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Nome, Alaska, Wednesday, June 27, 1951 :
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OUR ENEMY NEEDS NO SPIES
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There is some basis for the assertion by Represen
tative Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the House of Repre
sentatives, that if this country has many more investi
gations, like the present inquiry into the removal of
General MacArthur, the enemy won’t need any spies.
Mr. Rayburn concludes that all the information
that the enemy needs will be “in the headlines.” A
casual reading of the testimony before the Senate com
mittee'gives a general impression that the Russians,
and other foreign nations can get a lot of information
by reading what our officials have to say i
"IT’S MY MATCH, AIN’T IT?
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2 Grandmothers Stranded,
Victims of Giant Hoax
SANTA’ FE, N. M., (IP) — Two
grandmothers, lured from New
York to New Mexico last week on
what appears to be a giant hoax,
enjoyed themselves today at a
Santa Fe resort.
The two—Mrs. Mary Keihn, 55,
of Clark Summit, Pa., and Mrs.
Frank Licari, 51, of East Rock
away, N. Y. — found themselves
stranded in Albuquerque Friday
with only $40 between them. They
had thought they were bound on
an expenses-paid trip to Los An
geles, won on a radio program
(Truth or Consequences)/
The gag began with a purported O
long distance telephone call from
Los Angeles during which an un
identified girl informed Mrs.
Keihn had won a trip for herself
and a companion. Mrs. Keihn per
suaded Mrs. Licari to accompany
her.
Now TWA has stepped in and
arranged tickets home for the
grandmothers—each has 5 grand
children—and a three day holiday
at Bishop’s Lodge here.
CHRONOLOGY OF YEAR-LONG “POLICE ACTION”
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AP Newsfeatures
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June 25, 1950 — North Korean
Communists cross 38th Parallel
and invade South Korea. United
Nations Security Council orders
cease fire and rollback erf in
vasion forces.
June 27 — North Koreans enter
Seoul.
June 28 — U. S. bombers go to
aid of South Koreans.
June 30 — President Truman
orders U. S. ground troops ta
South Korea.
July 15 — North Koreans drive
across Kum River, hurl back U. S.
troops.
July 19 — President Truman
3sks Congress for $10,000,000 ap
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propriations; reserves called to
service.
July 29 — Gen. Walton Walker
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orders troops to “stand and die.”
Aug. 1—U. S. Second Infantry
Division and First Marines land.
Aug. 6—Communists cross Nak
tong on many fronts.
SepL 12 — Allies make huge
amphbiious landing at Inchon.
Sept. 23—Americans break out
of Pusan beachhead.
Sept. 26—MacArthur announc
es liberation of Seoul.
OcL 1 — First South Korean
troops cross parallel.
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Oct. 4—U. N. approves plan to
rehabilitate, unite Korea.
Oct. 20—U. S. troops capture
Pyongyang.
Oct. 21—U. S. parachute troops
land deep inside North Korea.
MacArthur says war definitely
coming to end.
Oct. 26—U. S. troops speed to
Manchurian border.
Oct. 26 — Chinese “volunteer”
troops make appearance.
Not. 16 — President Truman
says tJ. S. will not invade Man
churia.
Not. 21—MacArthur launches
an “end-the-war” offensive.
Not. 27—Attack toy four Red
Chinese armies stalls end-the-war
drive.
Nov. 26—Huge Chinese farces
drive wedge in U. N. line.
Not. 30—Reds ring U. S. First
division marines and Seventh div
| ision soldiers at Changjin reser
voir.
Dec. 3—U. N. forces abandon
Pyongyang.
Dec. 7—More than 20,000 mar
ines and soldiers start 45 mile
push to evacuation port.
Dec. 11—Americans break out
of Red trap and rail back to
Hamhung. Thirteen Asian nations
call on Reds to cease fire.
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Dec. 13 — Up to 100,000 Reds
press on dwindling beachhead.
Dec. 23—General Walker of the
Eighth Army killed in jeep acci
dent.
Dec. 23—Chinese Reds reported
across the 38th parallel.
Dec. 24—U. S. announces com
pletion of evacuation.
Dec. 26 — U. S.' forces placed
under Eighth Army, commanded
ncrw by Gen. Ridgway.
Jan. 4. 1951—Seoul abandoned
by U. N*
Jan. 17 — U. S. rejects Red
China’s proposal for cease fire.
Jan. 22—General Ridgway de
clares U. N. position on central
front perfect.
Jan. 30—U.N. political commit
tee brand Red China an aggressor.
Feb. 9—U.N. forces claim fir§t
major victory over Red Chinese.
Feb. 22—U. N. troops on offen
sive in central Korea.
March 7 — General MacArthur
predicts an eventual stalemate.
March 9—*U. N. troops renew
offensive.
March 12—General Ridgway
says ending the war at . 38th par
allel would be a great victory.
March 15—Seoul recaptured. •
March 23 — U. S. parachutists
drop north of Seoul.
March 28 — ROKs drive across
the 38th parallel.
March 29 — Reds reject, Mac
Arthur proposal to discuss peace
on battlefield.
April 5 — General MacArthur
urges use erf Chiang’s troops for
a second front.
April 11—General MacArthur
relieved by President Truman,
succeeded by General Ridgway.
April 2Q — Widespread disease
reported among Reds.
April 22—Reds open massive
assault, crack U N. line above
Hwachon dam.
April 24—Seoul residents aban
doning city third time.
April 30—Gen. James van Fleet
of Eighth Army announces Allies
will defend Seoul.
May 10—General Ridgway says
battle may have started defeat of
Communism.
May 11 — Red casualties esti
mated by U.S. Army at 893,662.
May 17 — Reds start second
spring offensive. 500,000 Chinese
and 200,000 North Koreans plunge
south.
May 24—Red offensive broken
after six days. Eighth Army starts
immediate counter-offensive.
June 2—Peiping hints it in
tends to carry Korean War into
next year in the midst of peace
feeler rumors. Allies continue ad
! vance.
June 6 — All of South Korea
cleared of Reds. UN forces come
j up aaginsit southern base of “Iron
! Triangle” area north of 38th par
allel. UN units batter Chorwon.
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Turks Capture 36 Reds
“Assembly” Line Fashion
TOKYO, (JP) — Turks slipped
through Chinese lines in Korea
and seized a machinegun crew.
Sgt. Mehmed Vurma noticed
that one prisoner had a bugle. He
ordered the Red to blqw assembly.
Chinese popped out of foxholes.
Vurma and his Turkish squad
rounded up 36 Reds.
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Seattle Man Asphyxiated
In Salmon Trailer Fire
PETERSBURG, (JP) — A Seattle
man died in a hospital Sunday as
a result of injuries suffered in a
fire aboard the salmon troller,
Blue Ribbon.
He was Robert H. Baker, 34.
His death, nine hours after the
fire, was due to asphyxiation,
authorities said.
Baker was asleep aboard the
boat when an overheated stove
set it afire.
The boat was not seriously
damaged.