The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-04-01

practices and asking that proper
steps be taken for protection OF
Fmembers OF the union.
WASHINGTON-AP-The Army
eignaled Its intention today to push
the development OF rockets as an
atomic age weapon by scheduling
a series OF tests with reassembled
German w missiles.
| HELSINKI-INS- Former Pres
tdent Herbert Hoover, honorary
chairman OF President Truman's
famine emergency commission, was
greeted by Finnish officials and
the Finnish people today on his
arrival in Helsinki.
TEHRAN-AP-A u. s. Embas.
sy spokesman said today reports
from Tabriz indicated that the
Russian army was making "ostenta.
tious" preparations TO eVacuate
that city, capital OF the semi-auton-
omous lranian province of Aver
6aljan.
NUERNBERG-AP-Joachim Won
Ribbentrop. former Nazi foreign
minister. testified before the Inter-
national Military tribunal today
that Prime Minister Stain greed
dn Moscow in August, 1889, that he
would never accuse Germany OF
aggression because OF her actions
In Poland" The agreement was
that 'i: aggression we're spoken OF
both parties would be guilty" Won
RibbeRtrop said.
MISUNDERSTANDING Z. S.
fbattleship Missouri left Gibraltar
this morning bearing the body OF
the late Turkish ambassador to
/ Washington, Mehmet Munir Erte-
gun, back to Istanbul. The Missouri
was escorted by the destroyer
Power.
SOFTA--AP-Prospects thai the
bulgarian cabinet might be broad
ened to Include two opposition par
ty leaders as suggested by the
United States and Britain faded %
day with the formation by Premier
kimon Georgiev OF a new govern
ment which left the political situa-
tion virtually unchanged.
BRUSSELS - AP-Achille Van
Aoker Is back at his post as pre-
mier OF a coalition government,
which he formed yesterday at the
request OF Regent Prince Charles
after unsuccessful attempts by So
cialist Paul-Henri Spaak and Social
Christian (Catholic) party leader
Auguste de Schryyer had resulted
dn standoff.
FRANKFURT, Germany-AP u
NO casualties have been reported
by the 1000 Allied combat troops
and counterespionage agents who
smashed a powerful underground
movement by rounding up about
1000 German suspects in raidfs
over the week end.
TOKYO-INS-Joseph B. Keen.
an, chief prosecutor for the Inter
national War Crimes Tribunal, con-
ferred today with General Mac
Arthur. keenan,, who recently re-
turned from China, held a fun
meeting of his prosecution staff be-
fore going to see Macarthur.
PORTLAND. Ore.-INS - Milk
bottles clinked in Oregon and
Washington again this morning as
dairymen accepted the small OPA
price increase against which they
went on strike a week ago. There
were signs, however, that the milk
dispute may crop up again in the
near future.
LONDON-INS - The British
cabinet mission to India. bearing
full authority to work out means
OF achieving Indian independence
commenced discussions with In
dian political leaders in New Delhi
early this morning.
NEW YORK-INS-Labor cir
cles looked for break today in
the 1l-week-old strike OF $4,000
Westinghouse Electric workers.
Their optimism stemmed from a
one-hour meeting in Pittsburgh be-
tween CIO President Philip Muir
ray and Gwilym A. Price. Westing-
house president.
TOKYO-INS - Gen. Douglas
Macarthur declared today that
there is absolutely no truth" in
reports that he or his staff officers
are engaged in Philippine CONNER
cial enterprises.
U. s. WEATHER FORECAST
Lower Michigan: Partly cloudy
and warmer tonight. Tuesday: con.
tinued mild
Highest temperature yesterday.
a.; lowest. 80.
Highest temperature one year
ago today. So: lowest. 49.
Highest temperature this date
since 1872, 67 in 1s45; lowest, II
in 1874.
The sun sets today at 6:57 p. m.
and rises tomorrow at 6:14 a. m.
The moon sets today It 6:2S p.
m. and rises tomorrow at 6:51 a. m.
AUCTION CALENDAR
SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 100 o. m.