The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-01-21

| Late News |.
WASHINGTON-AP-Th White
House reported today that Pres
ident Truman may take a short va
cation in Florida next month.
Questioned about a report that the
President was planning to meet
Winston Churchill, who is vacation.
ing at Miami Beach, Press Secre-
tary G.. Ross told a news conference
he knew nothing Of plans Of that
nature,
WAsHINGToN-AP - Two
million men still must be under
arms when fe47 rolls around.
President Truman told Con-
press today Of this estimate by
the Army and Navy, and he
added that II recruiting can't
produce that number Congress
should act, not later than
March, TO extend the draft act.
WASHINGTON ms - Presi-
dent Truman urged Congress to-
day to take action toward making
Hawaii and Alaska the i9th and
j0th states.
INS-The first defin-
ite step to place the development
and use OF atomic energy under
control OF the United Nations Or
ganization was accomplished to-
day. The UNO's political and Sc
curity committee representing 81
nations, voted 46 to 0 10 refer to
the general assembly for immedi<
ate action a resolution calling for
the establishment Of CNO com
mission ito deal with problems
raised by the discovery OF atomic
energy
LONDON-INS A Reuters dis.
patch from Tehran reported to-
day that lranian Premier Hahmi
has presented his cabinets resigna'
tion 10 the Shah. The report add
ed that Hakimi feels he is content
TO retire since he succeeded in lay
ing Trans case in the Azcrbaiian
province dispute with Russia before
the UNO.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. h.-AP -
Frank ]. O'Malley, 50, Superintend-
ent Of police who gained national
recognition for his work with de
lnquent and underpriyileged chill
dren. died this morning at his
home following a heart attack.
TOKYO-INS Three American
soldiers were found gully today OF
diverting hundreds OF thousands o.
dollars worth OF L. s. Army goods
into Tokyo's black market. The
three convicted were. pvt Harry
+. Bobst. C2559 Carroll ST. Phila'
delphia. sentenced TO two years Inn
prisonment and dishonorah.e dis
charge. Pvt. Robert Tucker, Louis.
Vile. Ky, one year In PRISON ana
dishonorable discharge; and san
Sergeant Alex X. Mintt2. address
unayailable). six months in prison.
ATHENS -INS-tioyernment or
derei martial law Is in force today
in the Peloponnesus provinces OF
Messina aud Laconia. The move iol-
lowed the reported staying OF 10
persons by members OF a right wing
military Crganiza ion which ciashed
with Greek lef,ists
TOKYO-INS Allied headquar'
ters disclosed today that American
occupation troops have destroyed
Japau's wellstoCked arsenal for de-
defense of kyushu Island. kyushu.
southernmost OF the Japanese home
islands, was to have been invaded
last November.
ms -Japdn's war min
istry building was named today as
the cite of forthcoming trials OF ma
jor war criminals. Allied authorizes
announced that the granite build
ing which housed offices o: Nip
mons war leaders will be equipped
with heating facilities for the trials
MANILA ms Two American
Army officers related today the
story Of the misueatment they SUI
fered as prisoners OF Japanese fore
es of 1t. Gen. Masaharu Hommas
Philippine command. The two OH
GERS who were flown from the Jnl.-
ed States to Manila to appear as
witnesses in Homma's war crimes
trial we're Col. John Pugh, Wash
mgton. d. c., and Maj. Achille us
dale, Chicago.
TOKYO ms Requests :or re-
lease OF impounded funds in Japan
were denied today by Allied head
quarters. General MacArthurs mead
quarters announced that the relues-
for release OF personal funds OF Col.
Omero Priucipini, Italian embassy
attache. was turned down.
WASHINGTON lNS-The House
Labor Committee today opened
crucial two.day executive session
which may largely determine the
course 20 be taken by Congress III
the face Of mounting strikes.
WASUINGTON-AP- President
Truman called on Congress today
10 retain food subsidies as one
means OF combating initiation ana