THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE
“ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME"
VOL. LXXV., NO. 11,562
JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY. JULY 24, 1950
MEMBER ASSOCIATED TRESS
PRICE TEN CENT?
Americans Batter Two Red Tank Assaults
TAXES MAY GO
ZOOMING UP
IMMEDIATELY
Price, Manpower Controls
Not Discussed-But
Maybe Brought Up
WASHINGTON, July 24 — (iP) —
President Truman discussed with
Congressional leaders today the ad
visability of an immediate, emer
gency tax increase on both indi
vidual incomes and business firms.
House Speaker Rayburn (D-Tex)
told reporters after the White House
conference that the matter was “still
in the conversation stage.”
But in any case a long-range tax
bill, possibly including an excess
profits tax, is likely to be taken up
later in the year or early next year,
Rayburn said.
Rayburn said the idea of an im
mediate, emergency tax rise would
be discussed by Secretary of the
Treasury Snyder and the chairman
of the appropriate Senate and
House committees in the near fu
ture.
He said such “interim” legislation,
as he called it, would be intended
to take up “some of the immediate
slack” in government financing
arising from the proposed huge in
crease in military spending.
Rayburn mentioned no figure ir.
talking of the possible emergencj
bill.
At the capitol, hearings began or,
the administration’s general homt
front economic program.
To the Senate Banking Commit
tee, W. Stuart Symington describee,
this program as aimed to "take the
profiteering out of W'ar.”
Symington is chairman of the
National Security Resources Boarc
which has the job of planning fo»
production, home front controls anc
civil defense in event of war.
The administration’s five -point
controls bill does not involve retai.
price controls at the civilian level
or controls over manpower.
But Symington told Senators
these things are under consideration
and may be asked later if needed.
He noted that “prices of 28 basic
commodities have risen 10 percern
since the invasion of South Ko
rea,” and added:
“The controls provided in this bil.
are essential to reduce these infla
tionary pressures.”
Symington said President Trumai
hopes to avoid setting up a series oi
new special agencies to carry on the
w'ar effort. That was done in both
World Wars I and II.
This time, he said, existing gov
ernment agencies and department:
will be expected to carry the load.
The Washington
Merry - Go - Round
Bv DREW PEARSON
ICoprrlKht, dj Bell eradicate. lne.)
l^SHINGTON—The other night
on the radio, as I listened to Pres
ident Truman telling the nation
about the Korean war, I couldn't
help comparing his broadcast to
FDR’s during the war. One gave
you the impression of the master
at the helm; the other of a sincere,
somewhat inadequate little guy who
was trying to do his best.
I have also been reading the
“letters from readers” in the Wash
ington newspapers of late, and
noted the very large amount ol
misunderstanding, criticism, and
opposition to w»ar in Korea.
Perhaps the President read these
letters too. Perhaps they helped
induce him—three weeks late—to
tell the American peqple about the
fundamental issues of the war. In
contrast, I recall that President
Roosevelt went on the air imme
diately after Pearl Harbor and im
mediately af'er other grave crises
because he knew that it was so all
important to keep the American
people informed and to have their
support.
Obviously, Truman must feel the
same way; but he both forgets
about it and lacks the polished
touch and sure-fire know-how ol
his predecessor.
So I couldn't help thinking, as
I listened to Truman's sincere,
high-pitched, and somewhat be
lated explanation to the American
people, that what more Americans
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SEARCH FOR NATIVE
SERVICE GUARD GOES
FORWARD IN SITKA
SITKA, Alaska, July 24 — Iff) —
Search continued over the weekend
for James William Fleming, 40.
whose small cruiser-troller was
found near Middle Island on the
outer reaches of Sitka’s harbor Fri
day noon—and two and a half days
after he last had been reported
seen.
William Welfelt found the stalled
boat, and contacted Pete Ramer,
who radiophoned Sitka to learn if
Fleming was working or whether
his boat had been taken by some
one else.
Fred Geeslin, superintendent of
Mt. Edgecumbe installation of the
Alaska Native Service, for which
Fleming works, said Fleming had
asked for leave Tuesday to have
some teeth pulled and do a little
fishing for a few days.
Mrs. Bonnie Fleming, his wife,
sailed Tuesday noon on the North
Star for Seattle to visit relatives.
As near as could be determined,
Fleming was last seen gassing his
boat at 4:30 p.m., the same after
noon.
Coast Guard and A.N.S. vessels
and planes piloted by Dick Pherson
and Dr. Fred Coddington took up
the search.
