THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE
“ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” - -
VOL. LXXV., NO. 11,571
JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1950
MEMBER ASSOCIATED DRESS
JRICE TEN CENTS
Show-Down Battle Looms on Korean Front
BALCHEN TRIES
FLIGHT TO CRASH,
RETURNS, WAITS
10th Rescue Ski Plane Is
Forced to Turn Back
at Cape Spencer
On the slim chance of reaching
the Mount Crillon area where
wreckage of an Air Force C-54 was
spotted Monday afternoon, Col.
Bernt Balchen took off a few min
utes after 5 p.m. yesterday.
The attempt to poke the ski
equipped twin -engine aircraft
through or above the heavy over
cast in the Fairweather Range was
unsuccessful, the airplane having to
return after circling twice at Cape
Spencer.
At press time today, Colonel Bal
chen said, ‘‘I have been checking
weather since 4 o’clock this morn
ing; for a while, it looked as though
we might get a break. Now, though,
it has closed in again there, and
we don’t see a chance of getting
out.”
Balchen had just finished a talk
in which he stressed the fact that
Arctic rescue operations are never
abandoned until all hope is gone.
Referring to that, Balchen re
marked, "Of course we will pursue
the removal operation as soon as
there is a chance.”
Now special Arctic advisor to the
Alaskan Air Command, the famous
Northern flyer is former commander
of the 10th Rescue Squadron, which
remains under his supervision.
A 10th Rescue ski-wheel C-47 is
the only Air Force plane left here
for the operation to remove the six
occupants of the C-54 which crashed
Saturday. It was spotted at about
the 9,500-foot level on Mount Crillon
or a nearby peak in the same moun
tain mass. Other Air Force planes
which came in Monday and Tues
day have returned to their home
base at Elmendorf Field, Anchorage
Pilots, mountaineers, a doctor
and other rescue experts have main
tained a state of readiness since
the wreckage was sighted Monday
by a B-17 searching party from An
chorage. There was no sign of the
six occupants.
The first flight from Juneau still
is planned as reconnaissance, Bal
chen and his staff hoping an ice
landing may be made on Brady
Glacier, to base trail crew opera
tions.
VISITING BOYS GO HOKE
David Dickinson ana Billy Sharp
returned Monday to their home in
Kent, Wash., via PAA after spend
ing their summer vacation here.
David visiting his mother, Mrs.
Ahreve Dickinson. Both boys were
house guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. T.
Nygard.
The Washington
Merry-Go-Round
Bv DREW PEARSON
ICopyrlght. ni MU Syndicate, Inc.)
rfA&HINGTON — It is import
ant that the American public know
the rules of news censorship laid
down by General MacArthur for
covering the Korean war.
Theoretically, there is no censor
ship, since newsmen are not re
quired to show their dispatches to
Army officers. However, General
MacArthur has issued a definite
directive to newsmen which is
highly important and which, as
reported by the Columbia Broad
casting System, states that “criti
cism of command decisions or the
conduct of allied soldiers on the
battlefield will not be tolerated.”
Also significant is the fact that
this new directive was issued one
day after Homer Bigart of the
New York Herald Tribune cabled a
dispatch analyzing the conduct of
U. S. troops, reporting that they
were untrained, and that top offic
ers had to remain with them when
under fire to keep them from
breaking. Bigart reported that this
was the reason why there were such
heavy casualties among officers.
The fact is that MacArthur had
the largest segment of the U. S.
Army under him in Japan, ana
failure to train troops is, of course,
a direct reflection on him and his
chief commander, Lieut. Gen. Wal
ton Walker.
Army Once Welcomed Criticism
The new MacArthur directive
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STATEHOOD
IS FAVORED
BY TRUMAN
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 — UP) —
President Truman repeated today
that he hopes Alaskan and Ha
waiian statehood bills can be passed
at this session of Congress.
