European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 9, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes october 1959 first yank patrol fast 38th finds destroyed Marker by Edwin Hoffman Acme photographer written for United press 8 Al pm am Germany time saturday i crossed the 33th parallel with the first american troops to move North of the Border in the fighting against the com i was with the 161h recon co As signed to the 1st Cav we received orders to reconnoitre and Clear the town of Chang Dan across the Itjin about 16 Miles below the after a quiet saturday dawned with orders to reconnoitre and Clear this is a Large korean town about four Miles South of the we secured the town and it George of end his 2d raised the american and Republic of Korea flags Over the City Hall Millers platoon then cleared and reconnoitre a the roads North and West of the Light opposition was met about two Miles North of the town where a patrol was fired on by burp guns and machine guns and rifles from the surrounding the after firing Back at the withdrew to Kaeson with no two platoons remained As Security in Kaeson until the St Cav regt could relieve the remaining platoon was ordered to Check the roads East and North of the platoon chosen for the Job was commanded by it Jack of Bender and 1st Cav sends patrols Over 38th parallel continued from Page 1 battalion of the enemy was contained and destroyed with of of communists killed or Cap this enemy Concrete indication that isolated enemy troops South of tie parallel were begin Ning to annihilated Only after artillery and planes were brought into today main fighting news came from the South korean sector o the front As five Rok divisions steadily pushed northward again increasing communist the farthest Point North was reached by the Rok 3d div when it halted its Advance for the Day at dusk within eight Miles of won san after overcoming Strong ret resistance some 10 Miles to the scattered up correspondent Robert Benny with the 3d reported late today that the division clashed with what appeared to be a battalion of North koreans South of won san but after some brisk the reds scattered and their positions were capture of won san appeared imminent the 3d owing to the curvature of the is Al ready East of the the Small arms fire it was receiving from the towns defenders appeared to indicate that the North koreans Al have removed their heavy artillery to the unless red resistance becomes unexpectedly much lbs fall of won san was expected on the West the Rok St div moved off from the Seoul area and late front dispatches tonight put it some five to eight Miles inside North Korea and past the first red Between the 3d and St dive the Rok 7th and capital dive were pressing Forward against mounting red opposition and were approaching the communists Sec Ond line of control Reservoir some of these units gained control of a dammed Reservoir West of 30 Miles North of the 38th and dug in to repel determined red counter this Advance Cut the rail Way line to won san and severed an Imp rant East West the 6th div was reported by Mac Arthurs spokesman to have reached the area of eight Miles North of the and to have run into stiff red the navys Light Cruiser Worcester reported a Cap tured North korean Sailor gave valuable information which might Lead to the location and destruction of some 40 Russia made mines wanted in North korean Waters by a Navy spokesman announced yesterday that in forces have Al ready destroyed some 70 to 80 rus Sian made Pace says Korea gave lesson Asbury 8 Secretary Frank Pace saw last night this country narrow escape in Korea has taught that we must be ready to meet premeditated and Ruth less aggression at Many potential danger spots in the speaking to delegates at tending the jewish War veterans Pace said that during the Early Days of the korean fight ing history literally turned on the superhuman efforts of a few Brave i want to say proudly that we in the army have Learned that americas peacetime army has been extremely Well he this was proved by the Job they did in the face of Superior forces and More powerful he experiences in Korea Point up the need for far More extensive armed forces than we had previously victim identified in knife slaying at Heidelberg Billet 9 monday military Post authorities today released the name of the victim in Friday nights slay ing in Heidelberg As Anthony civilian employee of the hip Post his Home address was Given As the residence of is George held for the crime is an army Cpl Panagiotis assigned to det 7809th in his Home in the is at unofficial reports allege that Tjacas went to the victims Billet Friday at about 11 stabbed Cami in the lower Abdomen and left Chest As he opened a German Sigrid of is alleged to have been present in camis room when the i i 10 Hurt by tossed bombs at French red rally 8 bombs were thrown into the Audi ence of a communist meeting Here while Jacques Secretary of the was Duclos was not but 10 per sons were injured after the the meeting went on without further a crowd of 700 to 800 41 troops and eight South korean volunteers were Riding two m24 seven jeeps and one m39 personnel this was the unit that pushed across the no resistance there was no resistance As the patrol moved into North the first american land units to enter the communist held Section of the we took an Easterly Trail out of Chang Dan and