The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-07

ordering the bayonet execution Of
one American prisoner and permit
ting the starvation Of another. The
former commandant Of Omuta pris-
on camp stood stiffly before the
court and showed no emotion as
the sentence was read IN English
and repeated in Japanese.
TOKYO-AP Supreme Head.
quarters will issue at least one
more major list OF Japanese war
criminal suspects TO engulf high
government officials who might es.
cape the latest sweeping directive
for a political purge, Brig Gen.
Elliot X. Thorpe declared .oday.
NUREMBERG ms - Bishop
Bernard J. Shell Of Chicago, cound.
er OF the Catholic Youth Organiza-
tion. has arrived in Nuremberg to
investigate conditions among Ger
man youth.
LONDON ms - The Moscow
radio said today that Poland had
nationalized its coal, public utility,
oil. iron. steel. automobile and tex
tile industries after compensatlng
their owners.
LISBON-INS- Don Juan. pre-
tender to the Spanish throne, was
expect ed 10 arrive in Lisbon today
10 take up residence in the Portu-
guese capital.
CAlRO-AP- Ten persons were
under arrest today as result OF
demonstrations last night in which
thousands OF youths. marching in
the funeral procession OF assassin.
Rted Senator Amin Osman Pasha.
shouted for revolt against the gov
eminent. The demonstrators. shout.
ing Down with Premler) Nokra
shi Pasha," hurled stones at the
presidential palace before they
were finally dispersed by club.
swinging policemen.
BATAVIA-AP- Plans for the
eyacua ion OF all Japanese from Ba.
tayia and Sumatra were announced
today by British officials. who also
disclosed that they had refused as
unnecessary the services OF 200 OF
1000 Marines sent here by the
Dutch government.
TEHRAN. Iran AP- Fighting
was reported at .hree separate
points In troubled AZerbaijan Prov.
tnce today, in what an lranian gen.
eral staff officer described as an
outbreak OF counter revolutionary
activity against supporters OF the
sells Wed autonomous Azerbaijan
regime.
DETROIT-AP-Next move in
clio United Auto Workers battle
for 30 per cent wage Increase
from the automobile industry ap-
peared today to be up 10 President
Humans fac,-flnding committee as
union sources indicated they would
bold off further wRge talks until
the board made its recommenda.
tions.
WASHTNGTON-AP- The oil
fact-finding panel reconyened today
with signs that the oldest postwar
wage dispute between the CIO-oil
workers and a large segment OF the
industry-is nearing settlement.
Agreement on an IS per cent wage
Increase for the Texas Company's
West Tulsa refinery. matching the
amount Sinclair Refining Company
previously had settled for at all is
operations. was regarded by Gov.
eminent officials as a significant
break in the three and one half
month dispute.
LAGUNA REACH. Cal.-UP- Flu
neral services for actor Slim Sum
meryile. whose stoop-shouldered
portrayal Of half-pathetic hick com.
edians kept him in demand Tor 81
years. will be held Tuesday near
the surf he loved to fish in. his
widow said tonight The gangling
screen star died at his beach home
late Saturday night, OF a cerebral
hemorrhaRe. after suffering two
strokes in recent weeks. He will be
buried in Inglewood Cemetery
WASHfNGTON-INS-The White
House said today that it is very
unlikely that President Truman
will appear in person before Con
gress TO delve his Safe OF the
Union message on Jan. IS Plans
had been made by teleyision radio
networks to teleNise the Presi-
dents appearance at the Capitol.
WASHINGTON-INS-The An
elO-American Palestine Committee
heard testimony today tina Euro.
pean Jews were leaving Poland as
early as last July In an effort to
escape from persecution and pos
sibe death. The committee. at its
first public hearing. received this
Information from Earl Harrison
who recently reported to President
Truman ON conditions Of Jews in
Germany.
CIT NGKING AP Gen.
George c. Marshall met today with
government and Communist peace
negotiations and at the end of the
first historic session declared that
"we have made progress
RENO, New -AH-Lt. Col. Greg.
DRY "Pappy' BoyinEton will marry
Mrs. Lucy Malcomson. an attrae-