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TAEJON FALLS TO THE REDS NEW PRESS New bazooka plays havoc
Heavy toll AFTER FIERCE BATTLE
of Red planes
An air
today that
Tokyo, July 20. communique
sald
Alr American
Foren F-10 jel Aghter yes-
terday destroyed
mail plates and
seven.
The conumuniquae
18 Com-
damaged
said:
"Th
US Air Force P-80 4 fighters hit hard at North Korea's clusive air strength on July 19 destroy- total of 3 aircraft and ing a damarting seven." It added that the North Korean air suits, whien have been in virtual hiding since the Arst phase of hostilities, took some of the heaviest blows of the war in Air Puree attacks on both alchorne and grounded aircraft.
A majority of the Air
Forse
Northern tanks battered
in attack on city
REARGUARD WITHDRAWS
Taejon Front, July 20.
United States troops fought North Korean soldiers hand-to-hand and from street to street in Taejon today and finally gave up the burning city to the enemy hordes.
elating were gored i strikes at By nightfall most of the American rearguard thatwas left in Taejon when
the North Korean airfield near Pyongyang where the F-80 rocket Raul mchine-gun Bre wiped out 14 plates and one twin-engined bestriber.
The U.S. Navy yesterday re ported the destruction of addi tional 15 Russian-built North Korean aircraft, making a total of 60 North Korean planes re. ported destroyed or
damaged
by the American Air Force and Navy filers in two days
A Navy spokesman said
that
the main forces pulled out several days ago had withdrawn
success-
fully despite repeated attempts by the North Koreans to block the road to the South East.
At least seven Communist tonks were destroyed by the Americans with the new American bazooka. The Air Corps was credited with getting another six,
The Americans fought until the infiltrating and rampunt North Koreans threatened to slam and lock the exit Hafe.
the 15 planes were strafed and Then they pulled out.
burned on the ground
vicinity of Yonpo on the
a
1
WUNT
The showdown baitic of
began at 5.34 a.m. when a column of enemy tanks carrying Infantry alrfeld two tried to seize the miles to the North. All the North Korean armour was destroyed,
of Korea about 43 miles North of Wenzan. The spokesman quid all the 15 planes destroyed were on the ground and no my upposition was mentioned in nelut despatches from General Douglas MacArthur's headquarto withdraw into the town where
terr.
But the Americans were forced
a new command post was CB- tablished, Enemy artillery and mortars pounded Taefon during
The Navy lers, after bein relensed from their primary the day.
covering slun of
the United States First Cavalry Divalon landing on Korea, accounted for 42 North Korean planes. The Navy spokesman said that car Flur planes nisetrated two gun- Bonts in the Wonsan area แฮ.! anti-aircraft chcountered some fire. He said there was co in- formation on the damage to the gunboats-United Press,
Award for U.S. officer in Korea
Tokyo, July 20.
The following is the text of General Douglas MacArthur's communique Issued, at
p.m.:
1.10
Many of the North Koreans wore green fatigues similar to the American field uniform. Snipers had infitrated the city-by means of this disguise. The Koreans got In among the American artillery positions but most of the Ameri- con field pieces were salvaged,
Fires set by artilery destroyed most of the Southern part of the
town.
At one point, the encircling Communials managed to cut the road
the South. But an ar- moured reconnaissance unit from the 21st Regiment smash- ed the road-block and re-open. ed communications.
Retreat through the valley
the enemy
Toward evening. stopped up pressure on the du
In Americans who were running short of ammunition. The North
General Dean reported missing
art
Washington, July 20, An Army spokesman calc
Thursday that Major General William F. Dean. commander of the United States 24th Division In Korea, has been unofficially re- ported missing in action. The apokeaman
had sald thera bean
the ne confirmation of
from the горог
fighting front.
The 61-year-old;," "Generat was last reported in the thick of the fighting in Taejon. One despatch sald the Commander- personally had knocked out before an enemy tank just the city's fall.
