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YANKS REPEL RED DRIVE, TAKE WONJU HILL
Tobey Opposes
Withdrawal of
Army in Korea
Differs With Hoover
As Demands for
Evacuation Rise
By Cecil Holland
Debate on American foreign
policy, centering around adminis
tration proposals to send more
ground forces to Europe, contin
ued today with added demands
for the withdrawal of United
States forces from Korea.
/■
Developments included:
1. Senator Tobey. Republican,
of New Hampshire, newly-ap
pointed member of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee, dif
fered with some of his party lead
ers and spoke out against “with
drawing to ourselves or behind
any arbitrary line.”
2. Senator Taft, Republican, of
Ohio branded as "complete ap
peasement” the U. N. cease-fire
order in Korea. He told reporters
he would much rather see with
drawal of American troops than
acceptance of the cease-fire pro
posal.
“I think the cease-fire proposal
is a most unfortunate move to
ward appeasement of the Chinese
Communists, Senator Taft de
clared. "I wouldn’t consider
yielding on any point to the
Communists. I would far rather
get out of Korea entirely.”
Hoover Supported in Press.
3. Former President Hoover dis
closed that newspaper reaction to
his recent speech saying the United
States should defend the Western
Hemisphere and the Atlantic and
Pacific Oceans, while Western
Europe erected its own bulwark
against Communist aggression,
showed nearly three-to-one sup
port of his program.
4. Senator Knowland, Republi
can. of California, who has been
demanding use of Chinese Na
tionalist troops in the Korean
fighting, denounced the proposed
United Nations peace plan callingl
for a cease-fire in Korea and talks
with the Chinese Communists. He
said this would only result in de
livering Formosa to the Reds.
5. Several House members of
both major parties urged with
drawal of American troops from
Korea.
Tobey Asks “Positive Approach.”
Senator Tobey's views, differing
from those of Mr. Hoover and
those of Senator Taft, called for
“a positive approach” to the criti
cal situation, and added:
“Since 1946 Soviet Russia has
demonstrated, with cold cynicism,
brutal disregard for human rights
and international law, and unmis
takably aggressive action, that she
is the enemy of the peace-loving
world.
“Opposition to such an enemy
cannot be effective by withdraw
ing to ourselves or behind any
arbitrary line, for this can only
restrict our own action while al
lowing the enemy to range even
further and freer.”
Forces Must Be Strengthened.
Declaring that peace - loving
countries must “actively and co
operatively” strengthen the forces
of peace. Senator Tobey added:
“In co-operation with our Allies
throughout the world we possess
an overwhelming advantage — in
population, in natural resources,
in manufacturing facilities, in ex
perience and, above all, in the
strength of the free world’s ideal.
"To unite these resources and
this power is at once the prob
lem and hope of the world.”
Mr. Hoover’s report on the
(See FOREIGN POLICY, A-3.)
Used-Car Dealer
Is Beaten to Death
By tho Associated Press
WESTPORT, Md.. Jan. 13.—A
man identified as Elmer Bright,
47, a used-car dealer, was found
beaten to death behind his place
of business on Furnace Branch
road in Anne Arundel County
shortly before midnight last night.
County police said the body of
Mr. Bright, who lived in the 2000
block Annapolis road, was found
behind a garage by a man who
lives in the neighborhood. They
said he was badly beaten on the
head.
Mr. Bright’s wallet was missing,
police said, but they reported they
had no other evidence as to a
motive for the attack. Mr.
Bright’s automobile was found
later, abandoned in Hale Thorpe.
Questioned at her home early
today, his wife, Mrs. Sarah Bright,
said her husband generally closed
his office about 9 p.m. and was
usually home by midnight.
The scene of the killing is about
4 miles from Glen Burnie.
The Furnace Branch area was
the scene of a widespread search
for a young Glen Burnie couple
who disappeared the night of Sep
tember 17, 1948. Mary C. Kline,
18, and John H. Mahlan, 25, a
postal clerk, were found shot to
death three days later near the
Chesterfield road in Southern
Anne Arundel County.
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Gen. Eisenhower Finds Norway
Brightest Defense Spot on Tour
Speed in Planning Pleases Commander;
Nation's Ability to Fight Is Stressed
By the Associated Press
OSLO, Norway, Jan. 13.—In
Norway today Gen. Eisenhower
looked at the brightest picture of
Western defense he has so far seen
on his tour of Atlantic Pact cap
itals.
First of all. he found a country
which has a geographical chance
of protecting itself and deter
mined to do it.
