The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-06

sible wedge today for reopen
ing some deadloeked wage dis
putes by boosting its estimate
OF how much living costs have
Increased since t94t. Cost OF
living rise is closer to 80 per
cent than the previously &C
eepted 29.5 or 80 per cent.
MELBOURNE-AP-Lt. General
Henry Gordon Bennett, whose es-
cape from the Japanese while sery-
ing as commander OF Australian
troops in Malaga is being inyesti-
gated, asserted today he felt 1t was
his duty to try TO get away as soon
as the unconditional surrender at
Singapore occurred Bennett. testi-
flying at an Ofticial'i inquiry. denied
he had ever issued an order forbid.
ding his men to escape.
WASHINGTON-INS- Secretary
OF Treasury Ninson announced to-
day the relaxation OF freezing CON
trolls on financial transactions be-
tween the United States and all
European countries except Ger
many, Japan and six neutrals. All
controls on current transactions
are wiped out tomorrow morning
except for the enemy countries and
Portugal, Spain, Sweden. Switzer.
land. Llechtenstein and Tangier,
whose status does not change.
LONDON-INS Prime Minister
Clement Attlee will make a state
ment al $3.50 p. M EST toni ht re.
gardlng financial talks" with
Washington. Announcement to this
effect was made by Herbert Morri
son. lord president OF the council.
In the House OF Commons.
MANILA ms 4 Japanese ser.
speaking dispassionately as
IL he were describing the weather
told Today how he beheaded two
American aiImen and Que Filipino
at Cebu Island on last March IS.
The narrator OF the tale was Sgt
Takeo Kawal, one o; seven Japan.
ese soldiers being tried for murder
by military commission in Man.
liza.
BATANIA-INS-Dr Hubertus
Van Nook, acting governor general
of the Netherlands Indies. left for
Singapore by air today to attend a
conference OF Allied leaders. II was
believed the conferees will scuss
the present situation in Java as
well as future Allied procedure in
lndonesia and lndo-China.
NUREMBERG -AP-The Interna.
tional Military Tribunal announced
today that the trial OF % Nazi lead
ers accused Of war crimes would be
recessed for two weeks, beginning
Dec. 90. The announcement was
made by Lord Justice Sir Godfrey
Lawrence, presiding, who said that
defense counsel had requested
recess OF three weeks. The court
will reconvene on January ..
NUREMBERG -- ms 80 Allied
war crimes prosecutors disclosed
today Benito Mussolini strongly
favored q peaceful gesture by the
Axis powers before the outbreak
OF the Polish war to assure the
third term defeat of President
Franklin d. Roosevelt. Captured
shorthand transcripts OF 1889
meeting between Adolf Hitler and
Italian Foreign Minister Count
Galeazzo Ciano shower the now
dead Duce felt Roosevelt could win
only in the event OF worldwide
conflict.
ROME-INS-Premier Designate
Alcide de Gasperi declared today
he will attempt to form a Ave party
cabinet II the Liberals refuse to re-
enter discussions on distribution
OF portfolios. The Liberals bolted
the six-party talks when it became
apparent de Gasperi had failed to
satisfy liberal party stipulations
concerning broadening OF the pro-
posed government.
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