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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-16
Practice
Fails to Pass

Lansing. Apr. 16-AP-A fair
employment practice bill, pattern
ed after the newly enacted New
York law. has been killed in the
House state affairs committee be-
cause a majority Of the members
thought the bill might make mat
tiers worse rather than better"
Rep. Maurice K. Post, Rockford
Republican and chairman OF the
committee, said today that a Sc
cret ballot of the seven Republican
and two Democrat members Of the
committee was five 10 four against
reporting the bill.
The majority OF us thought the
bill as drawn would cause more
trouble than we have now because
there were too many loopholes. /"
Post said.
1T didn't make the distinction
between picking q man TO fit into
an organization" he declared. land
discriminating against minority
groups" The chairman said he
believed that as the bill was drawn.
1T would just fool the negroes and
the Jews into thinking they were
getting something they aren't"
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termination TO carry our global
war through to unconditional sur.
render and to establish a just and
enduring peace.
This unalterable determination
is a fact which Il is well to en-
phasize. II is. OF course. what you
and | would expect, but there are
those among our enemies who will
try to CLEAN a grain Of hope for
an easier peace as the result OF
our loss. They should know az
once that America marches on to
the fulfillment OF her detectives.
one notes with satisfaction that
Japan's new premier. Admiral Bar.
on Suzuki. sees the writing on the
wall. Domei. the official japanese
news agency. quotes him as admit.
ting that he does not expect Amer.
ica's war efforts against japan TO
change because Of Nj. Rooss cit $
death"
In this the Mikados first minister
OF state is smarter than Is Saburo
kurusu, special Jap envoy TO wash
ington when Nippon stabbed us In
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One Killed,
Two Injured

Two persons were injured and
one unidentified man was KILLED in
motor accidents in this Vicinity
over the week end.
The man. who had no identifi-
cation IN his clothes. was described
by the coroner. DR.. Edwin G. CAM
horn. as about 20 years old. weigh
ing 100 pounds, five feet. seven
inches tall, was getting gray, was
partly bald. and had blue eyes. Or.
Ganzhorn said he was dressed in
gray work pants, work shirt. and
old shoes. His body was taken 10
the Ann Arbor morgue.
He walked in front Of car driy-
en- by Rubert Minton, Dearborn,
Saturday. on US-ll2 near the inter.
section Of Canton Center Road. lie
suffered fractured skull and frac-
lures OF both legs.
In Hospital
Two persons We're in Boyer Hos.
pital today, as result OF a collision
of two cars at the intersection OF
Bunton and Liss Roads.
Mrs. Stella CaWron. Dundee. A
passenger in a car driven by Stan
ley A. Zaszczurynsk suffered .
fractured shoulder, and Stanley
Pokrywki, Torrey Road, driver OF
the second car, suffered fractured
skull and shoulder, Mr. Pokrywk
was still unconscious today.
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Byrnes Seen
asSecretary

Washington, Apr is -UP-James
=. Byrnes-who went home TO
South Carolina less than two weeks
ago-was back in the thick OF
things today and apparently des-
tined to become the No. . man Of
the Truman administration.
Indications pointed toward the
probability that he will become
Secretary OF State. later il not
sooner
Byrnes. former member OF con.
gress and Supreme Court justice.
vas popularity called assistant
president in the last two years OF
the Roosevelt administration.
though his actual powers were
limited The outlook today Is that
he will be that IN a real sense in
the Truman administration.
Sources close to Mr. Truman
said the new President regarded
Byrnes as the best man in govern
ment today.
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Roosevelt at Rest Today in
Garden Spot He Loved Best

