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his face, flushed and his eyes red.
 Panton reported:
 'The soldiers in their green uni forms with the red stripe down their trousers, Keitel and Jod1, died as PruSsian officers stiff-lipped, chin up and arrogant to the last. Jodl drew himself up and cried: I salute you, my Germany. Amer ican and Russian doctors spent the most time over Jodl.
 "He was 16 minutes in the eight foot square, crepe covered box be- heath the gallows before they pull led aside the black curtain and an- nounced that there was no longer any sign of life"
 The trap for Jodl was sprung at 2:34 A. M. and he was pronounced dead at 2:50 A. M.
 Last to Hang
 The last to die was Seyss-Inquart, the man who turned Austria over to Hitler and went on to become the gauleiter of the Netherlands.
 He entered the chamber quietly.
 Gaeth reported:
 Before he died, and his glasses had been removed for the hood, the green clad, once brilliant attorney stated: I hope that this execution is the last act of the tragedy of the Second World War, and that les son will be learned so that peace and understanding will be realized among the nations. I believe in Germany
 The trap was sprung at PAT A. M. and at 2:57 A. M. ss-Inquart was dead.
 A moment later Goering's body was brought in, official witnesses viewed 1t and the execution cere- mony was complete.
 Dr. Hoegner, the Bavarian minis ter president, said in low voice: Justice has been done"
 England now has queues of fish, errnen waiting to buy bait,
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half minutes after the trap was sprung.
 Dr. Wilhelm Prick, once reichs- minister of interior and "protector" of Bohemia and Moravia, went to the gallows at 2:08 A. M. and was pronounced dead at 2:19 A. M.
 He wore into the execution cham Der the same sports coat he appeared in every day during the trial and his face bore a puzzled, bewildered expression. From the scaffold he said only: Let live eternal Ger many"
 Julius Streicher, Germany's No. 1 Jew-baiter, came next and went to his death with screaming, hyster- ical performance that included the only "Heil Hitler" of the execution.
 Smith reported:
 "Streicher appeared in the cham Der at 12 and r-2 minutes after 2 A. M. A warning knock by a guard preceded Streicher's entry. Stretch CT was stopped immediately inside the door by two Army sergeants who closed in on each side of him and held his arms, while another ser geant who had followed him in from behind removed the miracles from his hands and replaced them with a leather cord.
 See Hatred in Streicher's Eyes "Streicher's scream of Hell Hit Ter sent shiver down the back of this correspondent. As it's echo died away another American colonel standing by the steps of the scaf- fold said sharply: Ask the man his name. The interpreter repeated his request and the condemned man shouted: Julius Streicher'.
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lied correspondents, accompanied by Dr. Wilhelm Hoegner, minister president of Bavaria, and Dr. Freid- rich Liesner, general prosecutor of the high court at Nuremberg, enter ed the execution chamber where the official witnesses headed by Amer ican Brig. Gen. Roy V. Rickard, British Brig. Patton Walsh, Rus sian Maj. Gen. P. M. Molkov and French General Morel were waiting.
 Kingsburh Smith, International New Service correspondent, describ- ed the scene:
 Three black-painted wooden scaffolds stood inside the gymna- sium. Two of them were used alter nately to hang the condemned men individually, while the third was held in reserve.
 Walk Up 13 Wooden Steps
 "The ten once great men in Hit ler's Reich that was to have lasted for 8 thousand years walked up thirteen wooden steps to a plat form eight feet high which was also eight feet square.
 Ropes were suspended from crossbeam supported on two posts"
 Correspondents took their places at eight wooden tables and waited for Ribbentrop's appearance.
 Basil Gingell of the British Ex- change Telegraph agency described the scene:
 AS the former foreign minister walked handcuffed to his guard through ranks of American security guards chaplain walked beside him. The night was dark and a slight wind ruffled Ribbentrop's un- combed hair.
 Three sharp knocks sounded on the door. A colonel standing im- mediately inside wheeled sharply around and the door was opened.
