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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 31, 1951)
World News Capsules— Fight Within Mile of Panmunjon; UN Troops Smash Enemy Defenses Compiled by Herb Voremberg (From tile Wire* of Associated Fro** and United Fre**) I swirled to \\ i111i 11 one mile of tlie truce village of I .uiiminjum I uesday and civilians in the area were pulled back behind l nited Nations lines. Allied troops smashed into enemy defenses at both ends of the Korean baltlcfront as fighting; went on within sight and bearing of the truce conference tent. I ank infantry teams flanked the former Red bastion of kunisong and drove two miles northwest of the ruined city to pom heavy fire into the village of Chosori. On the western front, above Vonchon, TAX. troops drove more than half a mile forward against light resistance. Patrol* of both sides have been criss-crossing the Panmunjom area anil Allied artillery has been plastering nearby hills for several days. f N. troops on the east-central front thrust 1,000 yards west of Punchbowl valley. During Tuesday's fighting, U.N. forces beat back six separate counter-attacks, still killing Red at the rate of nearly 1,000 a day. An aerial atomic blast... ... 10 times as brilliant us the "baby" A-bomb that touehed off the current nuclear tests shot a mushroom cloud skyward at jet speed Tuesday, but produced only puny shock waves. The detonation, the third in the second series of tests at Frenchman's Flat, Nev. appeared much smaller than the super A-bombs used at Bikini hut far larger than last week's "baby" bomb'whleh showed only a brief dome of light over the horizon to viewers in Las Vegas, 00 miles away. The testa Indicated Atomic scientists may have reached or an* 1 ipldiy upromhing their goal of producing a weapon of tactical strength for use in troop support a weapon that would be effective against enemy troops while Htiil not harming U.S. forces. Tuesday's flash at 7:01 am. (PSTi momentarily blotted out the sun which had just risen over the Nevada desert. It appeared in Las Vegas like a giant flashbulb and observers in airplanes within 70 miles were blinded for a moment by Its brilliance. Within one minute the boiling mushroom cloud full of deadly radio activity had spiraled up to 40.000 feet where it was visable to witnesses on buildings in downtown Las Vegas an amazingly speedy ascent compared to past explosions. But nobody in the big resort and gambling center heard the familiar rumble or roar that in the past has characterized all but the "baby” bomb detonation. The last blast of the first series of Nevada tests last February not only was heard in Las Vegas; it shook the city like a small earthquake and broke plate glass windows. That explosion was visable for 500 miles and felt 200 miles away. By contrast, Tuesday's mild shock was not even felt by customers in Georgia Carpenter's grocery store at Indian Springs, 30 miles south of the test site and the closest civilian center to the blast ear. Coast Guard investigators ... ... said Tuesday 17 men were dead or missing in the harbor collision explosion-fire of a barge loaded with 3,500,000 gallons of gasoline and 4000-ton Great Lakes freighter. Fifteen seamen were injured and eight escaped unharmed. The 120-foot barge Morania, being pushed by the tug Dauntless, collided with the steamer Penobscot just inside the Buffalo breakwall about 300 yards off shore Tuesday morning. Fuel aboard the barge exploded and sent a wall of flame shooting over all three vessels. Three seamen were known dead, their charred bodies recovered from ships’ cabins. A fourth seaman aboard the Moranian was missing and presumed dead on the strength of a fellow crewman's statement to authorities. Six members of the Dauntless’ crow of eight were missing, and Coast Guard officials said seven seamen from the Penobscot's crew of 30 were unaccounted for. Coast Guard crash boats searched for additional victims or survivors. Fearful that many of the missing had drowned when they leaped into the water to escape the flames. Coast Guardsmen said they would grapple for bodies in the vicinity of the collision. Safety experts admitted defeat... .. . Tuesday in their fight to postpone the nation's 1,000,000th traffic death since the invention of the automobile. The total soared “well past 990,000" by Oct. 1 and the 1,000,000th death probably will occur during the third week of December, as pre dicted earlier by thd National Safety Council. The Council had hoped that widespread publicity would slow the traffic death rate and possibly shove the 1,000,000th death back into 1952. However, the toll of dead during September soared to 3,650 persons, the largest number in any month since Sept. 1941, and 14 per cent higher than the same month a year ago. An all-time record total of deaths during the Labor Day holiday boosted the month’s toll. “The millionth death is approaching right on schedule,” Council President Ned H. Dearborn said, “despite the most intensive edu cational campaign by the National Safety Council and others ever conducted. “Eight months ago, when we first announced the probable date, there Was time to do something about it,” he said. “Now the time for effec tive action has passed.” i i Campus Tttewiy-tfo.