Thursday when a cerebral hem
orrhage killed President Roosevelt.
With President Truman went
Mrs. Roosevelt, back to the White
House to terminate the first-family
housekeeping she began March 4,
1888.
Simple neighbors of Hyde Park
mingled with cabinet. officers, Su-
preme Court justices, congressional
and military leaders and foreign
executives TO pay final homage TO
the man who gave up the country
squire life he wanted, to lead an
embattled nation through its great
est conflict.
Among the funeral guests were
Prime Minister Mackenzie King Of
Canada-who placed his own floral
Offering at the green-carpeted
grayeside Alfred Clay. son Of
a farmer on the Roosevelt estate
and boyhood playmate OF the late
President
The presidential tiain-in fu-
neral role for the first time since
the death OF Warren G.. Harding -
rolled into the Roosevelt estate for
the last time at $40 a. m. Sun
day. II was a beautiful day. A
warm spring sun reflected on the
waters OF the placid Hudson River.
The booming thunder OF 2l-gun
presidential salute started the burr.
al services a few minutes before
10 a. m The guns were fired at IS
second intervals. Between the re-
ports only The startled chipping Of
birds in the trees and hedges dis
turbed the quiet OF Krum Elbows
LOO acres.
Roll OF Drums
At 1902 q Marine captain snap
ped present arms 10 the military
guard. OF honor down the valley
came the muffled roll Of drums.
The body OF President Roosevelt be-
gan the short, slow journey TO the
final resting place he chose.
4 military band broke into the
brisk strains Of Hail TO the
CHIEF. then turned TO the somber
mournful chords Of a Chopin Flu
neral Dirge. Formslclsd cadets
from West Point, 35 miles away.
marched into the garden and stood
al attention before the grave
banked by floral condolences from
all over the world
At 1926 a. m, ten body bearers
from the Armed Forces lifted, the
heavy. flag-draped casket from =
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Roosevelt Estate. Hyde Park, y.
Y, Apr. Franklin Delano
Roosevelt, world traveller in search
of lasting peace slept today in the
spot on earth. he loved above all
others-the garden of his family
home in the peaceful Hudson Val
ley.
In burial rites majestic in their
simplicity, the four-term Chief Exc
cutive was laid to rest Sunday be.
hind the hemlock hedge which bord-
ers the century old garden. cher
ished pride of the Roosevelt family.
His mOdest-mannered successor,
President Truman, joined other
high government dignitaries in the
ceremony - then sped back to
Washington to shoulder in earnest
the crushing task which fell his lot
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Torch Again
Fires Capital
Of Nipponese
(By the Associated Press)

tBy the Associated Press)
Four hundred Superfortresse
put the torch to Tokyo again today
before 1t had chance to cDol off
from Fast Saturdays Holocast
while, the Japanese said, carrier
and land-based American aircraft
made their second successive Joint
raid on Japan.
Nank amphibious troops scooped
up four more small islands-one
near Okinawa, 1926 miles from ia
pan, and three in the Philippines
Ground forces broke up repeated
Nipponese counterattacks on Oki.
nawa and closed in from three di-
rections on Baguio, Nipponese mill.
tary headquarters in the Philip
pines.
The japanese death toll for the
Philippines campaign was raised to
$4,000, or approximately ten times
the announced L. S. Casualties,
when S.156 more bodies were count
ed last week.
Still blazing fires guided B-29 pl-
lots to Tokyo on their latest attack
which began before midnight and
continued into the early morning
hours, Kawasaki, industrial sub
urb and ninth largest city OF Japan
was also hit and left burning.
Terrific FLAX
Today's raiders flew through
terrific FAX and active night fight
er interception to hit the southeast
section OF TIE capital, one OF the
principal industrial areas. Flames
were visible $50 miles away.
A Japanese communique claimed
20 Superforts were shot down and
80 damaged.
Radio Tokyo said that 80 small
planes (perhaps fighters from Two
Jima) and carrier-based planes
raided the eastern arm OF Tokyo
Bay Sunday for 80 minutes, The
broadcast reported small force of
Mitchell medium bombers, presum-
ably from Okinawa. accompanied
100 sea-borne planes in a heavy
strafing and bombing attack today
on Kyushu. southernmost island OF
Japan
In two DE-, Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur reported his bombers des
troyed or damaged so Japanese
TtVr
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without conscience or principle,
and throughout a lifetime Of plot
ting has resorted often to violence
TO achieve his end.
This is the second war in which
Won Pspen has plotted against the
United States Many OF you will
remember that back in the last
conflict. before the United states
came in. he was German military
attache in Washington and under
protection of this official position
directed a campaign Of sabotage
throughout the country. The
Kaiser recalled him on our demand
II was this one-time German
chancellor who placed the Nazi
rope about Austria's neck. and he
did much OTHER invaluable bargain
ing for the head gangster. but Of
one thing We may be ure-he
always was looking for chance
20 double-cross his master. who
came close 70 including Won Papen
IN the Nazi blood purge Of 1884 II
Won Papen isn't high on the list
Of war criminals he certainly
should be.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-16
U. S. WEATHER FORECAST

Lower Michigan: Showers and
cooler tonight; Tuesday partly
cloudy and cool: showers in extreme
portion: strong winds diminishing
late Tuesday.
Highest temperature yesterday,
IS: lowest. 81.
Highest temperature one year
ago today. Sc; lowest, So
Highest temperature this date in
last 70 years, So in 1896; lowest, Il
in 1875.
The sun sets today at STA p. m.
and rises Tuesday at Gas a. m.
The moon sets today at 1:2j p.
m. and rises Tuesday at 1850
o. m.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-16
Hof Seized, =.
Reds Opening
Berlin Push

