The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-13

WASHlNGTON-lNS- The
War Department announced
today that corregidor ras beat
en- off ten new Japanese air
raids in the past "a hours and
that its guns have sunk a num-
Der OF Japanese boats In MARI
veles Harbor on Bataan PENN
suls.
CHICAGO INS-With a light
vote In prospect and small indica'
tion that major contests will be-
decided by sentiment on war issues.
Illinois will hold the nations first
1912 primary tomorrow TO pick SEN
atorial and other candidates for the
Nov. 3 election.
RIO DE JANEIRO-INS- Three
top-ranking Axis agents, inCiudtug
a japanese airforce officer. NaZi
Gestapo agent and a German "prin-
cess" were included in a roundup
OF alleged fifth-columnists in south
ern Brazil police declared today.
More than 1900 organized. armed
Axis agents were opel ating in the
area centering around the town OF
Curityba, in The state or Parana,
according to police.
NORFOLK. Va.-lNS- Another
merchant ship. OF Norwegian regis
try. today was added to the toll OF
vessels sunk off the Atlantic coast
by Axis submarines. The Fifth Nav
al district announced that 40 OF the
50-man crew were landed at Nor
folk Wednesday, a day after their
medium-sized ship was sent to the
bottom.
WASHINGTON INS-The Sen
ate Patents Committee today begins
hearings on a proposed bill giving
President Roosevelt the right TO
commander for duration OF the war
patents worth billions OF dollars.
LONDON-INS-- Richard Casey,
former Australian minister TO the
United States who resigned to take
a post in the British war cabinet, to-
day awaited conference with Prime
Minister Churchill on his new duties
as cabinet representative in the
Middle East.
PLAlNFIELD, y. J.-INS- Ar
rangements for private funeral serv-
ices were being completed today
for Solomon Soils Carvalho. Sc. for
mer general manager of the Hearst
publications. Carvalho, who died al
his Plainfield home yesterday after
an Illness OF several months was
active in an advisory capacity to
the Hearst publications until short
~ before his death.
NEW YORK-INS-A fairly Sc
we're earthquake was recorded ear
ly today on the seismograph at
Fordham University. The first
shock came at 1920 q. m. EWT
and the second at 4:061g. The
quake occurred about 1900 miles
from New York but Fordham Of
ficials were unable TO determine
the direction.
PITTSBURGH-INS 49, Another
Conn was in the ring today
weight six pounds, four and one
half ounces. Private Billy Conn,
Pittsburgh's heavyweight boxing
title contender, home on short fur
Tough to be at his wifes bedside,
was the beaming father. Both Mrs.
Conn, the former Mary Louise
Smith Of Pittsburgh, and son were
doing nicely.
COLUMBUS. DAP A wind
whipped blaze burned SO stall
stable to the ground at nearby
Beulah Pahk race track early to-
day, destroying possibly eleven
horses as three grooms led half
a dozen others to safety.
KEWANEE. Ill. -AP- Fire
RACED through the business dis
trfct OF this North Central Illinois
town today, and destroyed sever.
al buildings. After two hours, Of
foials said the fire was still out
of control.
LONDON -AP-- Sir LINDEN
Macassey, prominent lawyer. has
been appointed by the lord chief
justice as the first chairman of
the Reuters Trust, which was es-
tablished last October to place
ownership OF the principal British
news agency in the hands OF the
British press as a whole.
BOSTON-lNS- Despite inten.
sive search throughout the East.
officials today still were without
a clue to whereabouts Of Edward
J. Morris, 3rd, husky is year old
Phillips Andover Academy student
and son OF a Pittsburgh executive.
The prep school wrestler last was
seen Tuesday when he wired his
parents he was leaving Boston for
Andover following a taxi accident.
His parents feared he is an am.
nesia victim.
WASHINGTON ms Charg-
ing "wilfull concealment" Of a
supply Of import copper the War
Production Board today issued a
suspension order against Talon,
Inc. Of Meadyille Pa worlds
largest maker Of zippers.
STOCKHOLM ms Another
large convoy OF American. British
and Dutch ships has arrived safe
" az Murmansk. the Moscow rad.
10 reported today. According 20