Investigators said the boat
showed signs that Fleming appar
ently disappeared from it within an
hour or so after leaving the pier.
The engine was turned on but
the propellor was fouled, stopping
the motor, while the trolling lines
held the craft at anchor. Fleming's
heavy fishing clothes still were
aboard.
Fleming was guard supervisor of
Mt. Edgecumbe, coming here from
Browning, Mont. He had a brother,
Darrell Fleming, with the Indian
Service at Toppenish, Wash., and
another brother, Joe, now in Adair,
Okla., is a former owner of the
Taos, N.M., Star.
FBI ORDERED
TO TIGHTEN
ENFORCEMENT
WASHINGTON, July 24 — Iff) —
President Truman today ordered the
Federal Bureau of Investigation to
tighten its enforcement program
against “espionage, sabotage and
subversive activities.” He called on
citizens to give the FBI all possible
help.
In a statement, Mr. Truman said
he has asked all law officers, both
federal and state, to report infor
mation on spying, sabotage and sub
version to the FBI where it can be
“sifted out and correlated.”
He added:
“I suggest that all patriotic or
ganizations and individuals like
wise report all such information re
lating to espionage, sabotage and
subversive activities to the Federal
Bureau of Investigation in this
manner.”
Any information which is picked
up should be reported promptly to
the nearest FBI field representative,
the President said.
RUSS SUBS ARE
REPORTED, EAST
CANADIAN COAST
OTTAWA, July 24——A Navy
spokesman said today reports from
fishermen indicate that at least one
and perhaps two unidentified sub
marines—possibly Russian—are op
erating outside the three-mile limit
on Canada’s east coast.
The spokesman said Canada’s de
fense department has been investi
gating the reports of strange sub
marines for the last two weeks. The
reports say the subs bear no dis
tinctive markings.
womenIowlerT
ARE GIVEN CALL
A call was issued today for wo
men bowler's of last year’s league
and those who desire to be mem
bers during the winter season, to
meet at the Elks alleys, checking
in not later than 7:45 o'clock to
night.
DICK SURATT
FOUND DEAD
AT WRANGELL
WRANGELL. Alaska, July 24—(tf)
—Richard J. Suratt, 55, U. S. Com
missioner here since 1936, was
found dead of a knife wound in
his home Saturday night. A trail
of blood led to a spot where he
had been clearing brush.
U. S. Marshal Jack Krepps said
Suratt apparently slipped and fell
an a two-foot machete <a large
bladed knife i that investigator;
discovered lying on the ground
Mrs. Suratt found her husband’s
body on the floor of a hallway
when she returned home about
midnight.
A coroner’s jury went to the
scene yesterday and an inquest
was scheduled for tomorrow on the
arrival of Federal Judge George W.
Folta and J. W. Lievers, Clerk of
his court. They are en route here
by ship from Ketchikan.
Sura't came to Alaska more than
30 years ago as a wireless operatdr.
He was an authority on Alaska
history, was the author of a num
ber of articles appearing in na
tional magazines, and was a for
mer cameraman for Pathe news
reel.
Dick Suratt, Jr., wanted by his
mother following the death of hi;
father, was finally located by Dep
uty U.S. Marshal Walter Hellan anc
notified. Young Suratt was founc
at the Chatham cannery where h(
went to work last Thursday.
NO PAROLE
FOR THOMAS
SAYS BOARD
WASHINGTON, July 24 — Itfl —
The U. S. Parole Board today re
I fused to parole former Represent
ative J. Parnell Thomas (R-NJi
who is serving six to 18 months
on conviction of padding his Con
gressional pay roll.
As usual, the board gave no rea
:on w'hen announcing it had re
jected Thomas’ parole applicatioli
i He is serving his sentence in the
Danbury (Conn.) Federal correc
tional institution.
Members noted, however, in res
ponse to inquiries, that in addition
'o his prison term, Thomas was
I also fined $10,000 and that no v
I rangements for paying this have
! seen made.
The former Congressman made
! a direct appeal to President Tru
I man several weeks ago for a Pres
| dential pardon which would cancel
I the remainder of his sentence and
[ also delete the fine.
The President referred the ap
I peal to the Justice Department.
COURT SUIT STOPS AS
SUITOR WINS BRIDE
—
i A somewhat vitrolic civil suit in
I volving a rent eviction being heard
j by U.S. Commissioner Gordon Gray
I this morning saw acid turn to honey
j as Judge Gray declared a recess in
i order to perform a marriage in the
I courtroom.
