---· .. J re: ,.. C: - . • J" :, :r - ... ... ~ - !' :- ~ .. .. : r - r - , ~ ♦ - C , - . . . • ... .. - .. ... .,.. ' ... - .,.. . , • ... t:. .. ..., s - - r .. . ", r y d .., ,J tl:'.:C . • .::.rm • !: . . xa&■ as P ::- . , ~ t:> "' ., ~ - e t .. !' o:-. 1 r e ever ~ co _a - t C: e- .., ' C t wa- ac:t r. ♦ =. a "' l' 1 :, f r • 1: ;,. u· as • r~l . __ e s e•~ 1~ t J T C ~ ~ r : • • ,::, !' V a:. s ! t ... - . J · e c t :. . t .. • _a ._, .. e I r1 : ... 1' c.. ~r . _r,::, a , ea ~ r. ... C ry ... a ~ - ~ ... - ::. - - 0 i atc l ef atin whic t s 1 j n e 0 i o. T l. 1 n w t R o ffensive , b u a. i n ba t t l oe f r o o r ells o f a d o t L r l. o• :t U . S T nty-F·ft· iv i ion 1 e t r , t e o 1 fo r d o v a inly s o me day s tack i not con . i er e d a jor o t oft n i t. ti~e ttem t -- while t e or t h . T h ,~ r e a · ve T e u, A er ic n · n Fr ee Kor an troops .. ave ade anot · r with d r awa l, 1 vin u two h11 s, w 1ch t e y a c a tured i reviou s hard fi hting. At last re ~ orts, t he Com unist s ~ere only t e n m iles way fro m t h i m o rtant 1 hway ce er. Tote East of Taegu, hoe er, the stor 1s ~ffer e n t . A ta k force of the Unit e d Stat e Thlenty- fourth I fantry 1 i s ion, launch s a c oun te r- a tt a ck · nd rov t e R e b c k two or t . r e 11 • Th 1 s , a tot ~ ut w e t of Poh an whe r r oa l e ads di e ctly o t e r e t sup ly nor t o f Pus n, y to the A rican J)O 1t10 .• K Q R ... A n . from or a i 11 t crit i c 1 , ore b C e 0 i iv n out b en e r a l • • C rthu r , - to . o r en.n ' u n i. ts . om bro n e vi t - ma e t a nk t o t he n ort rn fro nt a. b en r-e wn i n --t- o the This c o ul d acc ount, in r t, fort e Rd s u cc e ss in f o rcing a ge n e r 1 · it hd r w a l o n the n o rt h ern front, a nd ives reason to b el i eve tl a t the crisis m a y d e e pe n - with eighty-four new Red t a n k s in a c tion. Today A m erican night fi g ht r p ilots offered to go a ft e r this new Red armor in the darkness - for & str a nge b ttle. The tactics of the Com m unists is to kee p their t a nks hidden by d y , a nd move t h em by night - and the ni g ht fi b t ~ rs a re tr in e d to s p ot t a rgets in the d a rknes • ore a nd m or e , the me ric - n pl a nes shape u p a s the mo s t d n g erous enemy of t h e Red a rmor, toda¥'a &e"'Ale ,e 1 l - i &g- - &f --- ~ · -e aemy-,-ank-fr "'ttt,,e~yed ~ -by oui: ..!1¥,ez..a. t he re w a s a nothe~ w ithdr a w a l in front of T ae u, F r e Kor e n troo · "0-8 ivin u p tw o K A , - ,. T h 1 1 r , o , , 1 n n i t . e n , y JI B e s tr . by r 1 r ~ n t · e n t. -one , d a ~ l in a a ' o r . w n ..... o r t a . 11-ti E- 1 o r . A r C i f 1 0 C · . . i C l \· h n r d - , f 1 o r 1 ~ 1 a da ]IQ 0 e a n an r 1 l i t At ~ J re r . im e . s . Navy C rr 1 r l n a n o r t 0 n r e d.mis s ions. t h is h u air a ctio C 1 O S u ort oft e tro o o s o round - - t h lan ! a c ting enemy t · n , tr ks 0 0 o c ntr a t1 s : 1th o s , a c ine- , uns , a nd rockets.Te a s wer is -- o ather. The Rd re a k-t ro · o the northern front, in the a st cou"'.>le of ays, ~ 1 don while l' . eavy clouds nd r . inst o rms i nede · Am erican air action. But now the story is different - with clear - skies. }More . .,, ., - an ore, it beco es a . . rent that the ~ fo· unes of war n Korea dep nd on th p lan s and t e e th r. QA U LT I ES e d or ~ n r a i o is br o c a n t1n il d c l a i m s of v 1 o r ·, f • t a s o · i ch c n b j d e d b y f 1 ur es t h iv • od c: y , t h e Com un i t r .1. i o s t t e t · t mo re t n fift e n t ousand r ic n tro p h N e be en k ill e d, ture d , f o rt y - five t ous a n ,,, un de d. 3 ev ent e en bun re d c e e c· su lt i e s , o e i · ty t o thous n in 11, o uld am o n t 10 prob 1) t r ee - f ift s of t h e Ame rio n forces in - g.za Kor ea . As ag inst th a t, t he efe n se De rtment in Washington today is s u e d a new list of c su lties - the tot 1 for t e whole Korean· a r. Six H undred a nd 1ghty-Two kille d , nearly Thr Thous ' nd missin in action, so m ewh a t more th - n five thous a nd ounded. Altogether - nearly nine thou n d c a sualties, as com p ared with the Rd figures of som e sixt y -two thousand. L .. f e 0 a . a :> 1 o: e - .. ... 