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WEST KOREAN FRONT, Aug. 5—We were Sitting in haredling down the same road from ‘which the enemy So did the second jeep.
“the schoolhouse when the field phofe-rang.-“They're coming down the draw!” exclaimed a
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beaten off the enemy: * ‘From the potato patch we could see tres: “jeeps
-had come.
“Hold your fire,” shouted Capt. Hickman. “Those yereae
battle-stained GI, rubbing sleep from his eyes “with one * hand as he reached for his rifle with the other. - res ~~ 1 followed Capt. Don R. Hickman, Salt-Lake City, a tugged six-footer, up the kiioll to” the observation post in a potato patch. : ; * All around us men were picking up weapons and moving to position. Only yesterday these same men had
people aren't North Koreans, They’ re Americans.” “So they were." ~ “But that road is mined,’ " fii said. “body's gotta stop thi 5 But nobody could stop them. Beside me .a second lieutenant moaned: “Oh my God, why doesn’t somebody stop them.” -
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It was very quiet. —_— : The first jeep cleared the minefield without incident.
_The third didn't. It disappeared into a GUT of | “we heard the sound of the explosion. Then a mass of flame rose from the burning jeep. We learned a few minutes later that three men | had “died: Two had been killéd instantly. Another shattered body lay in a rice paddy. “Such a useless Way to die,” said the lieutenant
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Just like the colorful old lamplighter of eelosids days, C. Ernest Wetter brightens the street in the 1800 block of Delaware. Three blocks have been dark for two weeks because street lights are out while the Sy widens the thoroughfare. So every evening Mr. Wetter lights the famp in his front Delaware St. and: keeps it on_until morning... Moighbers 4 are’ grateful because it
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midweek: kicked to death was discovered in a field in the 2300 block Oliver, That in brief was the foreeast| Ave, a {ew minutes before 11 0f Indiana's top Weatherman, J. a. m. today. J. Davis. jak ' Police ‘said there was little] He said the mercury ‘would? doubt the man had’ been mur-/climb to 82 today and dip to 60, dered. {about five degrees below normal,
| Only identification immediate- tonight. ly available was the name hi dl Painter” inked on the waistban of - trousers lying across the body | perfect day for a picnic. a long] and the initials “L. P.” on a xhirt Grive in the country or just 8]
nearby. in your yard. The body was lying on its stofm=.. Steaming humidity and tem-| ach, with the head turned to the peratures in‘the 90s were expected” right side. The right side of the to return to Indianapolis by| fate was bruised from chin to Wednesday. crown, and there were two deep, Last night's showers, .11 inch, | cuts over the left eye. {followed an afternoon peak temBruises, Footmuarks perature: of 79. The Other bruises and footmarks dipped to 59 at dawn today. were found on the rest of the body. ! TT ‘On Way’
Several large blood spots were New Shells 40% WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (UP)
found next to the head nearby. Police could not say whether —An Army spokesman said that the man had been killed where tank-killing shaped charge shells) the body was found or elsewhere. {OT mm. guns are now in or Automobile tire tracks led on the way to the American] from Oliver ‘Ave. into the field troops - in Korea. The shaped along a narrow lane and up tolcharge is the secret of the blastthe body, which lay in high weeds, |ing strength of rockets used in ~about 25 feet north -of the ‘side- the -3.5 super-bazooka.-
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Lamplighter Chases Gloom
Policemen Get
Police Chief Rouls today ’said two patrolmen charged with allowing a prisoner to be mistreated will appear before a police trial board at 9 a. m. Thursday.
Walter Hendren, 31, left Indianapolis yesterday afternoon, presumably for Bardsville, Ky. according to his landlady at 1851 N. Delaware St, Mrs. Beatrice Lanham.
