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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 15, 1951)
Reds Threatening OnJCoyang River Compiled by A1 Karr . From the wlrm of AMoclaM Preijl ( hincsr Rf(| troops expanded a threatening l>ri<lgehca<l across the C ova1River on tin- ccnlrnl Korean front Monday despite the pounding of American Kims. I liese forces northeast of (.’lutnchon may spearhead a second .spring offensive by the 500,000 man Red army, expected in about ten days. Klsewhere along the 100-mile front United Nations patrols probed no-man s-land with little opposition. However, two sharp clashes broke out on the western front. ( hie American task force ran into a Chinese ambush and pulled bac k alter a determined battle. 1 he second prolonged tight began ■when an armored American outfit ambushed a Chinese patrol. hoc the first time in the war l\ X. forces are getting a small but steady trickle of C liinese deserters, Al’ Correspondent John Randolph reported from this front. The deserters, often showing tip with surrender leaflets, include some officers. I he Reds appeared to be avoiding strong contact while rush ing fresh troops into buildup areas on the west and central fronts. A Worldwide Ban on Shipments .,. ... of war good* to Communist China was voted by the U. N. Sanctions Committee Monday. The vote was 11 to nothing, with Kgypl abstaining. The Sanctions group, formally known as the Additional Measures -^Committee, is a 11-nation body act up to consider punishment of Red China for her intervention in Korea. The committee’s vote is only the first step toward imposition of the worldwide embargo. Countries voting for the proposed embargo were: the United States, Britain, France, Australia, Canada, Belgium, Brazil, the Philippines, Turkey, Mexico and Venezuela. Rrnest A. Gross, United States delegate, told the committee before the vote that adoption of the resolution would demonstrate U. N. unity and make it clear the U. N. intends to meet and repel aggression in Korea. The Navy Seaplance Tender Valcour. .. . . . and the S. S. Thomas Tracy, a collier, collided and caught fire shortly before 9 A. M. (PDT i Monday five miles east of Cape Henry, Va. One man was known dead on the Valcour, a naval spokesman said. Shortly after 12 p.m., the navy cargo ship Thuban docked at Norfolk with six stretcher cases and 115 walking survivors aboard. The Thuban docked 15 minutes after the Thomas Tracy came slowly into Hampton Roads harbor. Observers saw no traces of fire or smoke. The fire on the Valcour was completely extinguished by 10:45 p.m . according to navy spokesmen. An hour later, salvage vessels were trying to bring the ship into port. Th.- Valcour had a 10-foot gash below' the water line In her starboard quarter. She was struck there by the Thomas Tracy. Adoption of Gen, Douglas MacArthur's ... Korean war proposals would seriously affect Gen Dwight D. Kisen hower's European defense plans, was the fear expressed by Secretary of Defense George C. Marshall Monday. Winding up seven days of testimony on MacArthur's ouster Marshall also said: He believes Elsenhower supports President Truman’s limited Korean war program. Administration military leaders including Gen. Matthew B. Ridge way in his understanding present a solid front in support of the Presi dent's plan and in opposition to MacArthur proposals for blockade of China, bombing of Manchurian buses and use of Chinese Nationalist troops. MacArthur testified 10 days ago that it was his understanding that Ridgway, his successor in the far eastern commands, had similar views to his on how the Korean war should be conducted. He said he thought other military leaders there also agreed with him. '^Britain Told Its Trouble-Shootinn ... . . . 