The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-27
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CHUNGKING .China-APL Nor.
ways commandments has in
formed China or It's intention TO
negotiate a treaty abolishing its
extraterritorial rights in China, a
Chinese government spokesman an
nOunced today He said abolition
OF Brazil's eXtraterritorial rights
would be provided in a new Chi
Hese-Brazilian treaty being nego-
tiated in Rio De Janeiro 10 replace
a document drafted in 1852.
SAN DIEGO. Calif.-AP-Volun.
tary milk rationng started in San
Diego today and the state depart
ment Of agriculture officials as
sembled 10 consider compulsory
rationing program. Several large
distributors asked civilians to use
milk only for the most essential
purposes and TO be prepared TO
cut down on their consumption be-
cause fuctuating demands make it
impossible to fill all orders.
NEW NORk-lNS-Demand 70:
a second fighting front in Europe
and an all out attack on Burma
was coupled today by Wendell Will
kie with a summons to the Ameri-
can people to help form a new
kind Of world after the war.
GRAHAM, y. GINS Lew
Riggs, 32year-old third baseman
for the Brooklyn Dodgers. has en-
listed in the United States Army
Al Corps. it was revealed today by
his Selective Service Board in
Graham.
WASHINGTON-AP-- Thre ma
jor legislative proposals were
placed on the "don't-open-until-af.
ter-election' shelf today as Con
gress concentrated on political
campaigns back home. Tho mea-
sures were: l. To lower the draft
age from 20 TO IS >. To abolish
state poll taxes in federal cleo
tions. 3. To mobilize the nations
manpower in an about war effort
BOSTON -AP- The Navy an
nounced today that Admiral Ed
ward Clifford Kalbfus tReD, pres
ident of the naval war college and
commandant of the naval operating
base at Newport. r. l.. would be
ordered to duty on the general
board of the Navy on Nov. ?.
NEW YORK ms England's
new mosquito bomber. a tween
gined plane made of wood was de-
scribed by the British radio today
as the fastest bomber ever built
and one of the worlds speediest
plane in any category. The report.
heard by CHS. said the mosquito is
powered by two Rolls-Royce mo-
tors. and carries four cannon and
four machine guns. II can operate
with a crew Of only two.
LONDON@fSS- Unruffled by
the shrek of air raid sirens and
reports that bombs had failed only
a few miles away, Mrs. Eleanor
Roosevelt was up bright and early
today TO resume her inspection
trip Of England at war.
SOMEWHERE IN AUSTRALIA
Inns 49, Mai. William Benn Of
Washington, Pa. whose squadron
OF Flying Fortresses is currently
reputed to be the hottest unit n
the American Air Force, today re-
ceived the Distinguished Flying
Cross from Gen. Douglas MacArth-
ur for extraordinary heroisn,
courage and leadership in carry.
ing out series of destructive
raids on Rabaul, New Britain.
CHICAGO-INS 49, That storm
center which moved swiftly from
Chicago to Washington. ID. c., t.
day was the eyer-tempestuous Ms.
Elizabeth billing. She was re.
moved 10 Washington, much
against her will and spite OF GOVT
appeals, to stand trial with q
others on a charge OF conspiracy
TO undermine the morale of the
armed forces OF the United States.
CHICAGO-INS Among 40
youths qualified for Army pilot
training today was Ralph Ribbeu-
trop. %. OF Cedar Lake. Ind, wrO
said he was a second iousin OF
Jochim Won Ribbentrop. German
foreign minister, but added our
family will have nothing to do with
that Infamous relative
NEW YORK-1NS- Italy has
fastened to seek an agreement with
Germany for mutual assistance to
victims OF Allied air raids. the
British radio reported today accord
ing to CHS. Announcement OF the
agreement was made in Rome As
north Italian cities still smoked in
the devastation OF four heavy RAE
raids.
LONDON-INS-A successor to
the Quisling Propaganda Minister
Lunde who was killed in a motor
accident two days ago, already has
been appointed, the British radio
reported today according to CHS.
Lunde was said to have been one
OF the first TO welcome the Germans
when they marched into Oslo in
1870. lie and his wife were both
killed when their car overturned
while they were returning home
from a Nazi meeting where Lunde
made a speech praising the Nazi
new order in Europe