Associates tramping with him
through the War Ministry and
other public buildings found him
merrier than he liad been since he
came to Europe a week ago to find
out what made Europe tick so
slowly in military matters. Here
there was evidence of faster move
I ment.
More money is being appropri
ated for training, more men are
being called up. and the vital
labor unions are being purged of
Communists as fast as an enter
prising prime minister can do it.
Norway holds no hope that it
could defend itself against a major
power, such as Russia, for very
long. In a statement given to the
press by Defense Minister Jens
Christian Hauge, just oefore he
went into conference with Gen.
Eisenhower, the Norgewian de
fense picture was painted tersely:
“Norway cannot alone with
stand a serious invasion attempt
by a great power. Neither can
it hope to mount effective lesist
ance at every point where an
attacker might try to establish
itself. Defenses must be con
centrated in sections of the coun
try regarded as vital from the
strategic point of view, making it
possible—in event of invasion—
to gain time until aid can come
from Norway’s allies. Invasion
by a great power must, therefore,
be regarded as the premise guid
ing the expansion of Norway’s
defenses.”
This was an oblique indication
t See EISENHOWER. Page A-3 )
Bishops Told to Study
Clubs Like Rotary to
Guide Catholic Laity
Vatican Source Says
Decree Has 'an Implicit
And General Value'
By th« Associated Press
VATICAN CITY. Jan. 13.—Cath
olic bishops throughout the world,
as a result of their church’s ban
of clergymen from Rotary, are ex
pected to re-examine all organiza
tions of this type so as to guide
Catholic laity, an authoritative
Vatican source said today.
A decree of the Holy Office Con
gregation. of which Pope Pius is
prefect, published Thursday, pro
hibited Catholic clergymen from
belonging to Rotary or attending
its meetings.
Today, a member of the congre
gation reiterated that the decree
applies "implicitly’’ to similar
bodies Its publication in the Vat
ican's L'Osservatore Romano, or
dered by the pontiff, this source
said, is a further indication of its
general purport.
Will Study Similar Organizations.
In its light, this source said.
Catholic bishops everywhere are
called to re-examine all associa
tions of this kind so that they
will be able to direct Catholic lay
men in respect to them.
While it explicitly mentions
Rotary, this source said, the de
cree. in the eyes of Catholic
bishops has "an implicit and gen
eral value.”
Therefore, it is expected, the
informant continued, that bishops
will study all similar .associations
insofar as membership by clergy
men in them is concerned and in
the light of the church’s rules
directing the clergy to lead a re
tired life.
Earlier, this same source said
the ban of Catholic clergymen
from Rotary was motivated by
two principal reasons, which ex
press nothing new insofar as the
church is concerned: First, that
the organization is of a “worldly”
nature: Second, that clerical at
tendance at meetings where re
ligion or other subjects are dis
cussed might be construed by
Catholics as church approval of
the discussions.
Decree Based on Church Law.
The general import of the de
cree, this source said, is empha
sized insofar as it concerns Cath
olic laymen, by its reference to
Church Law No. 684, which, the
decree “exhorted” them to follow.
This law states: “Those tCatho
lic) faithful are worthy of praise
who give their names to associa
tions promoted by the church or
that, at least, are recommended by
it: Let them (the faithful) guard
themselves, however, from asso
(See VATICAN, Page A-3.)
WomanFatallyKnifed,
Man Slain in Fights
A 32-year-old woman was
! stabbed to death and a 44-year
old man was fatally wounded by
! a shotgun blast in arguments here
last night and early today,
j The victims:
Mabel Baskerville, colored, of
; 618 Morton street N.W., who died
at Freedmen’s Hospital at 7:45
a.m., a half hour after she was
stabbed during a card-game argu
ment at her home. Police are
holding Junius B. McDougal, 43,
also colored, of the 3200 block of
Warder street N.W. for action of
| the coroner.
Harold A. Bruce, colored, of
1136 Twenty-first street N.W.,
who died at Emergency Hospital
Hast night from a shotgun wound
in the abdomen.
Police broadcast a lookout for
Thomas Martin, 42, also colored,
| of the Twenty-first street ad
dress, for questioning in v-onnec
! tion with his death. He was
; described as 5 feet tall. 135
.pounds, wearing a gray slipover
‘sweater and a camel-hair cap.
De Gasperi Charges
Reds Talk Peace but
Incite Civil Conflict
Says Cominform Set
Goal of Sabotaging
Italy's Defense Role
By the Associated Press
ROME. Jan. 13.—Premier Alcide
de Gasperi charged the Commu
nists today with talking against
war while inciting armed insur
rection and civil strife.