Mr. Truman was told at a news
conference that Senate Democratic '
leader Lucas had said there was
no time to consider statehood legis
lation for Alaska and Hawaii.
Mr. Truman said he did not agree
with this. He added that he,
thought such legislation was im- ;
portant to policy and to national '
defense.
VOICE OF LATHROP
ON AIR TONIGHT ON
ANTI-TRUST SUITS
Captain Austin E. Lathrop,
Alaska’s pioneer industrialist, whose
sudden death a week ago shocked
all of the Territory, will be heard
on KINY at 8:05 tonight.
On the broadcast, Capt. Lathrop >
will make his only public state- 1
ment on the anti-trust suits in
which he is one of many defendants.
The 25-minute recording was
made in Fairbanks about two weeks
ago when the Portland Chamber
of Commerce reached the interior i
city.
On the broadcast, Leverett Rich- j
irds, of the Portland Oregonian, in- ;
.erviews Captain Lathrop and Miss j
Miriam Dickey on the subject of'
.he anti-trust suits and statehood.
The tape was made to be broad- 1
cast over station KGW in Portland.
Because of the sudden death of j
Captain Lathrop, it was decided to
release the recording for broadcast j
in Alaska.
Arrangements for the broadcast
over KINY were made by friends I
■>f Captain Lathrop who feel that
since he will not be able to answer
.he charges against him in court, j
.he public should be given this op- j
portunity to hear his statement. ;
Captain J.athrop’s fur.c-ial was in
Seattle touay.
55-POUND KING IS
CAUGHT BY COUPLE I
ON LIGHT TACKLEj
Now that the Salmon Derby is
over the big ones feel safe in com- !
:ng in ... At least, that is what
Mr. and Mrs. Randy Randall found !
out when they went fishing last'•
light at Tee Harbor.
After only 30 minutes’ fishing they [
tied into a 65-pound (dressed) king j
salmon. Mrs. Randall, who was
along in their 14-foot boat and*
helped land the fish, was asked if ;
she wasn’t sorry they hadn’t had i
that luck Sunday. She replied in
true sportsmanship style:
"Oh, I don’t care at all. It was
such a thrill catching and landing 1
it!”
The fish was brought in on a light
pole and 12-pound leader and took j
an hour and forty-five minutes to \
bring into the boat. Speculation is :
that it breaks the record, at least
around Juneau, for size and weight
being caught and landed on sporting
gear.
During the battle the fish towed
them from off Aaron Island, where
it was hooked, to Eagle Reef and
for a while, Mrs. Randall said,
seemed determined to carry them |
up on the rocks.
The fish is on display today Jn i
front of Juneau-Young Hardware, j
Baby Contest Plans
Complete to Diapers
BOWLING GREEN, Md., Aug. 3
—(IP)—The Bowling Green volunteer
fire company’s baby contest Aug. 16
is being planned down to the last
detail.
Seven experienced baby-sitters
will be on hand.
And there will be a booth, man- j
ned by trained personnel of a [
diaper service, to deal with all
eventualities.
FROM WRANGELL
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bigelow of
Wrangell are at the Baranof Hotel.
_:,
SAYS RUSSIA HAS
BEEN DELIBERATE
AGGRESSOR, KOREA
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3—1*1—Ed
win W. Pauley', former special
rmbassador for the President, told
senators today that the “Soviet
Union has been a deliberate ag
;ressor in Korea as far back as
May 28, 1946.’’
Pauley testified before' the Sen
ite armed services committee at a
special hearing on Korea.
Chairman Tydings (D-Md.l, in
tnnouncing the hearing yesterday,
bad refused to say who the wit
ness would be but declared "im
portant" testimony on Korea would
Oe received.
Senators Bridges (R-NHi and
Knowland iR-Calif.), who had been
kept in the dark as to the wit
nesses' names until just before the
hearing, told reporters that Pauley
was Tydings' “mystery witness."
Pauley, a .California oil man,
headed a U. S. reparations misston
after the close of World War II.
