The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-30
Flashes Of
Late News
THE WEATHER: Tonight:
Snow, rain

THE WEATHER: Tonight:
Snow, rain
LONDON-AP - Major General
Sir Vernon Bell. IS. known as one
OF Britain's greatest spy crackers,
died Friday at Emberton. Buckins-
hamshire. il was announced today.
His organization trapped many
German agents in the last war.
SAN FRANCISCO-AP- James
Otis. 70, internationally known COT
fee broker and pioneer West Coast
aviation enthusiast, died last night
OF heart disease. In 1913 Otis
crossed the Atlantic by Zeppelin.
FALL RIVER, Mass.-AP-An
American Federation OF Textile
Operators mass meeting was call
ed for today to consider an undls-
closed proposal" relative TO an
ALL walkout mere affecting is
mills and making about 10000
WOfhSTS lule.
MELBOURNE, Australia-AP-
With winter approaching, Austria
liza discontinued daylight savings
time at 2 a. N. today. setting clocks
back an hour. (AustraliR thus is
IL hours ahead OF Eastern War
Time)
LONDON-INS-Reuters today
reported a Tokyo broadcast report
Ing Domei (Japanese) news agen-
cy dispatch stating that the Swiss
minister TO Tokyo had requested
all Americans TO communicate as
soon as possible with the Swiss le-
cation regarding possible evacua'
ton.
HOLLYWOOD ms Fred AS
taire, famous dancer. was father
for the second time today. His
wife the former Phyllis Living
ston Potter OF New York and Phi
ladelphia. gave birth to a six-pound
daughter. Their first child, Fred,
Jr., is six years old.
NEW YORK-lNS - President
Roosevelt was urged today TO exer-
else executive clemency and i'm
medistely release Earl Browder.
general secretary OF the Commun-
ist party, from prison. The plea
came at the close OF the two-day
convention OF the National Free
Browder Congress.
NEW YORK-INS-The first
public test of an artificial fog des-
igned to hide industrial areas from
enemy airmen during daytime,
was scheduled for today. The test
was to be made near the Brooklyn
Navy Yard, weather conditions per-
hitting. -.
WASHINGTON-AP- The Ag.
rlculture Department reported to-
day that 1t had bought more than
$500 000,0 900 worth of food and
farm products during the first
years operation of the lendIease
program.
WASHINGTON-AP-- The War
Department says the japanese
killed 226 army men and wound.
ed 396 at Pearl Harbor December
Z. An incomplete earlier listing
had given the total as 1853 killed,
225 wounded and &c missing.
LONDON-AP- British bomb
ers attacked enemy shipping off
the Norwegian coast last night.
the air ministry announced today.
but informed sources said there
were no major operations over
German territory.
LONDON -AP- Admiral Will
liam d. Leahy. United States am
bassador to Vichy, was received to-
day by French Chief OF State Pc
tain at a meeting attended also
by Vice Premier Darlan, Reuters
reported.
WASHINGTON INS-The War
Production Board today moved to
alleviate sugar shortages in the
New England area and build up
sufficient stocks to enable grocers
and wholesalers to meet weekly
quotas when rationing TO civilian
consumers begins in May.
WASHINGTON 49, ms The
Treasury today urged Congress to
liberalize income taxes on Ameri.
can families by allowing deduc-
ton from the levy for certain medi.
cal expenses and by permitting the
siO0 exemption for children TO cor
tinue until they reach 81 years OF
age provided they are still going TO
school.
WASHiNGTON-INS- President
Roosevelt today approved a milk
marketing agreement for the Great
er Boston marketing area under
which the price for Class milk was
set at 1853 a hundredweight for
deliveries prior TO April ]. 1913, and
. II cent increase was invoked in
the price OF certain local class 2
milk.
WASHINGTON-INS Some
1850 new names Of individuals and
companies were on the American
trade blacklist" today as the
nation moved to further cut trade
with interests of the Axis powers.