In a major speech in Parlia
ment defending Italy’s pro-West
foreign policy—interrupted re
peatedly by catcalls from Com
munist and fellow traveler depu
ties—the premier said the Comin
form had ordered the Reds to
attack Italy's role in the Atlantic
pact just as it had ordered the
sabotage of the nat'on’s part in
the Marshall Plan and in receiv
ing American arms aid.
He charged the left-wing oppo
sition with failing to carry on the
foreign policy debate—which
started last Tuesday—in a spirit
of sincerity.
Peace Efforts Pledged.
“They never speak of the pre
ponderance of Soviet armament
over that of the West,” he said,
“nor of the continued work of
educating the Communist youth
in the spirit of war and conquest.”
He pledged his government's
best efforts for a just and durable
peace based on international order.
He also reiterated Italy’s demands
for membership in the United
Nations.
Speaking of Italy’s proposed part
in an Atlantic pact army, the
Premier said it in no way infringes
on Italy’s sovereignty. He re
minded the deputies that an in
ternational committee represent
ing the Atlantic pact members
was above Gen. Eisenhower as
commander of such an interna
tional army.
“Loyalty of Purpose.”
Speaking of the newly appointed
commander’s task. De Gasperi said
Italy “will meet Gen. Eisenhower
with loyalty of purpose and the
solidarity of free men.”
Wild cheers from his own sup
porters and boos from the left
wing members interrupted this
conclusion to his speech, causing
him to reinforce his statement,
j saying:
“We will meet him with the
dignity of a people that remem
bers the aid received after the war
from the great nation from which
he comes, with faith in the inter
national mission of peace and of
security which he represents.”
Gen. Eisenhower is due here
sometime next week.
Plans Party at 107
ROCHESTER. N. Y„ Jan. 13 l/P).
—Ed Van Dyne will be 107 Mon
day, but he's celebrating two days
early because Saturday is party
night. “It’ll give my guests all
j day Sunday to recuperate,” he ex
! plained.
Russia Planning
To Stay Silent
On Cease-Fire
Way Is Seen Clear
For Chinese Reds
To Accept Offer
By the Associated Press
LAKE SUCCESS, Jan. 13.—
United Nations diplomats were
cheered today by a report that
Russia had decided not to vote
against the new Korean cease-fire
appeal which is expected to be
sent to Communist China.
Informed quarters said Russia
would either abstain or refuse to
participate in the voting, sched
uled for later in the day in the
60-nation Political Committee.
Non-Communist sources said this
would be highly significant in that
it certainly would leave the way
clear for Peiping to accept the
cease-fire, if it desired.
Truce Had Been Written Off.
Most delegates previously had
written off the chances of a truce.
Peiping has spurned all previous
U. N. peace efforts and the new
“last chance" appeal was devised
more to satisfy the Asian and
Arab countries than with any
real hope for success.
The proposals, originally formu
lated by the three-man cease-fire
commission consisting of Assem
bly President Nasrollah Entezam
of Iran, Lester B. Pearson of
Canada and India's Sir Benegal
N. Rauu, were formally introduced
as a resolution today by Israel's
Abba Eban. He read a provi
sional versions to the committee
last night.
U. N. Approval Asked.
The resolution asks the U. N.
to approve the cease-fire group's
recommendations. It requests
Secretary General Trygve Lie to
forward the proposals to Peiping
and ask that government for its
observations.
It was deliberately couched in
language acceptable to almost
all countries.
The five points made by the
cease-fire group, and approved in
advance by the conference of
British Commonwealth Prime
Ministers in London, were:
1. An immediate cease-fire with
safeguards “insuring that it will
not be used as a screen for mount
ing a new offensive.”
2. When a cease-fire is obtained,
advantage should be taken of it
to pursue consideration of further
steps to be taken for the restora
tion of peace.
Withdrawal of Non-Koreans.
3. All non-Korean forces to be
withdrawn in stages from Korea
and appropriate arrangements, in
accordance with U. N. principles,
made for the Korean people to
express their own free will in
respect of their future govern
ment.
4. Appropriate interim arrange
ments to be made for the admin
istration of Korea pending the
establishment of the new Korean
| government.