In that capacity, he visited Korea
to learn what assets the Japanese
had there. His visit was in May,
1946.
When Pauley took the stand,
Tydings said that he had been
asked by the White House and the
Pentagon to arrange for Pauley's
testimony.
However, in answer to a question
ay Senator Lyndon Johnson <D
Tex.) Pauley said that his state
ment reflected only his own views
and had not been submitted to any
department in advance.
Pauley said today he felt in 1946,
and still does, that the United States
should go to war with Russia if
necessary to make her comply with
her agreements in Korea.
After Pauley had finished reading
a lengthy statement about what he
found in 1946, Senator Lyndon
Johnson (D-Tex) demanded to know
what the point was.
He noted that Pauley said in 1946
that Russia ought to have been
forced to comply with her agree
ments in Korea. Should the United
States have gone to war to make the
Soviets comply? Johnson asked.
“If you couldn’t do anything short
of that, that was my recommenda
tions then and is now," Pauley said.
New York Disorders
Quelled by Police;
Arrests Are Made
NEW YORK, Aug. 3—W—1Two
ihcusand left-wing “peace'' march
ers, banned from staging a union
:quare rally, battled 1,000 police
late yesterday in fist-flinging brawls
that led to 13 arrests.
The demonstrators waited until
the home-going rush hour to make
Iheir defiant move.
“We want peace—open up the
bquare,” the marchers chanted as
they suddenly formed ranks among
the throngs going home from work
Union Square—a mile and a half
outh of Times Square—is the tra
ditional scene of New York soap
box oratory. When the mounted
police bore down on the demon
strators they shouted “Cossack.”
The mounted policemen rode
their horses onto sidewalks. Fist
fights broke out. Several injuries
were reported and at least one
window was smashed.
STEAMER MOVEMENTS
Chilcotin from Vancouver sched
uled to arrive this afternoon or eve
ning but no definite word at 3 p.m
Princess Louise from Vancouver
due Saturday.
Alaska scheduled to sail from
Seattle today.
Baranof scheduled to sail frorr
Seattle Saturday.
Princess Kathleen scheduled t<
sail from Vancouver Saturday.
Aleutian from westward scheduler
southbound 7 p.m. Sunday.
Princess Norah scheduled to ar
rive at 8 am. Friday sailing soutl
one hour later at 9 a.m.
RUTH BADER LEAVES
FOR MISSOURI VISI1
Miss Ruth Bader was a Pai
American passenger to Seattle yes
terday, starting a trip to Canton
Mo., where she will visit her parents
Mr. and Mrs. James W. Bader. I
will be her first trip to the famil;
home in two years. She plans ti
return late this month.
During Miss Bader’s absence, Jo
Waddell will be in charge of he
office, the Bader Accounting Service
U.S. TROOPS
PENETRATE
ENEMY LINES
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Battalian Smashed 22
Miles into Savage Red
Territory, Returns
By DON WHITEHEAD
AN ADVANCED U S. COMMAND
POST, Korea, Aug. 3—l/fl—This is
the amazing story of a U.S. batta
lion that fought its way 22 miles
behind the enemy miles, battled
again and saved a regimental com
mand post from destruction in a
savage struggle this morning.
There hasn't been anything quite
like this daring adventure in all
the Korea War. The officers called
it “a reconnaissance in force” and
it proved for the high command:
1. —That the enemy line can be |
breached by a hard-hitting tank-led
force.
2. —That the enemy is building up
strong forces around Chinju for the
i drive eastward toward Masan and
I the vital port city of Pusan.
Leaflets Dropped
The enemy dropped leaflets be- j
hind the American lines near Masan
this morning urging natives to stay |
in their houses. The leaflets said j
the Red forces were preparing to at- j
tack in great force and drive the!
American out. “We will liberate >
you,” the Reds said.
