The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-03-26
Flashes of
Late News

FRANKFURT --AP- Military
palice said today a gang of Ger
man youths had emasculated a rs
year old American Army corpor-
al and killed another L. S. soldier
near the border Of Russian occu.
pied Germany.
SAN BERNARDINo. Calif-AP
Sheriff. Emmet l.. Shay said to-
day The Army had notified him that
for the second time in two months.
shot had been fired at a troop
train carrying soldiers east. Shay
said the first incident was dis
counted by the Army as a probable
wild shot, and was not reported.
The second. yesterday, entered an
open coach window, narrowly miss
ing several seryicemen. then shat
tered a window on the opposite
side rs il passed through the car.
LOS ANGELES --AP- Norman
Chandler, publisher OF the Los An
geles Times and vice president of
the Associated Press, asserted to-
day that we have demobilized too
rapidly in the Pacific and are now
"alarmingly weak
SAGINAW, Mich. -AP- The
number OF unsettled claims OF vet
erane is continuing TO rise, Amer
lean Legion National Commander
John Stelle said last night in de-
clsrinF the Legion would press its
demands on the Veterans Admins
ration for more rapid decentral-
ization and processing of claims.
STOCKTON, Calif.-AP - Be
from a submarine OH the northern
California coast and N,re taken
prisoner by maneuvering Army
unit in November, 1943. Kenneth
Hammaker former western states
director OF the once OF Civilian De-
- fense said last night Hammaker
said that some elements OF the
Western Defense Command were
on maneuvers In Martin County,
about Is miles north OF San Fran
cisco, and that soldiers saw the
japanese come ashore about mid
night.
MEXICO CITY-AP--A congress
sional committee arranging for the
erection of a monument to the late
Franklin d. Roosevelt at Mon.
terrey has voted to invite Presi-
dent Truman. Mrs. Eleanor Roose-
Welt and former Ambassador Jose
phus Daniels to attend the dedica-
ton ceremonies on April IL.
JER SALEM AP - Several
hundred Jewish immigrants were
reported today to have found shell
ter in Tel Aviv after landing illeg
ally last night under cover of a
diversionary armed attack on the
nearby Sarona police camp.
TOKYO-AP- Former Premier
Hideko Tojo. awaiting trial ss ia
pans number one war criminal and
fearing the worst. has begun 10
lose his m emory. authoritative Jap
anese sources said today. The
Japanese added that American Of
hcials were very dissa hed" with
this development and had express.
ed belief TOTO was "feigning'.
WASHINGTON - AP - The
voices OF housewives were heard to-
day. demanding a continuation OF
price and rent controls. RepTesen-
tatives of 20 organizations, claim
ing membership of over 10000 900
women, submitted their rebuttal to
businessmen who have told the
House Banking COMMITTEES that in
dustry would produce more and
everyone would be better of with
out OPA.
WASHINGTON-AP-Smoke ap-
pratus developed by the Army to
hide troop movements will be test
ed for its possibilities in protecting
crops against frost and insects.
The War Department said today is
mechanical smoke generators are
being borrowed by the Agriculture
Department for test at il stations
throughout the country-in fruit,
cotton, tobacco and wheat produc-
ing areas.
WASHINGTON-AP - Bitumin-
Gus operators looked for John l..
Lewis TO give notice today that he
will end his current soft coal con-
tract in FIVE days. with possible
strike in the balance. The miners
additionally follow a no contract,
no work" policy.
WASHTNGTON-AP - Senator
Pepper (D.Fls) claimed fresh Sen
ate support today for the Admins
tration's 65-cent minimum wage
bill, We've picked up some votes
and are in better position than we
have ever been" Pepper. one OF
the measures sponsors, told re-
porters.
Los ANGELES AP - Mrs.
Thomasins Victoria Matthews,
daughter OF the late flm cowboy,
Tom Mix. is seeking separate main.
tensnce from Bernard J. Matthews.
radio manufacturing executive. and
custody of their four children.