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More "Crank" RESCUERS STILL

Letters

To Truman

Washington, Sept. 8,

The Secret Service asked Congress today for funda to hire 23 additional men to help guard President Truman.

Secret Servica officials were reported to have told the Senate Appropriations Committee that there had been a recent Interrase In

"rank" letters to the Pre- sident.

While these are not taken too seriously in most cakes tlic Secret Service wants more mra to trace down their authors.

About GB nich Now detailed in the Presidenta) protection service, Senators falt, I eater.

TRYING TO REACH TRAPPED MINERS

New Cumnock, Ayreshire, Sept. 8.

Rescue squads, working amid swirls of deadly poison gas here today, were tunnelling through a thick wall of coal and rock to reach 128 entombed miners.

Wearing breathing apparatus and working in hourly relays they estimated that it would take eight lims to burrow through the wall which is between seven and nine metres thick.

When

the

tunnelling trapped in a pit 230 metres for over 10 started the miners had been underground

Biggest Postwar Army Exercise In West Germany

Heidelberg, Sept. 8.

About 110,000 American, British and French postwar manoeuvres

troops will start the biggest

held in Germany in the early hours of Monday next, the United States Army Headquarters here reported tonight.

con-

and French

British alt The exercises will

18.uadrans will operate with an time until September with virtually all American American aghter wing.

THREE PHASES in Germany taking trueps part. With them will be

The exercise 300 men of the British 1st tow

will be with Dragoons,

Sur phares. Royal rnalorised equipment, ami the French 7th Algerian attack Regiment.

week after the Less than a American Tune

nanoeuvres end, Dauch, French and Ameri- can troops will join the Brith Army of The fune and the Hoval Air Force in jolat mun euvre in the Britah zone uf Germany from 2430.

September

that the

An American Army applies. man here said today Dragoons, who form

called "Rain- IA conducted

hours.

At the pithead grey-faced men janel women bunebed silently la the rain awaiting news of their relatives.

Every 15 miles the unen In the rules off pit elephaned to that all were cheerful and still content,

Rumours perdisted that rome

had

under die

the bad avalanche of mud which cut off their cape t night when the surface of the earth above then caved in under the weight For temential rain.

All that lay rescue the

olantcer3 . Leens.

Streamed

Sas di to clear away thielt clouds of rhthe deadly,

01:1

5010

burled "black damp" of the eni mines from a disused pit nearby before burrowing could

then But start.

uns remained,

SEEPING THROUGH At one lime a fube was driven plugged through but hastily

when the miners ne ክ ሊፈት 1 phoned that gas was serping Pirouph L

Phase 1--The Invasion and

Be by

"aggressors" ross the Soviet zone and the Cert u laries, The Allied trees will withdraw to a d tener ne roughly from Frank, Ing from fart to Stuttgart,

crowns

They were reported to be unit same trebis air from u mall space above the mud wall

har them off. The telephone messages com- below. in the oft Scottish accent of one of the trapped men. Andrew Houston. kept hope alive for the waiting on the surface.

Among them people from the little village of Burnside, where one in every four houses has relative antong the trapped men. wenn, Mrs Thomas Walker, An American spokesman said: had three sons

Phase 2--The Western fores regroup and shorten ther line ready to counter-attack.

Phare 3-the Allied forces will thearettenlly drive the are cors" back.

were

il

maby

One

among use

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1950.

Goobye Kiss

Little Michael Zegar of Newark, New Jersey, and his cousin, Christine Byk, both three years old, close their eyes for a goodbye kiss aboard the Queen Mary. Christine, who also lives in Newark, was sailing from New York with her mother for her frst visit to her grandparents in Norwich, England. (Acme)

Anglo-Egyptian

Treaty

Talks

Reach New Phase

London, Sept. 8.

The Foreign Office today issued an official com- munique stating that the British Ambassador to Egypt, Sir Ralph Skring Stevenson, will fly back to Alexandria to- morrow after reporting to Mr Ernest Bevin, the Foreign Minister, earlier this week on the state of the recent talks

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Kyongju Threatened By Two Communist Armoured Spearheads

WHOLE NORTHERN FRONT UNDER HEAVY PRESSURE

Tokyo, Sept. 9..

Two armoured Communist spearheads, only five to seven miles from Kyongju, are threatening to onvolop that stratogic The whole highway junction on the northern front today. northern front is under heavy pressure, unrelieved by the might' of the Allied Air Force whose efforts are being restricted by the weather for the second consecutive day.

Reds still posed

With

л

were

east

set

on were

Tassoula Appeals

To Father

United Press correspon-Kyongju highway under fire, dent Robert Vermillion re-closing it to traffic.

The Air Force rald His planes ported from the North-few only 280 corites on Friday central front that the Com-little more than one-third munist effort to smash of the best day's total.

Yesterday, Superforts of the through between the U.S.

FEAF Bomber Command wee First Cavalry Division and not affected by the weather an the ROK Third Division, on an attack of magnesium plat the right lank, was being and the rail centre at Songzin

Joshin), far up on the "contained."

coast of Korea.