The battalion's thrust into the j
| enemy lines left no doubt the Reds j
have a strong force in the southern- j
most drive headed toward Masan. |
This battalion made a 36-hour
forced march south to reach the
jumping off place for the dash to
ward Chinju. The boys had a few
hours’ rest and then at 6 a.m. yes
terday they began their push.
Troops of the U.S. 24th Division
held their line firmly east of Chinju
today after sending the tank-led
battalion deep into enemy territory.
Deep Penetration
The tanks probed for miles behind
enemy lines Wednesday in the
deepest penetration American forces
haye made in this war.
(Maj. Gen. John E. Church, com
manding the 24th, told Associated
Press Correspondent O. H. P. King:
"Our timing was fortunate. Our at
tack stopped theirs from getting
under way.”)
The task force smashed through
the enemy and caught rear Com- J
munist elements by surprise. The
Americans engaged the Reds in a
roaring road battle, and rolled al
most into Chinju.
The task force ran a gantlet of
machine gun fire all the way. But it j
captured enemy documents, maps
and Russian made equipment. In
telligence officers said these were
important finds.
Four Sherman tanks and four
armored cars were abandoned.
• WEATHER REPORT
•
• In Juneau—Maximum, 52;
• minimum, 48.
• At Airport—Maximum, 56;
• minimum, 47.
• FORECAST
• (Juneau and Vicinity)
• Mostly cloudy tonight and
• Friday. Lowest temperature
• tonight about 50 degrees,
a Highest Friday about 61.
•
• PRECIPITATION
• (Past 24 hours ending 7:30 a.m. today
• City of Juneau—0.04 inches;
• since August 1—0.87 inches;
• since July 1—10.80 inches.
• At Airport — 0.01 inches;
• since August 1—0.63 inches;
• since July 1—7.67 inches.
COUNCIL 10 CONSIDER
DEFENSE ORDINANCES
1 Civilian defense ordinances will
probably be considered when the
Juneau City Council meets tomor
row night at 8 o’clock in the council
chambers of the City Hall, accord
i ing to C. L. Popejoy, city clerk.
Monthly reports from city depart
, ments will also be heard, he said.
SPEEDER FINED
' Joe Borcheck was fined $25 in
> City Magistrate F. O. Eastaugh’s
court today for speeding on Glacier
! Highway through the Highlands
• district Tuesday. The case was con
. tinued over from yesterday.
SECURITY RISKS,
ALASKASHIPPING,
ARE CHECKED
SEATTLE, Aug. 3—OP)—Members j
of the Marine Cooks and Stewards i
Union (CIOi refused yesterday to
sign ship's articles on the steamer !
Alaska unless assured the papers
would not be turned over to mari
time security officials.
"No third parties," they told the
U. S. shipping commissioner.
Earlier some 65 union members
met aboard ship. A spokesman
then informed the deputy shipping
commissioner the men would not
surrender their sea papers if the
papers were to be turned over to
a "third party.”
The new security system for bar
ring Communists and subversives
from American ships went into
effect, in U. S. ports Monday. It
is a voluntary pact worked out by |
ship operators and sea unions in
Washington, D. C., last week. !
Most maritime unions were rep
resented, but it was understood
leaders of the Marine Cooks and
Stewards and left-wing elements
of Harry Bridges’ International
Longshoremen’s and Warehouse
men’s Union (CIO) were not in
vited.
Under the security program, sea
men's papers are checked by Coast
Guard screening officers to weed
out "bad security risks." Aboard
the Alaska, close-mouthed security j
officers had set up an office in a (
ship’s cabin.
They declined to discuss the situ
ation with reporters.
Meanwhile other departments, in
cluding deck and engine room
crews, licensed and unlicensed,
signed articles for the next voyage,
scheduled to start today, without
-ituay.
A union representative said ho
did not care to comment for pub- I
lication on his department's refusal j
to sign the articles.
Ship’s articles are a contract en
tered into between the master, as I
a representative of the ship’s owner, !
and the crew. This contract is re- |
newed at the outset of each new j
voyage from the home port.