5. As soon as the agreement has
been reached on a cease-fire, the
General Assembly shall set up an
appropriate body which shall in
clude representatives of the gov
ernments of the United Kingdom,
the United States, Russia and
Communist China with a view to
the achievement of a settlement,
in conformity with existing inter
national obligations and the pro
i visions of the United Nations
Charter, of Far Eastern problems
including, among others, those of
Formosa and of the representa
tion of China in the United Na
tions.*’
The United States agreed to the
plan because it represents the
wishes of a U. N. majority and
because it feels that possible re
jection of the offer by the Chinese
Reds would solidify non-Commu
nist support for a strong line
against that country.
The United States has said that,
if this offer is turned down, it will
press for immediate condemnation
of the Peiping regime as an ag
gressor and demand U. N. action
against it.
Evening Star Games Tonight
Return Big-Time Track Here
Big-time, big-name track makes
its annual appearance in Wash
ington tonight with the running
1 of The Evening Star Games at
the National Guard Armory,
starting at 7:30 p.m. and whirling
(through nearly four hours of ac
I tivity.
With 400 athletes ready to per
form, the meet adds up to some
Gehrmonn-Holmberg Duel Caps Star Meet
Tonight. Page A-9
thing as good as any of the tradi
tional indoor games of the coun
try.
Tickets still are available in
every price range and may be ob
tained in the lobby of The Star
Building until b o’clock and at
the Armory Building starting at
2 p.m. Prices are $1.20, $2, $3
and $4.
Don Gehrmann, former Univer
sity of Wiscorfsin miler, is back
to defend the title he captured
last year. Regarded as about the
best in the business today, Gehr
mann will get a testing from Alf
Holmberg, the Swede who won
the Sugar Bowl mile, and other
top-notch competitors.
Altogether, 27 events will be
run off, and for the first time
women will take part in the events.
Many of the Nation’s leading
dash men, distance stars and relay
teams will be on hand, and foreign
competitors will add international
flavor. Field events such as the
pole vault and high jump, always
a favorite with fans, will round
out the diversified program.
OF COURSE I'M NOT
GIVING UP THE OLD
STAND_I'M JUST
ADDING A BALCONY!
\
Further Construction Curbs
Expected to Be Imposed Soon
Most Types of Commercial Buildings
Face Ban; Licensing May Be Revived
By Francis P. Douglas
The National Production Au
thority is expected to issue shortly
an order putting additional curbs
on new building construction.
The order is expected to forbid
starting most types of commercial
Truman Controls Plan Hit in Congress as
I Tax Program Is Praised. Page A-3
buildings until March 1. On that
date, the construction industry
expects, a system of licensing will
be put in operation similar to the
War Production Board licensing
of World War II.
NPA officials met Thursday with
the agency's Construction Indus- \
try Advisory Committee and dis
cussed the forthcoming order.
Some industry representatives
reported that the discussion,
j which was not final, concerned
| the banning of buildings of these
classes:
Structures generally for retails
sales and services, including stores,
banks, hotels, office buildings and
printing establishments. Storage
garages would be on the prohibited
list but not garages for repairs and
maintenance. There was discus
sion about banning the construc
tion of warehouses but NPA of
ficials were said to be of the opin
ion that food warehouses should be
permitted.
Now in effect is an order pro
hibiting thg erection of buildings
costing more than $5,000 for rec
reation. amusement and entertain
ment purposes. Despite this and
despite the credit curbs on resi
dential construction. NPA officials
have been apprehensive lest 1951
construction reach $25 billion, only
$2.75 billion less than the 1950
total.
NPA officials stressed in their
discussion with industry repre
sentatives the necessity of saving
materials and manpower for the
expanding defense program.
Construction men were described
as urging that if there is to be an
order that it be issued promptly.
NPA officials were working on
the order today with the expecta
tion that it may be issued late
today or early Monday.
Another order expected from
NPA is one somewhat similar to
the copper order but this time
applying to nickel and banning the
use of the metal in certain listed
products.
Top Officials Aiming
At Full Price Controls
In Two to Four Weeks
By James Y. Newton
Top stabilization officials were
in agreement today that full price
and wage controls should be im
posed on the Nation's economy
| just as quickly as is practicable.
The new target date for impo-1
jsition of price controls, it was
understood, is fnom two to four
weeks from now. Curbs on wage
i and salary increases will follow as
; soon as possible the action on
1 prices.
A stepped-up drive to curb in
iflation was planned by Mobiliza
tion Director Charles E. Wilson
in a series of private conferences
' yesterday.
Mr. Wilson, among other things,
ordered two of his chief lieuten
ants to end their differences over
price-control policy, which fast
were developing into a full-blown
feud.
