The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-11
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NEW YORK ms A United
Air Lines passenger transport,
crashed into Flushing Bay early
today as It started 10 land at La
Guardia Airport Two members OF
the planes crew we're injured.
NEW YORK-INS- The Brit
ish radio quoted a Vichy message
saying that the inhabitants OF
Brest have been told by German
authorities ito stand ready for the
proclamation of state OF siege,
CHS reported today 1t was an
nounced that this action would be
taken without further advance no.
tice. BIC declared.
HOLLYWOOD-lNS- The fight
ing spirit that made Babe Ruth
the idol Of millions OF baseball fans
appeared today to have pulled him
out OF the toughest SPOT in his
life. Guardedly, his physician. DR..
r. Nichol Smith, pronounced the
former home run king oil the road
TO recovery after three-day battle
with severe attack OF pneumonia.
LONDON-AP-The British Air
Force, resuming its assaults on
Germany after a one-night lapse be-
cause OF bad weather. heavily
bombed industrial targets in the
Ruhr last night hut los: 13 planes
in the raids, the air ministry an
nounced today.
WASHINGTON-AP- Congress
finally has found man who knows
most of the answers. He is Will
liam J. Hayes. 80. a native OF New
Rochelle, n. Y. who has been Of
fcially designated as liaison man
between Capitol Hill and the War
Production Board.
WASHINGTON-AP - Applica-
lions for new home mortgage in
surance reached new records both
in number and dollar volume in
March, the Federal Housing Ad-
ministration reported today. The
March total was 3S.207 applica-
tions involving S161,9S9,6l3, an in
crease OF 81 per cent compared
with February and OF so per cent
compared with March OF last year.
The previous high mark was 33,032
applications involving $liS,626,977
received in May, 1871.
LONDON-AP- A Zurich dis
patch TO Exchange Telegraph said
today neutral correspondents re-
ported that German films OF the
March IS battle of st. Nazaire show
ed part of British destroyer half
submerged only a few feet from
the gate OF the Nazi submarine
base on Frances Atlantic coast.
NAIROBI- ms - Flans have
been completed for evacuation OF
the civilian population, particular
ly women and children, from the
British East Africa port OF Nom
hasa in event OF emergency, it was
announced today.
COLUMBUS, O.-INS-The Unit
ed Airplane Workers, a CLIO union.
today became the bargaining agent
for more than 1000 employees OF
the Curtiss-Wright plant in Column
bus. In an NLRB election. the
L. A. w. polled 1857 OF the 1858
votes cast from the total of 4,206
employees eligible to participate.
The International Association OF
Machinists, IN AFL union, received
3s2 votes.
SAN FRANCISCO-INS All
japanese aliens and their Ameri-
can born descendants will have
been evacuated from prohibited
military zones on the Pacific Coast
not later than May 90, it was an
nounced today by Lieut.. General
John l.. Dewitt, chief OF the west
ern defense command.
MANIAC h-lNS- Two severe
earthquake shocks shook Managua
early today. People rushed into
the streets in their night-clothing.
No immediate casualties were re-
ported.
SANTA MONICA. Cal.-INS-A
check was in the mail today tina:
will make three-year-old Colin Kel-
~, son OF Americas first hero OF
World War II, member OF an IL.
lustrious group that includes Gen
eral Macarthur and Pershing. Col.
Eddie Rickenbacker and Sergt. AL
vim York. Presented by the Vet.
Grams Service Leagu3 OF Santa
Monica, the check covers "Corky's"
initiation fee and life dues for
membership in the Army and Navy
Legion Of Valor.
LANSING-AP-As a paper.sav-
ing device, the state insurance de-
partment today authorized fire in.
surance companies to renew fire
insurance policies by an endorse
ment and Without the issuance OF
a new policy.
KINGSTON. Jamaica ms
Several American and British
economic experts were conferring-
here today with local authorities
on the islands economic and food
situation. Frank W. Taussig. CO
chairman OF President Roosevelt's
Caribbean commission. Sydney
Game, economic expert of the Lon
don colonial office. and Judge Will
liam Haistie and Carl Robbins.
members OF the Presidents Car.
ibbean committee, we're present.