Meanwhile the rival Pacific Ma
rine Stewards' Union (Independent)
announced it “stands ready to fur- i
nish individual crewmen or 1611 i
crews” as replacements for any !
vacancies fhat may occur under I
the security program. The union j
is militantly anti-.’ommunist.
—
TROUBLE NOT OVER
SEATTLE, Aug. 3—(/P)— Refusal of
CIO Marine Cooks and Stewards to
have their sea papers checked by
security officials was met by the
Sailors' Union of the Pacific (APLi
oday with a reply that its mem- !
oers will not sail with 'unscreened
ionkies.”
The sailors adopted a no-sailing
policy in a special meeting this
forenoon. Maxie Weisbarth, Seattle
SUP port agent said the "sailors
union is 100 per cent anti-Commu
nist.”
"Our members have nothing to
hide,” he said, "and are willing to
lave loyalty checks, but we insist
hat others do the same.”
“We are not going to risk the
danger of sabotage, however, by
sailing with a few donkies who
refuse to .be screened. There are
plenty of loyal stewards available
to man the ship.”
The CIO stewards yesterday re
fused to sign aboard the Steamship
Alaska unless assured their sea
papers would not be turned over to
a “third party.”
Reports today said the Alaska
Steamship Company has demanded
.hat the s'ewards either sign on
the ship or be paid off. Company
and union officials were in con
ference today.
The Pacific Marine Stewards'
Union has announced it will re
place stewards considered bad sec
urity risks if the CIO union refuses
,o replace the security risks. The
Pacific Marine group broke with
the CIO group over the left-wing
issue.
OREGONIANS HERE
R. W. Peterson of Astoria, Ore.,
and E. J. Jorgensen of Portland,
are registered at the Baranof Hotel.
FROM HAWK INLET
T. Conrad of Hawk Inlet, is at
the Baranof Hotel.
FROM SEATTLE
Lloyd J. Blake Jr., of Seattle is
at the Baranof Hotel.
FROM PELICAN
Lillian M. Stearns of Pelican is
at the Baranof Hotel,
CONTROLS
BY TRUMAN
Top Economic Mobilizer
Urges Free Hand Be
Given President
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3—MY—'The
government’s top economic mobili
zer urged today that President Tru
man be given a free hand in putting
any wage-price-rationing controls
into effect.
W. Stuart Symington, chairman
of the National Security Resources
Board, made a special trip to the
capitol to discuss the matter.
He talked behind closed doors
with Chairman Maybank (D-SC)
of the Senate Banking Committee.
Maybank told reporters Syming
ton emphasized that any standby
plan for imposing wage, price and
rationing curbs should let the Presi
dent decide when or whether they
should be used. ,
House Agreeable
On the other side of the capitol
the House appeared set to give the
President powers to control virtually
every phase of American life.
As demands mounted for across
the board controls to curb infla
tion and what is needed in the
Korean war, the only question ap
peared to be the form the Presiden
tial powers would take.
Symington talked with Maybank
as the Senate Banking Committee
resumed discussion of a proposal
which would deny the President
discretionary authority in putting
wage price rationing curbs into ef
fect.
Curb on Living Costs
The committee began considering
yesterday an automatic device for
invoking such curbs when the cost
of living reaches a certain point. A
formula still is being worked out.
Maybank said Symington did not
directly oppose the automatic pro
posal, but concentrated on the idea
of giving the President a free hand
Members of the committee dis
agreed today, however, as to whether
the group had formally decided to
adopt the suggestion by Senator
Fulbright (D-Ark) to tie controls
to the cost of living.
Chairman Maybank (D-SC), who
announced yesterday that the com
mittee did make such a decision
by voice vote, told reporters today
there was "just discussion of mak
ing a study oi some such procedure.”
However, Sen. Douglas (D-Ill)
said the committee made a firm
decision to adopt the Fulbright pro
posal.
