The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-03-30
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TOKYO -AP- Fourteen form
er members of the Japanese 3Oth
infantry division today were charg-
ed with executing without evidence
Of trial six Filipino civilians
Mndanao last September All but
one of the victims were women or
children, including a baby The
Japanese allegedly killed the Fill
ipnos to prevent their revealing
the hideout of the unsurrendered
Nipponese unit.
NANKING -AP-- Before the
arrival OF the central government
from Chungking this peacetime
capital OF China will get its face
powdered-with DOT. Alarmed by
the possibilities OF a malaria out
break because OF Markings insect
breeding waterpools and streams,
United States and Chinese officials
will dust the city from airplanes.
TOKYO -AP- Allied headquar-
tiers today forbade Japanese re-
patriates from bringing into the
country currency Of the exchange
bank of Taiwan (Formosa) and
the bank OF Chosen (Korea) be-
cause OF uncertainty OF the future
status OF such currencies.
MEXICO CITY -AP- Mexico
City millers. alarmed over reports
that U. S. wheat shipments would
cease, said today that "if the
United States government does not
release shipments OF wheat to
Mexico within the next 20 days.
Mexico City will be without bread"
The national distributors and reg
ulators said il had been advised
by u S. government that ship
ments would cease.
WARSAW -AP- President Bo-
leslaw Beirut told reporters tonight
that truth In a free press is de-
termined by the opinion OF the
majority He said Polish censor
ship is designed primarily to pre-
vent newspapers from "straning
relations with the allied powers"
HONGKONG-AP- Chinese mil
itary authorities at Canton re-.
ported today that 1t. Gen. Kyuichi
Tanaka, commander of Japanese
forces in South China before the
surrender, arrested Wednes-
day war crimes charges on
orders from the ministry in
Chungking.
MANILA-AP-An evening news
dispatch from Nueva Ecijia prov.
ince said today that Mayor Jose
Carlos OF Jaen shot and kill
ed last night and his companion
critically wounded by unidentified
assailants Carlos was riding IA
his automobile when the shoot
ing occurred.
TOKYO -AP- Kyodo news
agency reported today that Gen.
eral MacArthur's headquarters had
ordered pedestrians in Kobe to
begin walking the right hand
side OF the streets beginning April
/. Vehicuar traffic will continue
on the left side
TOKYO -AP- A shipload of
$50 Japanese convicted OF robbery
murder and other crimes will ar
rive at Kagoshima from Formosa
about April Z, Allied headquarters
said today
PORTLAND, Ore-AP-Lt M.
colai G. Redin, Russian naval Of
hcer charged at Seattle with
espionage. had restricted freedom
today under $4,000 bond and the
Soviet consul-generals assurance
that he would be produced here in
commissioners court on request.
wASLINGToN-AP - Both Of
Michigans Republican Senators,
Vandenberg and Ferguson. voted
against the amendment to the mini
mum wage BILL revising the farm
crop price parity formula which
the Senate adopted Friday, AZ to 81.
ATHENS-AP - Greek Ieftists
intensified today their campaign
for boycott of tomorrow's cleo
lions In protest against what they
described "royalist coup" to
return King George ii to the
throne.
WASHINGTON-AP-I balmy,
springlike weather President Tru-
cruised down the Potomac
River today but he took official
along with him. The Presi-
dent was accompanied by a group
of senators with whom he was
planning TO discuss the status OF the
Administrators legislative pro-
gram before the presidential yacht.
L. S. S. Williamsburg. returns to
the Capital late today.
CEUNGKING- APP Two at
tempts on the life OF Generalissimo
Chang Kai-shek-in 1884 and 1885
were disclosed today with the
ported sentencing OF Yu Lichi a
Chinese newspaperman and alleged
farr IN war inn rison