American troops all but split Ger.
many asunder today, seizing Hof.
eight miles from Czechoslovakia.
while Allied armies in Italy opened
a general offensive and the Ger
mans reported a mammoth Soviet
push toward Berlin.
Russian and American forces
were but IS miles from a junction.
Third Army infantry toppled Hof
(43,000), eight miles from the Cze.
chosloyak border at Germany's
waist. Southwark, Seventh Army
tanks at noon today wheeled only
eight miles from Nuremberg, Nazi
shrine city.
Ninth Army Americans showed
four miles beyond the Elbe River
and to within SO of Berlin, but a
savage German charge had thrown
back another Ninth Army armored
crossing farther north near Magde-
burg. Canadian Army units closed
on Emden. and famed along the
northern Dutch coast between the
Zuider Zee and the German from
tier. The British Second Army
spurted to within AZ miles of Ham
burg
Zero Hour
German broadcasts said Russian
Armies had burst from their Oder
River line So miles east OF Ber-
lin behind an artillery barrage.
and had scored one local breach.
Moscow gave no confirmation. but
the zero hour for the. final push on
the German capital was close, II 1t
had not already struck.
In Italy, the whole 18th Army
was on the move. Attacking be-
hind record aerial support, the
American Fifth Army seized at least
two mountain heights southwest OF
Bologna. The Eighth Army push
ed beyond fallen lmola and to with
in a dozen miles Of Bologna on
the southeast, while other units
hammered toward the Argenta Gap
leading to Ferrara and the Pc Riv-
er. Leaflets were distributed de.
claring the last great battles to
liberate Italy had begun.
Pocket Dwindles
In the west, Allied armies had
taken $4,000 prisoners in the fgst
IA 'daysgo of ApriI TIA dwfndfing
Ruhr pocket was cut In two: a
German corps commander with
5000 or more troops surrendered.
adding to tn toll OF 143,349 pris.
oners already taken in the sector
Americans were only 80 miles
from Dresden. New power rolled
up to and beyond the Elbe River.
where lashing German attacks and
heightened American supply lines
had set back the second armoreu
division south OF Magdeburg.
Nazi broadcasts said the Russian
assault on the oder front was on
a front OF more than Is miles. ex.
tending from north OF Kuestrin 10
south of Frankfurt. Earlier, the
enemy radio said Soviet. troops
were storming the approaches 10
Wriezen, "a miles northeast OF
Berlin.
Berlin was hit again last night
by Raj Mosquito bombers.
In Austria, Soviet tanks pushed
IS miles west OF Vienna. and had
captured St Poelten, a prime Juno
ton on the road to Bavaria. The
Russians were one-third OF the way
to Linz, but were meeting strong
resistance from dugin Germans.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-16
War Strategy Not to be Changed
NeW President Says Nation
to Shoulder Craze
responsibilities

Washington Apr. 16-AP-President Truman promis-.
ed today that the grand strategy of the will remain
unchanged and mhampered" by his accession to the
presidency
Making his first address to joint session of Congress,
the President declared that this nation along with
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-16

NEW YORK ms Fordham
University today reported a mild
earthquake yesterday in the West
Indies area. The shocks were re-
corded at 3:53.41 and 10000 p. m,
EWT. with the center some l,5i0
miles from New York.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-16
Congress Today
nv Associated P~ess)
Senate and AnuaH

nv Associated P-ess)
Senate and House
Joint session at / p. m. (EWT)
to hear President Truman (mee,
separately at noon.
Senate Agriculture Committed
hears State agriculture commits
sioners (10).
Senate Commerce Subcommittee
hears hackers OF Missouri Valley
Authority G0).
Supreme Court
In Recess until April 20.
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Flashes Of
Late News

RENO. Nev.-INS- Leopold Sto-
.kowski. internationally famous or.
ehestra conductor. was reported
in ST. Mary's Hospital in Reno to-
day for treatment Of intestinal flu
following a trip from Lake Tahoe.
Cal, where he was said to have
visited Gloria Vanderbilt. New
York heiress.
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AUCTION CALENDAR

TUESDAY, APRIL z4th-at 1909
o'clock. 2 miles south OF Ann
Arbor at 1895 State Street Road
or "a mile north Of Ann Arbor
Airport. Sale includes 40 head OF
cattle. Jacob April, Proprietor.
Guy 2. Thompson, Aue;ioneer,
4o4 Ferris St. Phone 25ie. Ben
. Slmons. Clerk. Adv. 423
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Relations of
Big Three to
be Improved