The Army spokesman sald efforts are being made to check Genarai Dean's where abouts. He sald the only word received here was a news
raport service
that General Dean was missing.m United Press.
fire
"North Korean activity seemed concentrated in the Taejon area with the possibility of an all-out and attack to secure this rail communications centre.
"A co-ordinated infantry-tank
attack was launched this after noon (Thursday) presumably by the 4th Communist division with the aid of infiltrating guerillas.
(Continued On Page 14)
Reds cross Tibetan border
LAW IN
SINGAPORE
Singapore, July 20. Powers to suspend publica- tion of newspapers containing matter "calculated to foment opposition to the prosecution 10 a successful issue, of any warlike operation" on which British forces are engaged or committed, "by reasons of a resolution of the Security Council of the United Na- tions," were assumed by the Government of Singapore to- day under new paragraphs of the Emergency Regulations.
The new law, which is subject, with the other emergency regula- tions, to review by the Legisla- tive Counell every three months. applies also to Prens publication of matter hostile to the Govern- ment's anti-terrorist operations.
Offending newspapers may be suspended and their clculation made illeged with the publishers, printers and distributors liable to two years' imprisonment and a fine net exceeding STS1,000, while persons possessing the banned paper are able to six months": imprisonment.
The new law, which comes into effect from tonight, provides that
Tel. 21433.
RUSSIA
with North Korean tanks REAFFIRMS
STAND
Tokyo, July 20.
The Army's king-sized bazooka--the new 3.5 inch ground rocket launcher-accounted for an official seven out of savon Communist tanks today in its first battlefield tost,
This was reported by General MacArthur's Public Information Officer, in o special communique tonight.
Front line despatches sold an eighth tank fator was knocked out.
The weapon was manufactured and transported from the United States in only a few days.
Battle-tested gunnors of the 24th Division were supplied with the new gun only a short time before they turned it on the Communist tanks today when the battle for Tasjon tamed again.
The now recoilless weapon was described as a modern version of the World War II bazooka, except that it is larger and is fired from the shoulder.
The old bazooka fired a 2.36 inch rocket. Near the end of World War II experimental work bogan on an anti-tank weapon with greater armour penetration and faster muxxlo velocity.-Associated Press.
British ship fired
by Communist on by
shore batteries
newspapers will not be prosecuted The British motor-vessel Tak Shing was fired on
less the Celonial Secretary
there has been a saflafied that systematic publication of illegal matter.
The Advisory Board, on which a member of the Press industry Six may be appointed, will be charg- appeals will considering against the regulations.
ed
Imported journals
A further egulation give Government officials the right to solze, detain or destroy im ported journals containing mat- ter deemed an offence of the anti-Prese law,
by Communist shore batteries at Chung Chow Si Island yesterday morning while on her way to Macao from Hong Kong.
rounds were fired by Communist batteries all of which however, missed their target. One shell dropped into the sea about; 200 yards from the vessel's bow, while another missed the stern of the ship by about 300 yards..
Moscow, July 20. Russla made it clear today, that, it would not take part in any
settlement of the
Korean war until Communist China is admitted to the Unit- ed Nations.
TC-
Wng The Soviet position affirmed in an omeial announce ment detailing the conversations between the Soviet Deputy For eign Minister, Mr. Andrel Groniy- ko, and the British Ambasandor, Sir David Kelly.
Bir
The announcement said David informed Mr. Gromyko on July 11 that Britain kallav. ed no definita pazce proposala could be made until a conse Are had boon arranged and the North Korean forces withdrow to their side of the border. Mr. Gromyko replied on July 14 that the cense-Bre, proposal, like all the others touching on the war, should be considered by the Security Council. But, ho said, the Council could take no neilon until the Peking Clovern- ment was seated as representative of China.
