European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 18, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 16 the stars and stripes september 1950  defense Pivot says 1950 to Mark turning Point in world affairs new 17 Omar Bradley has declared that Western Europe is still the strategic Pivot of the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff yesterday asserted no enemy is Likely to overcome us unless he first possesses Western which is still the strategic Pivot of the writing in the readers digest and the combat forces Bradley labelled the year 1950 As a turning Point in world the article pointed out that a crucial decision during the year was that both foreign and military policy called for defense of West Ern Europe from the for a liberation of our friends after they have been overrun and their Homes Long Range policy Bradley urged a Long Range for eign policy but not one that sends our armed forces to world tasks beyond their this cannot be quickly improvised nor waver with every wind that blows across the Elbe in Ger Many or Down 1ae Yangtze in he pointed out he added the communists have demonstrated that they know where they Are going and Are getting there As fast As they Korea indicates their willingness to provoke the use of arms to gain their with in difference to peace or the reaction of no communist the whole vast semicircle of Asia from the China sea to the Meriter Bradley article can be regarded As a Range of volcanoes that can erupt into local wars at any moment if the communists so 2ddivtroopsreach Paktong River on 12mile front continued from Page 1 overcast kept up their support of the dropping gasoline firebombs All along the Southeast one Pilot said that Kasan was literally covered with the United press reported that above Taegu itself the reds were fighting viciously to hold the Taegu Seoul Road and rushed in reinforcements of troops and the 1st Cav div was thus unable to break through for a dash toward the South korean 1st div reached a Point roughly 12 Miles Northeast of the 6th div pounded its Way two Andone half Miles Forward to a Point 13 Miles Northeast of while the 8th div gained three Miles Northwest of Yong Hon against virtually no up an 8th army spokesman today confirmed air Force reports that strafing United nations fighter planes caught retreating communists in a devastating Stream of fire As they retreated across the Paktong River West of Chagny an air Force spokesman reported earlier that communists were killed or wounded As they struggled to Cross the Paktong near the Junction of the Hwang 12 pact chiefs seek Compromise on unified Force new 17 foreign ministers of the 12 at lactic pact nations will meet in final sessions tomorrow to thrash out a Compromise on French objections to the american plan to integrate German units in Western Europe the ministers had already agreed to create a unified european Force under a single headed by an american and an International committee of chiefs of but French foreign minister Robert Schuman staunchly refused in the second Days meetings yester Day to go along with Secretary of state Dean ache sons single package plan to give guns to Ger conference quarters reported real concern that French acceptance of the plan at this time w o u id threaten the Paris government with a new political but they predicted a Compromise would be reached Between the Call for an immediate decision to Arm the germans and the French insistence that such a step can not be taken at least until the Western european Atlantic pact partners have boosted their own military manpower in Korea marines take Kimpo Field continued from Page Range Eighton Chagun barrage just ahead of the ground As they fought their Way through relatively Light resistance to take the the naval fire lifted to Pound groups of the enemy just Southwest of the Han six Miles from one Roadblock was encountered in the fast changing but United press correspondent Ruther Ford Poats on the reported the North Kimpo front koreans still this burdened korean refugee plods Uphill past a army jeep beaded the opposite Way toward the Battlefront in the Pusan Box other refugees Are resting on the rainbow9 nears end forces push on had not put up serious the capture of Kimpo Airfield paved the Way for a giant air lift from Japan to supplement the mountains of supplies and thous ands of troops pouring ashore from the United nations invasion Armada in Inchon Down main Road a Brief summary of the korean fighting in the issued last did not pinpoint the spot where the marines had reached the Han River front dispatches that driving Down the the marines were main Inchon Jolson arrives in Korea eighth army he in 17 82yearold Star of screen and arrived in Korea today to entertain he was greeted by it Gen Walton 8th Seoul Highway and at last report were fighting a communist Road Block six Miles West of the South korean radio at broadcasting South korean army communiques for Home propaganda continued to claim that the marines have fought their Way into Seoul from both the North and the radio Pusan claimed two Days ago that Kimpo Airfield had been captured Friday by before taking the marines had swept through West pass and captured Tao Jungnim 10 Miles from up correspondent Robert Miller reported from the Toa Jungnim 13 air Miles from the Western outskirts of Seoul and five and half air Miles South of Kimpo lies on the main Inchon Seoul Highway just East of the Junction with a secondary Road running North to the marines destroyed six coun Ter attacking tanks but met Hittle other enemy continued from Page 1 co Stab and British Royal dragoons reached Fulda and the aggressor Garrison in that City was reported to have surrendered spokesmen said that at various Points along the line aggressor troops put up fanatical resistance which halted