Ole Sorngaard, Ketchikan fish
I erman, and Esther Bloom, employed
; in the Pelican cold storage plant,
| were united in wedlock by Judge
Gray while Attorney John Dunn and
! Realtor Peter Wood stood up as wit
! nesses.
The two witnesses not two min
! utes previously had been firing
heavy artillery in their suit to evict
a rentor of property represented
by Wood. Dunn was his attorney.
After the ceremony, "'itnesses to
the suit, as well as witnesses to the
marriage, gathered around and
kissed the bride offering congraula
tions.
Then, as Mr. and Mrs. Sorngaard
went happily down the hallway, the
hammer and tongs were picked up
and plaintiffs and defendant went
at it again.
SEATTLEITES IN TOWN
Among Seattleites newly regis
tered at the Baranof Hotel are
Mike Weaver, Gregg C. McDonald.
John H. Gaffney, Mr. and Mrs.
Earl A. Cox, Gil Rich, D. E. Styke
land Matthew Martin,
IF WE STABILIZE
KOREA FRONT, RUSS
WOULD BE ON SPOT
(By the Associated Press)
Washington advices today said
prospects for new diplomatic nego
tiations looking to an end to the
Korean war now appeared to hinge
on the outcome of the U.S. effort tp
stabilize the front in South Korea.
Russia's real intentions in Korea
would be brought out if the Red
advance bogged down, U.S. officials
say. Moscow would then have to
choose whether to help the satellite
Communists or reach a decision on
negotiation.
The U.S showed no inclination to
take a whole series of these little
Communist wars of aggression lying
down. Congress members now are
calling upon top military leaders
for an appraisal of the nation’s
fighting readiness, and are pushing
emergency measures which would
hasten the “war footing.”
A down-to-brass-tacks attitude
also was evident among the 12 At
lantic Pact nations, who get to
work tomorrow in London on a pro
gram aimed at shoring up their de
fenses against the Communist
threat. In the light of Korea, the
Pact nations were told there is an
urgent need for quick action.
Moscow was stressing military
power, too. The Russians observed
Navy day yesterday with calls for
a strengthened Soviet fleet to
counter “war preparations by
American and English imperialists.”
PLANE DOWN,
EXPLODES AS
HITS EARTH
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C., July 24—
W— An Air Force transport hurtled
into swamp-land near here yester
day and exploded into a blazing
funeral pyre for 34 servicemen.
The dead included 30 members
of the Tennessee Air National
Guard, enroute to Nashville from
war games in this area. Four air
reserve crewmen were on the plane.
Minutes after the C-46 climbed
from the municipal airport here it
plunged into the pine-spotted, muck
land. The servicemen were still
within sight of the airport ur til just
before the ship crashed.
Towering, gasoline-fed flames
pushed would-be rescuers back
When the flames died, white-jack
eted Army Medical Corpsmen be
gan removing the bodies. Late last
night, they had recovered 15. The
others were trapped in buried, char
red wreckage.
Bits of the big transport were
flung in a 100-yard circle. The
wings were still further away.
There were conflicting reports
about the crash. Some said the
plane seemed to explode in mid
air. But a pilot who flew over the
Carolina swampland said the ship
didn’t blow up until its struck.
STOCK QUOTATIONS
NEW YORK, July 24 — Closing
quotation of Alaska Juneau mine
stock today is 2%, American Can
92%, Anaconda 32 Vi, Curtiss
Wright 1014, International Harves
ter 26'l-, Kennecott 59%, New York
Central 14%, Northern Pacific 16%,
U.S. Steel 35%, Pound $2.80.
Sales today were 2,300,000 shares.
Averages today are as follows: in
dustrials 206.95, rails 60.35, utilities
38.32.
• •
• WEATHER REPORT •
• •
| • In Juneau—Maximum, 63; •
• minimum, 53. •
• At Airport—Maximum, 62; •
• minimum, 55. •
• * •
• FORECAST •
• (Juneau and Vicinity) •
• Mostly cloudy with occa- •
• sional light showers tonight •
• and Tuesday. Not much •
• change in temperature with •
; • lowest tonight about 52. •
• Highest Tuesday near 62. •
• •
• PRECIPITATION •
• (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a m. today •
• City of Juneau— 0.88 inches; •
• since July 1—6.95 inches. •
• At Airport — 0.47 inches; •
• since July 1—4.76 inches. •
• ..
