Chinese Forces
Escape US Trap
North of Pangnin
Compiled by Larry Hobart
From the wires of the Associated Press
Troops of the l'. S. Seventh Division knifed ahead Monday on
the right think of the Sth Army offensive in ventral Korea to a
point six miles north of I’angnim.
\ patrol of the Seventh Division met title and anti-tank lire,
but air observers reported the R*ds were withdrawing. 1 he f om
munist pullback from a threatened D. X. trap was so rapid that
Li. Den. hid ward M. Almond. Tenth Dorp commander, called it
“a \ irtual rout."
\„ estimated' 14.000 Korean Reds escaped as a giant Allied
pincers bogged down in deep mud left by heavy rains and an
early thaw Tliev continued to ilce northward Monday m
groups of 100 to 1.000—pounded by V. S. fighter-bombers.
American tanks and infantrymen at the other extreme of the
battleline fought virtually to the outskirts of Seoul Monday but
withdrew under heavy Red fire. New Red tanks were reported
spotted around the city, concealed in houses and m the imoils.
Prime Minister Clement Attlee. ..
. . .announced Monday it has been agreed that the Deputy Supreme
Commander of Atlantic Pact naval forces in the Atlantic Ocean will
be British.
In addition, it has been agreed that Britain will retain ‘operation
control" of its home fleet even when an American becomes Supreme
Commander of Atlantic naval forces.
Attlee told the House of Commons, he is “entirely satisfied with
the nomination of U. S. Admiral William N. Fechteler to be Supreme
Commander for the area.
Italy's Communist Boss. ..
.ailing Palmiro Togliatti. who has been in the Soviet Union for
treatment since before Christmas, returned home suddenly today,
presumably to deal first-hand with a glowing breach in the Red party
ranks.
Togliatti’s return is expected to signal a sharp increase in Commun
ist party activities, with the annual National Party Congress as the
first big event in March. It has been reported that his quick return
was spurred by the recent resignation of two top Communists from
the party, which was followed by a wave of resignations by other im
portant local leaders who opposed the party’s policy of putting Mos
cow’s interests before those of Italy.
Senate Republican Policy Leader...
...Robert Taft said today that as many as 18 U. S. land divisions
may be sent to Europe unless Congress limits the power of President
Truman.
The Ohio Senator said in a statement prepared for the troops-to
Europe hearings that it would be “foolhardy to commit even six
divisions to Western Europe’s defense until the United States gets
definited commitments on contributions by European nations.
Taft testified before the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Ser
vices Committees after John Sherman Cooper, Republican adviser to
the State Department, said failure by this country to provide foot
soldiers for the North Atlantic Defense Force might involve "the great
est surrender in history.”
The United States Supreme Court...
.Monday struck down a Wisconsin law which banned strikes by
public utility workers and required them to submit labor disputes
to compulsory arbitration.
Chief Justice Vinson delivered the 6-3 decision for himself and Jus
tices Black, Reed, Douglas, Jackson, and Clark. Justice Frankfurter
wrote a dissent in which Justices Burton and Minton joined.
Vinson said the Wisconsin anti-strike law conflicts with the Nation
al Labor Relations Act, and therefore cannot stand.
Construction of a 60,000-Ton Aircraft Carrier. ..
.. .was authorized by legislation sent by Congress to the White House
Monday. The new carrier would be capable of launching long-range
planes carrying atomic bombs.
Senator Byrd (D-Va.) told the Senate the huge ship would cost
§212,000.000. He said the joint chiefs of staff unanimously favor the
project.
Western Washington Lumber Workers. ..
. . .went on strike Monday, and union officials began a meeting with
employers that will determine whether the strike will spread. Some
14,000 workers have left their jobs over wage disputes.
No general walkout of the AFL’s 65,000 lumber and sawmill workers
in the Pacific Northwest was in order. The Willamette Valley district
of Oregon, involving about 5,500 men, and plywood mill operations in
western Oregon and Washington, settled for a 7V»-cent boost Saturday.
A Fist Fight Between.. .
_ .Portland City Commissioner J. E. Bennett and Carl W. Hogg,
chairman of the Oregon Liquor Commission, occurcd Monday at a Sen
ate Alcoholic Traffic Committee hearing.
The fight, in which Bennett landed the only solid blow^eame at the
end of a hearing of Bennett's charges that the Liquor Commission has
allowed too many beer taverns in Portland.
As the meeting closed, Hogg walked over to Bennett and grabbed
him by the lapels. Bennett swung, they scuffled, and spectators separ
ated them.
At the hearing, Bennett asked the legislature to give cities the right
to veto any tavern licenses issued or renewed by the Liquor Commission.
A Hat for the Chief
MAJ. (JEN. WII.1.1.A M B. KEAN place* 11 fireman’* bat on Col.