Officers Jack Corydon and William Clark will be tried before Chief Rouls and four police cap-
allowed In a parking lot office July 18 while in their custody. Will Call Times Men Three Times employees, wit-
The victim, however, is unlikely] Tv to be.on hand. fo
sadly. Wins Television 1. S. Bombers Sink In J oature Hort Big Re d T On Birthday Eve roopship’ Ee ae NLT DISNEY Other Vessels Fired In Inchon Attack
night. i There were some 50 prizes re-| maining today. | TOKYO, Aug. 5 (UP)—AmeriThe Admiral console television can bombers and fighters sank a set worth $499.50 was won today 10,000-ton freighter - transport by Mrs: Bertha Bear, 1341 N. loaded with troops and set fire to Gale St. Tomorrow is Mrs. Bear's several other ships yesterday at { birthday. Inchon on. the North Korean west he treasure chests which call “The n at 10 downtown stores alll The freighter-transport overweek were moved over to the In-'tyrned Zieh arg to. have diana Theater today. Numbers of spilled scores if not hundreds of cardboard keys that fit the treas- troops into the harbor. Two tugs ure chest have been posted out- also were believed to have been side the Indians Theater lobby. sunk and two wooden ships dam-
aged in the raid. TREASURE HUNT particlpants have until closing time of The 10,000-ton ship may have the theater tomorrow to claim come from Rusisa. It was untheir prizes. Any prizes remain. 1084ing its cargo when attacked. ing then will be turned over by, F-80 jet Shooting Star fighters
alance On No Retreat’ River Line
With Heavy
Stop Repeated Blows
Loss to « [Foes im Southern Sector
Destroy 4 Tanks in North to Blunt Enemy péarhead; Reds Reported Regrouping
‘War at a Glance 5 TOKXQ--—-Americap. troops. keep Communists. off balance .. |
_ by new counter-attacks from “line of no retreat” along the Naktong River, Eighth Army forces smash two more Communist attacks in south, knock out tank spearhead in north. Reds appear to be massing troops at either end of line for final push on Pusan and Taegu.
American Air Force sinks 10,000-ton freightertransport loaded with troops at Inchot set fire to sev —eral other North Korean ships. — LAKE SUCCESS — Russian “peace” plan for immediate withdrawal of foreign troops in Korea viewed as hypocrisy by West but may be effective propaganda.
By EARNEST HOBERECHT, United | Press Staff Correspondent TOKYO, Sunday, Aug. 6-—American troops have made limited counterattacks from their “line of no retreat” along the Naktong River and have succeeded in keeping the ~ “We may be fighting for survival by winter . , Read “Washington Calling” . . . in The Sunday Times . . . Tomorrow.
Communists off balance, Gen. Douglas MacArthur said today. Communist pressure has been heavy on the southern front near Chinju, but the 27th and 35th U.S. Infantry regiments there have re-
Hoosier Heroes The Defense Department to-
The Times to some worthy cause, also damaged four smaller coastal The Hunt is being, ships in strafing and rocket atstaged in conjunction with the tacks at Sinchon-Ni, seven miles ‘Walt Disney technicolor movie, east of Inchon. “Treasure
Island” whi¢h is cur] The Inchon raid was the most
8 to the Incident, will be subto testify at the trial,
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disapprove the findings of the inquiry, it can conduct its own hearing. The patrolmen have the right of appeal from findings of either hearing. Mr. Hendren, who repeatedly declined to press charges against {Patrolmen . Corydon and lark. told Chief Rouls he did not wish to be present at the hearing. He declared his intention sevLeral days ago of to Kentucky. Reticent at First
Chief Rouls at first was not inclined to look: into. the matter, then ~the officers without consulting Times employees
y Bill Oates. Times Staff. Photographer.
