Atrocities

Reports on the testimony of a Formosan medical officer named Yahshushi Marushima who witnessed the firing squad executions of "fourteen American flyers who were captured at Taihoku, Formosa." The testimony occurred during the trial of Lt. Gen. Haruki Isayama in Shanghai, China.

Reports that President Truman refused to consider Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita's plea for clemency and that he will therefore be executed. Includes the fact that newsmen will be barred from the hanging and that the day and time of the event will be kept secret. Other news items discussed include the increased personnel investigating Japanese war crimes and the charges being brought against Kiyoichi Mori, Tsuyoshi Sakai, and Nubuo Kanayama for their trial before the Eighth Army military commission in Yokohama.

Reports that Sergeant Thomas R. Gagnet, a "Corregidor hero," who was "blinded by the brutal Japanese treatment" will return to Japan in order to testify against the officer who blinded him. Gives quotes from him regarding his experiences.

Reports on the sentencing to five years of hard labor for Yosuchi Kimura, former civilian guard at Omori prisoner of war camp, by the Eighth Army Tribunal at Yokohama. Also announces the upcoming trial of three more accused Japanese. Other news items reported on include the hanging of 9 Japanese in Singapore for wartime atrocities and the charges against Koju Tsuda for the death of Cpl. James L. Scott of the British army.

Reports on the sentencing to death of a Korean guard and a Japanese lieutenant.