Mr. Gromyka sald he consideral the best method of peaceful set-“ tlement would be convocation of the Security Council with the indispensable participation of the representatives of the People's Government of China, with the representatives of the Korean people to be heard in deciding, the Korean question:"
"Pravda" published a despatent from China saying that the Ko rean representatives should be drawn from the Northern Re- public and not from the "traitor- cus Syngman Rheo clique.*
FO commont Meanwhile.in London, the British Foreign Office said today that the communique released by on the Korean.. peaco The gunfire, he thought, war Moscow probably intended to keep the talks between the British Am- Junke away from the, island bassador, Sir David Kelly, and now one of the principal Com Deputy Soviet Foreign Minister munist basce guarding the en. Androl Gromyke was
lela and gives plota Pearl River | to the.. trance
the
Arrivals on the Tu Men,
and MVSSER AN
"Incom-
The Tak Shing continued her Voyage to Macao after steering around for about half an hour before the arrival of another ship, the Yu Macao-bound
the Men. In the wake of which t The Governor, Sir Franklin
Fit Press conference Tak Shing, followed tunight, cald that the low willi
The Taic Shing returned to Tak Shing from Macas reported
that the return overseas news uot apply to
Wa Hong Kong yesterday
eventful. gencies or foreign correspon- unscathed. dents. He added: "There is no Chinese Communist forces question of Introducing censor- According to had crossed the Tibetan border ship the law is concerned with Farrell, master, and crew mem- reported yesterday. and had occupied Kanjey, a systematic publication, not in- bers of the vessel, the Tok Shiar was learned that at least on there would be another meeting,
Calcutta, July 20,
provincial town in the Thajido region, 650 miles North East
dividual messages and items.
afternoon
Captain
W.F
певт
"refused to diaborate, trips were un-or to disclose the British version of the talks, He declined to on- when asked if the Bevies was a "distortion of
No incident involving.
other -bound
vessels. waa Macno
However, i
The spokesmaa indicated that
David, and Mr. Gromyko but he said so far no *isfcuctions had been sent 15, the
Ambassador,
the usun ship sailing for Macao from Hoar was sailing along
on her way to Maca Kong In the afternoon intended between Bir
to divert from the original course when at about 10.30 o.m.
heav by way of Kap Sul Men. Chung Chow Si Island, gunfire was heard and six shell: were fired from the island.
Thus far the Malayan Press has caurse of Lhasa, according to a report penerally supported the United with on Korca, in Bombay's English-language, Nations Bland daily, newspaper, "Amrita only one Chinese journal oppos- Bazor Pairina."
| Ing.-Reuter.
The
report
paper, quoting from a correspondents at Gang- on the Tibetan tok, in Sikkim,
added that the Com- frontier,,
Infiltrated in munists had also
-day-in a drive down the Western
side of the Korean peninsula. American pilots rained bombs on Kumle, and reported force into the North Tibetan pro-
vince of Kham. that_one-fourth of the town was
Omelal
sources In Calcuttu in flames.
is dented til knowledge of such The Chonju-Kunje roughly 40 air miles South Weat
The Lamas who rule of Tacion.
Tibet.
the proverbial abode of have been praying for
DICA
Heavy concentrations of enemy
"In a general order published Koreans succeeded in setting up tanks and artillery were reported | benign help against any possible on July 12 by the US. Forces in another road block a mile South Korea and made public today of the town,
First-Licutesant Gardon Mohr.
under
Korean forces including
came
Two machineguns covered the of Minot, North Dakota, was valley through which the retreat. awarded the Silver Star for gol-ing Americans had to pass. From lantry in action.
the top of the pass all was de- reptively quiet, until a tellale "According to the citation cloud of dust at the lower end of L'eutenant Mohr, adviser to r
the valley betrayed the approach South Korean Army unit, joined of the American convoy.
is unit on June 25 when it was Within a few seconds, the hills
North heavy ninck by
on both
alive with sides heavy enemy shipers.
rs. Two machinegun nexta swept the road below. Rac ing jeeps and trucks tore up the valicy, their drivers and passen› launched an acsault against lagers hunched low to make as unit, Lieutenant Mohr, realis small a target as possible. ing it was in grave danger of They had a good two miles of being overrun, secured an anti-dusty and twisting road to go up tank gun and using, his own the valley. But an American them effective covering fire. The
annous,
"When the enemy
m01
Wo
Planes attacked the column,
it
wak
Cominform
meeting in
Berlin B
Two of the skella missed the ship by 200 to 300 yards, whil the rest, dropped into tha further away from the vessel
Captain Farrell Immediatel; turned his ship around and at th same time holsted the "K" flas indicated that ho wa which ready to halt the vessel.
