The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-03-27

WASHINGTON AP a
Senate Banking Subcommittee
today recommended eonfirms-
ton Of Commodore James X.
vsrdsmsn. Jr., for a 14-yesr-
term on the Federal Reserve
Board Of Governors.
ANTIBES, France-INS- The
Duke and Duchess OF Windsor, who
have given up their Paris resi-
dence, were expected to arrive IN
Antilles today. Their chateau DE
L. Croe has been made ready for
permanent occupancy.
WASHINGTON-AP-The OPA
today suspended price ceilings on
all canned green and wax beans
packed on and after March /. The
order does not apply to strained
or chopped snap beans sold as baby
foods.
URAGA, Japan-AP-A surprise
American search for an estimated
$5,000,000 cache of currency and
jewels turned the homecoming OF
some OF Japan's top European
diplomats into a highly polished
game OF cops and robbers today.
Assets valued at several thousand
dollars-most of which was be-
lieved to belong to the Japanese
government-were discovered in
the first stages of search of the
1856 passengers on the repatriation
ship Tsukushi Maru.
WASHfNGTON-AP - Bernard
NJ Baruch has assured senators
that national security will come
first with him during forthcoming
negotiations to share atomic ener-
gy secrets with the world. Excused
from a scheduled appearance on
Capitol Hill today, the Presidents
representative on the United Ma
tions atomic committee outlined
his views in a telegram to Senator
Nandenberg (R-Mich.)
WASHINGTON AP- Congress
sional leaders have agreed TO give
members a little time for election
eerfng during the Easter season.
No formal recess Is planned. but
from mid-April TO May l major bus
mess will be showed aside. Easter
Is April 81.
WASHINGTON-AP-The Sen.
ate Military Committee today set
April Q as the deadline for a vote
on whether 10 extend the draft law
and. u so. for how long. Meantime.
II will hold hearings on the need
for continued inductions. These
probably will begin tomorrow with
selectiye service, Army and Navy
officials as the witnesses. oppon-
ents will be heard later.
WASHINGTON AP-- The War
Department ground out travel or
ders today for approximately 1900
civilians who will sail for Europe
next month TO Join 700 soldiers in
the occupation armies. Included are
The kin os 676 officers and "a en-
listed men-all who applied for
transportation OF their dependents
In time for this first shipment, the
department said
WASHINGTON APEX CTS
whose gripes have included wha,
they consider an officer Caste
got a chance today to tell the Army
what they think should be done
about II. A six-man board headed
by 1t Gen. James II. Doolittle as
sembled here 20 get an earful from
long list OF witnesses ranging all
the way up TO generals.
ROME-AP-The entire STAFF OF
the Mediterranean edition of the
L. s. Army newspaper Stars and
Stripes requested reassignment to-
day after six weeks of struggle over
censorship Of the servicemen's let
ters column with 1t. Gen. John c.
Lee, theater commander.
Bedford, Ia.-AP - Henry Sch
mitt. 62. six foot, two inch, 200
pound horse trader from Lenox.
Ia, today was TO take officers on
a tour OF two grave sites where.
he said in a signed statement, he
buried and exhumed the body of
his lovers husband, Tommy Worm,
AZ.
SAIGON. French Indochina-AP
% Cochin China. for 81 years a di-
rectly administered French Colony,
is reported TO have received per.
mission to set up its own provision
al government within a fortnight
in a further step towards the
establishment of an lndochlnese
federation Of free states.
NEW YORK-AP-Two earth
shocks, described as fairly severe
and probably centering in the
Dutch East Indies, were reported
today by the Rev. Joseph J. Lynch.
seismologist at Fordham Universl-
ty
BATAVTA-AP - Dutch Head
quarters announced that a contin-
gent OF troops landed today without
opposition at Lombok Island. east
of Bali Col. Casne Tekuhiro, COM
mander OF the Japanese garrison
on the island. met the landing par
ty at a jetty.
BUENOS AIRES-AP-Col. Juan
n. Peron was within $4,000 votes of
victory in the Argentine president
ial race today and officials indicated
that his election might te pro
claimed tonight or tomorrow.
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