The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-04-12

Seven persons we're reported
dead, three children missing
and several others injured in
the wake of a tornado and
electric storm that struck this
West Alabama town early to.
day, destroying about 40 build
inss, according to first ae-
counts.
BERN-UP- The Swiss people
were pledged today to take up arms
TO defend their neutrality and in
. dependence against any belliger-
ent. either Axis or Allied. Marco
Pilet-Golaz, councillor Of foreign
affairs. said at a political congress
that Switzerland would face a ser
ious crisis with invasion Of the con-
tinent. with formidable political.
economic. financial and perhaps
even military situations"
LONDON - UP - The Daily
Sketch said today that Adolf Hitler
was trying to induce the hey of
Tunis to evacuate to Europe and
has offered him a palace near
Vienna for refuge.
SAN FRANCISCO-INS-In a
land reminiscent OF frontier days,
san Francisco's famous Golden Gate
Park was staked out today into $50
victory garden plots, awarded by
the park commission TO applicants
on the first come. first served basis.
WASHINGTON ms - Presl-
dent Roosevelt was on record today
with a blistering denunciation of
Congress for its action in attach
ing the salary de-iimiting rider"
TO the bill increasing the debt limit
from $l25.000 100000 to s2l0, 600,
100000 which he allowed to be-
come law without his signature at
midnight, Saturday.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico-AP-
The Puerto Rican assembly voted
Yesterday at a lively 10 hour ses-
sion to establish a permanent or
ganization to campaign both here
and in Washington for support Of
the Tydings bill which would give
this island complete and absolute
independence.
LONDON-AP- Herbert II. Leh-
man. director of the u. 6. Office of
Foreign Relief and Rehabilitation
operations. conferred today with
Hugh Dalton. president OF the
Board Of Trade, on problems Of the
German-occupied countries OF Eu-
rope.
PHILADELPHIA - UP The
fourth naval district announced to-
day that the Cramp Shipbuilding
Co will launch two submarines
within a few minutes Of each other
next Sunday.
LONDON-UP- Gen. Sir Ber-
nard L. Montgomery II year old
son, David, recently was an offici'
al guest at the country home OF
Prime Minister Winston Church
Ill. 1t was disclosed today. David,
the youngest guest at the prime
minister's home since the war
started. said the visit was "terrif-
ic'.
WASHINGTON ms Funeral
arrangements were being made to-
dav for Daniel c. Roper, former
Secretary OF Commerce, who died
last night after an illness OF four
months. Roper, 70. spent many
years in government service and
was President Roosevelt's first Sec
rotary OF Commerce. serving from
1893 to 1888 when he resigned and
was replaced by Harry Hopkins.
ALGIERS-UP - The French
Union for Patriotic Action, an or.
ganization of refugees represent
ing several political groups. urged
Gen. Henri Honore Giraud today
to aid in creating at once a gov
eminent OF liberation" unifying the
French Empire and burying any
individual differences among ex'
lied leaders.
NEW YORK-UP-The Weather
Bureau today ordered small craft
warnings from south Of Block
Island to Cape ITatteras. including
Chesapeake and Delaware Bays.
Fresh to strong winds were fore
cast for this afternoon and tonight.
ENROUTE TO NEW YORK with
Nine. Chang Kai-shek-UP-Mme.
Chang Kai-shek hoped today that
Americans now realize there is
more to China than laundrymen
and chop suey" She made the
remark laughingly as her train
sped through the desert and noun
tains OF the southwest route TO
New YORK. where she will rest for
several weeks.
Observation-Disclosures persons
were treated in hospital at near.
by Indiana Harbor today for in
juries Suffered when seven cars Of
Pere Marquette passenger train
left the rails.
GARY. Ind.-UP-An unauthoriz-
ed strike at the sprawling Carne-
gie-Illinois steel mills spread to-
day. choking of the production OF
% open health furnaces.
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