“Fire ('lilet Mike” Miehuelin, famed commander of the 27th (Wolf
hound) Kejflmrnt. near Suwon, Korea. The Wolfhound* have been
named the flrehriRnde Ink-hum- it I* “called upon to put the fires
out." Col. Mlehaelis has been advanced to assistant commander of
the 25th Division in Korea, while (Jen. Kean, former commander of
the division. Is returning to the l . N. to command the Third Corps
at Cantp Roliorts, Calif. ( VI* VWRKF1IOTO)
'Goodbye My Fancy'
Tickets Selling Fast
By Don Smith
There will be a number of firsts
for students who are quick enough
to get tickets to "Goodbye, My
Fancy," the University Theater
production which opens this F'ri
day in the Villard Arena theater.
First of all tickets go to those
who buy first, according to theater
business manager Virginia Hall,
who points out that this Friday and
Saturday nights are already sold
out, and next Friday evening is
near the "standing room only"
stage. She urges students to call
in or make their reservations to
day if they want to see the play.
Admission is $1 or a season ticket
stub.
For the first time, eight regular
performances of the comedy hit
have been scheduled, instead of the
customary five or six. And with
closed period just around the corn
er from the closing date of the pro
duction, it's not likely any addi
tional performances will be given.
The play will be presented this
Friday and Saturday, and Mon
day through Saturday next week,
It will be the first time the new
arena theater will be used for a
major theater production, though
veteran director Ottilie Seybolt has !
directed "in-the-round" produc
tions before.
Since the arena theater seats
only 13.r> persons, and only that
number are being sold for each
performance; but there will be no
reserved seats in the centrally
staged production. Whether you
sit in the first row with your feet
almost in the acting area, or wheth
er you sit in the second or third
row, depends on your preference.
The little box office in Villard
Hall will be used for the first time, j
too. Ticket reservations may be
made and picked up during the
days at the main box office; but
performance night, tickets will be
movud to the Villard Hall box of-1
fice an hour or so before "curtain |
time.” Of course, in an in-the- I
round production there is no real
curtain.
Also, because of the tree-chop
ping campaign of the physical
plant, the theater’s traditional ban
nor across 13th Ave. between Ore
gon and Condon Halls has been
moved. But not far just down
to the corner of Kincaid.
And—last but not least of the
firsts — Gerry Hettinger, w h o
plays the female lead, has had her
brown hair bleached for her role,
and is now a honey blonde for the
first time.
PanhellenicSeeks
Five Chairmen
Five positions on the Panhellen
ic executive council may be peti
tioned for until 5 p.m. Friday, ac
cording to Panhellenic President
Joan White.
The positions arc publicity, social,
standards, scholarship and rela
tions chairmen. The relations chair
man must be a sophomore this
year.
Petitions should be submitted to
Miss White at fCeta Tau Alpha sor
ority.
Pictures Returned
Photographs turned in for the
Dads' Day Hostess contest can be
picked up at the ASUO office in
the .Student Union, according to
Paul Lasker, special events chair
man.
The pictures will be kept for
only two weeks and then discarded,
said Lasker.
i
PS Honorary
In Petition Form
The petition for the organiza
tion of an Oregon chapter of I'l
Higinu Alpha, national political
science honorary, will be present
ed to O. P. Schleicher, professor of
political science, by Wednesday for
approval of the department.
Heading the drive foi the form
ing of the honorary is Barry Moun
tain. senior III political science.
More than a dozen undergraduates
and graduates In political science
have signed the petition, Mountain
said Monday.
If approved, one of the first,
actions of the group would be set
ting up a branch of the Collegiate
Council for the United Nations.
This Council works In the interests
of the TJ. N., promoting hit under
standing of Its nims and methods
of achieving them.
Sir Livingstone
To Visit Campus
One of th»* world'* outstanding
scholars, Sir Richard Livingstone, ,
will visit the Oregon campus the
latter part of spring term for a
series of lectures, seminars, and
meetings with faculty groups, ac
cording to HU Ion 1,. Johnson, dean
of the College of Liberal Arts.
Livingstone, president of Corpus
Christi college at Oxford Univer
sity, in considered an outstanding
British classical scholar. He is an
honorary doctor of literature and
an honorary doctor of law. Living
stone has written a number of
essays and books on higher educa
tion and on the classical authors.
While on the Oregon campus,
Livingston* will present four lec
tures on the topic, "Education and
the Spirit of the Age." Livingstone
will also meet with classes and
give other guest lectures.
A conference of academic deans
from the Pacific Northwest is plan
ned for the Oregon campus to coin
cide with Livingstone's appeal ance,
Johnson sutd.
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"Mystery Submarine"
and
“Undercover Girl"
Alexia Smith - Scott Brady
Wyoming Mail”
and
"Under The Gun"
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“Copper Canyon"
and
“No Way Out"
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"Dallas”
and
“50 Years Before Your Eyes”
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“Abilene Town"
and
‘Guns Ablazing”
"THE ROOM UPSTAIRS
Marlene Jean
DIETRICH GABIN
Wednesday and Thursday
MAYFLOWER THEATER
A Foreign Movie Club Attraction