The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-08


port, a government spokesman
declared "is entirely unfound-
ed"
WASHINGTON ms Reports
were current In diplomatic circles
today that Alfonso Lopez, presi-
dent-elect of Colombia, may discuss
with President Roosevelt the posi-
bility Of his country declaring war
on the Axis a. result of Nazi sub
marine activities south OF the Pan.
ANA Canal. Lopez arrived in Wash
ington last night and after a stag
dinner given at the White House
in his honor, he and Mr.. Roosevelt
conferred over war problems until
early this morning.
HARTFORD, Conn., ms
Gerhard Wilhelm kunze, mus
tachioed head OF the German
American 5und, pleaded not
guilty today TO espionage
charges and was held in $50, 900
bail making a total Of 500, 900
before obtaining his freedom
pending trial.
ANKARA-INS-Dr. Refik Say
dam. premier OF Turkey, died short
~ after midnight OF a heart attack;
DR.. Saydam, 81, became premie:
April 3. 1889. He will be succeeded
L., nffi0o hx MiniStar nf Interior
Fakri Tuzer as acting premier.
LONDON-INS-All Dutch dogs
over IS inches tall have been con-
scripted by the Nazi regime in the
Netherlands, 1t was reported to-
day. Residents have been ordered
to turn their pets over TO the Ger
man military authorities immedi-
ately. The nature of their service
with Hitler's armed forces was not
revealed
ELKHORN, Wis.-INS-Walworth
County authorities reported today
they were hunting an Illinois auto
in the investigation OF the bombing
early yesterday morning which de.
stroyed a Lake Geneva cottage oc-
cupied by two women and a man
from Rockford. ILL., Mrs. Nudge Clay
ton. As, who is separated from he:
husband, was In Elkhorn Hospital
suffering from shock and possible
internal injuries.
Ill L Il,
was announced today as the prin-
cipal speaker at the christening
and dedication next Sunday OF Lid
ice. H., small housing project near
Joliet, Ill. Now known as Stern
Park Gardens, the community's
name will be changed TO Lidice to
commemorate the name of the little
Czechoslovak village wiped out by
the Nazis in reprisal for the assas.
sination of "Hangman' Heydrich.
MINNEAPOLIS AP- Hortense
Mae Boutell 29-year-old supervisor
of 16 women In an arms plant, to-
day was believed the first woman
army officer candidate in the coun.
try to be sworn in Miss Boutell was
sworn in at the Army recruiting sta.
ton here last night after complet-
ing a final medical checkup.
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt Delayed
-AP-The first whippings for prof.
iteering here occurred today when
10 convicted profiteers were given
so lashes and three months impris.
onment.
NEW YORK-INS-Two fairly
severe earth shocks were recorded
on the seismograph at Fordham
University early To-Day. Fordham
officials said the first shock start
ed registering at 3:06.23 a. m.
EWT, and the second at 3:15.04
While no direction could be given
it was estimated that the shocks
occurred about 400 miles from
New York.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TO
sell all standard typewriters that
can be spared to the government
the nations business establishments
today face possible ratioping Of the
machines unless they cooperate in
the program. WPB Chairman Don
aid NJ. Nelson announced that pro-
duction CT all makes of typewriters
will be halted by the end of this
year and appealed to $4,000 of the
country's largest users of typewrit.
ers to relinquish some of their ma.
chimes for government use.
ANSING-A P-The State Social
Welfare Commission reported to.
day the direct relief load in Michi.
gan finally has sunk below tho
$4,000 level which social workers
have contended for many years
would be the irreducable minimum
LANSlNG-AP-- Governor Van