Deaths in Taipeh explosion 17
Talpéh, July 20.
The death toll from Wedtes- day's black powder. exploilor here reached 17 today with stil there of the injured expected die.
tr
The deaths were caused Whe?
beln
-SPAS
"Sir David di 'the 'now medling expected to reject: Mr. Gromyko's demanda, for the lad- mission of Communist China, to the United Nations as the price' for talks on ending the Kõrganä war-United-Press."
LEOPOLD VOTED - BACK TO THRONE
Brussels, July, th King Leopold it was voted He then wirelessed the Roya
buck to his throne by the Belginn Parliament today. ERDO Navy, asking for instructions three tons of explosives
moved in an army truck blew u—A joint session of Parliamond) The enll evoked no reply from by pilots on the road between Invasion of their country by the
after the truck carrying the bag cast 198 votes for his return.. the Navy. Chinese Communists,
Berlin, July 20...
There are 387 members in the. of powder was bumped from th Yungpung South Eastward Mungyung in central Korea. stated.
Top Communist, leaders of
Captain Farrell also wirelesscd rear by another powder-lader Houses of Parliament.
Most Socialists, Liberals and but results were not announced.azeribing recent
They were now reported to Europe and Red China gather the Yu Men which was following vehicle.
landslides, and ed in Berlin last night [for the Tak. Shing on her way to l The second truck moved on Communists-all of whom opposa The colunin was spotted about 45 devastation to the presence of what appears to be an im- Macao, informing the Canadian after the ininor Incident and Leopold's return--akstained
tom miles North East of Tacion.
few seconds later the explosive voting. The dominant Socialist these Communist forces, wha portant Cominform discussion. vessel of the incident. General
MacArthur's
they thought had brought down
Ostensibly these Red represen- The Yu Mon, which met the occurred in the crowded street. Christian (Catholle) party favour
his return-Associated Presa. munique wald on
morn- Friday
the wrath of God' on Tibet..
tolives. from 18 nations came here ing that the U. 6. 24th divi The Communists
are stated as foreign guests for the third Tak Shing later, continued to- sión "is still holding firm" in, to have directed reduction in annual convention of East Ger- wards Macao, no shore batterier the T
Tacjon area dospite in.
the number of idols in monas many's Socialist Unity (Com- on the laland were by then 1- creased. Communlat North
series in occupied areas on the munist) Party which opens today, active. Korean pressure, continues A
ground that fewer monks will sociated Press.
be required to look after them and more could be released for productiva, work--Reuter.
Com-
The communique, issued at 0040 Tokyo Time, Baid
that
But the prominence of the visitors and the fact that many of them are lending lights in the Moscow-directed Cominform aug. geated that something bigger is
afoot.
vehicle se prime mover, per tank, posted just below, gavo Taiwan concerned over communist leaders since the out-
sonally moved the gun to thi
front without infantry support tank swung its guns toward the
and fired at the enemy tanks.
to the left, and with one sho kneked out an enemy machine-
The weather Valley
Truman's
declaration
-United Press.
VAT
the
Resumes voyage. Following the Yu, Men, Take Shing turned around again and resumed her voyage, 1- It is the biggest gathering of Mincso where she arrived half an
hour behind schedule. break of the Korean war. It
After resuming her course to comes at a time when Cominform wards Macao, the master of the
being Intensified pressure to egairat Yugoslavia, Western load Tak Shing informed the Navy by radis that the ship was again ers have also been expecting safe and was on her way to the| increased Cominform pressure on Portuguese Colony separated as far and as long as | Greece, **.
ant told the "China One informant possible, points to eventus) re- Palmiro Togliato of Italy and Mall"
when Communist jection or at least continued Jacques Duclos of France are Mall" that
shore, batteries 'were, Arlig ät the failure to act on Generalissimo among the arrivals hero.