Washington. Apr. 16-AP- Signs
mounted today that Big Three re-
lations, which dipped sharply less
than two months after Yalta, are
returning 10 a basis OF firm cooper.
alton looking toward San Fran
cisco.
Marshal Stains quick accession
to President Trumans request that
Soviet Foreign Commissar Molotoy
head the Russian delegation TO the
United Nations meeting marked the
first step In the direction OF a pos.
sible smoother Allied relationship.
Diplomats were hopeful that sta
Inns cooperative attitude toward
Truman would mean a break IN the
two-year old Polish dispute which
was coming to a head when Presl-
dent Roosevelt died.
One indication that an agree.
ment on this subject may be ap-
preaching was given in London yes
terday by former Polish Premier
Staislaw Mikolajczyk, a storm cen
ter in the Yalta-established Moscow
commission designated TO work out
new Polish regime.
The United states and Britain in
sisted that he be included among
the Poles invited TO discuss It's
establishment. Russia, however
reversing a previously-fayorable at
titude toward the former premier
refused TO admit him.
Mikolaczyk said yesterday HI
: considered "olose and lasting friend
ship with Russia a keystone OF ~
cure Polish policy
ITO remove all doubts as TO my
attitude" he said. Il wish 10 de
! clare that accept the Crimea de
cislon in regard to the future OF
Poland"
May Pave Way
This statement. il is felt here
may pave the way for an agree
ment among the Rig Three or
which Poles should be included IN
the discussions. II that is reached
/ quickly, II may mean that a new
Polish government still can he SCI
up in time to attend the San Fran
cisco conference even though Il
might get there after the April %
opening.
Since Poland has become the TO
cal point for many OF the Difficult
ties between Russia and the west
ern Allies including London Wash
ington objections to Russian &C
tons in Rnmania and Bulgaria-so
/ luton Of this outstanding difficulty
would give a tremendous flip to
the San Francisco meeting.
Many diplomats felt that Stair
may have decided to take special
1 pains TO build a friendly basis for
/ his relations with Mr.. Truman
realizing that the latter's ineXper-
/ fence in foreign affairs leave his
actions possibly open TO more crit
/ icism in this country than Mr.
Roosevelt might have incurred.
Diplomats generally thought the
week end developments provided
/ an excellent start for Mr.. Tuman
/ in the foreign relations front o
his new job. There was even hops
! that following this same idea. Sta
lin might decide to withdraw the
! Russian request for three imme
date votes in the assembly Of III,
projected world security orgdnIza
ton
II was Mr.. Rooseyelts hope Il
talk the Russians out Of that de
mand. at least for the time being.
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Germany to Resist From Two Areas;
l. S. SOIidified For Fight

the back. whose wishful thinking
leads him TO believe the Amer
lean home-front will weaken. Mur-
usu. whose shifty mind enabled him
TO talk peace in our capital while
preparing 10 knife US. should be in
washington now TO see the grim
determination in evidence there.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-16

NEW YORK -AP- Invest
ment funds rolled into the
stock market today and, in the
most active first hour OF the
year, leading steeIS, rails and
utilities were lifted fractions
TO more than a point. The tick
er tape speeded at the opening
but, when piled-up orders had
been filled, there were SUISSE
quent slowdowns. Blocks OF
low-quoted power and light is
sues, mostly a shade higher.
ranged from 1000 to 4.ooo
shares. Advances were we'll
maintained near midday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-16
Great Coup

Great Coup
The capture Of Franz Won Papen.
Hitlers right.hand man in diplo-
matte deviltry. by American troops
is one OF the wars great coups. Won
Papen is among the dozen most
dangerous men in the world--and
doubt II that gives him high
enough rating.
This arrogant Prussian aristo-
crat is the essence Of the militsrism
which the Allies have sworn IN
wipe OUT IN Europe lie is one Of
the shrevdest schemers q our
time and has been responsible for
many Of Hitler's most profitable
ventures. He move. by razor-edg
craft where he can, but is utterly
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victory garden plots for rem. s.
each. ready to plant 1876 +.
Michigan Phone A2lW. evenings.
ADJ. 49,
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Twenty Die
IN Crash of
Aiirliner

