The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-10-06

BERllN-AP- Members or
the international War Grimes
Tribunal began gathering In
Berlin today for an important
prelude to the Nuremberg trials
The proclamation Of lndiet.
ments. The trial prosecutors
were scheduled to meet today.
A session Of the judges will be
held Monday. The formal read
ina Of the indictments 10 eS-
peeted at a court assembly
Tuesday.
PARIS -AP- Gen. DeGaulle re-
turned from a tour OF Alsace today
after having enuuciated the new
French policy OF friendship and CO.
operation with Rhineland Germans.
The policy. contrasting with the
hard peace" announcements of
the United States. Britain and Rus
STA, brought evident surprise and
satisfaction TO German civil ad-
ministrators.
LONDON --AP- Five German
, prisoners of war were hanged to-
day for the murder of fellow pris-
oner whom they had tried" and
condemned for deserving the NaZi
creed. The men were accused Of
having tried in kangaroo court"
Sgt. Major Wolfgand Rosterg.
whom they hanged in a Scottish
prison camp latrine two days be-
fore Christmas last year, a day af-
ter his arrival at the camp.
PARIS -AP-- Robert Falco.
magistrate OF the highest French
court. will represent France on the
military tribunal which will hear
the major war crimes trials at
Nuremberg. The United States has
named former Attorney General
Francis Biddle: Britain. Lord JUS
tice Lawrence, and the Soviet
Union, Johan Nikichenko. The
court is expected TO meet in Ber-
lin Monday TO receive formal in
dictments against "a top Nazis ac-
cused as principal war criminals.
' ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Zech-
oslovakian refugees returning to
their homeland by air were burned
10 death yesterday in the crash OF
a Liberator plane which burst into
flames. Five crewmen also were
killed. The plane crashed short
ly after the takeoff in southern Eng
land.
CHICAGO-AP-Eight scientists
who worked on the University of
Chicago's atomic bomb project to-
day stood ready to work at our lab
oratory benches while Mr.. Crosby's
scientist attempts TO explode US" In
an effort TO disprove a claim by the
4 Crosby Foundation that il had dis
covered defense against the alto
mic bomb.
LONDON -AP- A Pravda edi-
torial broadcast by Moscow radio
today argued that IL France were
brought into Balkan treaty-making
similar privileges should be accord
( ed Yugoslavia, Poland and Czecho-
slovakia. The Soviet Union during
the council OF foreign ministers con-
ference held out against the par
ticipation OF France and China in
the discussions of Balkan peace
treaties.
. TOKYO -AP- Condemnation OF
Japanese secret police and allega-
tions they tortured prisoners TO
death, were voiced today by Domei
agency which used Japan's new
found freedom of the press to de-
scribe "the bloody trail of ruthless
activities perpetrated by the Sc
cret police system since It was
formed" The Japanese people
lived in utter dread of the name
itself for many years said the
news agency and Understandable
methods of questioning victims
were used by the police. 'In many
eases the victims were tortured to
death by third degree tactics.
n WASHINGTON -AP-The Army
"let down the Navy in its radar
detection OF the Japanese planes
which attacked Pearl Harbor. Rear
Admiral Husband f. Kimmel told
an Army Investigating Board. Two
Army enlisted men detected the
flight and reported 1t to their su.
periors the morning of December l,
y 1871. II took the Navy two days
10 find this out, Kimmel testified
although two Navy officers asked
the Army information center sew.
eral times whether the Army knew
from what direction the planes
came.
\ PARIS --AP- Almost half the
\ American soldiers who we're in Eu-
rope on We Day have left the
theater, L. S. headquarters an
nounced last night. In the las
days since the war ended 1900, 1900
men have been transported from
the continent.
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v. s WEATHER FORECAST
Lower Misunderstanding and
cooler tonight Sunday fair.
Highest temperature yesterday,
So: lowest, as.
Highest temperature one year
ago today, 50; lowest, 81.
Highest temperature this date in