Gerald Taylor, 12, of Juneau
Is Winner of Soap Box Derby
(lassie on Sunday Afternoon
TEARFULLY HAPPY IS
GERALD TAYLOR, 12,
AFTER BIG VICTORY
Gerald “Jerry” Taylor was brought
back to the judges’ stand, riding
with his racer in the rear end of a I
pickup truck. He was trying to grin.
He looked happy after winning the
Juneau Soap Box Derby Champion
ship and a trip to Akron, O.
But there were tears in his eyes
as he faced the cameras at the
judges' stand. He lowered his head
and patted his “Blue Bantam,” the
first soap-box racer he ever built.
He had worked on it since April,
he said.
The 25 drivers who hadn't been as
lucky as he joined the crow'd which
cheered Jerry. City Police and mem-!
bers of the Juneau Volunteer Fire
Department who had kept the track (
ciear for the races made way for (
i Jerry as he climbed down from the
I truck and went to the judges' stand
to receive the champions’ trophy.
Vern Metcalfe, who had an
nounced the races, put the micro
phone in front of Jerry.
Then Rudy Maier, winner of the
1949 Juneau derby stepped up and
congratulated the 1950 winner.
Rudy looked away as the 1950 win
ner used the back of his hand to
clear away a couple of stray tears.
Rudy knew how a guy acted after
winning.
“How are you feeling, Jerry?'
Charles W. Carter, one of the
judges, asked as he presented the
trophy.
"I feel swell,” Jerry said, grin
ning broadly again as he recovered
his composure.
“Tired?” Carter asked.
“Pooped,” Jerry answered.
Carter and Howard Stabler of Ju
neau, with George McKercher oi
Sitka, had acted as judges for al,
the races. They had seen Jerry wir
four of them before going up the
ramp for the big race.
Jerry had won his first heal
against Joe Able by a hall length;
his second against Dennis O'Daj
by five lengths; his third against
Harry Bates by a length; and the
final in the class B division by one
length over Bruce Brown of Sitka
He said he credited his victories ,
to “straight steering” and “gooi ;
luck.” The straight steering wa:
due to “real tight cable on thi
steering gear,” he said.
Jerry told of how he prepared the
“Blue Bantam” for the races, greas
ing the axles of the car with vaso
line and lubricating each wheel with
special Shell Soap Box Derby oil.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. George Tay
lor, Jerry came to Juneau in Sep
tember from Los Angeles, Calif
He is in the seventh grade at Ju
neau Grade School. His father is s
chief storekeeper with the Coast
Guard Headquarters here.
He drove his first soap box derby
race yesterday. In his five races si
far he has been undefeated.
The toughest race? “It was the
last one,” he said. “The one against
Jack Rhode.”
His fast "Blue Bantam” wai
sponsored in the Juneau derby by
the Baranof Hotel. It was crated
last night and left for Akron on the
southbound Aleutian.
Jerry will follow the car to Ak
ron, leaving here August 6. He will
be accompanied by Milton Danie'
and is scheduled to arrive in Akron
August 10, in time to prepare the
“Blue Bantam” for the big effort in
the National Soap Box Derby Au
gust 13.
Opposition Strikes
Protest Resumption
King Leopold Reign
BRUSSELS. July 24 — (yfl — King
Leopold of Belgium and his Social
Christian < Catholic* government
laced tightening opposition which
threatened a wave of strikes pro
testing the king's resumption of
the throne two days ago.
FROM VAN NUYS
B. J. Lammers of Van Nuys, Cal.,
are at the Baranof Hotel.
Gerald "Jerry" Taylor, 12. Soap
Box Derby Class B Champion ol
Juneau, scored an upset victory yes
terday afternoon to win the Juneau
championship and a trip to Akron.
O., to race against the nation’s best
drivers.
At the controls of the swift “Blue
Bantam,” Jerry won the finals of
the coasting classic by one and one
half lengths over Jack Rhode, 14
class A champion.
His victory marked the first time
in the history of soap box racing
here that a class B driver has
steered to a win over a class A
champ.
The cars got away together, hit
ting the bottom of the startin]
ramp in unison; but, as the crowc
estimated at 3,000 watched, the
"Blue Bantam” edged ahead ol
Rhode’s “Rhode-master” and rolled
past the judges' stand with one
half a racer-length showing between
the two cars.
The championship was the Iasi
race on the day’s program.
Racers Parade
The day’s 27 races were preceded
by a parade. One of Juneau’s fire
trucks led and each of the entries
in the day's coasting contests fol
lowed the truck. With the driver in
the seat of each of the colorful
racers, the cars were towed to thi
starting ramp by friends as the
crowd cheered and the young driv
ers waved.
