The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-17

Rolf Nathan Berge, %, of Minnea-
polls. The student pilot, Paul
Simundza, was taken by motorists
10 the Palatine. III, hospital and
later removed TO the Navy base at
Great Lakes Naval Training sta
ton.
HAVANA-INS-Cuba had a new
wartime cabinet today headed by
Ramon Zaydin, a liberal. named
premier by President Fulgencio
Batista after a fortnights interval
- following resignation OF the former
cabinet.
JOHANNESBURG who have
reached their 55th birthday today
were eligible TO enlist In the Vet
Grams Guard of Canada, a branch Of
the Canadian active army. Guard
members are limited to veterans
Of the First World War and are
assigned to protective duties in
coastal areas in addition TO guard
ing prisoners of war Several COM
panies OF the guards have been as
signed to overseas duties.
PORTLAND. Mems Maine
today had set a record for mass
launching OF ships in a single day
with the consignment OF two de-
stroyers and six large cargo ships
to the waters OF Casco Bay and the
tributary Kennebec River. The
eight launchings marked the cele-
bration of Shipbuilding Day.
LONDON-lNS-- American sol
diers serving in Britain can get
married while in active service
but there won't be any marrying In
haste. A new ruling, it was re-
yealed today, puts the stamp OF
approval on marriages, providing
the soldiers give three months no.
tce of the impending nuptials
MOSCOW AP - Nyacheslav
Molotov became Premier Stain
chief aide for administration of the
Soviet Union today by appoint
ment to the new position of first
vice chairman OF the Council Of
Peoples Commissars.
INTERNATIONALLY The Cen
sus Bureau announced today that
the 19l1-l9lS draft registration
records of 2fO0O.000 men now are
available for obtaining evidence of
place of birth and citizenship.
SANTA ANA-AP-Gene Autry.
the singing cowboy, has reported at
the Santa Ana Army air base for
basic training. He enlisted in the
Army Air Forces at Chicago Au-
gust | and was rated a technical
sergeant. Autry had more than
200 hours in the air as civilian
flier.
CHARACTERISTIC election of
John a. Stevenson. president of the
Penn Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany. TO the board of trustees of
the University Of Chicago was an
nounced today.
NEWARK. n J.-lNS-Herbert
Karl Friedrich Bahr. alleged Ameri-
can link OF IN international spy
ring, was TO go on trial today in
federal court before Judge William
F. Smith-possibly to face death
in the electric chair Trial of the
90 year old i1rmer Buffalo y Y.
exchange student, has twice been
postponed.
NEW YORK-lNS - Finishing
touches on arrangements FOR the
New York State Democratic con
yention that opens II a. IN. We'd
nesday will be made tomorrow
night at a conference of all state
party leaders, called by James a.
Farley, former postmaster General
and state Democratic chairman.
FORT DIX, y. J.-INS - Fifty
business establishments in the tay-
ern section of Pointyille were ruled
'off limits for military personnel
today following a bar dispute in
which one soldier was shot and
killed
DETROIT-lNS-- Employees OF
the Detroit Aluminium Company of
America today denounced as "un.
fair the action of the War Labor
Board in rejecting employees de-
mands for pay raises And at the
SAME time, members of UAW-CIO
local II sent telegram to WLB
Chief William H. Davis charging
the company with presenting dis
torted' arguments.
ANKARA-AP-D DR.. Ahmet Fikri
Tuzer. Turkish minister OF the in,
terror for the past four months
died today OF apoplexy. Tuzer. who
was named to the cabinet by the
late Premier Reyfik Saydam, served
for brief time as acting premier
following the latter's death last
month.
LONDON-AP- The presence
here OF Brig Gen. James II boo
little. who led the United states
Army Air Force bombers In the
attack on Japan last April Is, was
disclosed for publication today
Doolittle. It was indicated authori
tatiyely, will not be attached per
manently TO the American Air Com
mand In the European theater.
LONDON-A number Of Greel
patriots on the island Of Crete who
mistook German parachute praetic,
for a British invasion and tried tC
help By seizing Gambia airdromt
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