0 "!' .b ;:: r t a rt ~ J,.i,,. .. p t m e ... T - ·a n r pt 1., r e . t e E 1 b· s , r e C e C e t . 1 .. -:o C · o te t a e o o tin 0 n of .e 1 t 1e C J ae, t orea. Pr ~ • u 1 in . . 0 - , , e r t a een -p re nt Vis ink o A . ri A . . ba s dor Kirk, t h r fused t ac a _ t 1 rou t t t P. .S. Force s 1 n Korea w ters ar un er th c and o h nite Na ions. Hence, t . co plai t s oul d · o, o i. to t overnment 1 W sh _ to . , ut to t his a ction as on t e Ambassador' : own 1n1tiati e , b u t t e tate oa . · t ent backs im as corr ct -- al o refusing to con s ider the Mo cow not . Take it t o t e U . . he Soviet protest clai s t .at the bom b er, ~OVIET PL ANE n r & oY1 r J.y t e i w-n 1t h c rew oft r e ' o n a tr a inin fli ht o ut o t he us ~ ia n-h l d o r of Port c . ur, 'a nc h uria nd c r ri ed neit r b ombs no r torp do e s. no st teme n t a out un · for shooting. t t er e is Moscow denies th t t e b om b er m de an y hostile pass a t ric n ~ r hi p s, an · s ar s the p l a ne was never ne r n h me ric n vessel. Nor did it o p en fire on Amerio n !1 ter - Mosco~ denyin g t t art of the 4 mer1c n story, too. So therefore, the R e d contention 1s th · t the hooting down was unprovoked. • 'ithout any grounds or pretext,• s a ys the Ru s sin statement. Which adds t ~ t t e omber w as , i n t e o r d s of t h e statement - 'fired u p on b y eleven f1 h ter s of the United St a te Military Air F orc e . • / .,. ,,,., As evi d e n c e , the ... Soviet pro t cites / ., , / ,,. ,,- ,, f lyer / of' t,, 0 ot :fie d t-e s t imouy tven by t e e r / , / ,,, ,,, ,, tr 1n1n al 0 ich w r e on t e s IDP. i e n on a. ' ov i t - l C.:. 1. , L e r · 0 c o . n le n l en t o f t e r1c n / / 1 lv ed , n d o f - • / /' r o u o n e e n c e s .• t 1 t o be t d . t tb i s rs io n c o m e s . r et t y c lo s e t o t C o t e m ric n p l . h ot ow n by Red f i t r s in t h e B lti c a mon t s a o . e c a r g e d - •u n n rovok a ck • u ... .- ot no s a ti s f a c t ion. o no w , in t 1s K r a n i n c i da nt> o co ~ c h res - " u p r ovo e t t a ck .• p rot es t 1 ~ a e p ubic by t h e ri s 1 a n ,. ra 1 o, h 1,.c / /4 res en t ' ed t h e com p l a i n t s t tes t h t F o re1 n? 1 n i s t e r V1s h 1n s ky / to Ame ric a n b a . s s a dor Kirk ai o s co • out h e refused to a cc ep t it - on th ground ,. t t h e u. s. rmed F o rces in K ore a n w a t e r s a re under ., t h e co m a n d of t h e Un i t e d a tipns. Hence, t h P. p rote s t ., o, not to t he o v e rnm en t in hi n ton, but to t h e U. 1s a rg u me nt a s r e ject d by Sov1 t orei · n / / i 1 n 1 t e r V i 1 y , h o de cl a r e d t ha t t he h ootin g down 'f t he o m e r w n ot r e l a t ed to t h e w , r in Kor ea . / T ~e l a t e t i s d i s a t ch fro m / J 1 n t-on, t ) 1 ~ 0 ,· H o 1 of r r t o r 1 , 0 n t 0 t ine or , ., 1 ': o rr 0 t t 11 "An unf ort t oi f 1 s or t V 0 11 r e , V t . e , in . t ar 1 s for tion in n " r C in not in or t n p , t e P 1 ent e· 1 ined 1 u S" of th "1 . - d1 1 t r nc. r id e intend to say t t t .. prop 0 c 1 tin leat .ern ck , ... me lve , h v a ine 1 t e 1 to St · 11n' . e a nt t at to to ov rent u 1 stic rtisan on the outside. He said he h s the hi hest dmir tion for the Ma 1ne Cor s and 1 onfi nt t e le "" t._ erneoks now fi ting iu Korea will, in the ords of t e Pre 1 · ""nt, 1 Ad n w 1 ur 1 to t e · lre dy illu triou record of t