The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-07-28

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try declared war on the Axis.
PARIS-AP - Michel Clemen-
eeau. son OF Frances Tiger OF
World War |, was called 10 the
witnesssstand today. as the trial OF
! Marshal Petain for intelligence
with the enemy and plotting
against the security Of France emit
cred its sixth day. Prosecutor An
Dire Mornet announced he hoped TO
conclude the examination Of the
prosecutions witnesses by Monday
night.
PASADENA, Calif-AP-Twelve
young men slept the sleep Of utter
exhaustion today after staying
awake nearly five days. Volun-
teers from a nearby conscientious
directors camp. they had partici-
pated In a fatigue test conducted
by California Institute of Technolo-
, Ky. Spokesman said 1t was for the
armed services and that II will
take some time to develop the data
obtained.
CAMP CHURO-AP-A free gen.
eral election-the first in Tinian's
history-was held here today by
japanese and Korean Civilian refu-
=, gees. Supervised by the American
military government. the voting
drew 80 per cent Of eligible males
to the polls.
IRON RIVER, Mich.-AP- APP
proximately 100000 feet of lumber
and two dry kilns OF the Gibbs
City Lumber Company. IL miles
northwest Of here, were destroyed
by fire last night. William Gehl,
mill and yard superintendent, es.
timated the loss was $4,000 to
$4,000 Much OF the lumber, con-
sisting Of choice birch and maple,
was consigned to the Army.
WASHINGTON INS-Senator
\ Mead (D) NY, demanded today
that the Army explain why Ameri-
can soldiers are needed to operate
French railroads while widespread
unemployment exists in France.
Somebody must have run those
railroads before the Army took
over" Mead declared
n WASHINGT0N--INS-The House
Committee on Un-American Activi-
ties, 1t was learned today, has
II a h. % a
tions OF its predecessor, the Dies
Committee. The ban was decided
upon weeks ago, but the commit
tees decision was never made pub
lie. It was disclosed today by Rep
= Cochran (D) Mo, chairman OF the.
House Accounts Committee.
WASHINGTON INS-Further
reductions in ration point values on
beef, veal and lamb during Septem-
Der we're indicated today in view
OF expected seasonal increases in
marketings of cattle and sheep In
that period
NEW YORK-INS-A warning
arainst Canadian stock raeketeers
bedding as much as s1,O00,00O
worth of gold mining shares week
ly was issued today by the Better
Business Bureau. One OF the big
gest stock swindles in Canadian
y and American history has been In
progress for more than year, the
BETTER Business Bureau said. the
greater part OF the take has been
from American pockets, the Bur
eau's warning added.
Observation-Disclosures w
Barley began his ninth year. as
majority leader today with Demo
cratic harmony, to him. at It's
highest tide in the Senate. The ST.
year-old Kentuckian. praised by
President Truman for eight years
of service as the party's wheel
horse in the Senate, told a reporter
that never during that time had he
found the Democrats as united as
now.
Observation-Disclosures TO-
300 sick or wounded prisoners OF
war. mostly Germans, are being re-
turned to their homelands. War
Department officials said today
that the schedule called for approx.
imately $500 to be sent home in
July about $500 IN August and the
remainder in September.
WASHINGTON-AP- Chairman
T. A. Krug OF the War Production
Board foresees improvement In the
clothing situation by December.
WASHINGTON = AP- Senator
Mead (D-NY) expressed belief to.
day that enough soldiers soon Will
he discharged to ease tight man
mower situations, particularly OF
the railroads. The chairman OF
the Senate War Investigating Com
miittee said the Army was unwill-
ing TO release men by vacations,
contending it would upset the point
system for discharges. Mead sug
eested release OF men with rail-
road experience after President
truman appealed recently for Co..
600 additional railroad workers.
PORTLAND, Ore.-AP-Patrols
holding the center of flaming ID
mile.wide front on the south edge
of oregon's Tillamook forest fire
are menaced on two sides by fires
racing along mountain ridges and
NAV soon have TO withdraw, for
e,ters said early today. State for
estry officials reported most OF the
4, 900 men in the fire zone we're 10