Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 December 1950 — Page 1
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SUNDAY, DECEMBER
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Partly cloudy and rather cold tomorrow. High today 36, low tonight about 20.
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Indianapolis, Indians, Issued Dally,
Allies Begin Evacuating Pyongyang; Attack By Armed Underground
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Fireman Wiliam Jeckaon looks over the damage. Nearly All Windows of Structure Blow Out; Fire Follows Washington Blvd. Expl
Two persons were knocked 14 ihe the Hoot, a 10-room house at os Washington Blvd. was shaken from its foundation and virtually
all windows blown out in a blast early last There was but little fire, and damage not estima */Chief Ralph R. Fender, Fire t fireon I Te EE I oy ta pi
Tornado Rips Illinois Towns, Killing Three: LE
EAST ST. LOUIS, Il, Dec. 2 (UP)—A tornado struck Greenville and nearby Mt. Olive late! today. State police reported three persons killed and about 11 injured. Phillip Horn, Bellwood was killed when his automobile was blown some 200 yards off the highway near Mt. Olive. Injured were Mr. Horn's wife, Susan, and Louis and Elsie Bey- , ler, also of Bellwood. State police said there were two known dead at Greenville, 20
Dishes Rattled
+MUKILETO, Wash., Dec. 2 (UP)—Four sharp -earth tremors were felt tonight as residents of this Puget ‘Sound community were sitting down to dinner. "No injuries or damage was reported, although stove pipes were shaken loose and dishes rattled. Townspeople poured from homes and clustered in groups on the streets to discuss the quake. Three tremors were felt. Mukileto is about five miles south of Everett, Wash.
In Washinglon—
to the United Nations to prep talks on the world crisis.
Austin and Ambassador Ernest A. Gross came as a sur-
prise in the rush of events here and abroad which may spell out the world’s course toward war or peace. President Truman will meet Tuesday with British Prime Minister Clement R. Attlee, who is flying here from London this week-end in an hour darker than any the worried world has seen in five uneasy years since World War II. : Emphasizing this country’s resolve to keep its friends by its side for any eventuality, the State Department also called in diplomats of 20 Latin American countries to brief them on the critical situation caused by Chinese Communist intervention in the Korean struggle. There were indications Mr, Austin and Mr, Gross gave Mr. Acheson an indirect report on hurried contacts between a
wiles southeast of Mt. Olive. Eight jured persons were hospitalized there, it was said.
Killed at Greenville, according to state police, were Mrs, E. Pariand, 53, and Js. Magy
16 in Hospital
“Bt. Joseph Hospital at Mnghland, about nine miles distant, report-
fluid reaching the pilot light of!
He said an Investigation revealed that the fruid had been|LAVTence McGall and Mes. Lou
used in laundry tubs in the base-|cl/a Sewell, Who reside in the ment earlier in the day. home, and three others, Mrs. The home, owned by Mrs. Vir-|Laura Fogarty, James Eldridge ginia Brewster, proprietor of theland E. W. Hoover, 5800 ShadeCharm House, 3771 College Ave, lland Ave. were preparing steaks 2 ‘beauty salon, was badly dam-|in the kitchen when the explosion aged by the explosion, police said. |occurred. Plaster was cracked in upstairs Mr. Hoover and Mrs. Fogarty windows in the{were knocked to the floor, police basement and the rear rooms|said. The others in the house downstairs were shattered. ‘were badly shaken. ’
Since Daddy Died—
Little Girl Asks for Help,
Public Can Aid Clothe-A-Child Campaign By Check, Shopping Trip, Mije-O-Dimes
By ART WRIGHT Everybody likes little girls. Everybody wants to help little girls in trouble. The Times Clothe-A-Child wants to help a special little girl
“We have been ‘rying hard to help our mother since our daddy died. But we are so young and small yet . . . and our poor mother works so hard. trying Jo keep us : A » s in warm clothes and our feet dry. o “Our grandmother, who is more Mile-O Dimes than 80 years old, stays sick all] 8i; Full Lines.........$1271.60 the time and mother has ‘her. to Saturday shoppers again
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ed about 16 persons were hos- ie talized.