some units for As much As three the main objective of the air Force was to concentrate on tactical support of ground spokesmen win stars and stripes correspondent with the aggressor reported tonight thai enemy troops continued to fall Back in the face of the attack enemy air claims fanning said the Only aggressor offensive action was in the air where the enemy claimed to have shot Down 25 fighter planes and damaged other aggressor air claims included 11 Liaison planes 78 tanks de 18 tanks 181 trucks 25 trucks and the destruction of one Bridge Over the main col George commander of the aggressor air told fanning the enemy was putting plan 22 into action at he would not explain the the Only Tion which aggressor ground a was not a rout was along a line stretching South from according to it col George aggressor air executive told fanning that much As i hate to do i must compliment the 1st inf div on its excellent bridging a methodists join drive to dry up continued from Page 1 that All military men and responsible government officials give up liquor in All its forms for the duration of the Korea they denounced the giving of Beer to gis at the front and asked con Gress to tighten up the Law which bans liquor from All military res Hammaker said drinks make blabbering Mouths of responsible officials who Are loaded with secrets of such matters As the atomic foreign policy and military it would be a great thing if All our responsible servants would be and it would free them of the danger of indiscretions which occur when men drink even mod he operation Over the main River near Wurzburg this the use of smoke covering by the 1st inf bridging unit made it impossible to strike at the operation from the stars and stripes correspondent Ernie with co Stab troops along the Southern hinge of the reported the aggressor forces were falling Back but charging a High Price for every foot Reed said Strong aggressor resistance had slowed up the aggressor troops had slowed the Southern co Stab task Force at Southwest of turn and halted the Northern task Force at a Point Between Neustadt and Reed a troop Carrier Wing carried out an air drop at near Reed dropping 900 actual rations while the prob Lem called for 10 c82s to simulate a drop of pounds of spokesmen told Reed the Road discipline of the co Stab troops has been generally engineers continued from Page i they could to attract noise without getting and when the invasion Fleet steamed toward Inchon on the eve of they came out of the Kunsan area in rubber boats during joined with the attacking forces and played a major role in the Inchon Macarthur staff began planning donation the commando outfit months Headquarters and service group men who do work like supervising japanese car Penters and electricians or who col Lect rents from occupation were asked to the army got four times As Many volunteers As it could it took its pick and sent the group to a Camp near for four or five weeks the men trained under army and Marine experts in amphibious techniques Handt hand combat patrols and other commando the name of the commanding officer and numerical strength of men engaged in the dangerous Mission must be kept 3 French soldiers killed 17 French soldiers were killed and 11 wounded today when a military Ruck skidded and crashed into a Wall adjoining a Highway near gop senators ask Marshall quiz on policy 17 republicans yesterday demanded that Gen George Marshall out line to lawmakers his Overall View of the military situation As a preliminary to his expected Confirma Tion next week As Secretary of William Knowland told a reporter he will ask the Senate armed services committee to Call Marshall in a closed session next week for a state ment of policies he will follow As the successor to Louis Bourke Hicken Looper Iowa said he believed the Senate foreign relations commit tee ought to have the advantage of marshalls views on How the world military situation affects the nations International both Knowland and Hickenlooper voted the Dili passed by Congress Friday to let a five Star take the Post Congress has said should never be filled by any but a civilian of 10 years they there is no doubt Marshall will be confirmed for his new Job White House press Secretary Charles Ross said that president Truman is expected to sign the Bill monday and then Send marshalls formal appointment to the Senate for Hawks win championship continued from Page 1 game of the 1950 i world hurled the Hawks to pitch ing a masterful he struck out allowed Only six balls out of the and was never in serious trouble after the first in when the rockets left three runners stranded on the Tommy fourth game started for the rockets today but his control was erratic and he retired in the fourth in favor of Mac who finished two run single a two run single in the second by Catcher Shaw Brannon gave Taylor All the Cushion he needed As Only two rocket runners got to third base in the final eight the Hawks put the title on ice in the fourth Frame by scoring five times on singles by Steve Guttman and Charlie Mcguire sandwiched around a pair of errors and three they capped their scoring in the seventh on consecutive singles by Zeke Zebzda and Guttman and Catcher John lesbos overthrow in an attempt to pick Zebzda off third second baseman Jack Dunn garnered half of the rockets Safe ties while Guttman paced Heidel bergs nine hit attack with three singles in four trips to the marshalls defense Job to Cut income is 17 up Gen George marshalls Job As Secretary of defense will Cost him a packet of As president of the american red Marshall receives a that in addition to his military pay of hell give up the the Ting him to take the defense Secretary Post authorizes him to continue receiving his Mil itary bring him up to the Cabinet pay level of he will lose a year by taking the new