The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-01-09

a federal penltentlary as the
convicted looter OF his billion
dollar Associated Gas & Elee-
trio System.
LAWRENCE. Kans.-UP-Physi-
clans today complete the innocula-
ton OF 1900 students and officials
OF the University Of Kansas 10 de-
termine the effectiveness OF a new
influenza vaccine. Three hundred,
including Chancellor Dean w. NAL
Oft, professors and the university
medical staff. have already been
vaccinated. Physicians hoped to
complete the mass innoculations
today at the university hospital
and at the University of Kansas
medical school In Kansas City.
SAN FRANCISCO -AP- The
Tatuta Maru. Japanese liner, was
carrying IS Germans among its
passengers to Japan today after
two others had been elected from
the ship on British protests that
they might prove valuable to Hit
ler's war machine should they con-
tinue to their homeland.
VICHY, France-AP-Six Syrian
autonomists were condemned to
death and three others sentenced to
IS years hard labor by a Damascus
court Wednesday for the assassi-
nation of a former nationalist who
had abandoned the cause, 1t was
announced here today. The victim.
a DR.. Chambadar, who was slain
last July, was the leader OF an
extremist wing Of nationalists.
CHESHIRE, Conn. -AP- His
toric Horton Hail. four story
brick administrative unit at a IA
nous Cheshire Academy for boys,
burned to the ground here with an
estimated loss Of 100000.
OTTAWA-AP-A grandson of
former Kaiser Wilhelm, Prince
Friedrich of Prussia, was reported
today among $50 to 300 interners
who sailed recently for England
A part of the group was released
from Canadian internment camps
TO volunteer for air raid salvage
work.
WASHINGTON - APP - House
sponsors of the selectlve service
law rejected as premature today
an American Legion proposal to
change the age limits for compul-
sorry military training, so that only
those between Is and 81 would be
called. In fact, Chairman May
D-Kyl predicted that the House
Military Committee probably would
not give serious consideration 10
any amendments to revise the three
month old statute.
NEW YORK-AP-A new, simp-
lifted electron microscope was
shown TO the Institute of Radio
Engineers today by RCA scientists.
II operates merely by plugging into
an electric light switch, and mag
nifies up to 100000 diameters.
LONDON-AP-Prime Minister
Churchill reviewed the first Amer
lean motorized squadron OF the
British home guard today, shook
hands with its so men and congrat-
ulated Brig. Gen. Wade H. HAYES,
the commander. The squadron has
four troops with three cars each
and a headquarters car. 1t soon
is to be armed with machine guns.
SINGAPORE-AP- Arrival Of a
large number of Bren gun carriers
and light trucks for mechanizing
British infantry battalions in Ma
laya was disclosed today in an of
fetal announcement.
RANGOON, ma-AP-Raising
of two new infantry batalions to
augment Burma's armed forces
was authorized today by the Brit
ish governor, Sir Archibald Doug.
las Cochrane.
SHANGHAI-INS- Supported by
air force units. Thai (Siamese)
troops penetrated 20 miles into
French lndo-China in sudden,
swift drive. according to reports
received in Shanghai today. The
adyices said the Siamese were ad-
vancing in the direction of Angkor.
ancient capital Of Cambodia.
BELFAST, Northern Ireland :
AP-The absolute security of north.
ern Ireland as a province within
the United Kingdom and her de-
termination never to become a part
ner in an all-lreland republic wee
stressed today by the new prime
minister, j. VI. Andrews. He made
these points in a policy speech
upon his election as leader OF the
Ulster Unionist party.
ROME-AP-- The Rome radio
estimated Italy's war cost today
to be the equivalent Of about S40,-
100000 weekly.
WASHINGTON-UP-Sen. vii.
liam LANCER. r.. n. D.. will act as
his own counsel today when the
Senate Privileges and Elections
committee considers demands that
he be unseated as unfit to serve
in the Senate. LANCER. a former
governor and encouragement OF
North Dakota, has been accused
by the petitioners" a group in his
state. Of numerous instances of
malfeasance. The petitioners"
charged that his general character
makes him unfit to occupy a Sen.
ate seat.
LONDON ms Harry L. Hop |
kins. President Roosevelts person
al emissary. arrived In England 70. |