16th Independent Parachute Brigade group Monday to bring itself at once to a state of readiness. Simultaneously Foreign Secretary Herbert Morrison interrupting his Whitsun holiday on the isle of Wight kept in touch with the for eign office by phone on the latest develojpments in Iran. There was speculation that the two events were Connected, and that Britain was ready to make a strong stand, if necessary, to hold its rich oil concession in Tran. But this speculation was without official confirmation. A War Office spokesman stressed that the parachute brigade was not under sailing oiders. He described the alerting order as routine war office business. The unit now is assembling itself at Aldershott, 35 miles from London. It is known as the “fire brigade," because it is geared for emergencies. The Congressional Check-up ... ... of administration economic controls switched Monday to Presi dent Truman's new Wage Board, which Senator Robert A. Taft (R-Ohio) says he doesn’t like at all. The Wage Board set-up was recommended by labor, and endorsed by Truman’s Farm and Public Mobilization advisers, but bitterly opposed by his industry advisers. Labor agreed to go along with the mobilization program—after its walkout in January only if the Wage Board was given authority to rec commend settlement terms in defense industry labor disputes. It vas designed originally simply to fix limits for wage increases under Pie government stabilization program. A New Strategy for House Republicans . . . . . . seeking to force Dean Acheson out of office as Secretary of State vyis proposed by Rep. Phillips (R.-Calif. I Monday. ,'i Such a campaign has been under discussion in House cloakrooms for several weeks, and administration leaders have conceded privately thdy are not at all sure they can stop it. Phillips, a member of the Appropriations Committee, has drafted an amendment which would strike Acheson from the state department pay roll without mentioning him by name. Attempts to eliminate individu als by name have been blocked in the past by court rulings. ■ i , ■. I-. •) , • I -PlAhgf/yy ^KWAX 88.1 mrgwyrlM on your KM radio dial 5:00 p.m. Fiano Moods 5:1(1 United Nations 5:25 News 5:80 Music in the Air 6:00 Through the Book shelves 6:15 Campus Commentary 6:30 Kadlo Workshop 7:00 Showtime 8:00 Campus Classics 9:00 Serenade to the Stu dent 9:55 Backstage Story 10:00 Anything Goes 10:45 Sports Koundnp 10:50 Kmerald on the Air 10:55 A Tune to Say Good night ! CAMPUS CALENDAR 11:45 Chemistry Dept. Ill) SC Noon Gamma Alpha Chi. Ill SC 12:10 Home Ec Luncheon 112 SC I p.rn. Delta I’hi Alpha Exec Council. 315 SC 3:30 Beta Gamnia Sigma 110 SC 4 p.m. SC Directorate. 302 SC Student World Federalists HI SC 5 p.m. Kwama. 112 SC « p.m. IVCF. 334 SC 0:30 Scabbard & Blade. 315 SC 7 p.m. Hlllel. 110 SC Christian Science. 1252 Emerald St. Newman Club. 113 SC 7:30 Delta Theta Phi Ger. Sunporch 8 p.m. Kecord Concert. 202 SC L'niv Lecture. Dads Boom, SC More than 100 tots were entered in a baby contest in California— doubtless much to their disgust. CLASSIFIED Place your ad at the Student I I nion, main desk or at the Shack, in person Or phone ext. 219, between 2 and 4 p.m. Monday-Friday. Kates: First insertion 4c per word; subsequent insertions 2c per word. , FOR SALE, Camera, Kodak 35 Rfd., case, adapter-ring. $45. Ex cellent condition. Johnson. 5-9366 129 | — FOR SALE- Masters Cap and Gown. Telephone 5-7440. 129 FOR SALE- -23 worn out vocalists and one used float. Call Sig Ep, 4-2269. 131 Heavy eaters have to reckon with expense accounts’ says a doc tor. Not to mention expanse acc ount*. Campus Interviews on Cigarette Tests Number 20...the Baltimore oriole \ i £2) tt 0 n a <o> c ® G lean-up man on the baseball nine, this slugger ^ doesn't like to reach for ’em ... wants it right over the plate. And that’s the way he likes his proof of cigarette mildness! No razzle dazzle “quick-puff” tests for him. No one-whiff, one-puff experiments. D <Q> There’s one test, lie’s discovered, that’s right doicn the alley! It’s the test that proves what cigarette mildness really means. THE SENSIBLE TEST .. . the 30-Day Camel Mildness Test, which simply asks you to try Camels as a steady smoke on a pack-after-pack, day-after-day basis. After you’ve enjoyed Camels—and only Camels—for 30 days in your “T-Zone” (T for Throat, T for Taste), we believe you 11 know why . . . More People Smoke Camels than any other cigarette! CWACTL <5C:1 avvtv