The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-05-19
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MIAMI, Fla.-AP-Survivors OF a
Mexican tanker torpedoing that
b ought demands south Of the Dor.
der for war against the Axis ma
tons were headed home today to
receive the honors OF their country
men. Twenty-one members OF the
crew of the destroyed tanker Pot
s., zero del Llano entrained last night
for Laredo. Texas, where they will
arrive about noon Thursday and be
escorted to the Mexican border 70
be received as heroes.
CALCUTTA AP- Fifteen doc
tors and scientists OF the United
States Public Health Service Mis-
sion who directed malaria control
and sanitation for approximately
100000 workers on the Yunnan-
Burma Railway have escaped from
territory overrun by the Japanese
and are awaiting reassignment Ia
India.
ROME - (From Italian Broad
casts-AP-The death OF Alfred
Cardinal Baudrillart, rector OF the
Catholic Institute at Paris. was re-
ported today in dispatches from the
German-occupied French capital.
OTTAWA-UP-The sinking
Of the Canadian Pacific liner,
Empress OF Asia, by enemy &C
ton was announced today by
naval headquarters.
WASHINGTON-AP-The Laval
government at Vichy has started 4
short wave campaign to WOO
French Americans away from alleg-
lance to this government, the OF,
flee OF Facts and Figures reported
today.
WASHINGTON-AP-Creation Of
a war food administrative body
within the near future was predict
ed today by responsible government
officials. Whether the agency would
be an independent group or a art
of the Agriculture Department, the
War Production Board or some 9TH
er department remained TO be de-
cided.
HUTCHINSON, Kas.-AP- The
bullet riddled bodies of Mr.. and
Mrs. Francis ]. Laws were found
cr-mpled against tie front door Of
their home last night Their adopted
son. Eugene. was found in a closet
shot in the head. He died an hou,'
later. Sheriff Guy Ankerholz said
he believed the boy shot the man
and woman as they attempted to
escape through the front door ard
then went to the closet and shot
himself.
HONOLULU, T. H.-INS-Sever-
al L. S. Army Air Corps bomber
crews in Hawaii were ready today
TO resume their war against Japan,
after taking time out to battle the
territory's largest volcano during
a spectacular 22-day eruption period
which was kept a military secret
until late yesterday. Observers cred
tied the bombers with helping 20
divert a stream of red-hot lava
from ancient Mauna Loa which mel
aced the city of Hilo, principal port
on the island of Hawaii
MIAMI, Fla.-UP- Charles W.
Taussig, co-chairman of the Anglo
American Caribbean commission,
said here today that a conference
last week end at Kingston, jana
lea, had assured a food supply to
West Indian Islands for the dura-
ton against any emergency.
WASHINGTON-UP- Prices OF
beverages prepared and sold in res
taurants, hotels and bars were
added today to the list of prices
controlled in the freezing order
which went into effect yesterday.
HOLLYWOOD - UP - Screen |
Star Alice Faye gave birth to a
daughter, weighing seven pounds,
two and one half ounces, today at |
Cedars Of Lebanon Hospital Miss
Faye is the wife of Orchestra |
Leader Phil Harris
NEW YORK-UP- Defense at. |
torneys attacked the testimony |
and reputation of Murray Hirschl |
today in an effort to discredit him |
as the states star witness and |
make a jury believe that he-not |
Madeline Webb, her lover. and a
sneak thief-murdered and robbed |
Mrs. Susie Floria Reich.
LISBON, Portugal up The
Axis apparently fears an United |
Nations attempt to invade Italy /
and is feverishly erecting defenses |
along the coast, United Press staff |
correspondents formerly stationed /
in Rome, said today.
CHUNGKING-.UP- French au-
thorities OF Indo- China have turned |
over nearly 10000 tons of shipping
to the Japanese, a Chinese govern
ment spokesman said today. 1T
seems that Vichy is yielding to
pressure-a habit which we dis