The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-30

by George Meader, prosecuting
attorney for Washtenaw County
before the Senate Truman Com
mittee.
CHICAGO-AP- Ten thousand
lives would be saved, the National
Safety Council said Today, If
record. breaking reduction in traffic
deaths throughout the nation in
June were maintained for the rest
of the year. The June total OF
1000 fatalities was 80 per cent
less than the June, 1871, toll, the
greatest decrease for any one
month in the council records.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES most
famous old mansion, the ivy-clad
Potter Palmer residence where
presidents. princes. potentates and
other notables have been enter
tanned. was taken over today by
the Chicago Red Cross as a surgi
cal dressings center.
SYDNEY-INS- Japan's abor-
tive attempt TO raid Sydney Har-
Dor was exposed to public view as
one of the enemy midget subma-
rines was placed on exhibition.
For a small fee to be used for
war relief purposes, Sydney resi-
dents can inspect the tiny U.boat
and look through its periscope
Later the vessel will be broken
up and fragments sold for souye-
Mrs.
WASHINGTON ms A sore
point between the United States
and China was removed today
through an arrangement under
which Chinese seamen on vessels
of the United Nations may be
given shore leave when their ships
are in American ports. Under
pressure from this country an
agreement was negotiated in Lon
don providing for rise in pay for
Chinese sesmen on British and
Dutch ships from $40 to $50 a
month.
WASHINGTON-AP-- Every in
reference with the rapid and eff
ficient preparation OF the armed
forces for combat must be halted
st once, Secretary Stimson said
today in response to appeals for
furlough Of military personnel dur
ing the harvest season.
INTERNATIONALLY propos-
al TO channel all individual in
comes above $4,000 year into
government bonds for the dura-
ton of the war was advised today
by Senator Brown D-Mich), a
member of the Senate Finance
Committee considering the pro-
gram to add $6,271,000 600 to the
nations revenue.
HOLLYWOOD 49, Up - Actress
Diana Barrymore and Bramwell
Fletcher. English born stage and
screen actor, eliminate their three
year romance in marriage today.
Miss Barrymore. daughter Of the
late John Barrymore. and Fletcher
have gone together since their ap-
pearance in the 1889 stage revival
OF outward Bound
MEXICO-AP-Mexico and the
United States have signed an agree
ment designed to promote-increased
production Of natural rubber in
this country. The first step in the
pact. to remain in effect for eight
years. provides for immediate
establishment Of FIVE 750-acre dem
onstration plantations in tropical
Mexico with Washington furnishing
technicians and an 100000 grant
COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo. -
AP-Only a few close friends will
attend the wedding today OF Count
Court Haugwitz Reventlow. as. and
Mrs. Margaret Drayton in the First
Evangelical Church at p. m. Noun
tain War Time. Mrs Drayton is a
daughter of William Aston Dray-
ton, and a great.grand-daughter Of
the late Mrs. William Aston, New
York social leader. Her uncle,
William Phillips. formerly was
ambassador to Italy
NEW YORK-AP-The German
high command already can see the
bottom of its oil reserves. the Oil
Weekly said today in a summary Of
Axis petroleum resources and sup.
plies.
GENERAL MARTHUR'S HEAD.