Rail

yards But the serious threat to Taegu from re and excellent results

the front scored on the chemical plant by this direction,

Citizens of Sonrih lines only seven to eight miles the B-20-- north of Tacgu, the Reds were town were previously warned to pushing southward along ridges move from military targets sub- his. 18-year-old "Juliet"

of Crete, today made a mile or so east of the main Ject to attack-Uilled Press.

The Air Force said that rail statement to a Magistrate north-south road fron Tabu.

of Seoul ines 15 miles north dong-United Press.

were damaged and a small rail- which may set free hor im

"Romeo,** Con- bridze

miles north of prisoned way

by was destroyed Sawon

stantine Kefaloghiannis. flight led by Major Walter S.

The details of her version of Sept. 9. King yesterday. "We also hit

their elopement and mountain- The Coinmunista threw two and crippled one span of the

Just top marriage in Crets were not banzal charges against the 25th doubte

railroad bridge Division, on the southern front .orth of Scout," he said.

during the Also in the west of foman,

One

BANZAI CHARGES

With The 25th Division,

attack rained

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Athens, Sept. 8. Tassoula Petrarkoghior-

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а

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Seoul area two disclosed, but zitting before the night, but both were repulsed B-265 split up, one bombing a Magistrate while large crowds

outside to catch the marshalling walled warehouse in in brief bitter skirmishes.

yards at Osan, seven miles south glimpse of her, she wrote Neither

any of Suwen. The other cut railroad letter asking her father's bless- round for the Ceinmunista, trucks and damaged box cars at ng on the marriage.

Oral

The warthouse was pet of American un fee by our bombs," sald 1st ran afoul

Later her father, a Parila. barbed-wire, and Reds hung Tarut. Robert Martin af Tucson, mentary deputy, vialled her at. in the wire were cut down.by Arizona, The olher crew res the police headquarters tho withering machine-gun fire.

ported good results on marshall- first time they had met since The second attack was made

her honeymoon on the slopes against a command pust, but it in

of Mount Ida. hot also broken up in a has had a series of convergur mall aris-und weapons, - United sations with the Egyptian automate Minister for Foreign Affairs Press, which were mainly connect- ed with questions of de- fence."

a recent we have another Korea we entembed.

The Salvation Army held a nication unit, will be attached intend to institute a press consi to an Amerean brigade in the Trorship.

"The Arity" is action plent price for the antiphon the revision of the 1936 Anglo-Egyptian allianco. Frankfurt an, and the French corn spondents to malamig thupli-; et men.

109205 on of their regiment will " into action': cates with a brigade deployed in the manoeuvres to Army

ut the Karlsruhe area

begin for training

alns.

EDITORIAL

tur.

the

Mothers, wives and chilltren censors, wailing at the pathead jolted purposes."-Reu- in singing the palm "The Lord

Is My Shepherd -Reuter.

The Future Of Korea Mfour address in fellow represen

R

Jacob Malik's ironically using

of

'United

its

case.

attempt, but in elections just prior to the Communist assault, he received mujorily support from the people of the South and experience promised bellee growing results. All the United Nations, except the Soviel blog, have therefore an obvious what came objective, the sustenance of into existence under its own auspices. Under these conditions, it is unfortunate that in the preliminary survey of Korea's future The word "trusteeship" has entered into the discussions, if only in a limited applicaution. It has a bad con-

The notation in this that

years of Japanese rusteeship" arc recalled sufficiently to give distrust to the kereun patriot even of the retriever of his political liberty. At the time of the Liberation, it was tentatively proposed that there might be an interim "trustee. ship" until the Koreans hud been educated to deal efficiently with their own affairs. All the most prominent tendera of the country voiced strong objection, declaring that they wanted an immediate and independent 'democracy. The

silent that remained group Communist. That, in fact, was the rock on which the Soviel Government wrecked unification of the the negotiations for country. Even more important, a fully independent government has already heen set up in Korea and recognised by the United Nations. To the Koreans, therefore, any Ideu of a "trusteeship" nt this stage would certainly suggest backward step-and a long one. Large responsibilities will have to be assumed in Korea, but the ravages in the country will not make the Korenas amenable to outside control. What done must be acceptable to the people and explicit to the rest of Asin.

The

Nations, taves

them

"Gentlemen, describing aggressas and warmongers," may expose weaknesses of Soviet the intellect unl tacts, should, at the some time, tend to recent urgings additioni puint towards a solid discussion of Korea's immediate future and a clear definition of Anued Nations' objectives and inten- not of Our tions. In circumstances choosing, we have engaged to defend the freedom of South Koren from naked,

bul attack. Soviet-dictated, inevitably imposes further obligations, and it will serve a useful purpose if they are clearly understood and clearly stated. If it possible to analyse accurately events on the warfront in the last ten the Korean days as the last ling of

dangerous and pur Communists, albelt sucd wikout regard to life or material, the reading of the signs suggest early breakdown and emphasise the Importance of reasonably quick decisions. One the issues looming large, for instance, in the task of establishing security is

counter-assault, ance what point the begun, should stop. Can any guarantees be secured by halting along the line of the 38th Parallel? Over and above that, from the viewpoint of the victimised people of the South, there will be a large- scale task of relief and rehabilitation. properly the responsibility of the United certain to make heavy Notions, but demands on the resources of the United Commonwealth. On States and British the political side, the U.N. are already of n committed to the establishnicht

freely elected democratic Stale with a government: Dr Syngman he may not excellent job of his rat have made an

of

at

BNO was

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The communique said: "As will be recalled from the joint communique issued on September 2, His Majesty's Ambassador in Alexandria

PROPOSAL BY MALIK REJECTED

was

yards.

