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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-01
iIipiinos Shot
Without Trial

Maclla, Dec. 1--AP-At least 600
Filipincs were shot without trial
after 1t. Gen Tomoy:ki Yamashita
merely nodded noncommittally
when asked what disposition should
be made OF a group OF suspected
guerrillas, a japanese Colonel tes-
tilted today.
The officer, Col Hidee Nishi-
haru, called by the prosecution as
a rebuttsl witness at Iamashits 8
trial before a special L. S. Army
commission on war crimes charges,
headed the Judge Advocate Gen.
erals Department OF Yamashita' S
command
Nisaiharu said he told lamashita
there was a large number OF guer-
rillss in custody and that a mill
tary police officer said they would
be kiled there was not time left for
trials for nearly 1000 suspects held
by the Japanese. the witness said
NisFiharu told the commission
he considered Yamashita's nod as
approval for turning the prisoners
over 20 the military police.
The 500 then were loaded into
trucks. taken TO a cemetery and
shot without trial Nishiharu said.
Yesterday Yamashita testified he
had no knowledge Of the executions
for which he is being tried.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-01

ment April y Of this year. Fur
niture worth an additional $4,000
was provided by the FWA.
The need for the new recreation
center was first brought to light
by the recreation division of the
Ypsilanti Council Of Social Agen.
cies. The application to the gov.
eminent was made following ap-
proyal by the city council. in Sep.
TENDER. 1914 Actual construction
Of the building was started last
spring.
The City Council requested the
EVA. to proceed with the con
struction Of the recreation building
at a meeting OF the council, De.
cember IS, 1874.
Jesse Rutherford former direc-
tor OF the Carver House. has been
placed in charge OF the new center.
A full time custodian has been en-.
ployed by the city to care for the
building The center will be avail.
able for use by any group in the
city.
The building is of brick construc-
ton. 1t embraces large auditor.
ium with a seating capacity OF well
over two hundred.
A highly modern stage Is one Of
tie features OF the new center. u
is equipped with retractable foot
lights. all the necessary back drops
and curtains for stage productions
1t is 25 feet long and Is feet wide.
An under stage chair storage ar.
rangement will make the floor
available for dancing or other rec.
reation activities requiring enlarg-
ed floor space.
In the front part Of the building.
facing Harriet St, is a lobby run.
ming almost the full width of the
building, In one end OF the lobby
there is sandwich and soda bar.
complete with a kitchen for use
in serving larger groups. There
is an office in that part of the build
ing.
Just off the opposite end of the
lobby is a reading room and lounge
There are writing desks in the cen.
ter portion Of the room.
Large leather upholstered furni.
ture will dominate the furnishings
throughout the reading room and
the lobby.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-01
BelIm Placed Near
Scene Of Staying

Pontiac, Mich, Dec. 1-AP-The
examination OF Edward Rellm,
charged with the Staying OF Mrs.
Alberta Rose Young. was adjourn
ed until Tuesday after a farmers
wife testified Friday that Bellm
was in the vicinity OF the death
site on the night Mrs. Young was
shot 10 death.
Mrs, Minnie -Pinkhlpl, withstbod
long cross-exEminatiorton her tes-
timony that Bellm came to her
turkey farm at pm on the night
Of Oct. 30-the day the state con-
tends the 33-year-old victim was
slain and her body tossed into the
Clinton River.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-01
FIRE VICTIMS

Fox River Grove, lll.-AP-A sol
dier's four children burned to death
last night and his wife and one re
naming child we're in serious con
di;ion after fire swept their cot
tage here. In an Elgin, H., hospital
with second degree burns were Mrs
Fred Ertman, 81, and her one-year
old daughter Sharon. The dead are
Frederick Lynn. s: Janet 5: Rich
ard, 4. and Judith, 2. The Red Cross
is trying to reach their father al
Camp Crowder, Mo.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-01
Gen. Hurley
May Address


