The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-01-12

MANILA -AP- An Army Off
Ger exercised supervisory judgment
today over material carried in the
Army newspaper, Daily Pacifican,
including its popular Mail Bag
column in which soldiers air their
views. Col. ". +. Waters, head
Ing the Observation-Disclosures sec
tion OF Army forces, Western Pa
circ (AFWESPAC). said the pol
icy had for its aim building up
rather than undermining the Army
FRANKFURT, Germany-AP
Gen. Joseph 7. MeNarney.
U. S. Commander In Europe,
took up personally the prob
lem Of demoblization with his
troops today and asked them to
discontinue their demonstra-
lions because he felt they were
damaging American prestige
In the eyes OF other occupation
powers In Germany.
WASHINGTON -AP-Pre Pearl
Harbor plans OF the Pacific fleet
for scouting an island chain where
the Marines later had heavy loss
es were vetoed by the Navy De
partmenk congressional investiga-
tors were informed today. Admiral
Husband f. Kimmel said he want
ed to survey the Gilbert group
which includes Tarawa, but Wash
ington Instructed him not TO take
fleet units anywhere near those
islands in pre- war days.
DETROIT -AP- Wage increas-
rs totaling about % per cent for
employees OF Chicago and Southern
Airlines have been obtained by the
CIO United Auto Workers Presi-
dent r. J. Thomas announced to-
day.
PORT HURON. ch.--AP-Au-
thorities investigating the Aug. IS
killing OF Gordon Cannis, 43. OF Ca
pac. owner OF Dutch's Inn, left to-
day for Racine. Wis. TO question
two men convicted OF a similar
staying.
BENTON HARBOR, Mich.-AP--
Edward Brammsll. pioneer retired
local business man and Berrien
County's oldest member OF the Ma
sonic order, died today at the age
OF So years.
AURORA, III. ms 90 Police
sought n pyromaniac today v no i'm.
peried the lives Of 90 elderly men
and women in Aurora by attempt
ing TO set two buildings afire-
The first attempt by the arsonist
was made at Jennings Terrace, a
home for aged men and women.
Firemen found oil soaked rags at
the scene and an undischarged .SS
caliber cartridge The fire was
extinguished with little loss.
TOKYO ms Japanese street.
car operators and bus drivers mass
al today IN from If General Doug.
las MacArthur's headquarters. de-
manding that their wages be treb-
led. The demonstrators. who block
ed traffic in front of the supreme
commanders Dai III building
headquarters, were dispersed with
out untoward incident
@
Australian department Of informa-
ton said today that $1,000 Austral-
ian New Zealand and British Indian
troops will arrive in Japan within
the next few weeks. The an
nouncement, made in San Fran
cisco, said headquarters will be es-
tablished in atom bombed Hiro-
shima, under command Of Austral-
ian 1t. Gen. John Northcott
NEW YORK ms New York
rolled out the welcome mat today
for 1900 members OF the famed
SIND airborne division who will
march triumphantly up Fifth Ave
nue. this afternoon. A two-mile sky
train OF fighter escorted CA troop
transports like those which carried
Inen Of the valiant send into Sicily,
the Italian mainland. France. Hol-
land and Germany will fly over the
parade.
SEATTLE --AP Seattle today
was p city OF aching arches. no
newspapers and curtailed telephone
service as a strike OF bus drivers
set many afoot, a strike Of prins
ers went into its Seth day and pic
keting by Western Electric install.
ers kept many telephone company
workers off the job.
LONDON --AP-- Senators Con
nally D-Texl and Vandenberg tR-
MichD today pledged Intervention
in Washington when a dozen CTS
appealed to them for help In speed
ing redeployment OF L. S. troops to
the United States. Connally. who
received the delegation in his room
at Claridge's Hotel declared ~
see no need TO maintain troops
here. except maybe skeleton
force"
NEW YORK Students at
City College today established a
new type Of picket line The pick.
cts were placed inside the schools
cafeteria in protest against, High
prices and poor food"
U. s. WEATHER FORECAST
Lower MiChigan-Snow flurries