The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-09

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whose chain bound, scantily c ad
body was recovered by officers
last night from the Ouchita Ri er
at Gallon, 60 miles southwest Of
here.
Observation-Disclosures
dent Roosevelt today signed
the S26,5oo, ooO. 900 naval appro-
priation bill for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1913.
MELBOURNE 49, APP Twenty
nine thousand more men and wom-
en- are needed for munitions fac
tories within the next six months,
an official survey o. Australian
labor requirements said today.
WASH lNGTON-lNS-Presi-
dent Roosevelt today named
Admiral Emory S. Land as war
time shipping car with COM
plete and final control over
the operation of all American
shipping.
SYDNEY, Australia -AP-On be-
half OF the Australian people, Army
Minister Francis Forde broadcast
message to Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur today congratulating him
and his men for Their coura geous
stand against the Japanese on Lu-
ron Island.
CAIRO. Egypt -AP-Sir Amin
Osman Pasha was appointed min
lister plenipotentiary to the presi-
dency of the council of ministers
today. becoming the first political
liaison officer between the B It.
ish embassy and the Egyptian gov
eminent.
LONDON -AP- Enemy prison
ers Of war-except those In work
ing parties-were limited to the
troops employed on sedentary dut-
les under new ratiols regulations
which became effective today.
LONDON -AP-- The Exchange
Telegraph Agency reported from
Canberra today that Australian
Prime Minister John Curtin an
nounced the establishment In Lon
don OF a Pacific war council.
MADRID-AP-Rio factions
IN Tangier were kept throttled by
Spanish Morocco authorities under
martial law today after the latest
in a chain OF mysterious. violent
events laid to competition OF Bril-
tain and Germany for Arab sup
port in the Mediterranean war
zone. The outburst was touched
off by the explosion Friday of a
time-bomb in a taxi loaded with
British diplomatic baggage on
crowded Tangier pier.
BELFAST, Northern Ireland
ADJUST a month after his visit
TO London to arrange for the land
ing OF United States troops in
northern Ireland, Prime Minister
John Miller Andrews is again in
the British capital comforting with
members Of the British govern
ment.
SAN JOSE. Costa Rica-AP
The National Republican Party,
headed by President Rafael Cald-
eron Guardia, won 10 OF the %
congressional seats at stake in
Sundays elections. it was an
nounced officially today.
MONTERREY, Mexico-AP -
The retention or release OF Dr..
Arthur Torrance. American author
explorer charged with killing his
Michigan bride on a honeymoon in
Mexico, rests solely now with the
trial Judge. over the week end
Prosecutor Judge Juan Vallejo n
Nueyo Leon state recommended Dr..
Torrance's release TO Trial Judge
Jesus b. Santos. declaring that evil
dence found during nearly three
months investigation indicated the
defendant was innocent.
LONDON-INS-Soap rationing
began in England today. according
TO an official announcement
PHILADELPHIA ms - An
eight alarm fire that swept a tri-
angular block of stores and homes
caused damage estimated today at
Sl.000000. The fire was termed
the city's worst in is years and
40 fire companies went into action
Homes Of so families were destroy
ed.
COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo
INS-One OF the most popular sus
gestions for a name for the S25.
100000 Army cantonment on whicn
work will start shortly south of
Colorado Springs apparel today 10
be that OF Camp Douglas MacArth-
ur. in honor Of the general defend.
ing the Philippines
ROCKFORD. lLL-lNS- Police
Chief Charles G. Manson today ord.
cred his police captains who have
been making their rounds in squad
cars 10 pound their district on
foot hereafter-or use busses.
We've gotta save those tires he
said.
MARTINS FERRY. O.-INS -
Leah Ray Marconi. 10 Of Tiltons
vile. O.. the first child born in the
Martins Ferry Maternity Hospital
when It opened a decade ago. was
dead In that same hospital today
Her jugular vein was severed yes
terday when. while carrying q glas.