Rites emg by attendants at the [
ter Municipal = Court ¢ Joseph Howard a oct (of assault and battery and disorderly conduct against Mr. Hend-
emer Tis rial ward will be submitted to the City Safety accordance
“Twho first told of “Heéndrén being: : propaganda victory,
rently showing at the : £ et on a.
formation dropped 500-pound
New ‘Shel Game’
- Russian Peace Offer Surprises West
By BRUCE W. MUNN Usriited Press Staff Correspondent LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y. Aug. 5—Russia's “peace” plan calling for immediate withdrawal of all foreign troops .from Korea was viéwed by the West today as a
yet seen in enemy waters. On bomb fell squarely on the ship’ unarmed deck.
ship. sunk. the sinking of the freighter,
that chief “Soviet delegate Jacob A. Malik, who put the proposition before the United Nations Security Council and them: succeeded ina surprise maneuver that adjourned the council until next Tuesday, had scored another however
troops from tenders.
his return to base.
troops with thelr cannons, said. : T
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Indiana successful Alngrican iF ao Communist tanks were destroyed
Four B26 Invaders fying in rid that the Communists the bombs on the freighter, the largest
F-80 jets followed up the B-26 .|bombers and raked lighters and tugs clustered around the stricken Two tugs were believed The F-80 pilots confirmed
Another flight of F-80 jets ied by Maj. William J. O'Donnell of
“We left some of them smoking.” Maj. O'Donnell. reported on
The planes killed a number of ‘he
ips also were
er fligh aj. James H. Buckey of
day listed two Indiana men as missing in action in Korea. They are: . Pvt. Homer L. f M,
pulsed repeated attacks “with heavy losses inflicted upon Red troops. ” On the northern front four
Musall, son ‘Musall,
said, "there are jon.
The fth wa sald,
plan to shift the main weight of] The communique said Red {their attack from the central to forces appeared to be building up '® the southern sector in an attempt along the Naktong River east and 8 to disrupt the Taegu-Pusan com-/goutheast of Sangju, 33 miles ammication i continued: toi 'northwest of Waegwan. e ene! | shiittle troops and material dur-| Allled Targets Strafed ing daylight hours,” the communique said, “thereby providing] excellent targets for artillery and (aircraft. This indicates that the. Reds are desperately striving for a main effort and an all-out at-
fled planes, presumabiy from the rarly seen North Korean Air Force, strafed Allied installations in Masan on the southern front and-n a South Korean army sec-
new Kremlin “shell game.” Philadelphia, * fired rockets at Supe $8, break through the new ta hy ¥ he borthem fropt last ut dip i ports nes 1 0 to : ists plomatic observers felt|eight other transports loading On the east coast of Korea i an me 700 to 800 Communists
{in the south twice attacked 25th | Division units guarding the coastal plains some 40 miles west of Pusan today. The Americans held their ground and forced the enemy to break off the engagement. Te a terday and another
American cruiser shelled the town. of Nomul-Tong, four and! a “haif miles—northeast of Yong-|
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (UP) rl !
26 miles west.
The communique said unidentl- -
(delegation, described the Russian
Temperatures were ex- secretary to the governor said the “| pected to climb to 83 tomorrow, general system in use in World {which ‘incidentally should be al
proximately one-half are of promercury |
Bg for Army
. State Plans to Use —World--War-ll.-System:
By GALVY GORDON
An untapped Hoosier military {manpower pool of more than 3000 men of service age will be avail{able in the near future, according 0 reports emanating today from Gov. Schricker's office.
Arthur Campbell, executive,
Whar II ‘whereby “first offenders and men. incarcerated for lesser crimes” in state penal institutions were released to join the Armed {Forces would probably be reactivated, : Of the 6100 prisoners in state! institutions at Pendleton, Putnamville and Michigan City, ap-
{per age and physically qualified for service, The Governor sald his study {was not sufficiently complete to |1ssue a statement on future policy | (at this time. A larger percentage of eligible {men are available at the Putnam|ville Penal Farm with 4 popula- | tion of 1200, and Indiana Reformatory with 2400 at Pendleton than at the Michigan City State Prison
ren and Mayor Feeney indicated he-expected--a-full-report-on-the;
beating incident, Chief - Rouls changed his mind. He will act as chairman of the trial boird "Thursday. Police cdptains assisting him in the hearing will include John Ambuhl, Michael Hynes, John Sullivan and Howard Sanders.
