The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-02-26

IhOlI-AB-Ine fOrd MO
tor Co. announced today that n
has reacquired its branch plant at
Norfolk, Va, and will spend 81, $780,
600 in undermining and eQuipping
1t for the assembly OF cars and
trucks.
BOMBAY-AP - Pandit Java
harlal Nehru, Congress party lead
er toured Bombay today to obtain
r firsthand picture OF damage
caused by a mutiny and rioting
which resulted in 20u TO 500 deaths
last week.
RONGERIK lSLAND-AP- lis
landers displaced in preparation for
atomic bomb tests will arrive here
in few days from Bikini atoll to
build new homes on this lovely. I'M
inhabited Island. There will be no
housing problem for the 167 men,
women and children when they
reach here March 2. Tents will
house them temporarily while they
are building thatch-roofed homes.
WASHINGTON-AP - Senator
Kilgore (D-W.Va.) expressed con-
Germ today lest a rift develop in the
United Nations over German hold
ings in neutral countries which can
be seized as rep ~ations. Kilgore
made the comment to newsmen af-
ter hearing Russell A. Nixon, form
tary government in Germany, as
sert that the State Department and
the British and French foreign OF.
fees have sought to eliminate
Russia from the search for German
assets in Spain, Argentina, Portu-
gal, Sweden and Switzerland.
MOSCOW-AP- The Russian
army, navy and airforce were uni.
fed today in a single commissariat
the armed forces OF the U.S.S.R.
under the command OF Generals
simo Stain.
CHUNGKING-AP- Thousands
of Chinese students, among them
contingents OF Boy Scouts and
Girl Guides. marched through
Chungking today in a fresh quit
Msnchurla" demonstration against
Russia.
LONDON-AP- An Associated
Press survey shows that Poland
is the only country In the Soviet
zone OF influence, extending from
Russi. 10 Germany, which still
maintains a formal, officially ad
mltted news censorship.
TOKYO-AP-- Japanese party
lines frightened today for the April
10 national elections and Home
Minister Chuzo Mitsuchi told news
men the government was attempt.
ing to convince the people that the
ballot would be completely secret
and election abuses kept TO a
minimum.
WASHINGTON AP-President
Truman today summoned newspa-
per correspondents 10 confluence
at p. IN. (EST) this afternoon.
There was no explanation why the
meeting was called on such short
notice. Usually, the conferences
are announced a day in advance.
BUENOS AIRBS-AP- Troops
CONTINUED to stand guard over bal
lot boxes today as counting boards
headed by federal judges made
preliminary count OF ballots prior
TO an actual tabulation OF votes
cast in Sundays general election.
LONDON-lNS - The London
Evening Star said today the ap-
pointment OF Francis Cardinal
Spellmsn OF New York as Vatican
secretary OF state would be an
nounced within q few days. The
newspaper gave no soutce for its
information.
LONDON-INS - The London
Daily Express said today an urgent
appeal for increased food imports
into Germany would be made TO
Prime Minister Clement Attlee by
British Occupation Zone Command
er Field Marshal Sir Bernard l..
Montgomery.
BOMBAY-INS-The Indian city
OF Madras was reported quiet to-
day following the burning OF mill.
tary huts and the stoning of fire.
fighters by demonstrators Monday.
LISBON-INS - Film Actress
Madeleine Carroll has contracted
for a reported $4,000 to star in
Portuguese-Spanish motion picture
portrayal OF Portugal's 18th century
Queen Elizabeth.
WASHINGTON-AP-CIO Presi-
dent Philip Murray left today for
New York, presumably to check
up on the threatened strike of Go
transit workers there. Assistants
TO Murray at CLIO headquarters de.
olined TO say why Murray was
making the trip, but one official
commented you can draw your
own conclusions.
JER L SALEM--AP-- A British
communique said today that Jewish
terrorists armed with high explos-
ives destroyed 20 British planes
and damaged two in attacks on