(Rea Flag Story on Page 2.)
U.S. Bombers
Pouring Info
Philippines
fIjJAM, June 11 d’P)—
Radib' said Lxiay that
bhe fir»t* flights u£ Flymg
r Fortresses"’ and Liberators
from EuFitfp o had arrived in
the to join the
mounting American air of
fensive against J.anan.
A Japanese . Dornei di-sj>/<teh
broadcast by Tokyo reported th*t
scores nl the four-engined borr-h
--ers which Germany
were at Philippines bases.
DOOLITTLE F.ASTBOIAII
Although it wai known that
lumbers from Lt. Gen. J.mv < H
Doolittle's Eighth Airforce ' wer*
on their way from Britain to the
Ear East, this was th»- first re
port any had arrived. It was not*
confirmed by Allied sources
(Doolittle, commander of the
Eighth Airforce, arrived In
Washington early today after
flying from Seattle in a B-17
boifcber. In Seattle, Doolittle
made hl« flr%t flight in a 11-'if
Superfortress)
Tokyo also refuted that two
Liberator* had appeared over the
Tokyo-Yokohama area at 11:30
a m. today, sending a nonstop
air offensive against Japan into
Its ninth straight dav Tokyo
rlaimfHl anti-aircraft guns shot
down both planes.
MINK JAP W \TLRS
The appearance of B-24s over
central Japan indicated they soon
may be adding their bombloads
to those of Superfortresses on
Tokyo. Some Liberators from
Okinawa already have atm*-k.d
Kyushu in southern Japan.
Twenty Superfortresses mtried
waters off western Honshu during
last night. Tokyo reported.
More than 50 Okinawa based
|'V>rsairs dropi>ed l'J tons "f
’tiomhv and rockets on Japanese
suicide, plane bases at K a nova
unrUKusjura on Kyushu To*-day
Tokyo-broadcasts reflected Jap
anecV fears .that American at
tacks on'southern Japan, os[>r.
rially Kysishu, would
markedly within the next few
weeks and months.
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At Birthday Fesiivnl
Harold S. Cooper, joint manag
ing director of the Ford Motor Co.
Ltd.. In England, has boen
knighted by Ring George, It was
revealed lipre today.
Sir Harold, who spegUMftit of
April in Detroit
plants, was honored with
other outstanding men of'the cm
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Bias Michigan Tinge
Nowhere today. Flag Day, docs Old Glory fly more gallantly
than on the little island of Geruma Shima in the Keramas group.
Hois.ted on a shell-torn ridge early in April, this was the first
\nicf ican fl ig to be planted on soil of the Japanese empire.
And the picture of that brief
'ceremony has social 1* lag Day
significance for the people of
Michigan, because it has just been
revealed that one of the boys who
hoisted the flag is a native of this
state T Sgt. Walter Hall, son of
Mrs. Roy Hall of Jonesvtlle
When Mrs. Hall first saw the
pictures in the Times last April 4
'-he was immediately convinced
that the soldier with his hands
on tin- Uagjxde was her son. Other
members ol the family were skep
jtical. Then word came that Walter
; had iM'cn seriously wounded while
!in action with the 77th (Statue
of Liberty) Division on Io Shmia.
Mrs. Hall sent a copy of the
picture to her wounded son She
has just received his reply, which
said;
“Can’t fool you, ran they,
Mom? Ves, that’s me, holding
the flagpole, and Held, niy
htiddy, Is ’the one next to nie.
Do*'n the slope I knew they
took pictures of the Mag-raising,
hut never dreamed it would
appear in a stateside paper.”
pire in the official celebration of
the king’s birthday-
Before the war. Sir Harold made
frequent trips to the United States
and Detroit.