Washington. Dec. 1-AP-A pro
posal that Mai. Gen. Patrick J..
Hurley address a special session Of
Congress emerged today from a
Juror prompted by his sudden resig-
nation as ambassador to China.
The suggestion came from Rep
Edith Nourse Rogers tR-Mass) as
clamor mounted for full-dress CON
gressional investigation OF the ma
tlons foreign policy.
Referring 10 moves By four dis-
ferent committees to have the gen.
eral testify about his accusations
that career diplomas are under
mining national interests abroad
Mrs. Rogers told a reporter:
THE issue Is OF such magnitude
with the security OF our country
involved, that think the general
ought 20 tell the complete story TO
a joint meeting OF the Senate and
House.
Also, as specified in my bill lin
troduced yesterday, Secretary Of
State Byrnes should supply Con.
gress with all information he has
about the sabotage Of our foreign
policy and why General Hurley re-
signed" .
II was uncertain Immediately
just where the general will speak
on Capitol Hill-but it appeared
definite he would do some talking
some place there next week. In
formed Of the bids. for his appear
ance, he told a newsman:
II am ready to appear at any pub
lie hearing that is afforded me by
Congress. Now that the war is over
the people are entitled to have the
basic information to enable them
to form intelligent opinions on
American foreign policy"
The Senate Foreign Relations
Committee appeared to have the in
side track for the generals initial
testimony. Chairman Connally ID
Tex has invited him to a Wednes
day meeting.
Hurley said he is committed" to
attend this gathering, although he
stressed he wants it to be an open
session. Connally has scheduled II
tentatively for a closed gathering
Others bidding for Hurley's tes-
timony include:
The House Committee lnvestigat.
ing Un-American Activities: the
House Military Committee and the
House Foreign Affairs Committee.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-01
SAILORS SOUGHT REVENGE

Washington, Dec. 1-AP-An Has
wall attorney generals report saws
four days before the recent bloody
Honolulu riot a Navy officer want.
ed to let sailors avenge themselves
on city "hoodlums" Acting At
torney General Rhoda Views re-
ported that an air station public
relations officer advised the Homo
lulu police chief that four sailors
had been beaten by hoodlums in
certain city area. His report sal
the officer suggested that II would
be a good idea to let the sailors
go out and clean up that gang"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-01
Price Elected TO
Naiser-Frazer Board

hickman Price. Jr. former OF.
fetal Of the Foreign Economic Ad-
mlnistration. has been elected vice
president and treasurer and a mem
btr Of the board OF directors OF the
Kaiser-Frazer Corporation, Il was
announced today by Joseph W Fra
yer, president.
Before his wartime service with
the government agency. Mr.. Price,
native Of Nashville. Tennessee.
was associated with the Bankers
Trust Company in New York. lie
left the FEA early this year to he.
come executive assistant to Mr..
Frazer. chairman OF the board OF
Graham Paige Motors Corporation.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-01

on outside work. He said union
members called back for this type
work could come with the defin-
tie understanding that they would
not be asked to do anything else.
JAWS reaction was awaited. The
unions announced strategy is to
blockade" General Motors largest
o. the big three" motor manufac-
turers while assisting it's rivals
in the postwar production race.
JAW Vice President Walter Reuth-
er has agreed to shipment of GIN
finished parts to prevent shut
down at the Packard Motor Car Co.
Affecting 225,O00 workers, the
General Motors strike is the big
gest among l45 disputes in the
country. Five major disputes &C
count for four-fifths of the $4,000
idle the country's labor troubles.
The other four involve 60 900
AFL Lumber and Sawmill Workers
in the Pacific Northwest: $4,000
AFL and clio Machinists in the
San Francisco area; 10000 to So
600 over the road ALL Truckers
in seven Midwest states. and 10000
workers laid off ut the Ford Motor
Co. as a result OF a strike in auto
mobile parts plants.
An early breakup OF the Pacific
lumber strike is in sight A
scale OF wage increases has been
approved by union leaders but II
must he ratified by the rank and
file.
A fiye-cent hourly pay raise was
accepted by representatives OF p
600 ALL Federal Labor linton en-
ployes OF the simmons Co, Keno
sha. Wis. The 1000 are scheduled
to return TO work Monday. ending
a nine.week. stoaslAf3 lsisls.sl aae
tied up the manufacture OF sleeper
equipment for Pullman trains.
The clio United clearinghouse
Workers yesterday approved. by 20
10 l margin. a walkout to back up
the unions request for a 25-ceut
hourly wage raise. Involved are
100000 packinghouse WORKERS
throughout the country. Union Of
ficials emphasized the vote did not
necessarily mean a strike. and
stressed the fact that negotiations
are continuing with the big four"
packers-Swiit, Armour, Wilson
and Cudahy.
clearinghouse Workers
Chicago. Dec. l-AP-The ClO
United Packinghouse Workers to-
day had the mandate OF their mem
bers Ia call a nationwide strike. If
neces'a airy, to support a 2J-cent
hourly wage increase demand.
Union members. polled Friday by
the National Labor Relations
Board, approved a walkout by bet
ter than 20 to !. Returns were in.
complete.
Uni)n officials emphasized the
vote did not necessarily mean a
strike would be called Negotia.
lions are in progress here between
the uhlor and the big four" pack
ers- armour swift, Cudahy. and
Wilson. Smaller packinghou9es
also are involved in the dispute
which affects 100000 workers ma
| tionslly.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-01