These officials are Price Director
Michael V. Di Salle, strong advo
cate of immediate action to freeze
all prices, and Alan Valentine,
economic stabilization adnr.nntra
tor, who has held the Govern
ment should move cautiously.
Federal chiefs not directly in
volved in the dispute said Mr.
Wilson “laid down the law” ii)
strong words to the two officials.
The decision to put the lid on
prices within two to four weeks
was a compromise of the views of
Mr. Valentine and Mr. DiSalle.
Mr. Valentine has held that
(See PRICES. Page A-3.)
Filipino Army Launches
Huk Vengeance Drive *
By the Associated Press
MANILA, Jan. 13.—The Philip
pine army and constabulary were
j reported today to have launched
a vengeance campaign against
Communist Huks Who killed 24
civilians and army personnel
Thursday night in a series of
raids.
Field reports said Government
forces have killed 21 Huks in the
past two days.
Greyhound Walkout
Ties Up Bus Service
On Line to Annapolis j
Ninety bus drivers on the Capl-I
tol Greyhound Lines between i
here and St. Louis and Washing- i
ton and Annapolis. Md., walked
out on their jobs at midnight, offi
cials ‘said.
A strike threat also hung over
the W. M. & A. busline, which
carries 20,000 passengers daily be
tween Prince Georges County and
the District. The Greyhound line
carries 10.000 daily on round trips
between Washington and Annap
olis, officials said.
William Dennick. general oper
ating superintendent of the Grey
hound firm, said the walkout came
so suddenly that drivers arriving
I from Cincinnati at Clarksburg,
W. Va.. where he was, did not
know about the strike. He said
he is at a loss to know what it
is all about, as no grievance is
pending and the contract does
not expire until February, 1952.
Bowie, Landover Affected.
Lack of service will affect Bowie,
Landover and intermediate points,
he explained.
Traffic between here and St.
Louis is light at this time of year,
so that line will not be affected
too much, he said.
W. C. Beard, manager of the
Greyhound Terminal, Eleventh
street and New York avenue N.W.,
said the drivers just “ceased to
operate” around midnight. He
said he did not learn of it until
early this morning. He said he did
not know the cause of the walkout.
Labor sources could not be
reached for comment.
Greyhound officials declared
their traffic along U. S. Highway
(See STRIKE, Page A-3.)
Greece Set for Raids
ATHENS, Greece, Jan. 13 (/P).—
The War Council today ordered
all World War II air-raid shelters
made usable and directed that all
projected buildings of two or more
stories be constructed to include
shelters.
Policeman Is Attacked
With Knife, 2 Others
Hurt in Street Battle
Arrest of Fighting Suspect
Starts Full-Scale Brawl
In Northeast Section
One policeman was attacked
with a knife, two others were
beaten and more than a score
were rushed into action to quell
a near-riot at Fourth and H
streets N.E., early today.
Police said a policeman's efforts
to break up a street fight and
arrest one man brought on the
skirmish.
Pvt. Harvey Womble of the
ninth precinct, who was knifed
in the fighting, gave this account:
He and his partner, Pvt. R. R.
Swank, were cruising on H street
about 1:50 a.m. when they no
ticed a crowd which seemed to be1
moving. When they made a U
turn and neared the scene, they
noticed a man lying on the side
walk and another man standing
over him.
Policeman Struck on Head.
As Pvt. Womble got out of the
car, the man stopped kicking his
victim and started running. Pvt.
Womble caught him in the 700
bloGk of Fifth street N.E.. and
started back toward his scout car.
His prisoner was subsequently
identified as John T. Lyons, 24,
of no fixed address.
Near the scout car, Pvt. Wom
ble noticed that a tense crowd of
between 15 and 20 men had gath
ered. Sensing trouble, he put an
iron claw on the left arm of Lyons
to hold him and kept on walking.
At that point, “some one in the
crowd hit me on the side of the
head and knocked me to the
ground,” said Pvt. Womble. As
the policeman fell, Lyons went
down with him.
14 Squad Cars Respond.
It was then that Pvt. Womble
was slashed with a switch-blade
knife. The weapon cut a hole in
his overcoat but was stopped by
a police book in his pocket. Police
accused Eugene W. Rollins, 22, of
assault with a dangerous weapon
on Pvt. Womble but in Municipal
Court both Rollins and Lyons
were charged with assault against
a police officer.
The tense crowd already had
prompted Pvt. Swank to send in a
"policeman in trouble” call and
: police started swarming to the
scene. Among them were the oc
cupants of 14 squad cars and a
number of motorcycle men.