Telephone and power lines to the stricken communities were down, and extensive reports of the tornado were not available. At nearby Vandalia, hospital author-Shade-|ities said they had been alerted to “stand by.” The winds first struck Mt. Olive, tearing roofs off houses, smas windows, knocking buildings from their foundations and uprooting trees. The winds ‘lasted about three to five minutes, it was said. Almost an hour later, police] said, the tornado struck .Greenville, severely damaging" homes’ in a radius of several blocks.
Snow to Follow Thunderstorms
Temperature Headed Below Freezing Again
Snow flurries were predicted in Indiana today in the wake of thunderstorms which swept the state last night. - The Weather Bureau predicted a high of 37 today. But the temperatures will fall, probably go-| . ing below the freezing point tonight, forecasters said. _ ° Indianapolis enjoyed temperatures. around 60 degrees yester-
snow left over from the blizzard of a week ago melted away. ; Thunder and lightning, accompanied by heavy rains; struck Indianapolis around 7:30 p. m. Within two hours, the weather station at Weir Cook Municipal Airport recorded a .45-inch rainfall.| Lightning struck two transformers on the South Side, the Indianapolis Power and Light Co. reported. Six homes were without lights in the 4500 block of Farrington Ave. Three homes were cut off on
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an hour at both locations. Street lights were darkened on McCarty 8t. west of Capitol Ave. when a lightning bolt struck and broke a 2300-volt electric cable. Repairmen announced resump-
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Lake Success and Indian delegate Sir Benegal Rau. One American delegate was believed to have seen Mr. Rau last night. The meeting was the first of Hmpattance oh the Chinese Reds Soviét orbit since they a. He So Success. It gave
Acheson and UN Aids Convene, Hint Red Chinese Peace Feelers Chinese Reds |
| peace feelers and to lay the ground work for Truman- Attlee
Chinese Communist delegation at|
Groundwork for Truman-Attlee Talks On World Crisis Will Also Be Laid By DONALD J. GONZALES, United Press Staft Correspondent. | WASHINGTON, Dec. 2—Secretary of State Dean Acheison met in urgent conference today with his chief delegates|
are for possible Red Chinese |
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Mr. Acheson's summons to chief delegates Warren R. |
Nehru May Join Truman, Attlee In D.C. Talks
NEW DELHI, India, Dec. 2 (UP) —Premier Jawaharlal Nehru may join the Washington talks between President Truman and Prime Minister Clement Attlee of Britain, informed sources sald tonight. One political source said Mr. Attlee already had indicated his desire that Mr. Nehru take part in the conference.
‘Call to Arms’ Guerrilla Mortar Fire
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Urge Training of All Youths Between Ages 17-25
By VICTOR KENDRICK United Press Staff Correspondent HONG KONG, Sunday, Dec. 3—| The Chinese Communists termed
the Korean War an all out “lire; defense line north of Pyongyang.
{and death struggle” today and jcalled for nationwide military! training of all youths between 17| jand 25. The nationwide call to arms ap-| peared to shatter any hopes that the Communists would withdraw voluntarily “rom Korea. Peking! added that the United Nations] forces never would withdraw from Korea until they are soundly defeated. Peking radio broadcast an editorial from the official Communist organ, the Peking People's Daily News, which said the Chinese were not afraid of atomic bombs or American saber rattling. ‘Wind Taken Out of Sails’ “The present victory has definitely transformed the -Korean War situation and take the wind
Informed sources believed .that, if Mr, Nehru does join the Washington talks, he may be asked to serve as a mediator between the Allies and Communist China in an effort to localize the Korean war and avold use of the atom bomb.’ ... «.... Parliamentary quarters in India privately have expressed heated resentment at what they consider Mr. Truman's “threat” to use the atom bomb in Korea. Mr. Nehru was understood to have told a closed meeting of his Congress Party that he al-
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some hope that may yield a position’ in which so far they have mouthed the unbroken Kremlin
partment policy and planning men took part. Afterward, Mr. Austin and Gross talked at length with John D. Hickerson, Assistant Secretary of State for United Na-
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In London—
in Korea.
