Press - Post-War

Reports that Lt. Col. Sumida Haruzo (chief of the Japanese military police in Singapore during occupation) was sentenced to death along with seven of his staff.

Reports that Kumimitsu Yamauchi, former interpreter at Omuta prisoner of war camp 17, will stand trial at Yokohama.

Reports on testimony given at Homma's trial in Manila. Witnesses included Lt. Junjo Matsu (a Japanese officer), Lieutenant Jose Lukban (Philippine army), and Jose Diosana (Philippine army). Describes atrocities committed on American prisoners of war. Other news wire brief articles report on the capture of another Japanese war crimes suspect in Shanghai, testimony by Masaru Takata at the trial of Capt. Kaichi Hirate in Yokohama, and progress in the trial of Shin Ree-sai ("Chinese puppet foreman of a labor camp on Hokkaido).

Reports on the investigation to be launched by the House judiciary committee into the light sentences given to four Japanese officers found guilty of killing Doolittle fliers.

Reports that the Japanese in the Philippines did not take medical supplied from captured American installations in order to treat prisoners of war and that Japanese authorities are investigating the killing of the crew from a downed bomber in Nagoya.