The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1946-04-12
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CANBERRA, Australia AP -
Herbert V. EYatt, minister OF ex-
ternal affairs. announced today that
Naval Minister Norman J. o. Ma
kin would 90 to Washington as Aus
tralian minister to the U. s. after
the return OF Prime Minister Jo-
seph b. Chiefley next month from
visits to London and Washington.
TOLEDO, DAP A $4,000
fire this morning destroyed the
five story production building of
Goodwill Industries here. The build
inging Is used for reconditioning
furniture.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Kali
tenbrunner concluded his testimony
before the International Military
Tribunal today with the statement
that he. remained In his job as
lieutenant to Heinrich Himmler
because considered 1t my duty to
stay and fight the wrong after l
found out what conditions existed"
TOLEDO. O.-AP- The city's
controversial one per cent income
payroll tax continued in effect to-
day after residents voted approval
of the city councll.imposed levy in
special referendum election
Thursday.
TOKYO-AP-There are 3.26S
typhus cases in Tokyo, Kyodo News
Agency reported today. The me-
tropolitan police reported 796 new
cases Thursday and said recent
warm weather was a contributing
factor.
CHUNGKING-UP- Nationalist
reports said today that Chinese
Communists have thrown 10000
troops into attacks against the
PeipiEg-Mukden railroad as part OF
a synchronized campaign against
Manchurian rail communlcations.
WASHINGTON-AP - General
George c. Marshall leaves for Chi
ma again today and his formidable
lob OF helping bring political unity
and economic stability to that long
suffering country. Official informa-
ton reaching Washington indicates
that Marshall-President Humans
special ambassador-will find an
economic and political situation
more critical than the one he left
when he returned here four weeks
ago.
YWOOD-AP- The next
time you girls talk to Van Johnson,
you can ask him about his opera
ton. The actor went under the
knife at Good Samaritan Hospital
Thursday, repeatedly because OF
injuries suffered In a motorcycle
accident last year. His physician,
DR.. Kenneth Smiley. declined com
ment, other than that Johnson's
condition was fine.
MEXICO CITY-AP-The first
anniversary of Franklin ID. Roose-
velts death was widely observed
In Mexico today. Officially Mexico
honored his memory by arranging
a special congressional session de-
voted to eulogies OF the late Presi-
dent. by members OF the legislative
body.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS May
s British housewives In need OF
domestic help may apply for per-
mits to import foreignborn workers
from any European Country except
Germany, Labor Minister George
IsaAcs announced today.
OTTAWA-AP-lgor GouEenko,
the Russian cipher clerk who tip
ped of Canadian authorities to a
Soviet spy ring. has informed a
Canadian court that he had been
removing selected" documents
from the Russian embassy for
month before he left 1t last Septem-
Der.
MOSCOW-AP-The Soviet I'm
ion will have received $27, 100000
worth OF medical supplies and hos
pital equipment in contributions
from the American Red Cross by
the end OF 1916. according to Elliott
w. Shirk, director of Red Cross
activities in the U.S.S.R.
BUENOS AIRBS-INS-- A Rus.
sian commercial mission prepared
today TO negotiate a trade agree
ment with the Argentine govern
ment. The twelve-man group Is
headed by Constantln Chevelev.
TOKYO-INS-Conservatlve ele-
ments continued TO gain today in
Japan's first general election as
late returns showed candidates OF
two leading right wing parties
elected to 172 Of the 466 Diet seats.
A heavy suffragette vote resulted
as women capitalized on their first
chance at the polls and 20 OF he
$50 Diet seats already filled went
TO women candidates.
CHUNGKING-INS- The bodies
OF four Chinese Comphnist lead
ers, ten other passengers and four
crew members were found today in
the burned wreckage Of a u. s,
Army plane which crashed in
Shensi Province en- route from
Chungking to Yenan.
LANSING-AP - Notice of a
Wayne County circuit court suit TO
prevent further expenditures by
the state graft grand jury was
served TODAY on Auditor General