The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-23


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MELBOURNE-AP-In one OF the
most important legal decisions in
Austraia's history, the high court
ruled today that the federal parlia-
ment acted within its powers in
adopting a dominion-wide uniform
taxation plan. The states OF Vic
toria. South Australia, Queensland
and Western Australia had attacked
the plan as usurping their constitu-
tional rights.
WASHINGTON-AP- Secretary
of State Hull's report on the prog.
ress Of the war over the four major
radio networks at $3.50 p. m, East
ern war time, tonight will be re.
broadcast by NBC in nine Ian
guages.
LONDON-AP-The Rev. Conrad
lie Dispenser Roden Noel, 70. vicar
of Thaxted since 1910 and an ardent
champion OF free speech, died today
at the vicarage.
LONDON-AP- Germany and
Nazi-controlled Europe will harvest
a crop Is 10 20 per cent below nor.
NAL this year and It is possible n
shortage of farmhands and rainy
weather may make the deficit still
greater, British-American agricul-
tural experts said today.
LONDON-AP-A number OF civ
ilians were killed by single Ger
man plane which came in low to
drop stick of bombs in the shop
ping center OF an East Coast town
in daylight today. One direct hit
wiped out a family OF six. Another
bomb split a house squarely in two
but its occupants escaped without
q scratch. Hotels and other estab-
liShments were smashed.
NEW YORK-INS-Demands for
the immediate opening of a second
front in Europe are contained in a
message which President Roosevelt
will receive today. Drawn by the
Greater New York Industrial Coun.
Gil, clio, the message last night
MAS read 10 and received the ap-
prevail OF a crowd of more than
10000 men and women assembled
in Madison Square Garden.
PHILADELPHIA Following
private funeral services at noon,
VI. l.. Annenberg. publisher OF the
Philadelphia Inquirer who died last
Monday after an operation for a
brain tumor, was laid to rest this
afternoon in Mt Sinai Cemetery,
Philadelphia While the services
were being conducted by DR.. Nath-
an A. Perilman. associate rabbi OF
Temple Emanuel, New York, the
offices Of the Inquirer were closed
for two hours in Difference to the
publishers memory.
LONDON-UP-Laborite Aneu-
rim Bevan failed in Commons today
in an attempt to make the govern.
ment reveal plans for second
front. Sir Stafford Cripps empha-
sized II was impossible TO reveal
possible operations publicly. or in
a secret Commons session. in turn
ing down Bevan's request.
NEWARK, n. J.-INS-Pressing
its campaign against known Axis
sympathizers, the government to.
day seized a German student at
Princeton University who admitted
being a member of several Nazi
groups. The student is Theodore
II. Won Laue, son of Max Won Laue
Berlin theoretical physicist who
won the Nobel prize in 1914.
CLENELAND-INS- Asserting
that Republic Steel Corp undeI'
protest has agreed to the War La
Dor Boards ii-cent-a-day pay in.
crease for steelworkers. r. ]. Wy
sor, Republic president. today
charged the WLB decision lis un.
sound and constitutes a serious
threat to the whole national econo-
my
CAIRO-INS-- British Imperial
army forces in Egypt under General
Sir Claude j. Z. Auchinleck launch
cd series OF strong attacks along
the 35-mile desert battlefront west
OF FL Alamein today. While some
progress" was reported. there we're
no indications late this afternoon
OF any major advance against the
more or less stationary line now
thrown up by Nazi Field Marshal
Erwin Rommcl, who has placed
tanks in fixed positions to repel
British assaults
WASHINGTON-INS-Represent
atives OF four great management
labor organizations today assured
President Roosevelt that they have
voluntarily gotten together to con
slider every possible step that could
be Jointly taken to win the war
The management-labor group told
Mr.. Roosevelt that such action was
taken because all realized that the
Critical hour OF the war had al.
rived.
HINSDALE. Mass ms After
state guardsmen and score OF Boy
Scouts and other volunteers
searched fully Mountain through
out the night. a 65-year-old Daltoa
woman and her two nieces today
safely made their way to the main
road, exhausted but uninjured
They were Mrs. Rensselaer, Fiikins
IS, Dalton, Miss Margaret Kirk. 20
Canaan, ". Y. and Miss Marcia Pc