The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-05-21


to soldiers during l945, the Treas
ury said today. The reason: THE
last payday Is the biggest Each
man gets $500 mastering out pay
ment in addition to his regular
pay.
OSLO, Norway-INS-Scattered
acts OF violence in Norway were
reported today as police and other
officials continued the roundup Of
Quislings. One group Of collabora-
tors hiding on roof-tops subjected
Norwegian home security troops TO
fire yesterday but no casualties
we're reported. Similar brushes
were reported in other towns.
RIS-INS-Paris authorities
instituted a partial curfew in the
French capital today in a cam
paign to reduce the pace OF night
life which has swelled TO giant pro-
portions since the announcement OF
Germany's surrender. Practically
all bars and cabarets will be closed
at II o'clock each night under the
new orders despite the fact that
revenue from the gay life along the
boulevards has been running INTO
millions Of francs.
CHICAGO INS-The strike OF
1000 truck drivers in Chicago en-
tered its third day today with ship
ments OF food and war materials
piling up and with solution OF the
walkout apparently resting with
government officials in Washing
ton.
WASHINGTON-INS-Rep. Dom
engeaux. CD La, chairman OF the
House Elections Committee, dis
closed today that early action Is
planned on an election suit con
testing the seating OF 79 congress-
men. IL anticipate calling meet
ing OF my committee within the
next few days to consider IT, DOM
engeaux stated. The contest was
initiated by Moss A. Plunkett, OF
Roanoke, Va. against congressman
from southern poll tax states.
WASHINGTON INS-War MO
hilizer Fred NJ. Vinson today moved
10 carry out -three-point program
designed to relieve and eventually
end the drastic meat shortage, VIM
sons program provides g new sun
siay 70 .feedeSs OF beef caasle. ID
creases in present subsidies on
pork and beef and adjustment OF
government purchases OF meat 50
orders will be filled from plants
, with heavy slaughter rather IMAM
from plants which have ligh'
slaughter.
MOSCOW AP-Germans are
returning by the thousands to the
ruins Of Berlin where 20 Russian
administrative districts have regis
tered 100000 inhabitants. Dis
patches from the Reich capital
said streets are crammed by re-
turning residents arriving In carts,
wagons, on bicycle and afoot. More
than 100000 lived in Berlin be-
fore the war.
DETROIT-INS- Detroit faced
a further tightening OF its dwind-
ling meat supply today as Windsor
Officials prepared to take action to
prevent cross-river shopping
raids" which they charge are sup
porting a flourishing black mar
ket.
LoNDoN-INS-- The govern
ments OF Syria and Lebanon pro-
tested in official communicates to-
day the arrival of fresh French
troops in the Levant, a Reuter- dis
patch from Beirut said.
WASHINGTON ms - Presi
dent Truman spent Sunday cruis-
ing on the Potomac in the presideb-
tial yacht with members OF his
family. The president picked up a
sunburn during his outing.
LONDON-INS-Berlin's Munich
pal and Savings Bank will reopen
in the near future, an official OK
the finance department OF the Ber'
lin municipal council said today.
according to the Allied controlled
Berlin radio.
NEW YORK-INS-The Brook
Ign navy yard today appealed for
1000 more workers to speed re-
pairs on the U.S.S. Franklin, the
battle-scarred carrier the Japs
couldn't sink, and to work on new
carriers now under construction.
N-INS-Marshal Ivan ).
Konev, commander OF the Soviet
First Ukrainian Army, presented
Gen. Omar N. Bradley, commander
OF the U. S. 18th Army Group, with
the order Of Suvorov, first class,
the Moscow radio reported today.
NEW YORK-INS-Rep. Everett
NJ. Dirksen, (R) Ill, rested in New
York today before proceeding to
Washington after completing a
European inspection tour. Dirk
sen, a member OF the House Appro-
priations Committee, landed at La
Guardia Field Sunday night after a
trans Atlantic fight.
WASHINGTON-INS - Army
Lawyers today are studying means
whereby German war prisoners
held in this country can be used to
aid the Pacific war and may recon-
mend the formation OF service
groups similar to the Italian SER
vice units which helped the war
effort against Germany after Italy
fell.