The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-16

Roman Catholic bishop of the Raj
Islands and seven members OF his
mission stan were murdered by the
conquerors sometime in July. The
announcement was made by meth.
erlands East Indies officials who
said the japanese were enraged at
the destruction of the mission
launch top revent il falling into the
enemy's hands.
BUENOS AIRES ms - The
statement by Argentine Ambassa.
dor DR.. Felipe a. Espil that his
government would not break diplo-
matte relations with the Axis pow
ers was formally reputed today
DR.. Espil made the statement in
Washington on Wednesday durins
an interview at the State Depart
ment.
LONDON-lNS-Gen. FoIescu,
mayor of Bucharest, Romania, has
committed suicide by shooting him.
self, the Vichy News Agency re.
ported today according to Reuters
The announcement. disclosed by
Axis sources, gave no explanation
of the suicidt
CHICAGO ms - Twenty-one4
year'old Tony Elizabeth Crow had
the distinction today of being the
first Indian to enlist in the WAAC'S
IN the Chicago district. She refused
however, to take credit for being
the first real American to join
the Women's Army Auxiliary Serv-
ice here.
TRENTON y. J.-INS-A moth
err who makes plans to relinquish
custody Of child yet unborn has
no right to claim guardianship
years later. the New Jersey Court
of Errors and Appeals established
today. The decision was handed
down in the case of Anna Belle
Malley, formerly OF Rumford.
Maine, who is seeking custody of
her three-yearold daughter Mario
Annabel Mclaughlin, of Union City,
N. ].
NEW YORK-INS - Funeral
services were being arranged to-
day for Captain Edwin William
Deming. SO, noted for his oil paint
ings and bronze sculptures Of Amer
lean Indians and animal life. Cap
tain Deming died at his home here
after an Illness OF two weeks.
REYKJAVIK. Iceland INS-In-
creased German air activity over
Iceland was disclosed today in a
u. 5. Army headquarters announce
ment that an East Coast area ex-
perienced its seventh successive
morning air raid alert Thursday.
LONDON-INS-Pope Plus XII
repeatedly has been asked to use
his influence with British and
American powers to secure favor
able terms rnder which Finland
can make separate peace with
Russia. a dispatch from Zurich to
Reuters News Agency said today.
NEW YORK-INS-A proposal
to raise the pay of all teachers in
the country Is per cent was ad.
vanced today by DR.. Alonzo F.
Myers, chairman OF the New York
University department of higher
education.
NEW YORK-INS-Wall Street
today has its first bomb-proof cas-.
ualty station. The station, equip.
ped with "a cots and other hos.
pital equipment is located on the
ground floor OF a steel skyscraper
in the heart OF the financial dis
trict.
WASHINGTON-AP- A state.
ment that real damage to the
freedom OF the press" already has
been done by recent federal &C
tiSrs against the Associated Press
and Chicago Tribune writer's was
In the congressional record today.
Rep. Sumner tR.IlD told the House
yesterday it seemed that some
administrators want to find out
what Will happen to America II
they try running it with = fright
ened press"
CHlCAGO-AP-An Army trans.
port plane crashed and burned
within two miles OF the Chicago
airport yesterday, killing the nine
occupants. the Army Public Rela-
tons Office Of the Sixth Service
Command announced. The names
of the victims. including the pilot,
co-pilot and seven passengers.
were not announced by the office
spokesman. He said the plane was
on "a routine flight" en- route to
Chicago from Sedalia, Mo.
TOKYO (From Japanese Broad
casts) -AP- Emperor Hirohito
worshipped at the innermost sane
tuary of the Yasukuni shrine to-
day to seek peaceful repose OF 10.
02l newly deified war heroes.
Domei said. The shrine then was
opened to the families OF the dead
These events were highlights Of a
six day autumn festival.
WASHINGTON-INS
Roosevelt today said that his con
ference with Wendell Willkie,
White House envoy to the war
fronts. was exceedingly successful
and interesting Willkie conferred
with the President Wednesday. re-
porting to him on his 31.000-mile
gloSe-girdling trip. Following his
meeting with the Chief Executive
Willkie said that any presidential
expression on the success OF his
mission would have to come from
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