The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1941-10-31

BANGKOK, Thailand-AP-- De
tense appropriations exceeding
102, 100000 ticals (S41.000,000) are
contained IN budgetary estimates
for 1912 Just approved by Thai
lands cabinet. Total expenditures
by the government next year are
expected to establish a record. ESQ,
100000 ticals (S104,000,000).
MOORHEAD, Minn.-AP- In
vestigators seeking TO find the
cause OF the crash OF Northwest
Airlines plane early yesterday In
which II persons were killed today
awaited more complete recovery OF
the ships captain. 4f-year-ofd Clar!:
hce Bates, the only survivor.
LONDON-INS Final plans
were completed today for the five
minute French "standstill" demon
stration proposed by Gen. Charles
de Gaulle in protest against exc
cutions OF 100 hostages by Nazi
authorities In occupied France. The
Free French chieftain himself will
lead his adherents in Britain in OBJ
serving the period Of silence. Be
ginning at p. m. they will stand
quietly at attention in the main
room OF the Free French headquar-'
tiers. Gen. De Gaulle will be sur
rounded by his entire cabinet and
leading officers.
LAGUNA Beach. Calif.-AP-The
seaside home OF Richard Hallibur'
ton. adventure writer who was lost
in a China Sea typhoon three years
ago, is to be sold at auction Nov.
II.
SAN DIEGO. Cal.-UP-Nayal au.
thorities today indicated they held
little hope of recovering the body
OF Ensign James T. j. Foster, %,
OF Mountain Home, Ark. who died
yesterday when his single-seateg
fighter crashed into the ocean five
miles northwest OF Point Iona near
here
WASHINGTON - Up - Senate
leaders. confident OF a majority TO.
repeal of all Neutrality Act shipping
restrictions. forecast today a final
vote on Wednesday and an informal
Senate recess from mid-Noyembe-
until the new year.
ASPEN. Colo.-INs - Routed
from their beds, Aspen's 700 resi-.
dents turned out early today TO
battle raging fire which swept
through the main business block
OF this little mountain town high
in the western Colorado Rockies.
The flames spread rapidly. burn
ing six business houses to the
ground and causing damage to a
seventh.
WASHINGTON ms Govern.
ment reports today revealed that
retail sales have continued TO in
crease in volume during the past
two months. unchecked by re-
strictiye instalment regulations
put IN force IN September
The Commerce Department report
ed that sales of independent re-
tail stores in September ran 2S
per cent ahead of the same month
last year.
NEW YORK-INS--Union Lead.
er George Z. Browne. unlike code.
PENDANT Willie Bioff. probably will
not take the stand IN his own be-
half when the Bioh-Browne extor.
ton trial is resumed in federal
court next week it was indicated
today. The trial. replete with sen
sations. bizarre testimony and the
tales Of mysterious manipulation
OF hundreds Of thousands Of dollars
OF Hollywood motion picture mon.
ey, has been adjourned until Mon
day.
BERLIN-INS- Six British mer-
chant ships. a destroyer and two
patrol boats. have been sunk by
German submarines in the past
few days. the German high COM
mand announced today. a British
torpedo boat was declared 70 have
been heavily damaged The mer-
chant ships sent 10 the bottom to-
tailed 1900 tons, according to
thu Announcement