Car Hits House, Driver Critically Hurt
A 38-year-old man whose car smashed into a house on Ind. 431 near 86th St. at 9 a. m. today was taken to General Hospital critically injured in the head. State police said Samuel T, Lesh, 51 W. Fall Creek Blvd. was driving south on the highway when he apparently lost control of his car. The automobile went off the road onto the berm on the right side, then crossed the highway and ran into the house. Mr. Lesh was alone in the car.
12 SOLDIERS ROUNDED UP
MONTREAL, Quebec, Aug. 5 (UP) — Twelve young Canadian soldiers were arrested today by police who fired at least two shots over their heads when they refused to “keep moving” in
resolution for the withdrawal of troops as “a device just like slipping the pea under one shell and then under another.” Face Tough Game “This is evidence,” he said, “of | the King of game that the peace loving countries of the world are up against in the Security Council—to have a country with the advantage of occupancy of the presidency and a position as a permanent member offer a resolution that pretends to seek peace and to keep pushing it ahead of the regular order. : “Thi® shows exactly the hypocrisy the United Nations has been up against since the beginning of the attack on Korea and a pharisacal effort to make the world believe they (the Russians) | are really interested in peace. Informed sources had believed that, the Western Powers would have kept the Security Council in session as long as possible during the week-end to force a vote on an American resolution condemn-
United Nations and cailing on all {members, to rasrain from “assisting or encouraging” the Red |Korean invasion.
half-hour before ‘he council's usual adjournment time last night, | that he would adjourn the group
busy night club district.
with 2500 inmates. ..SHIl Seeking Men Meanwhile, Indianapolis and |
walk. The car tracks rere plainly dis-
cernible on the white surface of Times Index
an undershirt near the body. Amusements ....eveeeees 8 The man wore no clothing ex- Bridge civiievescssssnone 3 Childs iievesssnsanessess 10
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found separately in the weeds! COMICS .vesvnsannsnsses 14 nearby, with laces untied. 4 Crossword ..sesssscessse 8 Deputy Coroner Leonard Cox Editorials ...covnseesees 10 said the man apparently died of FOrum ..cieeseesessnses 10 - a fractured skull. He ordered In Indianapolis «.esevaes 4 the body removed to the city Mrs. MANNers «..ssvseees 5 “morgue at General Hospital. '. Radio sivsesesnessscases 8 Coroner Cox ‘described the. vie-| Society ..i.iiieiineinnn, 3
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Indiana Armed Forces Reserve units, already activated for federal service and slated to move out within a few days desperately sought men to bring strength to, authorized numbers. ‘The 57-man 915th Medical
part of the Indiana National Guard, was undermanned and Lt. Col. William C. Skaggs, com~ mander of the 16th Infantry Marine Battalion, said at least 100 ex-Marines were sought be-
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ng up at th and-south ends of the line i Matis wad a : {| Although no information was
New Pars, P27 5, 11_will not be the last, available on enemy casualties to-
fires in a rocket attack on ware-
ing North Korea's defiance of the him
When Mr. Malik announced, a
house buildings above Inchon. Flames shot-up-to-8000-feet, he said. *A headquarters announcement credited 1st Lt. Kenneth J. Appel FAT Mtv Gkes, Wis with making: the first bomb hit on the 10,000ton freighter-transport. His B-26 was flown by 1st Lt. Billy M. Jones of Eastland, Tex. with 8/Sgt. Austin G, .Roberson of Hope, Ark. as gunner, The B-26s bombed from 7000 to 9000 feet and met neither fighter nor anti-aircraft fire opposition.
Judge Grounds Caller Who Made ? Too Many Calls
WHAT DO YOU call a caller who calls too often? Judge Alex Clark in Municipal Court 4 today called one out of circulation for 90 days and fined $256 and costs.
