The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-11-13

merchant marine. revoked today a
ban on unemployment allowances
for seaman which had provoked a
hunger strike by more than 400
Greek mariners stranded In Britain
"A London dispatch last night said
eight Greek seamen had been hos
pitalized as result of the hun
ger strike. which started a week
ago in Liverpool and spread to
other ports.)
CHUNGk Amer
lean officials denied flstly to-
day. amid increased reports Of
civil war, that the United
States had gone beyond war
time commitments in military
assistance to China. An Ameri-
can Embassy spokesman term
ed completely unfounded the
Communist published report
that Chin would get a S64,ooo,-
900 loan for purchase OF muni-
tons from the United States.
TRIESTE -AP- The American
liberty ship Abbot Mills. loaded
with $500 tons OF bulk wheat for
troops in Austria. hit a stray mine
outside Trieste Harbor yesterday
and sank while being towed TO a
wharf The entire crew was taken
off safely.
ROME -AP- II Popolo. organ of
the Christian Democratic party.
said in n Tirana dispatch today the
Albanian government had ordered
all Italian priests and nuns to
leave Albania by Nov. Is. because
OF what the dispatch termed bloody
persecution conducted even against
the native clergy"
TOKYO-AP-Col. Josef Albert
Messenger, butcher of Warsaw"
left ty air today on the first leg
OF his trip back to Germany via
the United States. General Mac
Arthur's Headquarters reported he
will Re taken TO Allied interroga-
ton center near Frankfort, Ger.
many, for questioning and possible
trial as a war-criminal suspect.
HANDY, Ceylon-lNS- Head
quarters OF the Southeast Asia
Command announced today that
the british Second Division would
he sent to Malaga shortly" TO re.
place the Fifth Indian Division now
engaged in fighting at the JaYanese
naval base city of Soerabaya. CA
New nelhi radio broadcast. heard
by Reuters in London. said mean
time that Royal Airforce planes
aiding the Fifth Indians attacked
lndonesian concentrations around
Soerabaya.)
MANILA -CP-Gen. Tomoyuki
Yamashita called the grandson Of
former Filipino revolutionary
leader as his first defense witness
today to refute charges that he
refused to halt the massacre OF
civilians in Manila
NEW YORK-INS-Th London
radio reported today that telegra.
phic communications between Bur-
ma and Britain have been reopen
ed after four years.
LONDON-INS -- Counsel for
William Joyce. Americana born
Lord Haw Haw" OF the Nazi radio.
applied today TO the attorney-gen-
erals Office In London for leave TO
appeal his treason conviction be-
fore the House OF Lords.
LONDON-1NS British Foreign
Secretary Ernest Bevin announc-
ed today that the United States
had accepted British invitation
10 establish a joint commission nj
inquiry TO examine the question OF
European Jewry and the problem OF
. Palestine.
NUERNBERG-INS-- Attorneys
for Rudolf Hess. facing trial by the
war crimes tribunal as a leading
Nazi war criminal, today asked ap-
pointment OF a medical commits
sion to determine whether he is III
to stand trial. Court officials indi
= Gated the commission will be ap.
pointed as soon as possible.
U. S WEATHER FORECAST
Lower Michigan: Cloudy and
colder tonight and Wednesday
with snow flurries In extreme
north. Diminishing westerly winds.
Highest temperature yesterday,
y Co. lowest. IS.
Highest temperature one year
ago to-day. SO; lowest. 80.