e or s. " c opy of t 1s le t r of olo y ( ' s s nt to the lo - 1 e or • Le u , hie OU n d it ; O v ntion in ol 1 0 , . t 1 it 1to n ' t u , IRUHAlI - MARINES h e r e p ort in in ton i s t h · Pre s ident rum n is writin n - •e xp l a n · tory• l . t e r. ~n you can gue s b out , 1 a t. A letter to the Mar ine Corps Le a Ei u e , h 1 c o e ne d 1 t s c on v e nt i on in as b i n 1m t o day , a.nd a opted a n imme d i a te resolution, · enounc1n g the Truman st a tement - th a t the M r1nes re merely a Navy police force, a nd h ave a propa ga nda ma chine almost equal to St lin's. The Ma·ine Corp League c a lls t h is a •gratuitous insult• and - demands an a p ology. Toda, t h e T ruman remarks were circulated among the leathernecks a t the battlefront in Korea - Navy cops, nrop anda like St 11n's. The comment 1s describe as - •unprint a ble.• Gae 9ergeant, a1wcua1, maae a • ,., :&onna ,,, ie■• u ■any · ell, the retorts of the leat he rnecks may be un p rint a ble, but you c a n't say th a t about t h e "omen's ux111ary of the Marine orps League - meeting in Va.shin ton. t hey are di nified, but le a ve it to the _uuMAN - M INES •.... 2 l ad ies to 11 e a harp ton ue. The Women's Auxili a ry ex ressed wh t it c a lls - •am zem e nt a nd a stonis h ment• at the Trum a n rem a rks about •our ons, husb nds, brothers and f a thers.• Whereupon they make a suggestion. If the leathernecks are only Navy cops, the ladies ask that t e Ma 1nes fi ht1ng in Korea - "be returned to our sides.• T~ke those Navy oops out of the war, and send them home of their mothers, wive , sisters and daughters - says t e Women's Auxiliary. Well, the President could do that - he's the ander-1n-ch1ef. §YB s T r · a · · · en e t e r i 0 e in 0 e t r ' e r . Earlier t e •Ord , a t . 0 r a n . • 1 r A • L nc oul be no 1 t e or overn r f - e York t a~ - on the fir st ballot tomorrow. L nch of t e Bronx - C e by po erful uol1t1cos 0 e York 1 ty, e ecially Flynn of the Bronx. ut no· e e a r of a sudden surging boom for franklin • Roosevelt, Jr • . ~ust a the :fast nomination ~f ~ongressman Lynch see ed a sure thing, the supporters of ibe young F.D.R. roduced a lot of sup ort among the up-et te emocr ts, and the boom spr ad swiftly. All along, there was a o d deal of grumbling amon the up-state politicians, to whom Congressman Lynch 1s lmost unkn n. Some said t ey didn't think he would m a ke a stron c ndidate a a1nst Governor Thomae i . Dewe nd it w ~ s re.orted t a t en tor Lehman, who is sure to et a renvmination, was •unhappy• about the Choi e f L nch Te opposition was he e by the 0 • Albany 1 niel P. O'Connell an for er Post ster e er · 1 Ji F ·· rley - but they • re s a id to I cs •.. s ee l i t t l c h ce of b lockin t h n om n · t1on of Lyne • R o e v e r, to ni ht ' d i p t c h t e ll s of a tin bet e n O'C o nnell nd Fr nklin D. Roos e v lt, Jr., wit indic a tions that the lb a ny l ead e might join the boom for young r.D.R. Jim F a rley, ho ever, is known to be opposed to Roosev e lt, just as he is opposed to Lynch. So the 1nd1c a t1ons are th ~ t the ~emocrat1o State Convention may burst I into fireworks tomorrow - after earlier 1nd1c a t1ons that all had been settled, cut and dried. The epubticane, E~o. EP L IT I C S • • . . . • a For th Sen te, the way 1s cle r to renom~mrte · S n tor L hma..n • The R ubl1cans are eeting at Saratoga Springs, with everyt ing set for the ticket - Dewey for Governor, Hanley for the Sen a te. The G.O.P. convention begins with a Republic n attack against the Truman policy in the rar last, and the Korean war. That - and charges of Democrats cod . ling ~ommun1st~. o ay ' ev · a a primary s owe r h l u 1 vie ories for n 'to r Pat McC rran and overnor Vail itman. tor cCarran ins a renom1 tion o t e ocrat1c tick e t by l nd 11de vote o f t en ty-two t o an to ei t ttou and. Both MoCarran an Pitman seem sure of lect1on in November, evada b e1n t a t h av1ly democratic. 