started to Clear villages along the no communists were found in the first two thirds of the All the natives reported the North koreans headed North in Small numbers two to six hours near the end of the a group of koreans was seen to leave a Village to head for the questioning disclosed they were communist soldiers who had deserted from the North two of these men were captured without a they possessed North korean Cigar ets and similar they were placed under guard and the patrol we carefully watched our flanks because this territory had not been crossed without opposition we gained the 38th parallel and passed a snort distance beyond after several rousing the platoon started Back to the jeeps where the guns were manned in Case of of we discovered a damaged Post which local natives said once bore the sign proclaiming the Paral but which had been destroyed by the North koreans Early in the Warmen in the patrol grinned at being the first troops to enter North Korea and Survey one of the spots from which the North koreans jumped the rest of the patrol was without along the Way Small patrols from another cavalry regiment were met going on a similar when we reached a position about eight and on half Miles Northeast of we found the Road crossed within several Hundred Yards of the 38th we cited to after the natives found the exact line dividing North and South it extended from a High Hill topped with a North korean apparently not of to the after crossing a bumpy Plain it continued up an other Hill to the Bombay transport strike b Wildcat strike closed Down Bombay Street car and bus services today As conductors protested fare collection shortages were being taken out of their Battlefront picture map patrols of the 1st Cav Oil have crossed into North Korea above the Bok 3d div is eight Miles from the Rok 6th div is advancing on in the the 25th at killed or captured of red Purdue upsets Irish Streak continued from Page 1 out its seven league miss ing was its vaunted Aerial attack and pulverizing running that had geared the Gridiron Goliath through four seasons without a the last time the Irish were beaten was by 397 by the great lakes naval service team on since then 37 teams folded before two army with a 00 deadlock in and Southern California with a l414 standstill in came close to Victory but that was All it was notre Dames first loss at Home since Michigan in the eighth game of the 1942 it was Only the fourth defeat a Frank Leah coached team has absorbed in eight his Irish have won 62 and tied notre Dames line was ripped units pass attack and of sense failed the giant was thoroughly a America Bob the great clutch tried 20 passes and completed Only a recovered Purdue Fumble set up the first Irish touchdown after two minutes in the third Williams passing four Yards to end Jim Bill Barretts 33yard run ignited the which came in the first 10 seconds of the John Petitbon jarred Over from the this capped notre Dames Only sustained 57 Yards in five Purdu efs one touchdown in the first period and two in the second left the outcome for in rolling up the 210 notre Dame was pushed from pillar to Post and pierced beyond Midfield Only the Irish out rushed Purdue 237 Yards to but most of the efforts were in Midfield and out of threatening led by the sensational gained 185 Yards in the the Irish mustered Only gun Parker in Japan 8 Gen Roy chief of army arrived at Haneda air port from today for a 15day visit in which he planned to c q n f e r with far East cd chaplains and conduct special serv fliers Aid Kin of strafed us soldiers 8 Check Tor has been sent by personnel of the Castle air Force base Here for distribution to families of British soldiers killed when they were accidentally bombed by planes in Korea last Charles Castle Field said the Money contributed by both service and civilian personnel at the super fort the Check was posted to it Gen sir Gordon com Mander of the Argyl and Sutherland the unit to which the bombed soldiers were we feel very deeply for the families of these and we at Castle have taken this Means of expressing our profound sorrow to their loved bicking Castle men fee a Little closer to the British than average As a tactical group normally stationed Here has been in England for the last 10 weeks in training Capone Power held surviving from Page vice and Capone died in disease did what hired thugs since Kefauver and his staff of crime Hunters have been holding secret hearings in tiie a great part of their subpoena list is a Roll Call of the old Capone his questioning of two los an Geles he convinced him there is a mafia Black hand society in operation at the mafia is a sicilian born secret society of Loose organization that specializes in extortion and deals out its own Breaks gang Rule the senator said John Hollywood movie producer once sent to prison for shaking Down movie and John a sicilian now of los both told him they know people in the Phil Capones old body broke a gang Rule and Sang about the mafia to the committee other witnesses have paled at the Mere mention of the name and denied knowing anything about Kefauver said there is a great Deal of interest in information obtained from Rosselit and we have some things which the committee intends to follow he Marathon letter 8 Niedzielska wrote ret Joseph Yakovac at on 8 Roll of shelf paper a foot wide and 36 feet she said it took two working nights and Sun
