The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-06-16
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Idle NEWS |
NEW YORK-INS-Soviet off,
cials announced today that Presi-
dent Truman had pledged contin-
ued friendly cooperation with the
Russians. in his reply to Premier
Stains thanks for lend-lease aid.
President Truman also expressed
pleasure over the coming meeting
Of the Big Three In which "com-
mon problems" would be discussed.
SAN FRANCISCO - ms -
"Thumper," the first B-29 to come
home after retirement from combat
duty, was brought into San Fran
cisco today with 1t. Col Robert
"Pappy' Haynes, who flew her out
last October. Aboard with Haynes
was the first Superfort crew to
sweat out" the 80 missions which
rate a return home and non-com-
bat duty.
WASHINGToN-INS-Responsi.
Bile American officials said today
Washington visit OF Gen. Charles
de Gaulle has been indefinitely
postponed. This came in the face OF
news reports from Paris that de
Gaulle would fly to Washington
next week to discuss the Syrian
Lebanese problem with President
Truman.
WASHINGTON-INS - Admiral
William F. (BulD Halsey, comman-
der OF the rampaging Third Fleet,
suggested to Congress today that
no peace treaty be signed with
Japan. The four-star admiral whose
fleet units are now striking at the
enemy asserted that I'VE should
keep a terrier force at the rat
hole until we know that Japan is
both impotent, contrite and willing
TO play ball in accordance with de-
cent rules
LONDON -AP- Blackened Ber-
lin will be the scene sometime be-
fore July 26 Of the next Big Three
conference. This was made Off
cial last night by an announcement
from 10 Downing Street, official
residence OF Prime Minister
Churchill. A spokesman said the
slate had not been fixed definitely.
but the prime minister himself
had said 1t would. be before July rs.
SAN FRANCISCO -AP- II may
take six months after the end of
the United Nations conference TO
prepare for the first meeting of the
projected 50-nation assembly. De-
tailed plans are now being worked
out for a preparatory commission
OF all the countries 10 meet as soon
as the conference ends.
MANILA-AP-Pre Sergio
Osmena will present the Philippine
Congress with a one-year budget or
approximately S50,000000 Monday
together with message urging
swift passage, according to reliable
sources at the Malacanan palace.
New items in the current budget !
will include slightly more than one
million as the national contribution
for establishment OF provincial
and municipal governments, one
million for public works. and eight |
and half million for reopening the |
Philippine National Bank.
SAN FRANCISCO-AP - The !
Japanese government, struggling to |
keep up its bombed and burned out |
war production. has undertaken the |
construction OF 1900 emergency |
dwellings. two room barracks |
housing 20 persons each. the Japa- |
nese Domei news agency reported !
today.
HOLLYWOOD-AP- Bob Hope ,
starts his second million miles to |
entertain Uncle Sans CTS when |
he leaves by plane today for New |
York on his second European trip. |
PARIS ms Joachim Won Rib
bentrop. Hitler's shrewd foreign I,
minister captured in Hamburg APP !
peared willing today TO barter NaZi |
secrets in exchange for his life. !
Flown TO supreme Allied Headquar-
tiers at Frankfurt from Hamburg |
where he was captured nude in a
cheap boarding house, Won Ribben-
trop, the former wine salesman and |
Nazi diplomat was put through a
stiff grilllng.
DETROIT -AP- An unexplain.
ed strike OF 5000 steel workers
tied up operations in three De-
troit area plants today while more
than 1000 other men were idle in
series OF additional walkouts.
DETROIT -AP- John C.. Lehr,
United States attorney, said to-
day presidential warrants have
been issued TO the Federal Bureau
OF Investigation to arrest 10 mem
bers OF the defunct German-Amer-
lean bund as soon as they are re-
leased from the federal prison at
Milan.
WASHINGTON bond
sales to individuals in the 9TH war
loan reached $5,6230 900 600 today