BKNNY WAS IN TROUBLE ~. , WltH
Wr>m«i . . . With th« Poitcf . Wits
Trouble! But Pull . Th*r* W’m "a
MCI 1 AI, FOR BKNNY “ Start* Friday—
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Mayor Asks Details
In Hotel Accusations
Mayor Jeffries today ordered
the police department to make a
written recommendation of its in
vestigation before he decides to
close the Hotel Paul Revere. 2646
Park, owned by Dr. George A.
t'ntch
A delegation of police, headed
by Lt. Nell Coolidge, of the
Women's division, charged that
prostitution was widespread in the
hotel. They requested the mayor
not to renew the hotel’s license
July 1.
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rl-r tomorrow at 5 .76 a m
Thr muon ear at 10 2? * m today
and will art tomorrow at 1 02 a m.
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Reds to Try 18 Poles
GIRL JAILED
n HOOPER CASE
18 Poles
In Russia
LONDON, June 14 (UP)-Mos
cow announced tonight on the eve
of a Polish conference in the
Soviet capital that the Russians
had finished investigating the
case of a group of Poles arrested
by the Red army and would sub
mit it to a Soviet court within
a few days.
The Moscow radio said 18
Polish leaders, instead of the 16
reported by other sources, had
been afrested in Poland last
March. They were accused of
diversionist activity against the
Red army.
Moscow said a Soviet prose
cutor had entfed his inquiry into
the case.
The brief Moscow report did
not identify the 18 Poles nor ex
plain the discrepancy between
this number and the 16 reported
by Polish source*.
Observers regarded it as no
mere coincidence that Moscow
should report on court proceed
ings in connection with the Polish
case a day before Big Three and
Polish representatives in Moscow
were to open a conference.
A Moscow dispatch said the
conferees probably would set up
a new unity government for
Poland, with Stanislaw Mikolajc
zyk of the London delegation as
premier. Mikolajczyk was for
merly premier of the Polish exile
government.
3d and 7th Armies
Will Occupy Germany
WASHINGTON. June 14 (INS)
Secretary of War Stimson an
nounced today that the Third and
Seventh U. S armies would com
prise the American occupation
forces in Germany instead of the
previously announced Fifteenth
Army.
Stimson explained that the
Third and Seventh armeis were
chosen of their greater
experience in the field.
5 P.M. FLASHES
SIX HI’RT IN PIER GASOLINE BLAST
NEW YORK. June 14 (INS)—Si* men were injured
today when spark* from a hammer exploded gasoline
fumes seeping from an empty 55-gallon drum on I‘ier Six,
Fast River.
MacARTIIUR PRAISES BORNEO IN\ ASION TROOPS
SAN FRANCISCO, June 14 (INS) —Gen. MacArthur
paid high tribute today to the Allied troops and officers
for a "flawless” invasion operation in North Borneo, after
an inspection tour of the front lines.
’ HURT, 4 MISSING IN NAVAL AIR CRASH
PENSACOLA, Ha., June 14 (INS) —Officers at
Pensacola naval air base announced today that two men
were injured and four are missing following the crash
of a PBY Catalina flying boat in Mobile Bay yesterday.
ARMY CONTRACT GRAFT PROBE DEMANDED
WASHINGTON, June 14 (INS) Demands for
sweeping investigation of charges of graft and corruption
in army contracts were made in the Senate today by
Senators Ferguson (R) of Michigan and Robertson* (R)
of Wyoming.
NINTH ARMY SCHEDULED TO COME HOME
PARIS, June 14 (INS)—Authoritative quarters in
Paris revealed today that the Ninth U. S. Army is sched
uled for redeployment to the United States sometime
during or just after July. The U. S. Fifteenth Army will
remain as part of the occupational army until sometime
in December. t
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Only Detroit Newspaper Carrying Both iyX*!!*- 0 International Newt Service and United Preaa
45th Year, No. 258 C Detroit3l, Mich., Friday, June 15,1945 5 Cents
Union Battle
Halts Dodge
IBuilding Job
A long threatened clash be
tween the UAW-CIO and the AFL
over reconversion Jobs broke into
open battle today with the AFL
stopping all work on the construc
tion of a $2,500,000 addition to
the Dodge truck plant in Mound
road.
