The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-24

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WASHINGTON ms United
States authorities today were re-
ported not interested in using the
$4,000 members OF the Italian SER
vice units in this country as sol
diers in the far eastern war. A
spokesman for the Italian embassy
recently suggested that they be &C
cepted for this service, saying that
many were willing TO volunteer.
The American attitude is reported
ly based on the belief that these
men, all working for the Allied war
effort in this country, can better
serve in the defeat Of Japan by
remaining where they are.
WASHINGTON - ms
WPB Chairman J. A. krua was
expected to announce at
news conference today that the
automotiVe Industry will be
given the "Go-ahead" TO pro-
duce passenger cars. probably
beginning July I. Krup also
was expected to approve indus
try recommendation for the
manufacture Of 100000 cars
by the spring Of 1916.
LONDON ms Less than
three years after Adolf Hitler boast
ed that Lidice, Czechoslovakia
would be erased forever from the
worlds memory, the government
Of that nation was back in its
native country today and plans
have been launched to make the
little town national shrine.
Czechoslovakian circles in London
hope that Lidice will be rebuilt
as model mining settlement
which will serve as a memorial to
the martyred people OF the town.
WASHINGTON - ms - The
House tariff battle went into its
second day today amid an agree
ment by the Democratic and Re-
publican leadership for a final
vote Saturday. Under the agree
ment, announced by Speaker Ray
burn. debate on the Doughton mear-
ure will close tomorrow and voting
on amendments will get under way
Saturday.
NEW YoRK-,lNS- Five Army
transports, loaded with 1000 Am-
erican soldiers. including 1900
wounded men, locked at Staten IS
land today one thousand of the
wNgdta meu Seyq frans'ey+e6 im1
medately to Camp shanks. n. y
white the remaining 1000 ere tax
On TO uaHoran General Hospital
on Staten Island.
LANSING-AP-Seyenty-fiye per
cent of the states S5,000.000 post
war planning fund already has
been committed TO local units OF
government Lieut.. Gov. Vernon J.
Brown said in a report prepared
for presentation today to the State
Planning Commission. Last year
the legislature appropriated the
planning money, to be given to To-
cal units OF government on a
matching basis 10 prepare plans
for postwar public works projects.
ATLANTA, Ga.-UP - This
southern city planned its widest
reception in more than 10 years to-
day as it awaited the return Of its
conuuering hero, Gen. Courtney II.
Hodges, commander OF the U. S. LIST
Army, who arrived in New York
Wednesday on his way to Atlanta,
Washington-and Tokyo.
MANILA--AP- Military bases
will be granted the United States
with full support Of the Phillip
no people" when the Philippines be-
come Independent sometime before
July 4, 1916, President Sergio Os-
mena said today.
NEW NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
returning from the European war
theaters won't recognize the black
edout New York piers from which
they sailed to the war. Mai. Gen.
Homer NJ Groninger, commander
Of the Army's New York port OF
embarkation, announced today he
has ordered all 25 landing piers re-
decorated in red white and blue
and brightly illuminated with spe-
Cial lights.
NEW YORK-INS-Sixty labor
leaders,. educators, writer's and
churchmen today called upon
Presiden' Truman for a clear-cut
positive and specific" statement
OF L. S. terms for Japan's surrend-
er and postwar program for Asia.
Pointing to the vagueness OF the
announced Unconditional surrend-
er" demand, the petition to the
White House commented: Fan
atical Japanese resistance cannot
win but II can drag tens OF thor-
sands OF our sons to organized
death"
PARIS-INS-A warrant for the
arrest of Camille Chautemps, vice
premier in the Petain government
from Jan. II to July -. 1910. was
Issued today by Andre Mornet, pro-