 Ribbentrop Dazed
 Blinded in the sudden bright light Ribbentrop held his head high. The handcuff was removed from his wrist and his hands were
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land before inc. follow my sons all for Germany"
 The trap sprung at 1:19 A. M. and at 1:33 A. M. He was pronounced dead.
 ExterminatOr Next
 Next came Dr. Ernst Kaltenbrunn- CT, of the Nazi Security Police and the lieutenant of Hitler held respon- sible for the death of millions of victims of gas chambers and other instruments of the NaN extermina- tion policy.
 Gaeth reported:
 Appearing sleepily disturbed, pale, his duelling scars very much in evidence, Kaltenbrunner, climbed the stairs and made his last pro- nouncement:
 "T served the German people and my fatherland with willing heart. I did my duty according to it's laws. am sorry that in her trying hours she was not led only by soldiers. I regret that crimes were committed in which had no part. Good luck, Ger many.'".
 The trap was sprung at 1:38 A. M. and Il minutes later he was pro- nounced dead. Rosenberg Silent
 Next came Alfred Rosenberg, the Nazi philosopher, archpriest of NaN theory and the man who welded the doctrine of the master race" into Hitlerian religion.
 Gaeth reported:
 From him there were no last words. He only cleared his throat. He wanted to pray. The chaplain merely stood by. The trap was sprung only minute after he en- tered the room at 1:47-1a A. M. Thir- teen minutes later he was carted off to nameleSs grave"
 Frank Asks Forgiveness Hans Frank, who was Hitler's gauleiter for Poland-the man who master minded the German effort to
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was brought into the execution chamber where some 40 official witt nesses, including eight men repre- senting the press of the world, had witnessed the executions.
 Reporter Describes
 Selkirk Panton, London Daily Ex- press correspondent, described the scene:
 Two American soldiers entered the death chamber with its three unbeautiful purple-black scaffolds of rough wood, carrying stretcher.
 On it was a body covered by a khaki American army blanket. Two bare feet, white and stiff, stuck out beneath the blanket. Soldiers put 1t on the floor and the witnesses and we eight Allied reporters chosen by lot to report the end of the last princes of Nazidom gathered around it.
 '"The blanket was whipped of Goering, who had tricked the Allies to the last, lay dead, wearing dis arrayed black silk pajama trousers and pale silk pajama coat. Doc tors examined him.
 Then, an American colonel said: 'Okay-take him away"
 Last Chapter Written Oct. 16
 Thus, at 3 A. M. @ P. M., EST. Tuesday, ended the final chapter in the creation by the victors of World War II of the new doctrine that the men who launch their nations upon aggressive war shall pay for their guilt at the bar of world justice.
 The drama began shortly before midnight when Andrus proceeded to carry out the execution orders of the four-power Allied Control Council.
 Arthur Gaeth, Mutual Broadcast ing correspondent, described the scene.
 At 11:38 P. M. (5:38 P. M., EST) he (Col. Burton c. Andrus, prison commandant) entered the first cell to read to the condemned, accord ing to the texts presented by the International Military Tribunal, on Oct. 1st, when the sentences were passed.
 T quote the colonel: I have been directed by the Allied Control Council to again read to you your sentence Then followed the sen- tence for each. It was then that the prisoners first knew. Each bowed courteously and submitted to mana cling.
 Raps American Justice
 Julius Streicher first glared at the soldier. When the colonel step- ped in he turned and said thank you Fritz Sauckel refused to change his clothes. When the cuffs were locked he screamed: I pay my respects to American officers and American soldiers but not to Amer ican justice"
 An hour still stood between the condemned men and the gallows. They were allowed to eat their last meal if they wished-canned pork, tomato and potato salad, pancakes and coffee.
 Just before 1 A. M. the eight AL
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tied behind his back. Then, pre- ceded by a colonel of the execution party and supported on either side by American soldiers he walked firmly to the scaffold. At the foot of the 13 steps at the top of which hung a noosed rope an American officer asked: State your name.'
 The request was translated into German but Ribbentrop made no answer. It was repeated and in @ firm voice he answered: Joachim von Ribbentrop.'
