The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-06-03

and several members Of his
staff while they were inspecting
temporary airdrome at the
front, the Stockholm dispatch
said.
NEW YORK-INS-"It's all news
10 me" was the comment today OF
Wendell L. Willkie when informed
that a proposal had been made 10
draft the 1910 Republican presiden-
tial nominee as the COP. guberna
torial candidate on. the Democratic,
Republican and American Labor
party tickets.
WASHINGTON-lNS- The
British press service today an
nounced that Lord Louis Mount
batten, chief Of England's conn.,
mandos, has arrived in the Unit
ed States for consultation with
American military heads. Mount
batten is a cousin OF King
George vi.
WASHINGTON-INS-The State
Department today is in receipt OF
reports from American Consul John
w. Dye at Nassau, Bahamas, dis
closing that rioting occurred there
Monday following a strike of airfield
laborers. Dye informed the depart
ment that the rioters smashed auto
mobiles, shop windows and looted
freely on Bay Street.
WASHlNGToN-UP- More
than 100000 partIy-eompleted
housing units, considered the
ones most needles to house war
Industry employees, were ex-
empted today by the War Pro-
duetlon Board from restrict
tions on lumber deliveries.
Publicly-finaneed units cover
ed by the order included 54,o39
house In rs projects In rs
states. PriVately-financed units
totaled $3.50 houses in 20
states.
LONDON-INS- Foreign Secre-
tary Anthony Eden told the House
OF Commons today that the British
government had no official informa-
ton concerning reports that the
Vichy French regime was permit
ting German sailors TO train on
French warships.
QUITO. Ecuador-UP-A presi-
dental decree issued today inn
posed heavy fines upon alleged
leaders and instigators of the May
% abortive revolution in which
crowd of armed men attacked the
national palace. Captain Leoni-
das Plaza was fined 100000 sucres
(about $4,000. Felipe Borja Del
Alcazar received a fine of 10000
sucres (about $4,000 and the con-
servative newspaper FL Debate
was fined 100000 sucres, (about
$4,000.
BUTTE. Mont.-INS- APPROX
mately 100000 pounds of essen
tial metals are pouring into war
channels every month from the 81
gantic Anaconda plants and copper
mines. company Vice President Dan
NJ. Kelly reported today.
Observation-Disclosures, art
objects and tapestries owned by
Vincent Bendix, former automobile
and airplane parts manufacturer,
are being sold at auction today in
Chicago.
CINCINNATI-INS- The Fed
eral Bureau of Investigation an
nounced today warrants had been
obtained for 80 persons in Ohio
charged with violation Of the draft
law. Raymond c. Suran FBl agent
in charge. said six Of the alleged
violators were from Cincinnati, IA
from Dayton and 10 from Column
bus.
MONTREAL-UP- Almost all
the professional window cleaners
OF Montreal struck today for a
wage increase. The International
Union of Window Cleaners (AFL)
called out its $50 members, EN-
ployed by 30 companies. because
the window Cleaning Company's
Association. an employers group,
refused to increase wage rates 315
cents an hour.
LONDON-UP- Radio Rome
reported today that Nicola Vito, said
TO be a high Italian Official had
been assassinated on a street in
Lubjsna, Croatia, last night. He
and his wife had been visiting in
the suburbs for several days.
CHAPEL HILL. y. C.-UP-Fu-
neral services for Col Joseph Hyde
Pratt, professor OF geology at the
University Of North Carolina and
widely known civic leader, will be
held at the chapel Of the cross
(EpiscopaD here tomorrow.
MEXICO CITY-AP- President
Manuel Avila Camacho will explain
Mexicos war role against the Axis
in a speech at 9 O'Clock I'll p. m.
Eastern war time) tonight.
CANBERRA-AP-Munitions Min
lister ]. VI. Maxim said today the
possibility OF importing machine
tools and skilled workers from the
United States was being considerd
as means OF increasing Austria
Has war s4PPiy output and easing
the load on shipping.
LONDON AP- Another 81
Czechs have been put TO death in
reprisal for the shooting OF Rein.
hard Havdrich Gesfann .hnas OF