The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-29

on drivers talkeQ ABOUT a strlkS
over breakdown in plans for war
time delivery reductions.
VICHY, France -AP-The June
meat ration in unoccupied France
was fixed officially today at $50
grams-or less than six ounces
per person a week. The ration may
be consumed at any OF four speci-
fled meals during the week-includ-
ing two on Sunday.
NEW YORK-INS- Rumors to
the effect that explosions and
fires in some American war plants
were the work of saboteurs were
spiked today by the National Board
of Fire Underwriters. The COM
mittee on incendiarism in its an
nual report said they had no re-
port of an incendiary fire in
war plant since Americas declara-
ton OF war.
QUITO. Ecuador-INS-Ten per-
sons, including two sons Of for
mer president of Ecuador, were
held by Ecuadorian authorities to-
day as ringleaders of group OF
demonstrators who attempted to
break into the government palace.
The outbreak followed a lecture
delivered by one of the sons OF
former President Gen. Don Leon
idas Plaza at the Central Univer
sity.
HOLLYWOOD-AP- There was
no change today in the condition
of John Barrymore. gravely Ill
since May 10. Stimulants are be-
ing administered to aid the so year
old actors tagging heart. The car.
diac condition was aggravated by
the tax imposed by liver and kid
ney disorders and hypostatic pneu-
monia.
LONDON - UP Royal Air
Force planes swept occupied north
ti dlIC lNlNt III ihiNh ohtNCo-
sion at noon today, flying across
the Dover Strait in a high wind
and cloudy sky.
GROTON, Conn.-AP - Every
month sees more than one new
cruising submarine slide down the
ways OF the Electric Boat Company,
L. 80 TIT eh
OF essential materials. I'VE have
our priorities.' said President Law.
renee Y. Spear Today, but we
don't sit back and wait for sup
plies to come to us. We go ou.
and dig them up for ourselves"
ST. LUCIA, British West Indies
-(Delayed) United States
Army planes engaged six subma-
rines for Is minutes late yesterday
a mile of Port Cashtries, where the
damaged destroyer Blakeley is
refuged and chased the U-boats |
with depth charges.
LONDON-INS- Nine persons
were killed and many injured when
an express train colljded with a
freight train on the Karlsruhe
Strasbourg railway near Stras-
bourg. Germany. reports received
in London said to-day.
WARDHA. Notwithstanding
das X. Gandhi. spiritual leader OF
midas millions of Hindus, pro-
claimed today that he was con-
templating a new movement. He
failed to reveal what he had in
mind but said that plans were
floating" in his brain that he
might have to do something.
LAKELAND. Fla.-INS - An
Army board OF investigation today
sifted through the wreckage of 4
B-24 bomber which crashed near
Lakeland Wednesday night. killing
six Army airmen and injuring two
others. The dead were listed as
End Lieut. William A. Sims. "a. pi-
lot. Cement. Okla: End Lieut.. Law
renee r. Abrams, "a. co-pilot. Raw
enswood. Ind: 2nd Lieut.. Preston
r. King. %, navigator, Leesburg.
Fla: STAFF Sgt. Russell Charles
Tomlinson, 80. 1l49 E. Sanger St.
Philadelphia. Pvt. Senry. L. O'Don-
nell, "a. Wamego, KaGs. and Pvt.
Martin Goldstein. %. 1926 St. JOS
Place, Brooklyn, " Y.
WASHlNGTON-INS - In the
face OF strong, congressional oppo-
sition. Rubber Car Arthur d. New.
hall today declared that compulsory
nationwide gasoline rationing is
the most equitable" way TO save
tires. and branded voluntary
schemes as unsuitable.
MOSCOW UP-A Tass agency
dispatch from Stockholm. based on
Swiss press reports, said today
that Hungary is massing troops on
belief that "Rumanis will launch
an attack before autumn"
VICHY- Efforts TO estab-
lish the deaths Of seven incurable
patients as mercy killings In
which the victims we're relieved OF
their suffering we're ruled out to-
day In the trial Of four nurses
charged with the slayings. French
justice cannot tolerate a humanity
murder plea the court ruled.