China” to be presented to the United States next week, informed sources said. The two leading Western European statesmen agreed that every pan and every effort must be made to open negotiations with Red China. Conference Held Mr, Attlee and Mr. Pleven; with British Ernest Bevin and French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman, met at No. 10 Downing St, with a short break for lunch. Mr. Attlee, with financial, economic, diplomatic and military ad
tions affairs. “ . »
China War Must Be Halted, Britain, France to Tell U.S.
By R. H. SHACKFORD, United Press Staff Correspondent LONDON, Dec. 2—The Prime Ministers of Britain and France agreed today to tell the United States that the “undeclared war” with China must be stopped, even if the price is loss of prestige
Clement Attlee of Britain and Rene Pleven of France in their extraordinary meeting agreed upon a joint policy of “no war with
other approach to Premier Josef Stalin in the Kremlin in a long shot chance that a world war can be averted or at least indefinitely postponed. Seek to Avoid War Mr. Attlee's message to President Truman—and itswas clear that he would speak for Frdnce— will be: If -a choice between Eu-| rope and Asia is necessary, Western- Europe must come first; but war with China must be avoided at all costs, even if the price is loss of face in Korea. Mr. Attlee and Mr. Pleven, it was understood, found themselves in almost complete agreement on
[Far Eastern policy. Both states-
men fear that they: may ‘be drawn
The conferences here and. in Washington may add up to an- . . »
In Indianapolis—
But few of should be Interviews with a
on issues of the world situation. Few of the many persons interviewed could see “any way of
come, varied one to The people interviewed peared to be divided into four
into a long, costly war with Asia, leaving Europe undefended and helpless before any Soviet thrust.
General Confusion Marks Hoosier Thinking on Korea
By NOBLE REED MOST PEOPLE in Indianapolis think it's too late to resort to t or diplomatic half-measures in the Korean war crisis. are agreed on what specific course of action to avoid all-out world war. - cross-segfion of residents from all walks. of lite here disclosed & wide variety of thinking ahd general confusion
‘War, Not Peace’
“IU. S. Goal—Russial
LONDON, Sunday, Dec. 3 (UP) Communist]
Pravda, the Soviet
{out of’ the imperialist aggressors’
{sails,” Peking said. But the broadcast warned that {the enemy was unwilling to learn a lesson and “persists in poking a long aggressive lance across 5000 miles of Pacific at the Asian people, especially the Korean and Chinese people.” Peking said the United Nations forces ignored its protests and continued the attacks and therefore the Chinese volunteers “with bitter indignation” launched heavy counter-attacks and began and annihilating the jenemy. The broadcast ended with the exhortation to the Chinese and Koreans to “advance boldly and go on advancing! Strike down the aggressors and continue to strike them down. We say again, strike!”
Fliers Save 1000 Wounded Yanks
Evacuation Believed Greatest in History
NORTHEAST FRONT, KOREA, Sunday, Dec. 3 (UP)—Marine and Air Force pilots evacuated more than 1000. wounded Marines and isoldiers from the southern tip of Chosin Reservoir Saturday in probably the greatest mass mercy flight in history. The airmen defied Chinese guns, poor weather and a rough-hewn high altitude airstrip. to bring the men down from the plateau where troops have heen cut off from road contact with the rear. Until Friday only helicopters and light planes were able to carry out wounded one or two ata time. x Air evacuation in large planes — mostly ‘C-47s — began Friday, but had not reached its peak until Saturday. Tenth corps headquarters requested that the news be withheld until Saturday night so that the Communists would not have time to move in reinforcements. One C-47 crash-landed a mile off the end of the Hagaru airstrip with 35 wounded and crew of. five. aboard, but all escaped injury. . 8/8gt. James L. Morris, Santa Ana, Cal, crew chief of a C-4T7/ which brought out the most seriously wounded, said: “More than a dozen men died in my arms today.”
