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Allied Forces Meet Stiff Resistance Compiled by A1 Karr From thi! wires of Associated Press Canadian and An Iraiian troop have ground out sonic gains in tin- central sector nf Korea, hut other Allied force- ha\ e run into lit! enemy resistant-* along the 38th parallel, 'The Keds are dug in about four miles south of the parallel in both the central and ue-tern sectors. The new enemy re istancc de\ eh<pcd after the I Vi ping regime rejected < ieneral Mai Arthur's ; otter to tails peace. The Mlied ads am c , said to be significant, were made at a I point (Kapyoug) 12 miles south of the 38th parallel along- tin highway between Seoul and Chunchon. Describing the tough going. \l’ Correspondent Toni Bradshaw said: "The C.l’s ford id ru hiug streams and climbed - limy hills soggy with three days of rain. (inly the difficulties of the going determined the speed of their advance.” The United States Command Believes... .. .that the Keils ure now callable of launching their biggest offen sive of the war. United Nations commanders believe the first three wee Us ol April may be the time for a Chinese drive. A I* Correspondent Leif Erickson said the rains are slowing the heavy Allied equipment, anil the Reds are able to send 270,000 fresh troops Into an offensive whenever they choose. Jfowever. the war correspondent added that the Eighth Army is now probably in u iletter position than ever before to withstand a new Red drive. Erickson also said Allied officers describe as wishful thinking any , hope that the Korean war may end soon by political settlement merely because U. N. forces now are near the 38th parallel. Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt... . . .said it is her personal opinion that United Nations troops should not have crossed the 38th parallel before anil should not cross it now. Speaking during hei non radio broadcast Thursday. Mrs. Roosevelt an American delegate to the U. N. stressed that this opinion is pure ly personal. Mrs. Roosevelt also said that U. N. forces should stabilize their posi tion at the parallel and then demand negotiations with the enemy. She added that if the Reds refuse to negotiate, then the U. N. should start a rehabilitation program in South Korea as an example of its intentions. The Life of the Crime Investigating Committee... . . .has Ixjen extended by the Senate. The senators voted to extend the committee through Apr. 30. The action was taken by unanimous consent at the request of Demo cratic Senator Lester Hunt of Wyoming. Only about a half-dozen Sena tors were on the floor when the resolution was approved. The committee was due to expire Saturday. One of the persons charged with contempt for refusing to talk before the Senate Crime Committee Joseph Aiuppa — surrendered to the United States Marshal in Chicago Thursday. But Aiuppa — alias Joey O'Brien still refused to talk. He posted $5,000 bond. Aiuppa was in dicted by a federal grand jury in Cleveland for contempt of Congress by refusing to answer questions put to him by the Senate probers. Possible Contempt of Congress Charges... . . .now face still another recalcitrant witness of the Senate Crime Investigation. This time the man who refused to unswer questions is one who has been linked to gambling operations in northern Kentucky — John Croft. Croft made his refusals behind closed doors, with Senator Herbert O’Connor of Maryland sitting as a one-man sub-committee. He was promptly put under $10,000 bond, which he posted, and was told that he can appear again tomorrow - along with several other balky wit nesses. At that time all of the witnesses will be given a chance to talk ancM-hns will avoid formal action by Congress. O'Connor said he questioned Croft about gambling clubs close to the Ohio-Kentucky border about possible relationships with some of the other figures questioned previously by the committee. He said Croft refused any information and also would not say whether he has been engaged in legitimate business. President Truman also said he does not contemplate any change in the status of U. S. Ambassador to Mexico William O'Dwyer. The form er New York Mayor figured in conflicting testimony given before the Senate Crime hearings in New York last week. A Nationally Known Gambling Figure. .. . . .St. Louis Betting Commissioner James Carroll, posted bond Thurs day for an alleged revenue code violation. Carroll has been charged under a seldom-enforced provision of the tax law, requiring a formal report to the Treasury Department on pay ments to individuals. The government claims that in 194K and 1949 Carroll failed to report about $57,000 that he paid out as commissions and to winning bettors. Canoll seemed to be in excellent humor as he appeared with his bondsman to post the $5,000 required, lie told newsmen that he may also make a persona! appearance tomorrow in Kansas City, when he is to be arraigned on tho charge. Regarding the Senate Probe. .. .. of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, President Truman said he has no intention of firing his administrative assistant, Dorn- d Dawson. Dawson’s name has been linked by Senate investigators to alleged influence in Reconstruction Finance Corporation Loans. Evidence About Payments.. . .^>to United States Congressmen is said to have been stolen from the office of New Hampshire State Representative Charles Tobey, Jr. son of the United States Senator. The younger Tobey collected the information in connection with a proposal he is making that the state of New Hampshire require full income statements from its Congressmen. Tobey says he has suspicions about how the documents were removed from his office but he refused to elaborate. CAMPUS CALENDAR Today: 11:45 a.ni.—Military Depart ment, 112 HU 3 p.m.—Rotary Committee, 110 HU 0:20 p.m,—Mixer Dance, Ball room HU Saturduy: 8 p.m.—A nutria .1 Student* Goodwill Tour, Ballroom HU Sunday: 2:80 p.m,—Movie: “Flewh and Fantasy,” Ballroom SI' 3 p.m.—American Association of University Women, 110-114 HU ' AAUW Nursery, Gerlinger Men’s Lounge .Spanish mariners were the first white men to see the Oregon coast as they sailed their galleons home to Acapulco, Mexico, from the Philippine Islands. Presidents, Council Leave for Retreat Sorority house presidents and Panhellenic executive council mem-1 hers will leave at 4 p.m. today to i hold a retreat at Dean's Lodge, j 1 Yachats. They will be accompanied j by Mrs. Golda Wickham, director! ' of women’s affairs. The group will formulate plans 1 for next year. Informal discussions ' will be held to review pledge train ! ing, scholarship, activities, and to better r elations between the houses. I They will return on Sunday. ' ■ The word “derrick”, meaning a; hoisting apparatus, originated in ! the Elizabethan days, and was named for a hangman called I Deric. Evidence from Swiss lake dwell ing units indicate that men were ; herding sheep in 8,250 B. C. amd that the occupation was ancient f even then. Need Men to Staff Duck Preview Booth Male students are needed to man the registration booth for higb school seniors visiting the campus during Duck Preview, Donna Pas trouich, registration chairman, said Thursday. Men interested may submit peti tions to Miss Pastrouich at Alpha Gamma Delta by 5 p.m. Tuesday. Campus Interviews on Cigarette Tests Number 15...the long-wattled UMBRELLA BIRD “They must think I don't have enough sense to get out of the rain!” - It made L. 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