The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-06-12
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THE WEATHER: Tonight:
Warm, showers
MADRID-INS- Foreign Minis
ter Serrano Suner OF Spain was in
Paris today, presumably for con-
ferences with German authorities
in occupied France An official
announcement that Suner had left
for Paris gave no hint of the pur-
pose OF his visit
NEW YORK ms Documen.
tary proof that Japan has been
waging germ warfare in China was
revealed today by Robert Barnett.
United China relief official. who
recently returned from the Far
East. The former Rhodes scholar
and Rockefeller Foundation fell
low disclosed his findings in
series OF documents from Chinese
officials. These were corroborated
by DR.. Donald D. Van Slyke, presi-
dent OF the American Bureau Of
Medical Aid to China.
LA PAZ, Bolivia-INS- Seven
ty German nationals ordered ex-
PEELED from Bolivia were scheduled
10 sail for the United States to-
day from africa, Chile. Two ltal-
fans who had volunteered to Eek
lie" themselves from Bolivia ap-
parently changed their minds and
disappeared before the train left
for africa.
LONDON-INS- The arrival in
Ankara OF Japan's Rome and Ber-
lin military attaches has given
rise to rumors that Japan is at
tempting to persuade Turkey TO
act as mediator in an effort TO
end the war between Germany
and Russia, Reuters (British)
news agency reported today.
AN EAST COAST PORT-INS-
The story OF how their neutral
ship played hide-and-seek with the
spotlight of an Axis submarine
before being sent to the bottom
of the Atlantic was told by 20 sur
yivors OF a small Swedish merch-
ant vessel who were recuperating
at this port today
RIO DE JANEIRO-INS- All
reserve officers who have been
called up for service in the Bra
lillian army, as well as those to
be called in the future will be re-
CURED to serve indefinitely, 1t was
announced today by War Minister
Gaspar Dutra.
LONDON-INS-Darryl Zanuck
motion picture producer, was iden-
titled today in reports from Amer
lean sources as the colonel in the
United States Signal Corps who
accompanied British commando
forces on their recent raid on the
occupied French coast near Bou-
logne.
NEW YORK-INS- George J.
Schaefer, has resigned as presi-
dent and a director of the Radio
Keith-Orpheum Corporation, 1t
was reported in financial circles
today. The resignation was said
TO have been submitted TO the
board of directors to take effect
at their convenience Wall Street
circles said it was probable that
the directors would act on his re-
tirement at the twice postponed
annual stockholders meeting sched-
uled for next Wednesday at Dover,
Del.
KARACHI. India ms The
Duke OF Gloucester, riding in COM
pany OF American officials In an
open United States Army car, to-
day inspected American Army and
air force formations at their base
in India.
WASHINGTON ms Wash
ington police and the coroner's Of
flee today are investigating the
death of Lieut.. Col John G. Brack-
inridge. U.S.A., who jumped or
fell more than 100 feet from the
Calvert Street bridge last night.
Attached to the adjutant general
office. Breckenridge hsd been a pa
tent at Walter Reed Hospital for
about a month He was return
ing to the hospital after visiting
his wife. Louise and his daughter
Mary Ann, when the incident oe-
Cured.
NEW YORK-INS-New York
prepared today for the biggest,
most spectacular celebration the
city will see until the victorious
armed forces of the United States
return from the outposts Of the
world with the word that peace
has been won. Half-a-million men
and women will march tomorrow in
a l2-hour parade which will COM
bjne the functions OF opening the
city's biggest war bond drive and
setting the stage for the United
Nations celebration OF Flag Day
ON Sunday.
HACKENSACK, n. j. AP -
Psychiatrists were called today TO
examine Mrs. Beatrice Schepps' IS,
who. Prosecutor John J. Breslin
said. admitted drowning her cight'
year-old stepdaughter Beverly. TO
avenge her husbands mental
cruelty.
NEW YORK-AP--The safe ar
rival Of the first group OF l. >.