European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 14, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse Weather forecast Bra Kkt it Stuttgart to sch far Cloudy showers Max it temperature 74 Heidelberg a Uze 73 be run same. 71 ski Cloudy showers 78 Bremer partly Cloudy 7� Paris ghz 78 Trieste same 86 Rome Staples same is. ,-.1 Ajr weather Central the stars and stripes Churchill speech the text of Winston Churchill s speech before the Assembly of the Council of Europe advocating a United european army appears in today s paper on Page 4. Unofficial publication of . Occupation forces in Europe volume 8, number 118 s cents a copy $1.25 a month monday August 4, 1950 l000 reds killed on Paktong lir Force evacuates Pahang Airfield ground unit still holds base by Tom Lambert with . Forces at Pahang at Fjeld aug. 13 a the . Air Force to Day " evacuated the Pahang Airfield As army tanks and gunners began firing on North koreans within 1,000 feet of the runway. The Pilot of one of the last transports hauling men and equipment from this Field said his plane was fired on by the reds As be took off town in doubt meanwhile a relatively Small armoured unit under Brig Gen j. Slayden Bradley was reported to of Cave lost one of four tanks during Mission into burning Pahang. The patrol was trying to Contact South korean unit in route to he area to bolster american troops. Possession of Pahang six Miles Northwest of the Airfield was coned. . Army officers said a a Jamill South korean unit passed ass Flaward through the City today Coni. On Page 12, col. 1 american Armor shows its Teeth Al Wjk an american tank goes into action against communist infantry somewhere on the korean front. Atop the tank a Soldier mans a .50-Cai. Machine gun to pin Down North korean red antitank units while another spots a shall burst right from the tank s gun. Defense department photo from in 4 of Elizabeth Calls parents Endon aug. 13 up Princess Ith and her husband a the a of Edinburgh left Clarence Jose by car shortly before 2 pm Day Uny Isit the King and Queen it Buckingham Palace. Ita re crowds which had gathered of aside the Gates expecting that a Telce might be posted that the Princess bad Given birth to her Tamond child were momentarily Moed when her car rolled onto Semall. Then loud cheering echoed Feu the mall and Elizabeth and in smilingly waved to the pads. eking George decided he could bus grouse shooting no. Longer Jinett. Tonight on the Royal train j Balmoral Scotland. N army school head Dies 0scow, aug 13 a the Foff the soviet Union s leading try educational institution col Vyacheslav Tsvetaeva died a Friday. Van Zeeland agrees to try forming belgian Cabinet Brussels aug. 13 a Paul Van Zeeland acting foreign affairs minister was appointed Premier designate today by 19-year-old Prince Baudoin. Van Zeeland accepted the appointment after Baudouin had spent nos first two Days of Rule consulting political leaders and members of the caretaker. Government. Yesterday the acting Premier Jean Devieu Sari acid per Segers acting a minister of. Transport declined the premiership f. Van Zeeland will try to Assen Ibie a United social Christian Cabinet to replace Devi Dusart s. J a a a a. Baudouin took Over King Leopold s Royal Powers Friday. Soon after he took the oath the government gave , routine resignation a. ,. A a split in the pro Leopold social Christian party prevented the. Devi Dusart government from remaining in Power. a a v boy evangelist injured. St. Petersburg fla., aug. 13 a David Walker boy evangelist was critically injured Here in a water skiing Accident the 15-year-old minister struck a piling As he was beings pulled behind a speedboat. 6 lads set for soap Derby to san aug. Up one " Ortity six boys from the Huid Europe were a set to Battle other and Gravity Here today 13th annual running of the Erica so a p Box Derby non hips. Boys aged 11 to 15, were pm Plons in their local areas. They Down 975 feet of glistening heats of three until the race. Officials estimate a crowd of Over 90,000 persons will be on hand for the finals. A special band met each boy on his arrival and extended the greetings of the City " Jed Derks of Akron the 1949 Champion will be at the finish line with All the other former winners to congratulate the 1950 Champion and Welcome him into their most select group.". The race takes on a world Cham cont. On Page 12, col. 1 marines rout Korea foe gain 27 Miles in 4 Days with marines on the Masan front Korea aug. 13 up the 1st Marine Brig made a 27-mile Advance neutralized and routed the 6th North korean div and destroyed More