There were unconfirmed reports
that the White House had protested
vigorously overnight to Maybank
that the Fulbright plan would de
stroy the flexibility Mr. Truman has
insisted he should have with re
spect to putting the controls into
effect.
PRESIDENT’S OPPOSITION
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 — —
President Truman said today he is
completely opposed to automatic
price-wage controls.
Mr. Truman told his news con
ference that House action calling
for automatic curbs would be an in
vitation for a five percent rise in
prices.
If we are going to have price
controls, Mr. Truman said, let’s
have it.
He referred to an amendment
adopted tentatively by the House to
put controls into effect when the
Labor Department’s cost of living
index goes five percent above the
June 15 level. The House action is
not final and could be reversed on
a roll call vote.
He said he has no objection to
stand-by authority to roll back
prices to what they were during a
period between May 24 and June 24.
If you set an automatic price con
trol, he added, you are going to
have an automatic spiral in prices.
Stand-by Authority
Mr. Truman said he prefers to
have stand-by authority to act if
the situation justifies it rather than
a procedure in which industry would
police itself.
Earlier the House refused to give
President Truman virtually unlim
ited powers to deal with labor dis
putes affecting national defense.
A vote of 166 to 83 knocked from
the administration economic con
trols bill a section authorizing the
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Red Papers
May Help to
Jail Bridges
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 3—OH—
Exhibits from Pravda and the Peo
ple’s World were read into the rec
>rd by the government today in
it’s effort to put Harry Bridges In
jail.
Objections of the labor leader’!
attorney, Norman Leonard, were
overruled 10 times by Federal
Judge George B. Harris in the
morning session of the hearing.
The "courtesy hearing” was
granted Bridges after the govern
ment petitioned to revoke his $25,
000 bail.
Leonard at one point said he in
tended to press for cross-examina
tion of all that had been read into
the record.
“Are the rules of evidence not
applicable?" Leonard asked.
“Of course not,” special prosecu
tor F. Joseph Donohue almost
snapped.
Donohue then reiterated that this
was not a trial, and that Bridges
was a convicted felon who was
being given a courtesy hearing in
his efforts to prevent revocation ol
bail.
Although denying Leonard’s spec
ific objection, Judge Harris salt
normal legal procedure was beint.
followed.
BRIDGES' UNION
VOTES TO SUPPORT
UN KOREAN ACTION
(By Associated Press)
In San Pedro last night, some
2200 members of Bridges’ longshore
union voted full support for the
United Nations action in Korea.
This is the issue on which Bridges
has been at odds with so-called
rightwing factions of his union in
recent weeks.
Bridges favors arbitration of the
Korean dispute. And this stand of
his has received full mention at the
current federal court hearing on the
bail matter.
Korean War
At a Glance
(By Associated Press)
The Front—Marines and Second
nfantry Division move into combat
irea with 47 Vi-ton Pershing tanks
ollowing allied retreats of as much
is 18 miles in three days; enemy
hells road 14 miles from Taegu;
U. S. 24th Division flocks thrust
10 miles west of Pusan; most of
^eds’ advantage in tanks now Ue
leved overcome.
Air War—Air Force flies 400 sor
ties, hits five more tanfcs; B-29's
nake third big foray in five days
igainst North Korean chemical
ilants.
Navy—Two British destroyers
rombard Mokpo for two hours.
Lake Success—Russian effort tc
jet Red China into U. N. in deal
m Korea seen balked by opposition
jf seven nations.
Paris—France may send a bat
.alion to Korea.
Washington—House appears to be
eady to give President standby
powers to control prices, wages
rationing, priorities.
Heads Down Highway
For Home on Scooter
FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Aug. 3—(tf)
—A one-cylinder motor scooter was
■ Ronald Bulstrode’s vehicle as he
\ headed down the Alaska highway
yesterday toward his home on Long
Island, N. Y.
