The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-11

cd before the grand jury.
a RIO DE JANElRo-lNS -
The Brazilian government to-
day gave President Getulio
Vargas full power TO declare
the nation or any part OF It In
state OF war.
NEW YORK-INS-Free rides on
the city's subways and elevated
. lines for soldiers, sailors and ma
rines in uniform were approved to-
day by Mayor F. II. LaGuardia.
Under the plan tickets will be CIV
en- to Army. Navy and Marine Of
ficials for distribution 20 men IN
leave in New York. 1t is the In
tent OF the city to furnish free
rides only TO those service men
Nwho do not have much money 20
spend
NEW YORK-lNS - John D.
Rockefeller, Jr., was honored today
with a medal for city planning. Four
architectural landscape and civil
engineering societies made the
-, joint citation in recognition OF his
y unique services TO professional
ideals in city planning"
PARAMARIBO. Dutch Guiana
INS-The Peoples Council OF
Dutch Guiana-Surinam-
in committee. has suspended the
nomination OF delegates to the
Netherlands imperial conference, it
y was learned today.
MEXICO CITY-INS-A barter
deal, by which Mexico traded 81
airplane motors to the United
States for six observation planes,
was announced here today. The
planes will be put in service on
a Mexico's Pacific Coast. the au.
nouncement stated.
WASHINGTON -AP- A deci-
sion on whether to extend for the
fourth time, the life of the com
mittee investigating un-American
activities faced the House today,
with Chairman Martin Dies ID
y Tex) confident OF an overwhelm-
ing vote OF approval.
KANSAS CITY-AP- The re-
form group which ousted the old
Pendergast machine from the city
hall two years ago, came triumph
Antly through its first test at the
polls since taking office. Mayor
D John B. Gage was renominated
yesterday by a vote more than
1000 greater than the total for
his two opponents, each support
ed by a faction Of the machine
formerly controlled by Boss Tom
Pendergast.
- CHUNGKING -AP- Sac Tang
!" Pao, Chinese army organ, said to-
day that the appointment OF U. S.
Lieut.. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell as
chief OF staff to Generalissimo
Chang Kai-Shek was the equiv
slent Of adding 100000 troops to
Chinas fighting forces.
?, WASHINGTON-AP-T The House
Ways and Means Committee, try.
ing to raise at lease s7,000,0000O0
new revenue, called on Treasury
officials today for all available
statistics on the sales tax.
PALM SPRINGS, Calif-AP-
/. Jackson S. Elliott. who endeared
' himself TO every Associated Press
editor for his calm refusal to ac-
cept as fact the false armistice
rumors Of Nov :. 1918. died in re-
tirement yesterday. He was Sc
years old Monday.
TOKYO From Japanese Broad
:. casts) -Naotake Sato, newly
appointed Japanese ambassador to
Soviet Russia. left at noon today
by rail to take up his post. He
succeeds 1t. Gen. Yoshitsugu Ia
tekawa. who resigned because Of
I'll health.
NEW YORK-INS-Navy relief
3 funds were swelled by S105.000 to-
day as the result OF spectacular
show STAGED by stars OF stage and
screen before $1,000 persons in
Madison Square Garden Tuesday
night The extravanganza lastel
for FIVE hours and it took seven
masters of ceremonies to handle
the performances.
BALBOA. c. Z.--INS- United
States Secretary of War Henry
l.. Stimson was in Panama today
for a several days inspection of the
Caribbean defense command and
the Panama Canal. particularly the
project for a third set Of locks.
= LOS ANGELES-UP-RebeHous
members Of the Womer's Ambu-
lance and Defense Corps OF Ameri-
ca. protesting "totalitarian rule"
by men, met Tuesday night 10 form
secessionist organization govern
ed strictly by women.
\ LONDON-1NS-Torn with anX-
iety because OF the unspeakable
japanese atrocities disclosed by
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden
IN the House of Commons Tuesday.
hundreds OF relatives of men and
women stranded az Hong Kong be-
sieged the colonial Office for infor-
nation today All were told that
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