Rain had been falling until the
parade began, but it stopped as
the parade filed to the starting
ramp where starter George Sund
borg stood with the green flag. The
course was wet but fast, and the
rain held off while the races were
run.
The program was over in twe
hours, and there were no wearying
delays between heats. A pickup
truck supplied by Connors Motor
Company carried each winnei
promptly back to the starting ram]
for his next heat.
No Accidents
The afternoon’s card of races was
run off without an accident, whicl
indicated the care with which steer
ing and braking systems of th(
gravity-powered speeders were con
structed, race officials said.
Rhode, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clar
ence Rhode, had prepared carefullj
for each race; but. after losing by
a slim margin to Taylor, took hit
loss like a good sport.
He had come up to the finals the
hard way, winning four heats tt
take the Class "A” championship
which made him eligible for the big
race of the day.
He took a preliminary heat from
John C. Stickler by six lengths;’
his first regular heat was won ovei
Don Abel Jr., by five lengths; in
his second heat he headed Jerry Mc
Nevin by one-half length; and in
the finals for the class A cham
pionship he managed to win ovei
Leroy West, a favorite by a short
two feet.
Donald Dull was third In the 14
and 15-year-old class.
It w'as his second year of racing.
Bruce Brown of Sitka took sec
ond place in the class B division
and Jimmie Butcher of Sitka took
third place in the 12 and 13-year
old division.
Foss Wins in Class C
Class C races headed the after
noon’s program. All drivers were
under 12 years of age and drove in
the local race for practice against
the day when they’ll be old enough
to enter national competition.
Angus Foss, 9, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Foss, showed that he
will be the driver to watch in the
1953 running of the soap box classic.
He steered his “Red Pill” to a
(Continued on Page Two)
STEAMERMOVEMENTS
Princess Louise from Vancouver
scheduled to arrive Tuesday after
noon or evening.
Baranof from Seattle scheduled to
arrive 8 p.m., Tuesday.
Princess Kathleen scheduled to
sail from Vancouver Wednesday.
Prince George scheduled to sail
from Vancouver Friday.
Aleutian scheduled to sail from
Seattle Saturday.
Princess Norah scheduled to ar
rive at 8 a.m. tomorrow and sails
south one hour later at 9 a.m.
Alaska from west scheduled
southbound Friday.
REDS HOLD
TWO THIRDS
SOUTH KOREA
Mounting Communist
Pressure Along 150-Mile
Font Line Is Reported
(By the Associated Press)
North Korean Communists have
conquered about two-thirds of
South Korea, and American and
South Korean forces fought today
to retain the remaining third for a
buildup of power which can spark
a counter-offensive.
The Communists put on mounting
pressure all along the front line.
They sent stabbing tank-led assaults
into American lines along the 150
mile front extending from the Tae
jon area eastward, while in the
southwest they threatened U.S. po
sitions with a broad flanking move
ment.
The North Korean radio said the
Reds captured the southwest port
of Mokpo and the town of Namwon,
which is 30 miles southeast of
Chongju. This would swing in closer
the wide flanking arc.
Gen. MacArthur’s headquarters
said these forces in the southwest
were roving bands opposed only by
South Korea police. But the move
ment presented a dangerous threat,
and he said measures were being
taken to eliminate it.
A description of the front lines
by MacArthur headquarters indi
cated the Americans and South Ko
reans were giving up more ground.
It presented a picture of a wide
Communist arc extending from be
low Yongdok on the east coast
around Yechon and Hamchang
down through the area near Yong
dong and east of Taejon and thence
down almost to the southwest coast.
MacArthur's bulletin had placed the
Red bands at the outskirts of Mokpo
and Namwon in the southwest.
This line showed about two-thirds
of South Korea under Communist
control. United Nations forces hoi**
a third which is shaped like a gen
erous slice of pie, with the key
supply port of Pusan as its point
MacArthur’s bulletin said the
Communist attacks in the central
sectors were being repulsed.
In the latest assault on the cen
tral front, the Communists sent in
eight tanks with infantrymen
against First Cavalry Division po
sitions near Yongdong. New ground
rocket bazookas knocked out three
of the tanks and U.S. tank-killer
teams were hunting the other five
in darkness.
At U.S. Eighth Army headquart
ers in Korea, a South Korean officer
said the Northern Reds were dras
tically draining their available man
power for the war and that while
their morale was going down, that
of the South Koreans was rising.
But the Red attacks continued de
spite the high cost in blood.