The 26-year-old carpenter hoped
J to be the first to travel the nortn
I ern highway by scooter. He ex
pressed confidence that "if every
thing holds together” he will com
plete the 4,500-mile trip by Sep
tember.
Bustrode has worked on the Eiel
son Air Base since March. He has
a wife and four-year-old son at
home.
FROM KETCHIKAN
Milton J. Daly of Ketchikan is
jat the Baranof Hotel.
PERSHING
TANKS PUT
IN ACTION
Allied Retreat Shortens
Lines Ready for Count
er Offensive Strike
(By the Associated Press)
Newly arrived U.S. Marine and
Second Division Army reinforce
ments pushed into the front areas
n Korea today ready to use 47%
-on Pershing tanks in the show
down battle.
The front had shrunk as much as
18 miles in places as a result of a
general three-day Allied retreat to
horten lines until the time for a
counter-offensive.
Heavy North Korean artillery fire
began falling on the main north
•outh road east of the Naktong river
it a point only 14 miles southwest
>f Taegu, now the chief inland de
fense hub.
The Naktong, the main new de
mise line, flows north and south to
vithin a few miles of the south
:oast where it swings sharply east
hrough swamps and rice paddies
,o within five miles of Pusan, the
Mlied base port.
In that coastal gap before Pusan
!4th Division Infantry and tanks
■till held heights they seized yes
erday in * oloody counterattack
vithin 4*1 .r.iles west of Pusan.
Reds on Smuli
Two Red divisions supported by
lalf of a third still smashed at
Vmefrcarf 'positions in that sector
vith mortar, artillery and infantry
anks.
An American Infantry-observation
force surprised the Reds by pene
trating almost to Chinju, 55 miles
west of Pusan, fought a roaring road
battle and returned with informa
tion that the Communists were
oullding up for a big attack in the
irea.
The only other actual fighting
reported anywhere on the front
was at Yongdok at the opposite end
)f the line on the east coast 90 miles
lorth of Pusan.
The Third South Korean Division
was still attacking there after driv
ng the Reds three miles north of
hat town battered to bits by Navy
guns.
However, a communique from
Eighth Army headquarters In Ko
rea said considerable North Korean
roop movements were observed in
-he central sector where the U.S.
?irst Cavalry Division withdrew
'rom fire-gutted Kumchon yester
day.
lor the second successive day
Chinese Nationalist warplanes set
off from Formosa apparently fpr
targets on the Communist main
land. The Nationalists resumed air
activity after a visit to GengriMk
iimo Chiang Kai-shek by ofeii.
Douglas MacArthur. V. K. Welling
.on Koo, Nationalist Ambassador to
Washington, said MacArthur’s visit
was a possible step toward ending
he neutralization of Formosa which
President Truman sought when hr
irdered American military aid U.
South Korea.
Enemy Tanks Lost
A briefing officer at Gen. Doug
las MacArthur’s headquarters In
Tokyo said the Communists had
‘lost most of their preponderance of
-ank support" as a result of Ameri
can reinforcements and heavy
losses suffered from air, bazooka
ind artillery attacks.
He said the^enemy also was sur
prised by the American withdrawals,
ihowing that his intelligence serv
ce was not as good as formerly.
The 47%-ton Pershing tanks are
heavier than anything the enemy
has yet used in Korea and carry 90
millimeter rifles. If used In the
marshy terrain west of Pusan they
might be at a disadvantage with
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STOCK QUOTATIONS
NEW YORK, Aug. 3 — Closing
luotation of Alaska Juneau mine
stock today is 2%, American Can
92%, Anaconda 32%, Curtiss
Wright 10%. International Harves
ter 29%, Kennecott 60%, New York
Central 14%, Northern Pacific 18%,
U S. Steel 36, Pound $2.80%.
Sales today were 1,850,000 shares.
Averages today are as follows: in
dustrials 211.26. rails 61.20. utilities
38.02.