The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-02-14
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THE WEATHER.: Tonight:
Continued Mild

WASHINGTON-AP-Two separ.
ate sugar rstioning registrations
will be held. the Office OF Price Al.
ministration reported today, one
for householders and another for
such commercial users as bakers.
confectioners and 5ottlers.
NYSSA, Ore.-AP- A week OF
clock confusion ended here Friday
at midnight as residents gave up
an attempt to shift TO the Pacific
time zone.
PORTLAND. Ore. -AP-The ma
tons first statewide campaign 10
get people on a defense bond bud
get has just been completed in Ore
gon and its sponsors say 1t was ter.
rifle. Oregonians promised TO buy
more than s20000,000 in these Sc
curities during 1912.
RIO DE JANEIRO- AP-Epita-
clio Pessoa. rs. president OF Brazil
from 1919 to 1922 and his country's
representative at the Versailles
peace conference, died last night
after an Illness OF several months.
WASHINGTON-AP - Selective
service Officials said today that the
cur ent registration of around 5000
300 men from 20 through Al for pos
sible military duty would be fol-
lowed by the listing in the next
two or three months OF those be.
tween IS and 20 and As through GA.
MEXICO ClTY-AP-A docu.
mented report on the activities OF
Axis espionage agents in Mexico has
been submitted by special com
mittee OF the chamber OF deputies
President Avila Camacho and In
terror Minister Miguel Aleman, who |
controls the government secret po
lice.
PHILADELPHIA Rob- |
ert r. Williams says that the gov
eminent may require white bread |
10 be enriched by yitamin B-1 to
AAfAF AlAouAt HNtdQN nerves lOI
America during this emergency
DR.. Williams, chemical director of
Bell Telephone laboratories, was
the first to synthesize B-l, which
scientists call the morale vitamin
because it is essential to nerve
tissue.
SAN FRANCISCO-AP-A mum.
Der of Japanese warships and sup
ply vessels were sighted last
night along the coast OF New
Britain, Japanese occupied island
Just off of New Guinea, the Mel.
bourne radio said today. The
CHS shortwave listening post
here heard the broadcast
CANBERRA, Australia -AP-
The Australian government Is con
sidering calling home Australian
airmen now serving in England as
soon as transport difficulties can
be overcome, Air Minister A. S.
Drakeford declared today.
JERU SALEM -AP- Polish cir
oles said today that enormous
quantities of grain forcibly requis-
itIoned from peasants by the Ger.
mans were now rotting unshelter-
ed. Occupational authorities were
reported TO have been unable to
master the storage OF grain and
other commodities and the Poles
described their specially built ele-
yators as too small.
VANCOUVER. b. C.-AP-Ene-
my aliens must withdraw from the
coastal area of British Columbia
west of the Cascade mountains
by April 1 and must surrender all
cameras and radios in their pos
session. Col. C. II. Hill, provin-
cial commissioner OF the Royal
Canadian mounted police, announ-
ced today.
Observation-Disclosures Navy
Department today conducted an In.
vestigation to determine the cause
OF an explosion in a fuse loading
house at the Washington Naval Re-
search Laboratory and magazine
resulting in the death OF three per
sons and injury to eight others.
Omcials said that there was no
evidence Of sabotage.
Observation-Disclosures State
Department today announced that
because of present war conditions.
no examinations will be held this
year for applicants in the American
Foreign Diplomatic Service.
NEW YORK-lNS-Th British
radio reported today in o broad
cast heard by NBC that all Russian !
women between the ages Of 10 ana
as are to be modified for work in
munitions plants, according to a
Soviet decree The only eXceD-
tons will be women with babies
and students, said BIC.
BUENOS AIRES-iNS - The
cabinet Of Argentina today author
lied the Argentine military com
mission now in the United States
70 buy ornaments for the Army
and Navy.
LONDON-lNS-Br British bombers
attacked the German manufacture
ing centers OF Cologne and Aachen
during the night, the air ministry
announced today.
NEW YORK-INS- a pioneer
Russian squadron flying American
made Curtiss p-40 pursuit planes