Morgantown, W. Va. Apr. Is
AP Pointing skyward, there re.
NAMED today only Il battered tail.
piece and SOM scattered frag-
ments OF a storm-beset Pennsyl-
vania Central Airline transport
which crashed into a nearby noun
tain, carrying 10 an explosive death
its 30 occupants.
On a 2,20Of ridge in Cooper's
Rock state park. about 10 miles
east of here, searchers found the
bodies. most Of them charred and
mangled almost beyond rccogni-
ton, strewn over 1000 yards OF
thick underbrush.
Spotted first by planes, the scene
Of the tragedy was reached by res
cuers on foot yesterday afternoon
almost a full day after the big sill
yer plane left Pittsburgh and plung
ed earthward about a bali hours
flying time later on route to Birm
ingham. Ala.
Only a mass Of smouldering rub
blue, broken bodies, and bits uf
clothing fluttering from trestops
greeted the rescue party one Of
whom declared.
We found the Wreckage strewn
all over the hillside
pea officials said the pilot evil
IDENTIFY was heading in heavy wealth
ed for a landing al the Morgantown
airport when he crashed into the
grim hills. The bad weather cut
Off radio communications between
the plane and the airport.
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SATURDAY. APR. Plat I o'clock.
2 miles east OF Milan on PLANK
Road on farm known as the ia
eobs Farm. Raymond LauH. own.
er; George Lsuff, Proprietor.
Guy 2. Thjmpson. Auetioneer,
4o4 Ferris ST., Phone 25ie. Thur
low Heath, Clerk. Adv. 40
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Oak drop leaf Is II. table. daver-
port and other furniture. los n.
Normal St Adv. li6s
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WASHINGTON - ms - The
White House announced today
that Mrs. Harry S Truman. the
new first lady. viii hold a news
conference tomorrow afternoon.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-04-16

LONDON ms London off
cialdom was prepared TODAY for
the impending defeat Of Germany,
after practice run by King
George Wis special coach which
will take the king 10 'St Paul's
Cathedral for the royal victory pa
rade when il comes.
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LONDON ms R1dolph Hess,
once Germanys number two Nazi
and now held in England as a pris-
oner of war, was revealed today to
be seriously i'll and under constant
watch. Described as failing in
mind and body. he was reported
TO have suffered a series of brain
storms in recent weeks.
TORONTO --AP- Approximate
ly $500 workers of the Goodyear
Tire and Rubber Co., LTD, New
Toronto, struck today after fail
ure of last-minute negotiations be
tween company officials and Local
232, United Rubber Workers of
America (CIO). Union officials
said the dispute arose when the
company stopped girl workers on
one floor from purchasing refresh
ments during the afternoon rest
period.
WASHINGTON -AP- Before
personally telling Congress his war
and peace aims, President Truman
today discussed International prob
lens with British Foreign Secre-
tary Anthony Eden and received an
expression of good will from Prime
Minister Churchill.
LANSING -AP- The executive
office said today it had been ad-
yised by Secretary of State Stet-
tinius that the official period of
mourning for the late President
Roosevelt should extend for 80
days Stettinius Informed Cover
nor Kelly that according 10 custom,
flags on government and public
buildings should fly at half staff
and formal social functions should
be cancelled during that time.
DETROIT --AP- Fear Of unem-
ployment because of overproduc-
,-stietsis ene spf alis pninoapal rsas 6is
/ sfor labor unrest, according to Wal
ter p. Reuther, vice president of
the United Automobile Workers
(CIo). Reuther made the state.
ment Sunday in addressing local
ia, UAW-CIO and urging the adop-
ton of fifth freedom" which he
called freedom from fear of abun.
dance and oyerproduction."
WASHGNGTON-AP - Senator
Mcclellan (D-Tenn). as the new
presiding officer Of the Senate, has
more power than Harry S. Tru-
man had as Vice President. Nc
Kellar can say NO and II will
mean something. Truman couldn't.
because he could vote only in case
OF tie.
WASHINGTON-AP- Mrs. Frank.
lin d. Roosevelt today wasted no
time organizing the task of femov-
ing from the White House the RoGs-
evelts' l2-year accumulation of be-
longings. However worn from the
shock and strain of her husband s
unexpected death, Mrs. Roosevelt
showed herself still possessed Of
her famous energy to get things
done.
BAD BLANKENBURG. Germany
--AP-Benito Mussolini spent the
days OF his decline wagging his
hard head and muttering over and
over 81 am just an empty bottle. .
Gen. Nittorio Foschini, former min.
lister of information for the Italian
armed forces. gave this picture OF
Debated Duce yesterday as he
told also of corruption, graft and
high iinks among his colleagues of
the Fascist hierarchy Foschini and
his wife, and Count Ettore Tolo-
I mel, S0year-old former administrs-
tor Of the Southern Tyrol, were
found in this resort town by ad
yancing American troops.