Jurisdictional fights between
, the two unions could paralyze all
! reconversion work in the Detroit
area, labor experts say.
! The AFL served notice on the
Chrysler Corp.. owners of the
plant, that the “building will
never be built In the first in
stance” unless the corporation
complies with the following ul
timatum
"That th»* (hrynler Corp.,
aNMurr* the AFL now, that AFL
, member* will be contracted
for to make the original instal
lations of machinery and equip
ment In the new building when
it I# completed."
CIO WANTS JOBS
The UAW-CIO had previously
served notice on industry that it
will not tolerate AFL workers
performing any installation jobs
that could be done by UAW-CIO
workers.
The strike was not called
against the Chrysler Corp., as
such Workmen ordered off the
job were in the employ of Bryant
Sc Defwilrr. Detroit contractors.
I who have a contract with the
[Chrysler Corp. to build the ad
dition.
Only 43 workmen were on the
job when the strike order was
given, a Chrysler spokesman said.
I’AW HOLDS PARLEY
The AFL strike came as the
UAW-CIO was holding a regional
conference with representatives
of 350,000 Detroit UAW members
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Wyoming Site
Gaining Favor
Objections of neighboring residents to the
Wyoming-8 1 2 Mile road airport site are rapidly
dissolving as details of the plan are explained to
interested individuals and groups, it was said today
by Donald S. Kiskadden, a member of the Board of
Commerce group urging the site’s adoption.
“I believe that virtually the last vestiges of
opposition will disappear within a few days when we
complete a map showing the pattern of air travel over
that vicinity,” Kiskadden said.
“The map will show, I believe, that most residents of
the area will be less disturbed by airplanes than they are
now by the planes which fly over their homes en route to
and from the present city airport.”
A survey by The Times indi
cated that not more than 75
homes would be within sight of
the Wyoming-8 Vi Mile port.
About 45 of these would be Oak
Park homes which are within the
general boundaries proposed
(Wyoming-10 Mile, Greenfield and
B’a Mile). However, the 45 homes
are in a section that would not
be close to runways or buildings
and so could be allowed to re
main.
FEW FARM HOUSES
Except for a half dozen farm
houses and bungalows, along the
bordering roads, the only homes
in sight of the port would be those
in the »ection of Huntiogton
Woods near 10 Mile and Coolidge.
About 15 of these are in sight
of the area, although most are
two to four blocks from the 10
Mile road border. Airport com
mittee officials pointed out that
the runways would not extend to
10 Mile and that the administra
tion buildings would be at least
one mile from all borders of the
field.
WOULD RETURN FUNDS
The 45 Oak Park houses that
would remain would be about half
of those now standing on the air
port site.
Representatives of Oak Park
met yesterday with members of
the board of commerce committee
to discuss the effect choice of the
site would have on their village.
The committee assured them that
Oak Park bond issue funds, w’hich
have been spent in improving the
site, would be returned to the
village through the condemnation
proceedings.
Except for the Coolidge-10 Mile
sector, Huntington Woods homes
are separated from the airport
site by the Rackham golf course
and the Detroit zoo.
WOULD FIND BUYERS
Kiskadden declared he believed
that few, if any, Huntington
Woods homes would depreciate in
values because of the airport.
“I believe that any one desir
ing to sell a home in that area
will find eager purchasers
among the airline executives
who will wish to live close to
the airport,” he said.
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In Browns Finale
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' Jakuckl and Mancuso; Trout
and Swift.
By LEO MACDONELI.
Paul (Dizzy) Trout and Sig
(Jack) Jakucki were the opposing
boxmen as the Tigers and Browns
took the field at Briggs Stadium
today in the third and final game
of their series.
The Browns were seeking their
first victory in the set.
Trout was bidding for his sixth
triumph against four defeats. Ja
kucki had won three and lost five.