 ''The American officer mounts the steps first. Slowly and between the two gaurds Ribbentrop steps up. He looks neither right nor left as his feet are bound though he must be conscious that in this chamber of death where 10 men are to die in the next two hours all eyes are on him-flrSt to pay the penalty.
 :" Have you any last words to say?' asks the officer of the escort ing party while the gray-haired Protestant Chaplain the Rev. H. F. Gereck, stands on one side.
 Begs God Protect Germany
 "Ribbentrop does not look at his questioner but keeps his eyes fixed on top of the improvised blackout that covers the window and in a ringing voice which echoes through the building cries: God protect Ger many. My last wish is. that German unity should remain and that an understanding between east and
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west will come about and peace for the world.'
 'The black hood is then placed around his neck, and, with a sound that seems something between a crash and thunderous bump, the trapped doors spring open. Twenty minutes later the doctor pronounced life extinct"
 The hour was 1:16 A. M.
 "A strange quietness descends on the hall as the noise of the execu- ton ends and the rope with thirteen twists hangs down tautly through the open trap" Gingell continued.
 Then through the building comes the most eerie of sounds creaking rope as it swings to and fro.
 Tt sounds like the moaning of a tormented spirit crying softly.
 Procedure Repeated
 "The hangman and his assistant then move to the second scaffold. There comes 8 tramp of steps out side the door again-three knocks and the officer and guard spring to attention"
 The knocks signalled the arrival of 62-year-old Wilhelm Keitel, chief of the German supreme command, guilty on four counts of the interna- tional indictment now come to pay the supreme penalty.
 Smith reported:
 '"The Prussian field marshal en- tered the execution chamber with his head held high and looked around while his hands, manacled behind his back, were being tied with leather cord. He walked with mili- tary bearing between two guards to the scaffold and mounted slowly but steadily. His last words, uttered in a full, clear voice were:
 T call on God almighty to have mercy on the German people. More than two million German soldiers went to their death for the father
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Goering Kills Self As 70 Others Hang

Continued from Page D
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England now has queues of fish, ermen waiting to buy bait.
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Speakers Say US. Medicine Unbalanced

Boston, Oct. 16-(UP)-Ameri- can medicine as 8 social institution is out of balance and immediate steps should be taken to bring it's benefits to more people, according to speakers today at the Massachu- setts General Hospital ethee cen- tenary.
 The practice of medicine has be- come mechanical, according to Chairman Winslow Carlton of the Board of Group Health Insurance of New York.
 Interest in and concern for the maintenance of the patients health is the exception, not the rule, among general practitioners" he said.
 He said people showed a growing reliance on hospitals as sources of medical help rather than doctors and much treatment is undertaken on the testimony of a relative, friend or the corner druggist:
 Dr. George R. Minot of Boston. who discovered the liver cure for pernicious anemia, said doctors should plan to construct health as well as reconstruct 1t. He said preventive medicine must be in- creased especially through the study of diet.
 Dr. Nathaniel Faxon, director of the Massachusetts General Hospi- tai, said more money must be allo- cated for medicine and hospitals. The health and death rate of 8 community is in direct relation to the amount of money spent on sanitation, preventive medicine, the education of doctors and the sup port of schools and hospitals"
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The ten surviving prisoners were shackled to guards. \ \ Outside cold drizzle of rain was falling. The bomb-shattered city of Nuremberg, once the show place of Nazidom and the scene of Hitler ian pomp and ceremony, lay Alent and dead except for the hustle of activity around the grim walled pri- son.
 Execution Swift
 The end of the Nazis-flrst men in history to pay with their lives by order of 8 world tribunal for crimes adjudged of global dimensions-was accomplished swiftly and with pre- ciSion.
 From the moment Joachim von Ribbentrop mounted the gallows and executioner, Master Sgt. John o. Woods, San Antonio, Tex, ad- justed the moose around his neck until Arthur Seyss-Inquart, the tenth, was pronounced dead only one hour and fl minutes elapsed.
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Fiery Reception

Great Burlington, Mass, Oct. 16-(UP)-Instead of being on her honeymoon in Canada, Mrs. Richard I. Brazie of Great Bar rington was hospitalized here today with burns sustained when she backed into 8 table during her wedding reception and her veil was ignited by candle.