CHELAN. Wash.-INS- Divers
in icy Lake Chelan. seeking the
schoolbus which carried Is children
and r driver into the lake Monday,
prepa ed to plunge deeper than 800
feet for the tragedy.laden vehicle
today. A battered motor hood was
found at the l70-foot depth Of the
cliff-like lake bottom Friday after
a record 2S3foot plunge by divers.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-01
U. S. WEATHER REPORT

Lower Michigan Party cloudy
with no important change IN tenn.
perature tonight Sunday cloudy
with occasional rain southwest por.
tion and snow in north portion.
Highest temperature yesterday
81: lowest 90.
Highest temperature one year
ago today Is. lowest 81
Highest temperature this date in
last 75 years 60 in 1922; lowest S In
1855
The sun sets today at SOC n. m.
and rises tomorrow at 7:i2.
The moon sets today at $40 p. m.
and rises tomorrow at $3.50 a. m.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-01

TEHRAN, Iran Delayed) -
kP-The Russians began car
rying out a surprise eVaeua-
ton Of Tehran last night. The
railway station, eommuniea-
lions eenters and private bill
let's including the military head.
quarters. were completely eVac-
usted. The governor Of Aver
aijan, appointed recently by
the central lranian government,
arrived In the provincial eapl-
tai Of Tabriz today from Teh-
ran In a plane put at his dis
posal by Soviet authorities.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-01
G. M. StartIes
Auto Industry
With Proposal

General Motors President c. E. Wilson has surprised the
industry with his plan for GIN to produce parts and
accessories for its competitors while GIN itself is not
making because of the CIO Auto Workers strike
Wilson, in letter last night to President j. Thomas
of the striking CLIO United Auto Workers outlined his pro-
posal He said GIN willing while the strike continues,
onerate al It's part and ACCESSORY divisions eXcusiyely
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-01
BvS FAILURE, PROBE INDICATES
Punishment Chief
Objective Little
Recreation Time

Lansing, Dec. l-AP-The Boys Vocational School here
Is little better than penltentary instead of a modern IN
stituon for correcting juvenile denquents report Of ex
perts asserted today.
summary of subcommittee reports being compiled by
the state civil service commission for presentation to Gov
ernOr Kelly and the state Juvenile institute commission
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-01
Flashes of
Late News

TOKYO -AP- The Japanese
house of representatives OVERRIDE
today a demand that wartime lead
ers OF the diet resign, and Pre-
mier Baron Kiiuro Shidehara urged
"calmness" in the governments
own investigation Of war respon.
sibility.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-01
BANKERS TO MEET

Ann Arbor. Mich, is to be the
scene of the seventh annual eon-
ference OF the Michigan Bankers
Association, next THURSDAYS and Fri
fav
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-01

CHI NGKING-INS- Chungking
newspapers reported today that
Nationalist ground and airborne
troops have halted their drive IN
Manchuria at Koupangtzr. 100
miles southwest OF Mukden, TO
await government decisions regard.
ing terms OF the Sino-Soyiet agree
ment The Communists were re.
ported to be utilizing Japanese Of.
fcers In a prolonged artillery bar,
rage against the provincial city OF
KwpiSui
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-01

ANERSA, Italy-AP - German
General Anton Dostler was shot 20
death by a firing squad today for
ordering the execution Of Is Amer
lean soldiers captured behind the
German lines In Italy in March.
1914 Dos.er, the first German gen
eral to die for war crime participa-
ton in western Europe. was con
victed in October by L S. court
martial. which dlsregarded his de-
Tense plea that in ordering the exc
cutions he was carrying out the
commands Of higher officers.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-01

