gandesti
killed the crafts crew OF three Of
ficers and six civilians, the Ger
man news agency DNB reported
today from Bucharest.
NEW YORK-INS- The Brit
ish army needs 100000 razor
blades. An appeal for blades made
public by bundles for Britain re-
vealed that the two million blades.
in addition TO supplies on hand,
will last the British army four
months.
NEW YORk-INS- Visitors to
LaGuardia Field soon will be able
10 see at close hand just what
iAChtS uuSN al POAN NANh+ -
guided tour service today was be-
ing formulated whereby visitors
will be taken around the huge mu-
nicipal airport to see how the
major airlines and aviation terml-
mails operate.
BERLIN-AP The official Ger
man news agency reported today
from Bucharest quoted spokes'
man for the Rumanian government
as saying conditions for expropriat-
!, ing Jewish owned property would
be sharpened If rumors and sab
ctage efforts by certain interest
ed circles did not cease.
WASHINGTON-AP-- Congress
sional demands for doHar-a- bushel
wheat and Is cent cotton gained
The support today Of Senator Nc
,. Nary (R.OreD. minority leader.
The Oregon senator. former chair
man of the Senate Agriculture
Committee. told reporters he would
go along on legislation for man
datory government loans on five
major crops at considerably above
recent market levels.
BUDAPEST, Hungary AP -
There1l be no more private mot
oring in Hungary after Apr 20.
Officials declared today gasoline
would be available only to diplo-
mats, doctors and others in es-
sential services.
TOKYO-INS 49, Relations be-
tween Japan and the United States
have grown no worse, and there
will be no change in Nipponese for
eign policy upon the return Of For
eign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka
from his European tour, Premier
Prince Fumimaro konoye declared
today.
INSTRUMENTATION Hen.
derson, head of the new Office OF
Price Administration and Civilian
Supply created by President Roose-
welt 10 head off initiation, today
was urged, to place a ceiling on
rents as we'll as food, clothing and
basic industrial national defense
materials.
ROME-INS-Italia forces have
captured the northern Yugoslavian
city OF Ljubljana and also the Yugo-
slav Adriatic port OF Susak, just
across the border from Fiume. the
Fascist high command announced
today.
WASHINGTON-UP-The War
Department has completed plans
for a s23.0O0.000 program to supply
additional vessels to serve Atlantic
bases leased from Great Britain and
the Army garrison in Alaska, it was
learned today.
WASHINGTON-UP-The Com
MERGE Department reported today
that Britain's war purchases boost
ed 1910 United States exports to
the United Kingdom to s1.010S45.-
600 almost exactly double the 1859
figure.
BERLIN->U P-German military
successes III lllt bdlhdIlS
"shattering blow to President
Roosevelt's political PRESTIGE au.
thorized German quarters. said to-
day.
LONDON-UP- Boy King Peter
OF Yugoslavia is with his army, the
Yugoslay government advised the
legation here by telegraph today.
Berlin and Rome had reported that
II year old King Peter had fled to
Athens. Berlin said he was on
his way TO the British Island OF
Cyprus, Rome that he was on his
way TO London.
LOS ANGELES-CP-Mrs. Edna
". Ballard and her son. Donald.
leaders Of the | Am movement,
and four of their associates have
been reindicted by q federal grand
Jury on charges OF mail fraud and
conspiracy.
WASHINGTON - UP Sen
George W. Norris. Ind. Neb..
warned organized labor again to-
day that Congress may be driven"
TO pass legislation outlawing lex
orbitant" union initiation fees. In
general letter to his constituents.
Norris asserted that "racketeers"
arc profiting at the expense OF
honest labor. Because OF this.
he said. the government OF the
United States must suffer" and
our preparation for national de.
.feBse-in-th face -of-an admitted