One of the Jakucki victories was
against the Tigers early in the
season.
riRHT IRRINO
ST LOUIS—Gr»r grounded out to York
unassisted. Schulte lined to Cramer Mayo
totaed out Byrne*. Ho run. no hit. no error.
DETROIT—Hoover grounded to McQuinn.
Mayo fled to Bymea. Cullenbtne atngled to
right. York filed to Cray. Ho run. one hit.
no error.
■■CORD IRRIRO
ST. LOUIS Hoover threw out Stephen*
McQuinn wa* out. Mayo to Trout who covered
first Trout tossed out Christman. Ho run.
no hit. no error.
DETROIT—Cramer filed to Cray. Outlaw
singled oft Christman's shins Malcr doubled
to right center, scoring Outlaw. Stephens
threw out Swift Maler going to third Trout
fouled to Mancuso. One run. two hits, no
error.
Wolcott Bill Up
WASHINGTON. June 14 (UP)
—Rep. Jesse P. Wolcott (R) of
Michigan has introduced legisla
tion increasing the lending
authority of the export-import
bank from $700,000,000 to $2,200,-
000,000.
Aussie Drive Carries
Into Borneo City
MANILA, June 14 (UP)—Aus
tralian troops today drove into
the outskirts of Brunei, capital of
the Borneo sultanate of the same
name. Fiejd reports said the city
apparently had been abandoned
by the Japanese.
Aussies of the tamed “Fighting
Ninth” Division thrust across the
city line from the east after seiz
ing high ground only 200 yards
away in an amphibious landing
up Brunei River.
Another Australian column
captured Brunei airstrip and
rolled on unopposed within two
miles north of the city in an eight
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1 Sweetheart
Of Fleisher
Held by State
Tlipc* Staff Cwmfmtni
BATTLE CREEK, June 14—A
waitress who is described as being
the girl friend of ex-Purple gang
ster Harry Fleisher is being
held as a witness in the Hooper
murder case, it was revealed
today.
Special graft grand jury Prose
cutor Kim Sigler said that the
waitress. Miss Jeannette Welker,
is a close friend of the former
gangster, who is one of four
charged with conspiracy to plot
the murder of state Senator
Warren G. Hooper.
ARRESTED IN DETROIT
The girl, according to Sigler,
was arrested in Detroit after
she gave important information
concerning the whereabouts of
Fleisher on Jan. 11— the day
Hooper was shot as he drove
between Lansing and Albion, hie
home.
At the request of Sigler, Cal
houn County Circuit Judge Blaine
W. Hatch ordered Miss Welker
held under $5,000 bond. The
judge asked Miss Welker if she
had anything to say and she re
plied:
“Well, I’ve always co-operated
with the grand Jury.”
ASKS SHE BE HELD
Sigler interjected that it would
serve the grand jury’s purposes
best if she were held and added
that this would be for her own
protection.
The prosecutor referred to Miss
Welker as "Fleisher’s sweetheart”
and said she had been seen with
him since the grand jury started
to probe Hooper's murder.
Both Fleisher and Mike Selik,
another defendant in the con
spiracy case, were sent to jail for
contempt of court because they
refused to answer questions con
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Body of Girl 3,
Found in River
The body of a blond 3-year-old
girl was found today in River
Rouge in Rouge Park.
According to Deputy. Supt. of
Police Edward Morgan, the body,
which was not identified, wa*
found by three boys.
They discovered it, face down,
In eight Inches of water, near Tir#-
man and Spinoza avenues.
mile advance along the Brook#*
ton-Brunei road.
Brunei probably will fall within
the next 24 hours. A front dis
patch said the enemy garrison ap
peared to have fled along the coast
to the southwest, firing oil well*
and tanks as they withdrew.
Flames from the burning oil wer#
visible 40 miles at sea.
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ADMIT TABAKAN FALL
SAN FRANCISCO. June 14
(UP)—Tokyo today admitted th#
fall of the oil-rich island of Tara
kan to invading Australian and
Netherlands troopa.