The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-24
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THE WEATHER. Tonight:
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Continued Warm
STOCKHOLM-INS Reports
that the IL Norwegian ships which
left Gothenburg April l in an al
tempt 10 dash through tie German
blockade 10 England were armed
has resulted In a Swed sh govern
ment protest ~ London. the news
paper Dagens Nyhter said today.
The publication said ~ machine
guns had been struggled on board
the boats, probably by British
officials.
NEW lORk-iNS-Deems Tay-
lor. noted composer and critic, to-
day was the new presidCn OF the
American Society of Composers,
Authors and Publishers-the first
time the society had elected 4
new president in II years. Taylor
succeeded Gene Buck who headed
ASCAP since 1925 and who began
work with the soeiety in 1914.
JOLIET, lll.-INS- Inmates OF
the new and old state prisons. al
Joliet are "grousing" bitterly about
the reduction OF sugar in their diet.
Warden Edward NJ. StuDblefield ad.
mitted today. The warden. how
ever, expressed confidence that the
patriotism OF the men" would
make them willing to do their part
in the war when they learned that
every citizen is aiding He said
the sugar allowance at the pri-
sons temporarily had been cut III
half.
SAN FRANCISCO-lNS- Com
plying with orders of Lieut.. Gen.
John l.. Dewitt. commanding gen.
eral of the western defense COM
mand and the Fourth Army. 5000
Japanese from five California
areas began registration today pre-.
paratory TO their evacuation.
LOS ES-INS-Scores of
alien homes in the Los Angeles
harbor area have been raided and
quantities OF contraband articles
have been seized during the past
few days, the Federal Bureau of
Investigation revealed today.
SAN FRANCISCO-INS- The
Japanese owned Nippon Yusen
Kaisha Steamship line, whose as
sets were frozen by the United
States government at the out
break of the war, faced further
financial difficulty today. Three
San Francisco creditors filed
petition in federal court asking the
line be declared involuntarily bank
rupt.
CHICAGO-INS- determined to
crush alegedly subyersive actiyi,
ties before they can impair Amer
ica's war effort. L. S. Attorney j.
Albert VOL and the FIJI today COM
pleted list OF an estimated 40 per
sons and groups to be questioned
by the fedei al grand jury in the
widespread sedition investigation.
RICHMOND. Calif-AP- Work
ers at the Richmond Shipbuilding
Corporation yard No. 2 claimed
national record today in commission
ing Liberty-type freighter Anthony
WAYNE for active service So days
after its launch<hg.
BERN, Switzerland --AP- The
latest development on the Russian
war front is specially trained para
chute corps of Soviet Red Cross
nurses. The Berlin newspaper De-
Bund printed a photograph today of
nine members OF the corps, equipped
with parachutes and first aid cases.
BERN. Switzerland-AP- Sofia
is virtually without milk, meat and
potatoes largely as result of poor
organization OF supply facilities,
the Swiss telegraphic agency report
ed today from the Bulgarian CAPT.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.-INS -
While microphone fastened to
his chest recorded the final beats
OF his heart, Ernest Tayler, 36-year-
old Kansas City negro, went to his
death today in the lethal gas cham.
Der OF Missouri's state prison. The
microphone was part of new in.
strument invented by Drs. William
kountz and John Smith OF Washing
ton University. st. Louis, who be.
lieye 1t will enable physicians TO
detect early signs OF heart disease.
LONDON-lNS - Nazi authori.
ties in Belgrade have seized the
wife and four children OF Gen.
Draja Mihailovitch as hostages fol.
lowing the refusal of the Yugoslav
Loyalist leader to surrender with
his guerilla bands, informed Yugo.
slav sources in London reported
today.
HAMILTON. Bermuda-INS =
Thirty-three survivors of a torpe.
doed Swedish freighter rested in
Bermuda homes provided for them
by the American Red Cross today
following their rescue after drifting
for is hours in lifebost. Their
ship was attacked by a submarine
in Atlantic waters Monday evening
and the captain, engineer and -four
crew members were lost, the suryi.
vors said.