The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-04


LoNOON-lNS-The Rome
radio reported today that Edou-
ard Herriot, former premier Of
France, and Jean Borotra, the
bounding Basque" Of tennis
fame, have been arrested by
VIchy authorities.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES fem
mime population hailed as a vie
tory for women's rights today the
restoration Of the privilege per
hitting them 10 sit-or stand at
the bars Of the city's 5000 tav-
ems.
ANN ARBOR, Mich.-lNS-
Un- iVersity Hospital authori-
ties today attempted TO dag.
nose an allment which confined
1Co nurses, dsticians and
doctors to their beds. Or. A. c.
tor OF the hospital, declared
that none Of those afflicted
we're in serious condition. He
defined the illness as being Of
eastro-intestlnal ailment.
MONROVIA. Liberia-INS- The
Little West African Republic Of
Liberia may soon forsake its pol
icy Of benevolent neutrality and
formally declare war on the Axis,
II was learned today following an
nouncement that United States
troops have taken up positions In
the country
POCATELLO. lda.-INS-Search-
Ing parties today explored the rug
ged WasatCh mountains of Idaho
for trace of an airplane reported
to have burst into flames and
crashed Wednesday night. The
public relations office at the Poca-
tello airbase disclosed that an
Army bomber had been overdue
since Wednesday.
LONDON-Ar1A Reuters dis
patch from Lourenco Marques re-
ported today that more than 7H
Italian prisoners of war were
aboard a British steamer torpedOed
off the coast OF Mozambique. One
hundred and ninety-two survivors
were landed at Laurence Marques,
1t said
RENO, Nev.-AP Mrs. Joe Di-
Maggie declined today to discuss
reports she was in Reno to dissolve
her three-year marriage to the New
York Yankee baseball outfielder
Joe at his san Francisco home,
would say only tn its my own
business where she is and what
she's doing.
LONDON-AP-Reuters, in a
dispatch from Stockholm, quoted
the Svenska Dagbladet today as
saying the Germans had directed
that all freight cars in Norway be
shipped TO Germlny-presumably
because of severe shortage Of
rolling stock In the Reich.
CHUNGKTNG. China-AP- Two
American Methodist missionaries,
Prof. d. L. Sheretz. Of Soocho
University. and 79-year-old Reyer-
end Burke who has been in China
for 50 years. have been arrested by
japanese authorities in Shanghai
while awaiting repatriation, relia-
BILE information reaching here to-
day said.
bUENOS AIRES-AP-Argentina
took a long step toward shutting
off a reputed Axis espionage life
line in the Western Hemisphere
through institution of sweeping reg
ulations controlling the use OF tele-
phone, telegraph and radio com
munications.
WASHNGTON-INS-The War
Production Board today ordered
90 per cent reduction in the out
put Of ice cream and other frozen
deserts during December and Janu-
airy in order to conserve butter fat
for butter.
LOS ANGELES-INS-An autop-
sy report today held the death of
Sidney Fox, film actress, to have
been the result OF an overdose "
sleeping tablets The actress was
found dead in bed in her home on
Nov. Is.
ATLANTA. Ga-INS-CharCing
delivery of gasoline in excess Of
quotas the War Production
Board today imposed penalties for
the months Of December and Janu-
airy y-ainst the Charleston. S. C.,
branch OF the Sinclair Refining
Company and II Charleston ser.
vice stations.
WASHINGTON AP 49, Reports
circulated in Congress today that
President Roosevelt might ask
James +. Byrues. the economic di-
rector. TO assume centralized CON
troll over the nations manpower
machinery. Although the President
shelyed this week a proposed three
way cabinet shift which would have
placed Secretary of Interior lckes
in charge. consolidation OF author
ity over all agencies dealing with
civilian workers as we'll as the Sc
lective Service was reported still
under contemplation.
LONDON ms Nail chieftains
were reported to be planning dras-
tie measures 10 stiffen Italian NOR
ale as group OF influential Italian
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