The Ypsilanti daily press., 1946-04-13
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SHANGHAI-AP-All Germans
in China known TO have been con-
nected with the wartime German
government will be repatriated on
American ships probably in June.
Il was announced today. Col. Rich
ard c. Whitman. Lincoln, Neb.,
in charge OF the repatriation, said
the frst ship would return about
1900 Germans, includink wives and
children.
Z TOKYO-AP-Nearly 1900 tons
OF U. s. Army food, considered
likely TO spoil in storage. has been
turned over to the Japanese, Gen
eral MRcArthur's Headquarters an
nounced today. Included were
1000 tons OF canned foods, 272
tons OF wheat, 2lS tons OF cracked
corn and approximately 200 tons
y of Army surplus wheat cereal.
TOKYO-AP-Prince Morimasa
Nashimoto, only member OF the
imperial family Jailed as a sus
pected war criminal, was freed to-
day from Sugamo prison for lack
Of evidence. Nashimoto, 72. was
angry because the Japanese liaison
Hoffice failed to send an automobile
to take him to the charred ruins OF
his mansion. He readily accepted
a ride In the Associated Press
jeep.
CAIRO-AP-FredW w. Ramsey OF
the u. S. Foreign Liquidation Com
mission, said today the u. S. Army
] Air Force weather reporting and
communications installations in
Rio de Orc. Spanish colony on
the northwest coast OF Africa, were
being sold to the Spanish govern
ment.
CANTON-AP-Dr. d. Y. Lin,
director of the chinese National
Relief and rehabilitation Admins
| tration's Kwantung regional office,
said today that all rice received
thus far from UNRRA in the Can
ton area would be allocated "for
relief purposes.
TOKYO -AP- General OF the
Army Douglas MacArthur's first
public appearance since the War
Department advised him OF his
permanent five-star rank In the
regular Army was an inspection
this morning OF his honor guard
OF five platoons outside the Amer
lean embassy.
LOS ANGELES -AP- The pros
ecutor OF one of Los Angeles Coun-
tvs most infamous murder cases
In off today to try to pin the badge
OF war guilt on Japan's Premier
Hideki Toto. Eugene ID. Williams,
chief of the department OF justice
lands division. was notified by the
War Department yesterday OF his
appointment as special prosecutor
for ToJo and 10 other Japanese
defendants.
MANILA --AP- Japanese 1t.
Gen. Takeshi Kono WIN be tried
by a U. S. Military court Monday
on charges Of condonlng the be-
heading and burning OF II United
States citizens on Panay island.
The Americans were connected
with the Central Philippine Col.
lege and Baptist Convention.
BUENOS AIRES -AP- Col
Juan D. Peron probably will be
inaugurated for his six-year term
as Argentina's 29th president be-
tween June and June 20, Gen.
Felipe Urdapilleta. minister Of the
interior, has announced.
LONDON -AP- Five persons,
including an Is month old baby
and two other children, perished
today in an early-morning apart
ment house fire in South London.
KINGSTON, Jamaica-AP-This
British colony was virtually paral-
yzed today by an island-wide strike
called by the British West Indies
trade union in an effort to force
authorities TO drop manslaughter
charges against William A. Busta-
mantle, Jamaica's labor boss and
virtual prime minister.
SHANGHAI - AP- y n r r A
health officials, still combating
cholera outbreak at Canton,
said today they are also taking
steps to prevent infected persons
from carrying bubonlc plague here
from the Liuchow peninsula.
SHANGHAI AP- The China edl-
ton Of Stars and Stripes-for six
and a half months the daily news
paper OF the Yanks in this country
went to press for the last time
today.
TOKYO --AP- A Pan Ameri-
can Airways four3ngineed Constel-
lation with Is passengers aboard
was brought 10 a safe landing on
Atsugi airstrip through a dangerous
overcast Tuesday by means OF ra-
dar. the 6Sth Army Airways Com