than 100.enemy vehicles in the past four Days. In addition Large quantities of enemy equipment ranging from Auto Matic weapons to self propelled guns were destroyed As Well As Large amounts of ammunition. Marine �--7 casualties were described As sur o a a. A of �1 superiors strike North rail Hub Pri singly s m a i i by battalion commanders. The drive averaged More than seven Miles a Day through rugged Mountain trails and was the greatest Advance yet made by the americans in the korean fighting. Main drive. The main drive reached All objectives assigned it Well ahead of the scheduled 8th army timetable. The Marine offensive gained momentum As it progressed Down the coastal Road from Masan. Two Days were required to break cont. On Page 12, col. 2 5 czechs re ported Landing in Bavaria Frankfurt. Aug. 13 up a czech twin engined transport landed at potties near Richach in Bavaria last. Night Richach police said today. A a a a Richach is about 25 Kilometres North of Augsburg. The plane was occupied by two czech adults two children and the Pilot police said. The plane was being guarded by maps while the passengers and Pilot were taken to Augsburg by . Authorities police said. Menzies arrives in Tokyo Tokyo aug. 14 monday api australian prime minister Robert g. Menzies arrived at Tokyo s Haneda Airport today and was greeted by Gen Douglas Macarthur and other United nations officials. Tokyo aug. 13 up a summary of air Force v communiques today said a a a a b29 super fortresses struck strategic targets North of the 38th parallel yesterday including a primary target the North korean port and rail Center of Nain Dong. Aerial reconnaissance confirmed the paralysing effect of the strategic interdiction program on the korean East coast the of a said. An air Survey of More than. 250 Miles of railway failed \ tvs reveal a single train. Night combat flights were reported stepped up in number particularly by b26s, in an of f or t to choke off Supply and troop movements around the clock. Shostakovich music barred As red propaganda Bournemouth England aug. 13 up conductor Rudolf Schwarz has banned music by soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich from programs by the municipal orchestra Here. I do not wish to perform music which makes propaganda for. Communism austrian born v Schwarz said lie on Norway vacation Oslo. Aug. 13 up Trygve lie. Secretary general of the in arrived at Forn Ebu Airport outside Oslo yesterday for a few Days vacation in his native country. Yanks shatter Supply route Roadblock Tokyo aug. 14 monday up the 1st Cav div of the Paktong River defense line has killed a estimated 1,000 North koreans by Artil Lery and infantry attacks during the past two Days an officer at the front said today. . Troops also have broken up communist attempts to establish a new Bridgehead at a Point 14 Miles Southwest of the key City of Taegu the officer said. Pershing tanks with 90-mm guns were thrown into the Battle against the communist forces across Paktong Southwest of Taegu. Two armoured columns cleared out., a North korean Roadblock at Yong san astride the one s u p y Road feeding . Troops fighting on the Edge of the Chang Nyong scatter to Hills the two columns met at Yong san to find that the main body of North koreans already h a d scattered to the Hills waiting a a for an. Opportunity to Cut the Road again. At Yon san they were,30 Miles due South of Taegu and Only 33 Miles from Pusan. The terrifically heavy casualties inflicted on the reds who had already got across the River indicated that the american defenders were throwing their hardest punches i trying to hold line. the officer said Many reds were still across the River but their striking Power was nil. On other korean fronts a americans were harassed by snipers and roadblocks on their rear sup i y. Lines Beinli the Paktong River and the communists were building up strength within the Chang Nyong a cont. On Page 12, col. 2 Harlem boys hold anti red Parade new York. Aug 13 ins communist Russia has its notice today from 5,000 h a r 1 e m boys aged 6 to 14 not to try to impose red propaganda on Youthful youngsters paraded through new York s negro Center yesterday i protest against Kremlin attempts to put across its ideas to youths through the soviet War of words. " the idea for the Parade according to sponsors was to solidify the deep spirit of patriotism among americans.". -. Bulletin London aug. 13 a Winston " Churchill urged in a letter to prime minister Clement Attlee today that parliament be recalled before sept 12 to consider the crisis and the new facts which Are before
