The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-03-16


wounded from L. S. air raids. \
broadcast said Emperor Hirohito
had empowered Premier Koiso 10
sit in on meetings OF the japanese
general STAFF because OF the grave
war situation.
STOCKHOLM-AP-The Stock
holm newspaper Syenska Dag
bladet today identified as Oberrie-
gerungsrat Hesse, so, supposedly
a former attache at the German
embassee in London, the agent It
reported Thursday had relayed
Nazi peace proposals TO British
authorities.
CASINO. Italy-AP-The initial
step toward rehabilitation of this
devastated community was taken
Thursday when high-ranking TIA
liam and Allied Officials formally
opened the first of a series Of
housing units constructed on the
edge Of the old town.
MOSCOW-AP-The first Amerl-
can Red Cross shipment OF six tons
OF medical supplies has reached
Poland and the organizations direc-
tor in the Soviet Union is now in
Warsaw comforting with govern
ment relief authorities Polish dis
patches said today.
MOSCOW-AP-The three-man
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OF Newspaper Editors. visiting Al
lied nations in furtherance of post
war exchange of news, left Moscow
today to continue a world tour
through India. China, Australia and
South America.
MEXICO CITY-AP 49, Foreign
Minister Ezequiel Padilla Thursday
night formally announced MeXico's
acceptance of an invitation to the
San Francisco World Security Con-
ference and said he would make
known his governments delegates
as soon as possible.
LONDON-AP-The last Nazi
Office has been moved from Berlin
and all high officials now are in
southern Germany, where big food
stocks have been stored up. the
Moscow radio said today in a
German-language broadcast.
WASHINGTON -AP- The gov
! eminent plans 20 bring out more
non rationed, fabric-andrubber
shoes to offset deep cut In leather
supplies for civilian footwear. 4
really good" shoe, suitable for out.
door wear, is planned, said sources
in WPB's office of Civilian Re
quirements.
NEW YORK ms Radio Cor
poration of America unveiled its
new postwar television set today,
an advanced model that reproduc-
es brighter. clearer pictures on a
screen having five times the area
OF the sets turned out before the
war started The new-type screen
is the chief feature of the receiver
that will be available to the pub
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production is resumed
WASHINGTON -AP-President
Roosevelt declared today that the
American people have got to tight
en- their belts before the war Is
won. Replying at a news confer
ence to some criticism Of the hand
ling of food matters, Mr.. Roosevelt
said he thought the country would
back UP the idea Of tightening our
belts since it would mean keeping
certain other people alive.
WASHINGTON -AP-President
Roosevelt had before him today n
request from veterans of World
War that he grant a personal in
teryiew to Mrs. William Harrison
trying to save her soldier son from
death on the gallows. The prin-
cipal in the case is William Harri-
son, Jr, of Hayerhill, Ohio. He
was convicted by an Army court
martial in northern Ireland of at
lacking and killing girl.
WASHINGTON ms Condi-
tons of increasing hardship for
American prisoners OF war in Ger
many were foreseen today by War
Department officials as a conse-
quence of the successful drive
across the Rhine. The entire area
=
out, is populated with German pris.
on camps housing thousands of
American soldiers. AS the penetra-
tion OF the Rhineland continues.
these men will be moved-mostly
on foot-to camps deeper in Ger.
many which are already over
crowded.