The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-20
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REYKJAVIK ms Iceland's
parliament today authorized the
government TO accept representa-
ton on the United Nations Relief
and Rehabilitation Committee. The
bid to join the body was extend
ed TO Iceland by the United States.
STOCKHOLM-iNS- Announce
ment was made today of the exc
cution OF 10 Norwegians by Nazi
authorities. The death sentences
were pronounced last night and
the condemned were executed i'm
mediately thereafter.
RIO DE JANEIRO-INS- Bra
lillian recognition OF Italy as CO
belligerent in the fight against Ger
many was announced today by the
foreign office. The announcement
added that the terms OF the arm
istice signed with Italy by Gen.
Eisenhower Sept. still exist"
NEW DELHI ms Viscount
Wavell, former British military
commander in India. was sworn
in today as the new viceroy OF In
dia. A minimum Of pomp attend
ed the ceremony in which the for
mer field marshal was installed in
the high office.
STOCKHOLM - ms - Benito
Mussolini has decided to resign
as head OF the German dominated
Fascist national government OF
Italy and withdraw from politics
because the nervous disease from
which he suffers has become stead
lily worse. dispatches from Buda
pest said today.
BEVERLY HILLS. Cal. ms
Ben Bernie. the "Old Maestro" of
stage, screen apd radio. was re-
ported critically ill today. Physi-
clans said that the orchestra lead
er. suffering from a heart ailment,
had taken a sudden turn for the
worse.
NEW YORK ms Trial of
eight men accused of extorting a
million dollars from the movie in
dustry continued today with pray
ing Willie Bioff, convicted racke.
teer and star state witness, dom
mating the spotlight. Defense
Counsel James D. C. Murray ap-
peared ready to capitalize fully on
Bioffs admission that he hoped
and prayed" his sentence would
be shortened as a result of his
testimony against the current de-
PENDANTS.
HOLLYWOOD - AP- "Tarzan"
Is losing his third mate. Mrs.
Johnny Weissmuller. announcing
she and the actor-swimmer separ-
ated two weeks ago, said she will
sue him for divorce next week, al
leging incompatibility.
Los ANGELES-AP- Superior
court has approved Shirley Tenn
PIES contract to appear In one pic
ture annually for the next seven
years. She will receive $4,000
for the first film. Sixty per cent
OF the child actress salary will go
TO taxes, said Judge Joseph w.
Vickers. and of the remainder go
per cent will go to her parents for
her CnDnnrt onA to
trust fund.
MADRID-AP- An exchange of
German and British disabled war
prisoners will take place at BARGE
Iona Oct. 2S or 90, the Barcelona
correspondent Of the Spanish news
agency Cifra said today.
NEW YORK-AP-Civilians may
be able TO buy new radios sooner
than expected after the war if the
surplus equipment of the armed
forces is made available to the
public. The radio industry. general
ly, today praised an announcement
by the War Production Board that
a wide assortment and a large vol
ume OF government-owned radio
mechanisms would be released soon
after the war.
LONDON-AP-The Archbishops
OF Canterbury and York. asserting
that wartime increase in venereal
disease had become a grave dan
ger to the health of. the nation"
issued a statement today urging
the employment Of more policemen
TO help in checking promiscuity."
They also urged the establishment
OF many more free clinics.
NEW YORK -AP-Selection of
troops for the Brazilian expedition
airy force will begin today at two
medical centers in Rio de Janeiro.
q Brazilian domestic broadcast re-
corded by the Federal Communica-
lions Commission said
NEW YORk-AP- The Tokyo
radio said today that Japan had set
up a provisional government Of
India" in Singapore under Subhas
Chandra Bose, Indian extremist who
fled from India in 1871 when he
was ordered to trial for subversion.
LONDON-AP-Suggestions that
Princess Elizabeth should be given
more opportunity of mixing with
the public and other young men
and women OF her age have been
made in the House of Commons.
The subject came up yesterday dur.
ing the second hearing OF the re-
gency bill to allow the Princess to
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