The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-09-11

HAcKETTSTOWN, N. -
lNS-one person was reported
10 have been killed and several
injured today when an explo-
sion occurred at the Essex Spe-
eialty Co. plant which is en-
gagged in war work.
HANANA-INS- Arrangements
for duel between TWO top political
figures were scheduled to be com
pleted today by seconds OF the
principals. DR.. Jose Portuondo
Domenech, national minister OF
health, challenged Rep. Francisco
Batsta. brother Of President Full.
gencio Batista and leader of the
Democratic party which supports
the administration. Domenech held
public statements by Batista were
insulting and demanded sausfac-
ton.
RENO. Ney.-lNS- The posi-.
bility of murder was introduced
today into mystery surrounding
the death of Mrs. Bridget McBur-
ney Sargent, New York society
woman, as police and members of
coroner's jury disagreed on the
cause. Mrs. Sargent, wife of
Charles s. Sargent Jr., of Cedar
htrrst FOUND
Reno hotel room Monday morning.
her throat and wrists slashed by
razor blade. A coroner's jury
sitting to hand down what was
expected to he a routine verdict.
ruled that Mrs. Sargent came TO
her death from throat wounds in
flicted by person or persons un-
known.
WEST PlTTSTON. Pa.-lNS-
Two hundred boys at the West
Pittston high school We're on strike
today because football was abol-
ished as wartime measure.
PITTSBURGH-lNS- A union
branded unauthorized strike OF
80 scarfers employed at the Is
inch mill of the Jones & Laughlin
Steel Corporations south side
plant, today threatened to hamp-
er vital war production.
BERN, -Swit7erland-AP - The
Socialist party in Italy, which Benz
to Mussolini's followers in early
DAYS beat down with clubs. castor
oil treatment and assassination,
was reported today to be raising
its head against Fascism. A Del
monte Democratic dispatch from
Zurich quoted Swiss Socialist cir
cles as declaring that the Italian
Socialist party in recent months
has been reorganized with illegal
UNITS multiplying in factories in
the greater part OF Italian terri
tory.
IONDON-AP- The House Of
Commons was informed today that
Great Britain had not protested to
Prime Minister canon de Valera
OF Fire over armed raids into
northern Ireland by alleged mem
hers of the outlawed Irish Repub-
lican party t was explained that
the Fire government clearly have
their own difficulties
LONDON-AP-Squadron Leader
Gregory (Gus) Daymond, %, form
or Hollywood makeup man now
flying with an Eagle Squadron, was
awarded a bar to the British dis
tinguished flying cross today. He
was credited with seven air vic
tories and was cited for yalor in
the commando raid on Dieppe.
CHUNGKING. China-AP -, \
Chinese gov 'rnment spokesman
said today that China has enough
soldiers for five more years Of
war" He said that more than
1000 900 men had been modified
since 1895 unier the Chinese con-
scription law while the same num-
Der had voluut aered for service.
CHTCAGD-AP-A mobile Is ton
armored crime detection laboratory
Illinois anSwCr TO possible war
time sabota ge-was ready today .or
active duty on the home front. Be-
neyod TO be one OF tho first ever
built. the turreted speedy unit will
he christone Saturday by Mrs.
Dwight Green, wife of the governor.
BUENOS AIRES wide World
The visit of Presidaut Ramon s.
Castillo TO neighborinc Bolivia in
company with two Of his ministers
is regarded by politicians here as
further evidence OF Argentina's de-
termination to reinforce her posi-
ton in South American affairs.
WASHINGTON-AP 80 Senator
LANCER R-NDJ has introduced
bills to prohibit consent DEGREES in
antitrust suits OF the government
and to provide a check-up of court
room attendance Of federal judges.
He said he had offered the bills Tor
needed reforms. and that no
personalities We're involved.
ENID. Okla.-AP-Flamcs start
ed by an explosion on tank farm
swept through the refinery 81 the
Champlain oil Company today.
NEWARK. Y J-lNS-Twenty-
five enemy aliens were rounded up
and a quantity OF contrahanl seized
by =. b. T. agents during raids last
night and early today in two score
communities throughout New Jer-
sey