The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-13
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PEARL HARBOR-AP- The
Navy said today that the food sit
uation OF the 10000 American
service personnel still remains SER
ious as a result OF the typhoon
this week, but ample supplies
some aboard ships offshore, will
be made available soon. Superfoit.
resses from Guam, their bomb-bays
loaded with food. are delivering
emergency supplies.
ToKYO-AP-The arrest OF
nine officials Of the Marking
and Manehukuo Japanese pup
pet governments by Ameri-
can OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Of
feers was announced today by
U. S Eighth Army Headquar-
tiers. They have been placed
IN custody Of the Eighth Army
provost marshal atskokohama.
KERRYILLE, Texas-AP- AID.
miral Chester w. Nimitz came
home from the wars to Kerrville
where he spent his boyhood. and
Fredericksburg where he was born.
for one brief day OF visiting in
Texas today. At Austin last night.
Rep. Lyndon Johnson Cd TeXas)
a member OF the House Naval AZ
fairs Committee, introduced the
Admiral to a cheering audience OF
1000 as 1.-THE next Chief OF Naval
operations. the Commander in
Chief OF the United States Navy"
acknowledgements
100 Annamese and two Japan
csc who were leading them
were killed and 800 taken pris-
oner In difficult operations be-
gun at dawn yesterday by
French troops expanding their
grip on indoehina westward
from Saigon. Eight Frenchmen
also were killed and 10 wound
ed in q sklrmlsh In which
British 25-pounders supported
ed an attack against a nation.
alist stronghold.
HARRISBURG - AP-Lt. Col.
Gregory (Pappy) Boyington, top
ranking Marine ace OF World War
Two, estimates that II will require
10 to 20 years OF occupation before
Japan's war mongering tendencies
are wiped out. Get rid OF the Jap
warlords and higher ups and Wen
control the country" Boyington
said last night at a Victory Loan
rally.
MACON. Ga.-UP-The Demo
cratic party was under court order
today to permit Georgia negroes
10 vote In the party primaries. Fed
eral Judge T. Hoyt Davis ruled
Friday that the party could not
bar negroes from taking part in
the selection OF candidates. The
ruling came in a test case by Pri-
mus e. King. a negro who sued the
Cuscogee County Democratic ex-
ecutive committee, which said he
denied him the right to vote in a
primary last July 4 at Columbus.
LONDON ms A Reuter- Sing
apore dispatch said today that In
donesians in Java had imprisoned
all Japanese forces in Surabaya and
cut communication with Batavia
The dispatch said the Surabaya air
field was captured by Indonesians
who halted all plane arrivals and
departures.
SYDNEY up Labor unrest
on the Australian waterfront has
resulted In a 80 per cent slash in
food rations for empire troops in
the Wewak area OF New Guinea, 1t
was revealed today. The Austral-
ian Sixth Army Division has put
troops in the field on half rations
OF timed meats, milk. beans, mar
garine and other commodities be-
cause OF short shipments. Only q
fortnlght's supplies were said to be
on hand.
ARMAGH, Ireland-AP-His EN-
inence Joseph Cardinal MacRory.
archbishop of Armagh and primate
of all Ireland, died at a. m. to-
day.
TOKYO-AP - The Japanese
Gendarmerie headquarters will be
abolished at the end OF this month.
Only officials engaged in winding
up the affairs OF the organization
now remain in service.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS strik-
ing stevedores watched soldiers un-
load food ships in six ports to-
day, but showed no. signs OF heed.
ing the Labor Governments back
to-work appeals. Approximately
$4,000 idle dock workers, many OF
them threatened with the loss of
their jobs unless they report for
duty Monday, we're Joined by a
small contingent OF London port
clerks whose spokesman said they
would refuse 70 work alongside the
military details.
U. s. WEATHER FORECAST
Lower Michigan-Partly cloudy
and cool tonight and Sunday. Near
freezing temperatures and scat
tered light frost tonight.
Highest temperature yesterday.
81: lowest. 43. Highes: tempera-
ture one year ago today, II. Lowest
a..
Highest temperature this date
in last 73 years. so in 1885; lowest
q in 1887.
The sun sets today at 5:54 and
rises Sunday at GA. The moon