European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 18, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Weather forecast with rain maximum 65 leg Stuttgart s3 64 Bre c9 62 63 73 80 it weather Central european edition the stars and stripes the magic carpet a ail tour to Spain is among the tins on travelling in the latest furlough facts on Page 4 of your stars and stripes unofficial publication of occupation forces in Europe volume number 153 5 cents a a month september 1950 marines capture Kimpo yanks reach Paktong on 12mile front forces near goals in games by Omer Anderson staff correspondent 17 forces made huge gains today along an 80mile front As Neucom officials announced with All exercise Rainbow objectives within the Man Euver will end some time troops of the 1st inf div were reported tonight to be hammering at the Gates of Nurnberg while co Stab troops to the South were said to be within a few hours of their objective at a official said that some troops had moved so fast during the Day they had to be stopped by control officers because they were overrunning tomorrows on the Northern hinge on Page 3 2 pilots killed in Maneu vers 17 two air Force pilots were killed this morning when an f80 Jet and an f47 crashed and burned i separate accidents in exercise Safe he announced the from the 86th fighter 1 bomber crashed at am during a strafing exercise Over the town of South of Gie Belstadt the f8n crashed at am while taking part in a dogfight with a group of f47s near water nausea South at Wurzburg the f80 was the 36th fighter bomber up f47 strikes army bounces Back into air aggressor sept 17 a serious air Accident was narrowly avoided this afternoon near Schweinfurt when an f47 from the 86th fighter bomber Wing hit a army truck while on a strafing bounced off the truck and Back into the the plane was Able to Limp to the air base at 1950 football schedules Are feature today the stars and stripes today futures a big 16page edition containing a special two Page schedule of the leading state tide College football learns for the 1950 this special sports appearing on pages 8 and includes the Complete playing Sites and opponents of the major games this Hawks win dec Blank by Al staff correspondent 17 the Heidelberg Hawks captured the 1950 Neucom baseball championship this blanking the Rhine main before a stand Ingro Moonly crowd of More than at Rhine main air bases Gateway the Besto seven which was deadlocked at three games marked the inauguration of the interservice playoffs Between the Safe and Usa eur Cham Bishop a methodical who beat the Munich Broncos in the seventh and decisive on Page 5 Engineer raiders fooled enemy on invasion site by Howard Handleman with forces in 17 Douglas Mac Arthurs Headquarters disclosed today that a secretly organized group of engineering commandos played a major role in the Inchon working on a military sleight hand the raiders went ashore two Days before the main attracting attention by a lot of noise and destruction and then melting fooling the North 6kereans into believing the attack was to come elsewhere than Inchon the Force sneaked ashore in uie area around Kunsan on the coast far below and fanned out northward to the area of Piirto also on the Western they surveyed View up Bridges and in general did what on Page 4 methodist Board backs Campaign to dry up Washington 17 up the methodist Temperance Board today joined up with the woman Christian Temperance Union in a crusade to dry up methodist Bishop Wilbur Ham of executive Vic president of the also said a lot of Young soldiers in Korea could pick up the drinking habit if the army lets them have he said All drinking that goes on in Washington loosens too Many official with a consequent danger tile country the Actu started the rolling thursday at its convention m Denver the ladies demanded on Page 3 Frankfurt opens big autumn fair 17 Frankfurt is largest International autumn fair since the War opened today with More than firms displaying their fair officials expected per including Many buyers from foreign to visit the 13 Large Halls and eight National Pavil the fair will last five Benjamin assistant High and Ludwig West German economics spoke at opening ceremonies this of the 751 Are Dis plays of foreign Italy has the largest number of firms followed by the nether Yugo Turkey and governor of Bahamas Dies 17 a sir George Ritchie Gover nor of the died today of a heart leathernecks smash Tohani Vernear Seoul Southeastern sept 17 a continuing their attacks to break out from the Pusan defense 2d div troops Southwest of Taegu today reached the Paktong River on a 12mile tanks tonight were patrolling the River from a Point five Miles Sorth of Hyon Pung to a Point due West of Kwang four Miles Northwest of Yong one unit said that so Many communists have been surrendering that they Are hindering the Offen troops in the Northwest Corner of the front advanced about a mile toward burning Wae Gwan in the face of fierce Aerial observers reported that a solid mass of North korean troops were withdrawing North Westward about two Miles West of the walled town of 10 Miles North of fighters and in on Page 1 South Korea marines yesterday captured Kimpo 10 Miles from and reached the West Bank of the Han which flaws through at an unspecified in the Pusan United nations forces reached the Paktong River tin a 12mile were Clos ing in on Wae Gwan and were pushing toward 18 monday Douglas Macar thur announced today that marines have captured the vital Kimpo 10 Miles West of and have driven to the Han River near the outskirts of Seoul Macarthur went ashore from his flagship yesterday and drove up to the front on an inspection he watched from a newly won Hill overlooking Kimpo while the marines closed in contrary to previous reports emanating from South korean military the fighting had not yet reached the City of Seoul the Field fell to the marines Ait pm yesterday time As american warships off 14 Miles threw a Long on Page 2 yaks bomb in cruisers aboard flagship off 17 North korean Yak planes bombed and strafed a heavy Cruiser and a British Light Cruiser at Anchor off Inchon this As the communist air Force made a belated reply to the United nations invasion the British Cruiser shot Down the second of the planes which made a strafing run on three crewmen of the British warship were no bombs struck the Allied four bombs landed astern of the Cruiser and one hit very close to the port throwing fragments and water on the the planes circled Over a nearby Hospital then made runs on the surrender or Marthur tells foe 17 Gen Douglas Macarthur has called on korean communists to sur Render or a defense spokes Man said he said fliers have dropped leaflets in All South korean areas where red forces Are concentrated giving them this the spokesman said the same leaflets told the communists of the United nations the leaflets told the North koreans that in View of these Offen Quick destruction awaits them unless they India recognizes Israel new 17 India today