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‘Must Trade Space for Time,” Says Spokesman; ‘Dunkirk’ Looms Along Eastern Front - =~ By RUTHERFORD M. POATS, United Press Staff Correspondent TOKYO, Sunday, Dec. 3—Outnumbered and battles [weary United Nations forces began an orderly evacuation {of Pyongyang today. They were also making a general withdrawal from their
The enemy drove down central Korea and threatened to trap the split United Nations Army against both the {east and west coasts. A Communist guerrilla mortar attack on the outskirts of the former enemy capital coincided with mounting under« ground activity inside the city. . AU. 8. spokesman said about 6000 armed underground
move “at any time.” A 9th Corps spokesman
Pyongyang.
said. -
force against the sea.
They were joined by troops who withdrew from the Manchurian border area which they reached 12 days ago. Push on Pyor The Chinese appeared to be
ngyang U. 8. First Corps Headquarters said an air observer estimated that 25,000 Chinese troops were in the vicinity of Yopa, 22 air miles northeast of Pyongyang and about 12 miles due west of Songchon. United Press Correspondent Glenn Stackhouse reported that Pyongyang residents were fleeing southward, although the 8th Army denied them the use of the main south road because of heavy military traffic. The Communists in the east captured the junction town of Yangdok and swarmed eastward to within 25 miles of Wonsan. The threatened encirclement in the west could cut off the bulk of a 100,000-man Allied army on that front. Communist guerritias took advantage of a snowfall curtain to lob mortar shells for a half-hour into Pyongyang's northern outskirts. At the same time a Communist
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- Fear Possible “Dunkirk” He did not indicate how far the Allies would draw back before making another effort to form a line," In the eastern sector a possible “Dunkirk” was in the offing as the Communists in central Korea swung a prong: eastward toward the big port of Wonsan, trying to block the last overland escape route for 50,000 10th Corps troops: making a fighting retreat north of Wonsan. In the western sector Communists threatened to flank the Allied defense line northeast of Pyongyang and swing, south to encircle it and pin the 100,000-man United Nations
In the far northeast the U. S. First Marine 2 Infantry Divisions were fighting desperately to from the Chosin Reservoir area. :
members i in Pyongyang, were expected to make a concerted
said that both the 8th and
First Corps were withdrawing generally to the south from the Sukchon-Sunchon line they set up to defend the former: enemy capital. The line was about 25 miles north of
“We have got to trade space for time,” the spokesman
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Chinese stage war dance around burning GI's ........ Local Chaplain West Point aid, About People «cvoeses 8 Police to step up tow-in drive, .......ccvisrivaaveee. 10 Sermon of the week Srtsserasiteasiribecsirsnennars 15
Section Two i bo Tops on glamour, gift lists, news about women. seuss. 1 J Capitol Capers. ......veesssaesrsnsnsssisisnsssnnsvs im Model Homemaking seserestatiatesreabissntanstnae 21 Garden Gifting ERE 28 News and views about food .......ccovisiiniiecenness 200 Henry Butler's review, news of theatrical world ....
«Section Three Navy guns sink Army, 14-2; Purdue, Indiana cagers win ss i Veteran Heze Clark Picks Times 1950 All-State grid team 38' Joe Williams ..cvviinaeransrneraiivasissnnsrsnnas 34 Race results fetveiNeustsasatbens raat at renee 36. i Inside Indianapolis, World Report, editorials, . > cererER lesan sane “was ¥
Section Four The Week in Business, Harold Hartle Business Editor .......ear00ins $1.9 Million East Side project, real ¢
plane — “Bed Check Charlie” — that has been bombing Pyongs yang at intervals during the past week, dropped a umber of hauba:
fighting fronts at dawn today to: attack the massive Chinese’ were armies fighting United Nation; troops In what Gen. Douglas Mac, Arthur called an undeclared war, Some Allied units began reé= treating from Pyongyang today, and the American Civil Affairs Chief Col.
moving some 1500 anti-Commus: nist residents, including se. men and scientists. Final
Battle Underway 4 The final battle for Tuateway
lappeared to be underway.
South Korean forces farther, south were reported to have res captured Chunchon, 45 miles’ northeast of Seoul, after it bad | been held by guerrillas for some time. Gen. Douglas MacArthur. pres
‘pared the United Nations "tor
more reverses with another states, ment to the press in which said Chinese and North "Rr were 800,000 strong, . :
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