The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-21
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THE WEATHER; Tonight:
Slightly Warmer

NEW YORK-INS-De Designed to
tighten defenses along the eastern
seaboard. approximately sos new
prohibited areas and Isl new re-
stricted zones today we're added to
those already established by Lieut.
Gen. Hugh a. Drum. commanding
general Of the Eastern Defense
Command. In his third proclama'
tion since he assumed command,
Gen. Drum also extended the
bounds OF six existing prohibited
zones aud u restricted areas.
NEW NS-New York
City stands out today as the ma
tons leading house mine OF tin
for the nations war effort. Report
ing that New York householders &C.
counted for one third OF the 1900
tons Of tin cans collected through
out the nation last month, George
Sutherland. regional salvage man
aver Of the WPA. said contributions
are exceeding the capacity OF the
defining plant at Carteret, y. J.
PALM BEACH, Fla.-INS- They
planned no inquest today in the
death OF Byron d, Chandler, once
known on Broadway as the Mil
lion Dolla- Kid because Of his pro
filigate spending. Four times div
orced and now alone and forgotten.
the 63-year-old Chandler, who made
even blase Broadway gasp by his
reckless and spectacular spending,
shot himself on the pier OF his
shOwplaCe winter home, The Plan
tation," according 10 Police Lieut..
L. o. Ecklund.
OTTAWA-AP-Butter was sold
IN Canada only in exchange for
ration coupons today as an order
by the government prices board al
lotting a half-pound a week TO each
person went into effect only few
hours after 1t was announced.
VERA CRUZ, MeXico-AP -
Mexico will have a record budget
of Sl25. 600 600 next year, President
Manuel Avila Camacho disclosed
Sunday in a press conference in
which he discussed war time prob,
lens. or the total budget the war
ministry will account for S2S,000.
600, the president said. The minis
tries OF communications and eduCa.
ton will have the next largest APP
propriations, he added.
BISBEE. Ariz-AP-JurOrs took
little more than half an hour to
clear Margaret Herlihy of the fatal
shooting OF her husband, thrice
married Capt. David d. Carr, and
father OF her unborn child. The
twelve miners and ranchers de-
layed long enough Saturday night
TO ask the court whether the YER
diet should be signed in pen or pen
Gil. then acquitted the 2l-year-old
daughter of 1t. Col. and Mrs. K. G.
Herlihy of a murder charge.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. than
/ ,O00 OF the Unitet~States' 100000
Indians entered the fighting forces.
the Interior Departments Indian
Service reported today.
O-INS-Frank F.. Spen.
Ger, president OF the Burning Oil
Distributors Association, said today
he had telegraphed government Of
fcials demanding that period ;
be v,,ada
valid today instead OF Wednesday.
He also asked that the value of the
coupons for the next heating perioi
be increased 80 per cent.
CAMP PENDLETON. Cal-INS
Lieut. Col. James Roosevelt. cid
est son OF the President, today
wore the order OF military merit,
first class. of the Dominican Re-
public The citation, inscribed on
a parchment scroll in the hand OF
President Rafael l.. Trujillo of the
Dominican Republic. said the high
est award OF that nation was grant
ed Col Roosevelt. a Marine officer,
in recognition " his efforts in CO.
ordinating the military activities
Of the republic and the United
States.
JOHNSTOWN. Pa-INS-A 81
600 reward to the person or persons
who find Lieut.. Col. Boyd ID. Buzz
Wagner, JOhnstown war ace miss
ing on a routine flight from Florida
TO Alabama. was posted today by
Isadore Glatzkin. local philanthropy.
list. Wagner has been missing
since November 20. And has been
the subject Of an extensive man
hunt conducted by the L. s Army.
While planes have patrolled the
air. searching parties have tracked
through countless miles OF forests
and wastelands but no trace Of
either Wagner nor his airplane has
been found.
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