2600 on Strike,
Todd Shipyards,
On Eastern Coast
(By Associated Press)
Eleven hundred men struck at the
big Todd shipyard in Hoboken to
day. And in Brooklyn, 1,500 men
stayed away from work at the Todd
yards, waiting to take a strike vote
later in the day.
Hoboken pickets took up their
march at midnight, despite a plea
from Federal Mediator Howard T.
Colvin in Washington. Colvin sent
word that shipbuilding and ship
repair are vital because of the Ko
rea situation.
The union replied that wrhile it
“always put our country first,” it
had been negotiating with the com
pany long enough.
ODD FELLOWS TO
INSTALL OFFICERS
The Odd Fellows will install new
officers at the meeting Tuesday
night at 8 o’clock in the IOOF
hall. James Larsen. District Dep
uty Grand Marshal, will be the in
stalling officer.
Mr. and Mrs. Owen Stanbro of
Casper. Wyo„ arrived on the Al
aska yesterday and are spending
several days at the Juneau Hotel.
, i
COMMUNISTS
TAKE 2 PORTS
NEAR PUSAN
Dean Is Reported Alive
Reds Flanking U. S.
Main Supply Port
—
(By the Associated Press)
Troops of the two fresh U.S. divi
sions in South Korea halted twin
Communist tank-led assaults
against two American positions in
the central sector today, but in the
southwest sector the Reds wheeled
into position for a drive behind U S.
lines, possibly aimed at shearing off
the southern end of the peninsula.
The Reds attacked east of Taejon
Sunday along a mountain road lead
ing to Yongdong. Their tanks be
gan the attack without infant; /
support, and between 10 and 20
were knocked out. The Reds then
kicked off again with tanks and
infantry.
The U.S. First Cavalry (Infantry)
Divison blunted the drive and then
hurled a savage counterattack. A
75-minute battle at close quarters
followed, with the Americans get
ting support from fighter planes
and artillery. The Communists
broke and yielded more ground than
their attack had gained in the be
ginning.
Just to the north, eight North Ko
rean tanks spearheaded an attack
by 700 Red troops against positions
held by the U.S. 25th Division. Ba
zooka-men and planes knocked out
five of the tanks and halted two
others.
Porta Knocked Out
[ On ttM southwest sector the Reds
1 took Kwangju, almost at the tip of
the peninsula, and nullified for
American use the ports of Yosu and
Mokopo, to the south. This placed
the Reds in position to launch a
drive eastward in the direction of
Pusan, main American supply port
120 air miles distant. The Com
munists had moved down in the
southwest sector against compara
tively little resistance, and the ad
vance could develop into a dan
gerous flanking movement against
the Pusan-Taejon rail line.
General MacArthur reported in a
communique that the enemy was
building up "considerable strength"
on the southwestern, western and
central fronts. North Korean pres
sure was increasing on the central
front in the Hamchang sector along
the corridor leading to the U.S.
beachhead at Pohang on the east
coast. Twenty-five miles to the
north of this beachhead area, naval
guns again blasted the ruins of
Yongdok, which was retaken by
the Reds Saturday after having
fallen to South Korean and U.S.
forces only the day before. The Reds
lost "up to 6,000 men” at Yongdok,
a South Korean spokesman said.
18,000 Reds Lost
A U. S. Defense Department
spokesman In Washington estimated
the North Korean have lost up to
18,000 in casualties thus far.
With clearing weather the U.S.
air arm roared into battle and into
damaging strategic attacks behind
the lines. The Fifth Air Force moved
its advance base from Southern
Japan to Korea, where two fields
already are in operation.
B-29 Superforts from Japan
struck at Communist transport lines.
They dropped 80 tons of bombs on
bridges and roads leading to the
Taejon front. Fighters and light
bombers flew 248 individual flights
against Red positions. U.S. planes
are also dropping propaganda leaf
lets behind the lines.
Dean Reported Safe
A front dispatch reported Maj.
Gen. William F. Dean, 50, the red
haired fighting commander of the
battered 24th Infantry Division,
escaped from burning Taejon
Thursday night after leading his
men in a bitter street battle. The
General apparently stayed behind
in the mountains, in what is^now
enemy territory, to round up Ameri
can stragglers. Hopes were expressed
that he would safely make his way
back to American lines.
TIDE TABLE
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• JULY 25
• Low tide 4:35 a.m.. 0.2 ft.
• High tide 11:09 a m.. 12.2 ft.
• Low tide 16:30 p.m.. 5.1 ft.
• High tide 23:40 p.m., 17.1 ft.