Tek Shing, many fahing Jinks
·Chiang Kai-shek's offer toʻsand
·were sighted. In the vicinity of troops to Korea. Up to now, mol
the Communist-held island.s cording to official sources)- Gan- eral MacArthur,'has nada no
"The officer fired the gun on run. Two more shots silenced tha the assaulting Inukes until both steady fire from the ridge. Them.
Talpeb, July 20. his webpari and vehicle were the tank turned to let go at tho
President Truman's, declara- overrun and destroyed. He then right slope, where North Korean escaped on fool and rejoined his soldiers were hidden among rocks tion that the United States unit"-United Press.
and green shrubbery, pepparing has no territorial ambitions in uway at the moving convoy,.. Taiwan was hailed here today By a great stroke of good for- but his leaving the determina-
Soviet delegation tune, only one casualty bullettion of Taiwan's future to the wound in the foot was suffered United Nations was interpret.
effort toward bringing the lasuo The Boviet delegation consists of M. R. Suloy and P. N. Pos during the nightmarish trip up the
to even the discussion stage pelov, Sulov la secretory of the Jeeps and trucks were ed as in indirect rejection of full of holes. The tyres of soms of sovereignty over the island.
the Nationalist claims
Officially, the Nationalist Govitussian, Communist Party's Con
·ernment... - continues....`t0 remaln the vehicles were shredded. But
silent on how it feels about the Cominform delegate
tral' committed “and. In Itussin's AÀ ĐẾN.ONT (1, na RK#T) the the convoy got out. It was just
tion from the Nationallets was its offer and dranslate it into dude Wang Chin Hslang of the
An official statement or rejec- United Nations fallure to necept |
Other Communist notables InPage 2 not expected. But la unofficial action, destas n
Close Communist Central Com expressions made privately, deep Doubt had also been expressed
Alleged bribery Premler Josef Cyra page
Bride Barclay Communlet. Politburg,
Cinema page
LEThnon was entred about 100 miles as
the W of Bouthern Kyushu," "an in Taojon. moving at fire knots and séwakening
allchily. A week rkigo at high-pressure
enter N Japan.. ¿'renuntaremalne low
aver BW Chiu,
pf
a case of too many. North Korean
Headquarters
"Toury's" Firmennt's-Moderate w windr. statement
partis eludy, with a few missing shower
Yesterday's Weatherp
Maxmum 90.8 deæ, Fah
Minimum: & dem. Fab.
·Bunshines-1.7 hours/k
An Eighth Army Headquarter
to
concern was felt over; just; what in some military piroho metat voniosakub Berman' or
On other pages
Garraspondance.
Mr. Truman meant, how good a Job: tim-Urilted- Slater |
According to this, source
Jquot could be interpreted asina in Communists actually launched an
diu Minister „Minische Weltchey elninis to sovereignty padding. This doubt stems from the
It looks like trusteeship at C 100s of muldring ange stine Kind is of raceship of of operations the, Chinos Vasile Luer of faminia
Seventh: Fleet could do if the Poland rikkor? Czechoslovakia,/ Pag1 1
| direct dental of Nationalist China's invasion ficat against Taiwan. aph. Néval of," Hungery, FortraŃRVE: DEOD
spokesman cald that the American Stainfall 0.3 m. 0.01 in. Tolat since 21th division was still holding United States, Mes Truinen whether, die einste carries & planes A despatch from Karlovy Vary, Initian Rodsville fos
Jan, 1–1087.9 mamalas, Ink, Thejon at the end of Thursday and the late Department have COU hall the movement at Czechoslovakia, said the Bevie Agafhat an average of 1804.1 mm/bitter fighting, reporta Asociatest
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Presepe
1. He bald that U.8, troops Krock»
reached a decisions have
their minds just what the
Gialos plana i Luny Talwal
ed out 11 North Koreaii-tanku dr. should!.my's Just t'what)
the area during the day's
of gumba and gate and
Forsigo Minister," Andrei Vashii-
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Took
for
the name FERRANTI
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