1001 H r ' s m i ea n o r of h ich mos of us ve en uilt - k epin 11 r r y bo o k t oo lon , nd ving to a y in of a few c ent s , book ov rdue. But the c m ion o libr a ry bo o ks ov rdu co e long in the news tod y - t ken out in venteen sevent - t o, a nd returned after a hundred nd s eventy-eight e a rs. ell, who comm tted th t crime? The a nswer is ironical - the librarian. ihe book in question was received today by the Libzary of Columbia University, sent alon by £nos Johnson of B rooklyn, a great, great grandson of Robert H rpur, the 11bra•1an when Columbia was known as King's College - back before the Revolution&IJ ar. History rel tes that Robert Harpur tutored Alexander Hamilton in mathematics - that f a mou first ecretary of the T reasury, who was killed in a duel by Aaron Burr. Somehow, libr a rian Harpur took the volume home, then for ot it. Anyw a y, his great, great gr ndson found it recently in an attic of his a unt's home at Bin h mnton, New York. The tot a l of the fines for book ov rdue comes BOOK· · · · • • • 0 t r e t ous n d , t ·o u d r ed a n d ! if t - f 1 e do ll a rs, but olu bia oesn't int end to co llect. {:he v o l e 18 ent1tl d: "A System of atura l Philo ophy, Bein g a Course of Lectures in · ec h n1cs, Optics, Aydro t tics and A tronomy, h1ch are Rea d in St. John' s olle e, C mbr1d e.• By - • Rutherford, ~ctor of 1v1nity and Fellow of the rloyal oc1ety. ell, science has gone a long way since Sevent en Seven y-Two, and the treatise would not have been oi ~ny p ractical use for a long time. jA OULA ver in Gr ec , not e r e i en t r ona e e t r e t t e u p ro a rious # f i r of 1 t h i t a so , en n e n e r old be ty who s kidna pue d, a nd ma rried in a mou n t inc ve. All so rts of dign it a ries have t ken a a nd in th e ~ tormy rom nee - from the Pr em i e r to the head of t he Greek Orthodox hurch. S o no w we h a ve - the q ueen. On the I l a nd of Cr e t , w . re the sentimental violence occurred, a · eleg a tion of w omen was formed, and arrived in Athens tod a y - to place the case before Her Majesty. You mi gh t suppose the ladies were marching as champions of romance - but not at all. they demand that ~u en Fred e rika break up the lovelorn affai~. The bridegroom is in j a il a t Athens - arrested for the kidna pp ing. In a dengeon cell he is writing poetry, for which the Greek langu ag e is f a mous - as witness Hom e r, Pindar and T heocritus. Today we're given a sample of h is l y rics, addre . sed to T asso ul a , and here's a tr nslat1 on of c ou p l e of lines:- • whate v e r a ma n suffers bee use of his love he mus t never repent. e must clin to his lo ve u t o t me ltin no int • TASSOULA, . ..... 2 I on r h t Ho r, Pindar o r T eoc ritu s would say ab out t t - e p ci a lly t h e me lt , in g oint. B ut, h en t he br i o egroo m was locked un, Ta ss oula wast ken a w a y y his f am il y - the~ b e in g ab le to get he r to a hi d ing p l ce. The r ep ort in Athens is that she telephones him every nig t a t t h e j a il - to keep thins at the m e lt1n o1nt, I suppose. But on t e Island of rete, the a ngry members of Ta ss oula's f am ily are also r ea ching the melting point. Yesterd ay , 4 rchb1shop Eumenios of Crete arrived 1n Athens, ·nd saw Prem1e 1 Sophocles Ven1zelos - demanding th a t Tas oula be found and g1ven back to her family - lest a new Trojan war break out. Today he was followed by the deleg a tion of ~retan la d ies, who c a me to Athens - to place that same demand before Her Majesty ~u e en Frederika. This affair of a. modern Helen of Troy BU:r:fJ aeems to have re chea - the meliing point.