By then. Pvt. Womble said, “I
was more or less dazed.” but other
police said Pvt. John J. O’Brien
jumped on the man then tussling
with Pvt. Womble. According to
police, Rollins kicked Pvt. O'Brien,
(See FIGHT, Page A-3.)
Influenza Kills 458
In England in Week
By the Associated Press
LONDON, Jan. 13.—Britain’s
Health Ministry reports 458 per
sons died of influenza over the
pa^t week in London and 125
other major towns in England
and Wales. Worst hit was North
ern England in the Liverpool
region.
The report said most of the
deaths occurred among elderly
people.
A serious outbreak of the dis
ease also has been reported in
Sweden, Lapland, Germany, Bel
gium and Greenland.
Height Captured
After Beating Off
5 Enemy Attacks
80 Allied Fighters
And Bombers Help
In Counterattack
8y the Associated Press
TOKYO. Sunday, Jan. 14_
Counterattacking United States
2d Division troops late yesterday
captured Hill 247 on the Central
Korea front for the second time in
two days after beating back fresh
waves of screaming Reds in furi
ous, frigid battle.
The Americans, with French and
Dutch infantry aid, smashed five
France Urges Milder Attitude for West in
Seeking "Big 4" Tolk. Page A-3
Red attacks in the 25-degrees
below-zero cold on the middle and
both flanks of their 15-mile horse
shoe-shaped front just south of
Wonju.
Then the Allies counterattacked
and by dusk had reconquered Hill
247 on the northeast angle of
their front about a mile and a half
below Wonju.
Abandoned Hill Thursday.
They had been forced to aban
don the hill — named from its
height in meters — on Thursday
night, then drove the North
Koreans off it Friday, but lost it
again Friday night.
Yesterday’s successful recovery
was aided by 80 fighter and
bomber planes, which pounded
the Reds for eight hours prior
to the 2d Division charge.
Associated Press War Corre
spondent William C. Barnard,
covering the flaming action, said
a 2d Division spokesman esti
mated the enemy suffered 3,100
dead in 48 hours.
Three hundred and fifty of
! these were piled in front of the
, Allied perimeter after one of the
banzai-style Red attacks yester
day morning.
Sixth Day of Battle.
Today was the sixth day of the
battle for two vital passes leading
to the main route from the south
east port of Pusan to Taegu and
i Taejon. The United States 8th
1 Army moved down that route from
; abandoned Seoul.
The battle may prove to be one
i of the key actions in the 8th
Army’s withdrawal from the north.
Between 8.000 and 10,000 Reds
hit the horseshoe front from
three sides yesterday.
Each attack came in greater
intensity, but the doughboys stood
firm. By noon the assaults
stopped as abruptly as they had
begun.
Also in the line with the 2d
Division was the South Korean
8th Division. There was no word
as to whether it took part in the
counterthrust.
The 2nd Division’s main spear
head remained from one and a
half to two miles south of Wonju.
No ground was lost to the Red at
tacks yesterday.
Battle in 30 Below Zero.
A division spokesman said the
Reds evidently had pulled back
into small villages south of Wonju
to regroup and find shelter against
the biting cold.
The bloody fighting was in
weather as cold as any- experi
enced on the bleak Changjin
Hungnam front in North Korea.
Korean Reds opened the assault
before dawn with two small
banzai attacks on the 2nd Divi
sion’s center. By noon they had
hurled up to 10,000 troops against
the arcing Allied salient just
south of burned-out Wonju.
As the Koreans struck the
northernmost U. N. position in
Korea other Korean and Chinese
Communist forces swept around
Wonju in the strength of two di
visions in a wide enveloping
| movement. Already some were
I cutting in behind the hard
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(See KOREA, Page A-3.)
Bulletin
Airline Board to Be Named
President Truman today cre
ated an emergency board under
the Railway Labor Act to in
vestigate a wage-hour dispute
on American Airlines. The
board will have 30 days to re
port. Members will be named
later.
Star Photographer
Calls on McKeldins
A full color cover and picture story
in this Sundoy's Pictorial Magazine
1 takes Star readers on a visit to newly,
elected Gov. Theodore R. McKeldin of
Maryland and Mrs. McKeldin at their
suburban Baltimore home.
Other picture stories tell about how
the District still relies on more than 100
wells for a port of its water supply, how
| amateur photographers go about their
| work, how the Coost Guard makes those
i unsinkable boats used in rescue work,
about the production work behind ma
rionette shows and how some of the less
expensive cuts of pork can be made
delicious. _j