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scorch the Polish earth and destroy the Polish people was fifth to die.
 Gaeth reported:
 "A penitent soul with a smile on his face entered the room as guards brought in the bound Hans Frank. i. He climbed the stairs followed by the Catholic Franciscan father. In Cra- kow, Poland, several months ago Cardinal Sapieha, who had much to do with him during the occupation, told me that Frank found religion four years too late.
 "This morning the smile never left his face until the hood covered it. The tall Frank quietly remarked: T am thankful for the kind treatment which I received during this incar- ceration and pray God to receive me mercifully."
 He died at 2:08 1-2, eleven and
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-02-23
Housing Problem TO
be Worlds Largest

and new, and on building lots.
To do all this, Wyatt realisticsl-
ly knows that he must have support
from any groups:
!. Labor unions must be will
ing to toss over restrictive prac-
tices on the gamble Of securing
year-around employment. More
apprentices must be admitted.
They must discontinue spread-the-
work techniques. They must &C.
cept prefabrication and pre-as-
sembly techniques.
2. Local communities .. must
throw aside restrictive building
codes to permit full use Of modern
methods and materials. Sewer,
water, and other facilities must be
provided to prevent new slum
areas.
3. Private building industry =.
must be content with less than
the kind OF profits reaped from a
boom market. Some industries
would like the government to help
get materials (even with price con-
troD e. but then build houses with
no price tags on them. But the
building industry has everything
to gain and nothing to lose. II It
fails, the government must take
over building for years. The gov
ernment is alread ytaking over
risks involved in launching new
materials and ideas.
4. The people d. themselves will
have to give. Some want a home
Just like Dads. which could
never be made by assembly line
methods.
In planning 10 channel most OF
the nations building materials into
homes costing $4,000 and under, Ex-
pediter Wyatt is thinking OF the
veterans ability to pay.
Wyatt believes America can pro-
duce homes which veterans can af-
ford to build or rent. The $4,000
will be too low for some areas
but he Is counting in prefabricated
and other new techniques to bring
the averages down.
Not only is this the largest build
ing program ever envisioned. Il
is also the boldest. Wyatt says
there is no reason why It will not
work il the people want II TO
work.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-02-23
Saline
PATRIOTIC PROGRAM

Saline, Mich.-The Saline Wom-
an's Club met at the home OF Mrs.
Daniel Hall Tuesday afternoon with
Mrs. j. n. Lewis, president. presid-
ing. After the business session a
patriotic program was presented
with Mrs. c. II. Miller chairman.
After her introduction. Mrs. Walter
Macarthur read a paper on "Gener-
al Macarthur" Mrs. e. A. Clark's
paper on General Eisenhauer" was
read by Mrs. Max Fosdick, and Mrs.
Miller closed with a paper on Gen
sral Patton" each giving the biogra'
ply and intimate side OF their lives
up TO the present war. emphasizing
qualities which have made each
one q great military character.
Compulsory Military Training
was the topic for consideration, for
which Mrs. Martin Fuoss gave a
resume OF the subject as advocated
IN Congress, followed by papers on
the subject by Mrs. Bessie Collins.
Mrs. Mac Arthur, Mrs. Hall and
Mrs. Edwin Herring. and an open
discussion. Tea was served. the
table was covered with a lace cloth
and centered with flower center
piece with Mrs. Alvin Siemsen pour.
ing.
The next meeting will be the an.
nual meeting a. the home OF Mrs.
Thomas Shurtz.
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On Job Training Solicited
For Returned Service Men

new list for tool and die training or
apprenticeship.
Any employer desiring approval
OF a training program plan will
write 10 the Department OF Public
Instruction, State OF Michigan, Ian.
sing, stating that he desires to be
approved for veteran on-the- job
training. the type OF business in
which he ia engaged and the sps-
citic job or jobr In which he pro-
poses TO give training.