SYDNEY. Australia AP \
wave ~ strikes affecting steel, coal
and shipping industries threatened
today to make idle approximately
5000 Australian workers in what
Sydney newspapers described as
clashes between Communication.
mated unions and moderate AM
Communist unions
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-01

ROME-AP- Foreign Minister
Alcide de Gasperi was invited by
Crown Prince Umberto today 20 at
tempt to form an Italian govern
ment to succeed that o. FerrucciC
Parri, whose six.party coalition re-
Rime fell last week.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-01

ROME-AP - The morning
newspaper II Tempo today
quoted Creole Sozzi, president
Of .he ltalo-Ameriean Chamber
Of Commerce OF New York, as
saying that the United States
would give Italy as Liberty
ships. Sozzi now is touring
northern Italy.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-01

uNtnlle institute commission
7 drew a sorry picture of the boys
reformatory.
II asserted the staff largely con.
! centrated on restraint and punish.
ment of the 5OO-odd boy inmates
and that little was being done to
educate them to be good citizens.
Modern Developments in education,
vocational training. physical edu-
cation. medical and mental care and
dietetics generally are lacking in
the institution, the experts said.
The reports. drafted by a half
dozen state agencies, We're partic-
ularly critical Of educational and
cottage life NJ the school.
Although the school administra.
ton was charged with not obtain
ing the best work Of which cottage
parents" were capable. the reports
declared most Of the parents were
not properly fitted for their jobs.
The school was urged to abandon
what the reports termed a general
ly repressive policy in the home
life of the boys. and it was empha-
sized excessive solitude. overly
| heavy work, severe discipline. un.
reasonable punishment and dreary
/ routine should be eliminated il the
boys are to be returned TO society
as good citizens.
Pointing out that the inmates
are confined largely in drab re
creation rooms In the evening. one
report said the recreational facili.
| ties of one typical cottage included
| two sets OF Chinese checkers, two
checker games. one radio belong
ing to the supervisor and two mar.
BILE games for an average inmate
population Of 35 boys. The recrea-
ton period is used largely as a
punishment period, the report said.
Calling for the employment Of
several trained physical education
teachers. the report declared the
school has gymnasium and swim.
ming pool equal 10 few colleges but
that they are little used. Library
facilities generally are inadequate,
/ Il said
Education generally WAS describ-
| ed as being too academic for the
type Of boy committed to the insti-
tuition. with little intelligent yoca-
tional training provided. and the
academic teaching was reported to
be Of type which abnormal boys
could not absorb. About a third OF
the inmates are not receiving any
type OF education, it was asserted.
PARIS -AP The popular Repub-
lican movement. (MRP). one Of the
three largest parties IN the French
assembly. expressed general APP
proyal today of the governments
| sponsored program for nationaliz-
ing banks and credit. but urged that
its application to the four great ma.
tional banks be speeded mp.
LONDON ms Today marked
the eEd Of existence of the British
lith army, largest single ARM in
| World War II DISARMAMENT OF he
group commanded by 1t. Gen Sir
William Slim in India and Burma
was announced by British lp'b.
critics The l4th once numbered
nearly one million men OF ~ IA
| tiOnaliti
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-01

SEOUL. Korea Up Two per
sons. one OF them an American
Army captain. we're killed and
more than 3e5 persons, including
Is Americans. were injured when a
japanese ammunition dump blew
up at Kunson yesterday, It was an
nounced today. The dump was the
second japanese installation TO ex-
plode I'm this area within three
weeks. Kunson is 100 miles south
OF Seoul Cause Of the explosion
was not determined Immediately
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-01

LONDON -lNS- The Daily
Express said today that many
Continental employees OF the
United Nations Relief and Re-
habilitation Administrator 9th.
er than those already disehsrg-
ed were engaged In black mar
kst operations In Northwest
Europe. The dispatch said OPP
erations Of the workers, equip
ped with British battle dress
and allied identity cards. were
concentrated In France, Bel
GUM and Holland.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-01

WASHINGTON-AP- The War
Department made ready TODAY 20
releasr $4,000 doctors and 5000
dentists from the service under a
reduced discharge score. The score
for these medical officers went
down from so to 20 points, or three
less than the new critical total for
other officers which became eNec-
tive t"day. In addition, medical
personnel with AZ months of SER
vice II who are IS years old are
eligible for discharge now.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-01

