The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-07


price fixing.
SYDNEY-INS-A party OF Unit
ed States Army nurses, CARRIED in
blue uniforms and caps, arrived in
Australia today. All said they were
delighted to be in Australia and
were confident the United Nations
would come out tops.
WASHINGTON--INS- A long
record of naval service was closed
today for Rear Admiral J. w. VIII
cox, Jr, Of Atlanta, Ga, who was
lost overheard at sea in heavy
weather. A brief Navy Depart
ment announcement OF Wilcox
death said only that the incident
happened during normal cruis-
ing" which indicated that no ac-
tion with the enemy was taking
place at the time. The Department
said that no further details are at
present available.
WASHINGTON-AP- Arrival Of
normal spring weather was expect
ed today to temper the effects OF
% per cent cut in deliveries OF
fuel oil for central heating and
hot water supplies in the II East
Coast states the District OF Column
bia, and Washington and Oregon.
KANSAS CITY-AP- The Ma
tons Navy mothers. some with
eyes still moist from word that
their boys have been killed in ac-
ton, rallied behind a rigorous cam.
paign today at the opening of their
national convention, keynoting it
with the slogan; Seal your lips
and protect our ships" The slo-
gan will be one of several spread
throughout the country by 250
clubs representing $4,000 members
Of the National Association Of
Navy Mothers.
NEW YORK-lNS-John Merry
EFT, who appeared at the wedding Of
Gloria Vanderbilt and Pasquale
Pa) di Cicco in Beverly Hills.
Calf, as an unlimited guest and
stole a $4,000 brooch, today was
committed TO the Matteawan State
Hospital for the Insane.
RIO DE JANElRO-INS-Anoth-
or group OF nearly 200 alleged Axis
spies will be transferred today TO
the llha Das Flores concentration
camp in Rio de Janeiros Guanabara
Bay, authorized circles revealed.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico ms
Twenty-nlne survivors OF the Uru-
guayan merchantmen Montevideo,
reported torpedoed and sunk on
March IS off Jeremie, Haiti. wee
en- route home by Pan-American
Clipper today.
MELBOURNE INS-Proof of
the success Of American forces
in keeping open vital communica-
tions lines TO Australia was given
today in an official announcement
that the commonwealth is receiving
all lease-lend materials requested
from the United States.
NEW YORK-INS-The nation
and the Navy today mourned the
death OF Rear Admiral Bradley A..
Fiske' U.S.N. (retired) a veteran Of
the old Navy who helped build the
new.
SIDNEY-INS- The bulk OF the
Netherlands East Indies air force.
including the commander in chiei,
Major General L. n. Van Oyen, es.
capped from Java before the Japan
csc occupation. Lieut.. Governor
General Hu5ertus J. Van Nook dis
closed today.
WASHINGTON III ms - Price
administration officials today re.
vealed that auto rationing restric-
tons will soon be relaxed to in
sure the sale Of at least 100000
new cars this year
WASHINGTON-INS- Citizens
on the Atlantic seaboard and in
the states Of Washington and Ore
gon today were confronted with
a Is per cent slash in deliveries OF
fuel oil for heating and hot-water
supplies.
EATON RAPIDS, Mich,-AP-
Geraldine Reynolds, 5, has date
with the President o. the United
States for Thursday. The bme-eyed
ward OF the Veterans OF Foreign
Wars home has been chosen to pre-.
sent to President Roosevelt Thurs
day the first Buddy" poppy sold
each spring to obtain revenues for
support Of the institution and 10
aid other benevolences Of the yeter-
ans organization
CHUNGKING -AP-An exchange
OF diplomatic representatives be.
tween China and The Vatican hiss
been arranged government
spokesman announced today.
MOBILE. Shclled for
more than two hours and then tor
pedoed by an enemy submarine in
the Caribbean a Panamanian vessel
was reboarded by her crew the next
day and brought safely 70 port here.
survivors account OF the March s
Smelling. which cost the lives VI
Captain James Stewart. First Mate
Hawkins Fudske and six others OF
the so crew members. were released
by the Navy.