® '» ” 3 D. E. CARTWRIGHT, 42, of Richmond was found guilty of de-
<"|frauding the Hotel Lincoln of
$59.91 in long-distance telephone calls. He made 40 of them in one day while registered there, | hotel officials testified, and failed to pay for them before leaving
_ Meat—5¢ a Pound; Butter—15c—
The bargains included meat
agriculture organization. the Bazgain-priced food.
. READ THE STARTLING FACTS .
day to sell vast quantities of food at fantastically low prices,
for five cents a pound, butter for
15 cénts a pound and cheese for seven and a half centsa pound. But the American consumer isn't eligible to take advantage of any of these prices. The food was offered only to foreign governments which are members of the United Nations’ food and
Soviet Russia, which is not a member, isn’t eligible to ty The bargain offers marked the Agriculture Department's
latest effort to get rid of its growing stock of perishable foods. Except for the meat, all of the bargain foods Were acquired under
town.
price support operations.
dok. Large fires were started day and yesterday, Gen. Macand Communist — troops were! Arthur's. dispersed. {that 1200 North Koreans were A spokesman for Gen. Douglas killed in the two attacks ThursMacArthur said the North Ko- day. rears were only - sparring. «» ‘The 25th - Division's - 35th. regi-.. building up for what may be ‘mental combat team was credited simultaneous attacks against with yesterday's victories. both ends of the river line for] American patrgls, planes and a final attempt to drive the artillery jabbed constantly at United Nations forces into the the enemy lines west of Pusan, sea. “Reds Massing 50,000
{River to the north. He sald the Reds appeared to
spokesman estimated
[as well as along the Naktong ~~
be massing troops equal to three divisions—-some 25,000 men-—be-fore the main American supply port of Pusan in the south and another 25,000 men before the
big transport hub of Taegu in
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{the north. : “It may. be that the enemy will consider himself ' strong
enough or he may be desperate enough to mount both attacks at once,” Gen. MacArthur's spokesman said. Field dispatches’ said the attacks may come within the next
;112 hours.
An 8th Army communique issued at (4:30 a. m. Indianapolis time) in- Korea said American planes and artillery destroyed
four out of five Communist tanks)
spotted on the west bank of the Naktong River opposite Waegwan, 12 miles northwest of Taegu
on the main highway from Tae-
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You Can't Buy It, but Foreign Nations Can
| WASHINGTON, "Aug. 5 (UP)—The government offered to-
They have been offered free to relief agencies in this country
. put there were few takers.
The new U. 8. offer was made through the United Nations FAO which immediately sent out notices to its member governments urging them to take full advantage of ‘the bargains. The U. 8. attached only two strings to the offer:ONE: Governments must use their own dollars to buy the “cut-rate foods, not the foreign ad dollars given: them by the
United States, and ~
TWO: * The food must be used in special supplementary feedprograms so its distribution won't disrupt normal foreign
ing markets.
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Chinju Hard Hit Several air fleets concentrated their napalm fire bombs, rockets and bullets on Chinju. A 5th Air Force spokesman sald the city almost burned to the ground. Other Mustangs, Shooting Stars and carrier-based Marine Corsairs wrecked enemy tanks and shot up troop concentrations massing on the west bank of the Naktong. They destroyed 90 vehicles of all types yesterday, 10 locomotives, 43 railway cars, seven artillery pieces and a number of bridges. Gen. MacArthur's spokesman said the North Koréans appeared to be moving elements of their 15th Division to the coast to reinforce the battered 6th, 1st and 4th Divisions.
Even with these reinforcements,
however, he said the over-all Red strength on the coastal sector would equal only three full divi.
_ |stons.
“Expect Attack Today He said the enemy seemed to be gathering an equal force along the main Taejon - Taegu - Pusan
highway near Kumehon at the |
northwest corner of the Allied beachhead. Many front-line officers there, too, said they expected the Reds to attack in force today. Between these two main fronts, U. 8. 24th Division units reported enemy forces were moving up to the west bank of the Naktong west and southwest of Taegn. At