Disabled veterans receiving a
pension may participate in on-the-
Job training programs under Pub
lie Law is and receive the same
subsistence allowance as veterans
under Act. 346 and retain their pen
sions. Should The total OF an un-
married veterans pension plus his
subsistence allowance be less than
sos. his pension will be automati-
cally increased to meet that figure
Married veterans receive additional
subsistence with q minimum Of
Sll5, and additional sums for chill
dren.
The Veterans Administrator as
sists the veteran in formulating a
program under Act is and has the
responsibility OF approving the plan
and the institution giving the train
ing ApDlica.tons for onfhe- iob
training for disabled veterans
should be made to the Veterans Ad-
ministration. Employers desiring TO
train disabled veterans under this
plan should also advise the Veter-
ans Administration.
The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-02-23
BY ESTHER V. ". TUFTY

America is about to launch the
worlds largest housing program.
II is an emergency program born
out OF sheer desperation and calls
for nearly three million homes in
the next two years.
That means Michigan's share
should be at least 47,SS0 new
houses this year and $3.50 in l947
according to a formula worked out
by FWA economist Paul Opperman.
Michigan has 3.99 per cent OF the
nations population by 1910 census
figures, which was taken into con
sideration in the formula.
Housing just can't keep up with
cupid, but the new Emergency
Housing Expediter William w. Wy
att is going TO try.
THE great thing about Wyatt" "
one housing expert said, lis that
he is so new in the national hous-
ing field he doesn't know that such
a program is unobtainable. So he
may do IL"
At present. the only surpluses
are money and need.
Lumber stocks are at zero. Brick S
are SO scarce that they are still
warm from baking when shipped.
To get enough gypsum board, many
plants must be built. War plants
must be converted to build the
prefabricated houses.
To make the two year program
possible, Wyatt has asked Con-
gress to make s600,000.O00 avail
able to spark production of build
ing materials with permium pay
ments. Also, he asks S250,000, 900
TO convert Army barracks and 9TH
er war housing into 100000 tenn
porary building units.
Wyatt wants the Wagner-Ellend-
er-Taft bill. now In the Senate,
passed to dovetail with strict en-
ergency program to provide funds
for research into new housing ma
terials and methods and a perm
anent plan for the government to
build for low income groups which
the regular building industry can
not house economically.
Wyatt also needs stabilization.
To him, that means price ceilings.
not only on building materials but
also on finished homes, both old
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Effect of Strikes May be
Minimized by Government

Dor and management should have
an equal right to press their views
to one another and to the public.
Both the unions and companies
should gradually consolidate their
operations SO that the industry as
a whole will be negotiating rather
than independent companies. This
Is the English custom and should
be adopted in the United States.
It is a mistake fer President
Truman to get mixed up either with
rates Of wages or prices OF goods.
AS to Observation-Disclosures World
War I, we suffered from initiation
but very little was done to prevent.
it. We have taken a great step
forward in these past 20 years In
recognizing both the advantages
and dangers of initiation. Too much
initiation should be fought like
a prairie FIRE; but some initiation
now must be necessary in view OF
our tremendous war debt. Certain
", wages and prices should be con-
sidered by the same med1atlon
boards II prices are to be fixed for
more than a short, temporary per-
iod.
Corporation Officials Vs. Labor
Leaders
Letters are coming to me asking
IL the corporations have as good
leadership as the big unions? Many
investors feel that too many corpo-
ration officials have inherited their
Jobs. while most union leaders have
fought their way to the top through
sheer ability. These investors
would not object to paying large
salaries to the heads OF their com
panies provided they have the
needed ability. Too many stock
holderf now seem to be losing
faith in the ability OF these COM
pany officials whom they mechanic
ally re-elect every year by blindly
signing absentee proxies.
II is surely UP to the stockhold-
ers OF corporations to get as loyal
and able leaders as the union mem
bership gets. Moreover, stockhold-
ers must some day insist that their
directors and officials get results
for them in the form OF larger divi-
dends when, as and II the labor
leaders get more for their union
membership. Stockholders will
some day insist upon annual phys
ical examinations and audits con-
cerning the health OF company d.
rectors and officials the same as
they now have annual financial
audits.