A policeman claiming to have overheard Tassoula ask- ing her father's blessing on the marringe said he replied: "Curse you"

NA PALM DROPPED

A concrete highway bridge at Scout was also hit heavily by B-26s. They knocked out a AIR FORCE OUT

gun emplacement in the area ar.3 hit small boats in the river Tokyo, Sept, D.

south of Seoul. Then the B-20 Meanwhile, Constan- Allied fighter bombers tried smacked two artillery batteries tine's brother. Emmanoull, The communique added that to break through the

heavy in the southern sector of Inchon offered to fight a duel as raised weather over

Some Korra today to he conversations had

13-20 crews dropped solution to the bilen elan feud. fences Communist

bombs oblems of prat complexity t

fragmentation which would require the careful threatening to

on targets along

It was believed here tonight tudy of Ills Majesty's Govern- Sir ment. In the meantime, Ralph had been able to give Mr

before his departure

Blevin

ese problems. Sir Alexandrin

the

plunge through napalin

and the

a.

caps in the northern defence front line last night before the that Tassoula's husband would weather sent them back to their probably be released within 24

Air The

Force zald the buse-United Press. weaker this morning was still

!inn.

LO

the

10

The General Assembly of United Nations a full picture of had but it was hoped that it

would clear up this afternoon.

Some F-80 jets and F-51 Mustangs took off from Japan bases at about 6.30 am. hoping to get under the overcast when has shrouded South Korea since END OF PHASE On Seplemver 2 the Brition Friday morning

Lake Success, Sept. 8.

Ralph is returning "The Security

Council.

tomorrow by air, mecting in secret today, re- the cummiunique sald. Jected a Soviet proposal to exclude from its annual re port everything done by the Council during the Soviet absence.

The Soviet delegate, Mr Jacob the proposed that alt Malik.

Counci'a actions between January

13 and August 1 be Kreck fion the record "illegal"

13

His proposal was defeated by

10 volês to one.

be

hinted that Mir Malik had

thought the question sub, ject to a veto, but he did not try to apply at rule.

The Council will meet again in private on Tuesday to dis cuss an American proposal that affair be the whole Korean made the subject of a specia! report.

to are held Secret sessions prepare the Council's report t the Assembly-Reuter.

Quads Mother

Better

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Governments

Egyptians

Taking advantage of the rain a joint communique to end clouds, which limited close issued mark the end of a phase in the air support sorties to

only 70, the about

Communists exploratory talks on treaty re- Vision which opened with the drove the South Korean; back arrival of a new British Ambas in three sectors of the north- dor, Sir Ralph, in Cairo eastern front, seriously three- tened the highway and railroad the elties of Yongchan and Kyonju of the and brought the Yougchon-

Julie.

The phase closed with departure from Egypt Egyptian Forelan Minister, Bey, on his way Salah ej Din to the United Nations General Assembly in New York and the recall by Mr Bevin of Sir Ralph to report

It is now generally expected that revision of the treaty will be discussed between Mr Bevin and Salah El Din Bey during the early part of the Assem- bly's

ession when both For- in New eign Ministers York.

Duke To Visit Turkey

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London, Sept. 8.

The Duke of Edinburgh is to meet the Turkish President, Mr Celal Bayar, when be vislis Turkey next week, the Admiral- GREAT COMPLEXITY

ty announced in London today. Tho reference 1:1 Today's The Duke is due to sail for communige to "problems of Izmir trom Malta tomorrow in great complexity" is believed the Royal Naval tricate Magple, rmed quarot which he in usually well-informed tem here to refer to the details command

has just taken

His ship will join the naval of the proposed future defence

for Egypt an frigate Pelican and the sub- Grrangements which it is known that agree-marine Token nt izmir. ment has not yet been reached.

Admiralty's statement

lleves

The

The condition

of Mra Lo Bellal, it is understood, bed that the Duke would fly that In the state of Yalova to mcot President Wal-hing, mother of the two remaluin quads, was reported existing international tension Bayar and have lunch with him to have improved a little during it is necessary to preserve the there.

the nucleus of a military the night. The fourth of quads girl was said to be not very well while the second was "fairly well."

Later he will go to base in Istanbul meet the Briti the canal zone which could be Ambassador. Sir Nool Charios, the British cominunity rapidly expanded in the event and

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