- TRocutd Kd. note: It Ih requested that each living organization which *u rim in news for the Campus Merry-Oo-Round appoint one speel fic person to collect the ltenrm and turn them in each week, with their name and the name of the living organization at the top of the paper. In this way It will be easier for the Emerald to check with the living organization should there be any question concerning the items. At Gammp Phi Beta ... Mrs. Ann I. Spurgin of Van couver B.C., new Gamma Phi housemother, was feted at a tea in her honor last Sunday. Valerie Weinman and Tudy Adams are wearing the Sig Ep hearts of Don Cobb and Raoul Maddox, respectively. • • • At Delta Delta Delta ... Newly-weds are Betty Bagley, '51, and Chi Psi Arnie Slenning, '50; and Corrine Mantel and Dick Maxwell of San Jose State. Francis Bosserdet is wearing the ATO pin of George Morris, for merly a student at Emery Uni versity In Georgia; and freshman June Clark has accepted the Kappa Sig pin of Stanford student Chuck Wiper. The sophomores entertained their upperclass at a fireside last Friday night. Joanne Hewitt, Marilyn Thomp son and Gretchen Grondahl spent last weekend at a Mortar Board convention in Seattle. Additions to the "engaged, set" ... Dale Smith to graduate stu dent Neagle Forrest; Virginia Dailey to Ben Hilliker of the Navy; pledge Corrine Wing to Bob Bos worth of Medford; and Beta Boy len to Lambda Chi Rick Paddack, both graduates with the class of '51. * • * At Sigma Kappa ... Teddi Miller W’as chosen to fill the office of first vice president left open when Beth Rubeson didn’t return to school. Recent engagements within the past few months include: Vanda Randall and Bob Lacy, TKE; Kay do Stryker and Dick Thompson, PiKA; and Myra Wood and Delt Chuck Hansen. The Sigma Kappas recently sur prised their housemother, Mrs. Thomas Graves, with a fireside honoring her birthday. New initiates are Gail Savage and Myra Wood. • • • At Delta Gamma ... Miss Agnes Beach of Portland, province secretary, is spending a few days with the D.G.s. She will leave at the end of the week for a visit with the Oregon State chapter. • * • At Alpha Chi Omega... The Alpha Chi’s supped on meager fare last night after the SAE's, in quest of their missing trophies, stornted the dining room Just before dinner and eagerly be gan devouring everything in view. But at least they had to sing for their supper, because the girls re fused to relinquish the loot until the fellas had sung a song for each trophy. Five songs later the SAE’s walked out with their tro phies and the Alpha Chi’s were left to their depleted dinner. * * * At Alpha Omicron Pi... Emily Nichols has been selected as new president of the AOPi house .replacing Norma Beatem who was forced to leave school be cause of illness. Nancy Galbreath was elected vice president and Sue Hannah is new rush chairman. Margaret Eilertsen added a “Mrs.” to her name when she mar ried Ralph Neville of Portland this last weekend. Barbara Nichols is wearing the PiKA pin of Merwyn Gumpert. Discussion Group To Meet Thursday Selections from Thucydides' his tory of the Peloponnesian wars will be discussed by the Great Books discussion group at 8:15 p.m. Thursday in 319 Student Union. Col. Robert n,yon of Eugene will lead the discussion. Students and townspeople may attend, group members said. Read and use Emerald classi fieds. CS Examinations Billed for Nov. 15 The U.S. Civil Service announces examinations for positions in ar chitecture, biology and physical science, to be given Nov. 15. The examinations differ from the junior professional assistant examinations in that they call for a more specialized training pro gram. Positions available as a re sult of passing the examination are located in the Pacific Northwest. Additional information and ap plication forms may be obtained at the graduate placement office, 216 Emerald hall. Unitarians Cancel Open House Plans The open house scheduled for 8 p.m. Thursday at the Unitarian church has been cancelled because of the symphony concert in Mc Arthur court. HEIUG ^ 9?n Now Playing “Pick Up” Beverly Michaels & Hugo Hass also “Never Trust a Gambler” Dane Clark & Cathy O’Donnell | Note: Heilig Theatre will be closed afternoons only, Monday thru Friday, for an indefinite period for repairs. Box office will be open at 6:00 for evening showings only. Sat. ll:45-Sun day 12:45. IAN E 4 dll Now Playing “Coming JRound the Mountain” Abbott & Costello also “Goodby My Fancy” Toan Crawford & Frank Lovejoy Now Playing “Little Egypt” Mark Stevens & Rhonda Flemming also “This is Korea” Documentary Buy your 195‘2 OREGANA now!