LONDON ms The Daily TX.
press said today the Royal Navy
would scrap one million tons of
warships. probably including the
battleships Resolution, Revenge.
Families, Queen Elizabeth and Ma
laya. Other vessels probably will
include 20 average cruisers. 40 OBJ
solete destroyers, p submarines
and 100 Hunt class destroyer .es-
corts.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-01

SHANGHAI-AP-Lt Gen. Al.
bert c. Wedemeyer. commander of
L. S Force in China. today term
ed the appointment OF Gen. George
{. Marshall as Envoy most for.
tunate.' He told newsmen at a
conference that Marshall is well
equipped TO decide Immediately
such difficult questions as whether
TO withdraw L. s. Marines and
whether to sell war materiel to
China
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-01

LONDON ms The execution
OF John Amery. British statesman 5
son found guilty OF broadcasting
for the Nazis, has been set tenta-
lively for Dec 10 in Wandsworth
Prison.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-12-01

lSFRLOHN. Germany AP-Brit
ish troops arrested between so
and 10 steel maGnates in series
Of raits Friday night in the Ruhr
industlia' area, II was olTicially an
nounCCd today. Those arrested
included such prominent figures in
Germany heavy industry az Heinz
Gehm, chairman OF the Deutsche
Edelstahlwerkd: Walther Schwede,
director Of the ReichsveriniCung
Stshlv erke, and Friedrich Won Beu-
low ard DR. Edward Hudremont, III
rectIrs of Krupps.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-13
Three More Ninth
 Armored Divisions Reach Elbe River
BY BOYD D. LEWIS

Paris, April 13.-(UP)-American paratroop- CTS and armored task forces were reported unoff cialy only 16 miles from Berlin today and field dis patches said three more Ninth Army Divisions had reached the Ebe river a 75-mile front arcing within 45 miles of the doomed capital.
 Stiff fighting continued in the Elbe fortress of Magdeburg, but the supporting divisions moving up to join the battle of Berlin advanced 37 to 60 miles in less than "A hours in their breakthrough to the Elbe.
 Unconfrmed reports said American parachut- ists had landed barely 16 miles from the city gates ana linked up with the Second Armored Division in that area.
 Strong infantry forces already were ramming the Elbe in the wake of the amored leaders to exploit the breakthrough effected "A hours near Magdeburg, 60 miles southwest of the capital.
 At the same tirne three Ninth Army Division the Fifth Armored 83rd Infantry and unidentified un-reached the Ebe at several points extending from Barby 10 miles Southeast.of Magdeburg to Witen berg, 56 airline miles to the north.
 All three divisions maSSing for crossing of the be if they had not already done with the unidentified armored division closest to Berlin at Tangermuende, 45 mles from the capital. b Berlin spokesmen said retreatng German troops had blown up the Tangermuende bridge and another at Wittenberge.
 To the south two other American arnies-the First and the Thirdsmashed nearly two-thirds of the way Germany to within heavy artillery range of Leipzig rt shing south for Adolf Hitler's Alpine redoubt.
 First Army tanks 16 miles or less southwest of Leipzig Third Army forces 17 miles from Leipzig and 70 miles from Dresden.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-13
NAYS GLOAT OPENLY OVER
 FDR'S DEATH
BY w. R. HIGG1NBOTHAM

London, April 13. = (UP) The Nazis burst the last bounds of decency today and continued a villification of President Roosevelt - even in death.
 Germ an propagandists gloated opendly over the Presidents death. T h ey poured out an abusive tirade that shocked the rest of the world, perhaps even Japan.
 While the Japanese joined with the Germans in accusing MT. Roose- welt of causing the present war, Tokyo conceded at least the presl- dent was a great man."
 But Berlins commentators heaped abuse upon the presidents memory.
 One commentator, in a speech which apparently was written by Propaganda Minister Joseph Goeb- bels, said that the miracle which had saved Adolf Hitler had killed the inventor of this war"
 The commentator was Wilfred Vonofen, one of Berlin's best. But expert listeners said his remarks did not follow his usual tone and that they were termed much after the way Goebbels writes.
 The broadcast was unusual in that Vonofen spoke in the first per- son. It broke all rules and it ap- peared obvious that Goebbels was directing the hate" program against Roosevelt's name.
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