The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-02-15

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housing and training an army OF
5000 the size OF the
force now being Organized are
being made by the War Department.
WASHINGTON AP- Admiral
Harold R. Stark, the Nays chief OF
operations, was called b yfore the
House Naval Affairs Committee to-
day to discuss in closed session
proposed defense work on the Pa
cific island OF Samoa.
STOCKHOLM. Sweden-AP-Re-
ports from German-occupied Oslo
today said demonstrations were e1-
pected in many places in Norway
tomorrow protesting instructions
that police attend all church serv.
ices for the purpose Of reporting
any "trespasses" against the new
, order" IL was said "trespasses"
would include any prayer offered
for the exiled royal family of Nor
way.
SAN FRANCISCO-AP - Harry
Bridges. alien labor leader who has
figured in Pacific Coast water
front strife for years, has been ar
rested by the Department of Jus
tice and placed under bond pending
a deportation hearing.
WASHINGTON-AP-The snick.
ers Of Norwegian show patrons at
Nazi propaganda films, a Norweg-
ian publication declared today,
have proved so irritating to the
German-sponsored government Of
conquered Norway that all demon
STATIONS in theaters have been
forbidden.
MEXICO CITY-AP- Political
observers predicted today that the
special session of Congress would
approve, practically without
change, President Manuel Avila
Camacho's proposals for reopening
Mexico's vast oil resources to pri-
vate development and restricting
labor's right to strike.
LOS ANGELES-INS-Joseph n.
Ermolieff, European motion picture
producer. was $1,000 richer today
because a federal judge held that
RkO Pictures, Inc, had broken
contract with him. He was denied
most Of the damages claimed
ST. LOUIS, Mo.-INS- A man
identified as Sol Turkin, for whom
police records list 32 aliases and nu.
merous false check and impersona-
.tion charges throughout the coun.
try. was held by FBI agents here
today.
LONDON INS-All women In
the British Isles between the ages
of 90 and % will be required to
register for war work. in March,
informed government quarters dis
closed today.
VATICAN TY-INS-Attempt
10 indicate that Pope Plus XII ia
vors the Axis powers in their war
against England were bitterly crit
icized today by Osservatore Roma
no, semi-official Vatican newspaper.
MIAMI, Fla.-INS-Al Capone,
former Chicago gang chief, today
was under orders to appear Monday
at a federal hearing in Miami in
connection with a government suit
TO collect s201,347 in evaded in
come tax.
NEW YORK-INS-A plan to
strengthen 1920 bridges in all sec
tions Of the country, enabling them
TO bear the weight of Acton tanks,
was announced today by H. H.
Kelly, OF the Interstate Commerce
Commission. AS step in the War
Departments strategic read sys-
TEN, 1t is proposed also to grade
sizes and gross weight of trucks
uniformly in all states.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico ms
Harry L. Hopkins, who is re-
turning to Washington from
special mission to England as
President Roosevelt's representa-
tive, today hoped to continue his
journey to the United States af-
ter being flown to Puerto Rico
in a navy patrol plane when ad-
verse weather held the Yankee
Clipper at Trinidad.
LONDON ms Large scale
red army maneuvers in which g.
900 parachute troops are participa-
ting have begun IN Russia and
will last a full month, the London
daily telegraph reported today.
LONDON - ms - British
soldiers. attired in recognized
military uniforms, have been
dropped by parachute on sec
tions Of southern Italy recently,
It was admitted officially in Lon
don today.
NEW YORK-INS A heart at
tack was the cause ascribed today
for the death of Hugo Quist, 81,
manager of many top-ranking Fin
nish athletes, who was found dead
in his hotel apartment. Back In
the twenties, Quist managed Paa-
vo Nurmi. famous runner, and I'M
til last year handled the business
affairs OF Sonia Henie figure skat-'
er and movie actress.
LONDON ms A hint that
Britain captured an undisclosed
number of German ships on Thurs
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