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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Friday, August 18, 1950

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 18, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 11 the stars and stripes reds shelling Taegu yanks Pierce bulge continued from Page 1 la Start of a showdown struggle along the Wak Toog and on the approaches to the communists threw an Esti mated men against South korean Lineson a front Between wage wan having encountered sent opposition from Amer leans farther the reds apparently had decided the South korean defences were a softer the attack was preceded by a heavy artillery bombardment and up with eighth army he reported the South koreans were falling Back toward pushed off from a staging area just to the North and East Ouie rectangle where super Forte wednesday made a saturation that area was described by reconnaissance pilots Loday As still As a there was no definite information As to casualties among North korean troops or do Struc Tiosh of their equipment and take several a fees working in harness with the Long battered 24th div kicked off their new offensive at 8 am yesterday in pm wed Germany following a terrific pounding of red positions by planes and the was the Back across the Nak Tong their  Milc pocket some 25 Miles South West the marines too several ridges in their first attack and were meet ing stiffening resistance at night fall the presence of uie marines in this sector was explained in the t h a t task Force Kea ii had drawn Back 20 of the Miles they won in fighting to the outskirts of military spokes explained the withdrawal by out that the task Force had broken the communist drive but had exposed flank by getting too far ahead of Hill 303 retaken up correspondent Robert ver million reported of Hill just North of which has changed hands three times since tuesday and now littered with the Hill overlooks the entire 1st Cav a spokesman for Macarthur disclosed that a trapped Force of South korean troops had been rescued in a Dunkirk operation on he East the soldiers were caught on the Between Yong Dok and i enemy were evacuated in size of the Force evacuate was not tanks clashed just be yesterday with North korean tanks in the bulge tanks the tasks the Russia made late reports said three cont Munts had been in the Clay Voied full Powers civil defense ii chairman of the civil defense voted unlimited to the 6f the state in event of v granted by the i j 1 j in today a mile of the v of Liz pay Island of the picture at the marines were switched northward from positions around Schinju 1 to attack the reds in the Takfong 25 Miles soul invest of Taegu 2 and have taken several in their army he reported tote North koreans were shelling the of Taegu in an offensive against that us forces were battling around Between Taegu and on the cast stir la korean Nonh of pol Banff were evacuated in the with the Marine move Liticia were drawn Back from Schinju 20 the Threal to having been map 32 continued from Page 1 their trip Back for joint question with Rudd was another sur Cpl Hoy of Al Day looked at the North korean prisoners in the Back of the truck and said if you ask i think they should be shot just As they shot our rather than be Given a or else we ought to string them up right member of an 81mm mor tar told the Story were captured on the morn ing of the two Days these gooks came through in tanks and a lot More were follow ing on we sent in a Call for help As we didst have the weapons to fight we were told that 60 South koreans would be sent up in about an hour under a it red ruse told a Little later we some to we called out it an officer answered some of them had South korean markings on there were about 45 or 60 of we fired a few rounds and then we still were confused As the officer had identified the name of the Leader of the South koreans we were they came right into our Fox shaking our hands an taking our weapons As if to examine they1 i be d us up and marched is Down to a place North they into a Gully after taking our our our helmets Ancl our taken to Gully i then they tied our hands Telephone shoestrings and Rudd said the reds tried to get them across the saying they would americans to former South korean capital the reds said they had prisoners in a stockade at but american troops were get Ting too the North koreans took the prisoners to Gully and them their first at the and an holes in the said for Hudd they took us Back to the Day break they started a heavy firing engagement with some of our we sat there All morning with our hands still bound behind us i thought my wrists would be Cut in my fingers still Are about this afternoon they took us to a Ravine below an Apple 01 we were worried because Cpl Day had heard them talking the night before and an officer had said they should kill us if our own troops got too otherwise we would be taken across Hie saved by body our f51 planes began bombing and strafing a and a patrol from g co came toward the there were two guards watching they got on each end of the Ravine and and about 14 red soldiers ran then the guards and soldiers opened on us witha burp gun Hudd said he was saved because he was lying on the ground and a Soldier standing nearest him was killed and fell across 7 Day also escaped although a Bullet ripped through his Belt and another pants our patrol kept coming and the gooks got they started to some four boys were and groaning so the gooks came Back the As then they took Over the Hill 40ward left alive five of the although were wounded they left for Lay Down in the put my hands Over my head and to be North soldiers stood Over me but didst shoot for fear of giving his position r the North korean left moment j cd f Hudd then heard american sol Diers and called for r i the lieutenant in charge of the mortar men was taken with them but escaped yesterday Orrt by to go to a when one guard fell the Jack col wins tons ale slipped he had heard from Jearly was a great gets Day Gian quake dive ii Ings new 17 up authorities said at least per sons were known dead and dwellings destroyed in tuesdays great earthquake which still Shook the Earth All the reports of damage and casualties came from Northeast As Indian province bordering on China and the total casualty figure was believed to be much As the Center of the quake area was reported to have been some 300 to 400 Miles North in forbidden Eastern authorities said some of the dead May disappeared forever into great fissures torn in Trie Earth during the Pas two radio tic in on the fringe of the quake All but radio with the outside world t Dis rail lines were roads were made Rapass Aldoy deep Fis sures and at least one important Bridge was the director general of observatories Here said the Assam area still was vibrating As the Earth adjusted itself to the rupture seven shocks Weie recorded yesterday and four were described moderate and As records showed the tuesday quake was greater in in Tensity than the Bihar quake in 1934 m which the comparatively Small death loll m Assam was attributed to the fact that the area hit was in a sparsely populate Region in the Himalayan Eddy con mixed from Page 1 of embarkation g e t e d Eddy commanding the Honor guard was 1st it Harry later Eddy was to take a Welcome review by All be troops at the 7749th staging the general and Eddy will be guests at a luncheon at noon to Morrow at the Shloss Heidelberg a military review in Eddys Honor wih be conducted at pm on the Parade grounds at e u c o m t h the european command Honor the 33d and 427th army bands and t h e 78881 h special troops participating a reception for the new com manding Genera land his wife will follow at 4 per in the Casino club Eddy will meet members the press pm tomorrow in the Neucom Headquarters f Johnison Quick Passi of amt in continued from Page i that events in Korea have served to emphasize the Universal training is element of an in balanced system of National Universal training is Means of providing on a co hts ing basis sufficient numbers men for the Reserve son said the Bill he submitted i to Lodge supervision of the pro in a Threeman com Mission a by the incl the would be civil tie third would be military an advisory Boardo members would give the Sion advice on moral tonal phases of the the Bill tonal Security consisting of All Young members of would have military would not members of armed forces and would Jeci no duty other Thant after the Basic training t Ujj the Young Man he could choose addition training on Active s duty a Lynsa corps for six othe Chola available to him would Meni in the regular armed for National org reset or organized r he could also choose to enlisted Reserve corps of or air Force and an organized other choices subject to his corps member could enter naval or coast academies or enrol in the or Marine corps off icer i another Choice would ing College and joining aj1 officers1 training corps uni the Bill would require each american to Register no t later than  As s he is registered men Wou quire to their some period 17 As Din defense number Call a government department the Telephone answered by a voice which hands off whom Kry wish to speak w of i in t reduced being the rive a Bung  
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