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Vessels Collide in Hew York Harbor; 113 Passengers Removed Six Russian -Type Planes Shot Down By American Pilots U.S. Refugees Report Airlift Interference Itazuke Air Base, Japan, June 27 U.R) American refugees said today that United States fighter pilots shot down at least six Russian-type North Korean planes in dogfights when the com munists attempted to interfere with the American evacuation air lift. They said the dogfights ranged over Kimpo and Sujon airfields, within 20 miles of Seoul, as U. S. F-80 and F-82 jet fighters fought off slower moving Soviet-made Yak fighters and other Soviet-type planes. The refugees flew out of Korea in C-54 four-engine trans ports while their fighter cover battled enemy planes and the trans ports braved "intense" ground fire. The refugees said the circling American fighters protected the transports "perfectly," furnishing medium and high altitude screens around the fields. Refrained From Firing Until Forced to Do So All agreed that the American 4 planes refrained from firing at the north Koreans until forced to do so. North Korean fliers made sev eral attempts to strafe the field, they said, but each attempt was driven off. The refugee planes roared into Itazuke a i r b a s e at intervals, bringing an averase of 30 pas seneers on each trip. They said several members of an American geoloaical survey team who were on field trips at the time the invasion started still were missing. Details Held Up The refugees were among the first of approximately 1,950 Americans and other foreign na tionals scheduled to be evac uated from south Korea, details contained in their stories were held up by censorship. The refugee planes roared into Itazuke airbase at intervals, bringing an average of 30 pas sengers on each trip. Meantime, the United States lines ship Pioneer Dale sailed into the port of Fukuoka with 102 refugees who hurriedly boarded the vessel in F u s a n. Korea, at 6:30 a.m. today (4:30 p.m. EDT yesterday). Necessities Supplied Most of the refugees were women and children who left so hurriedly they did not bother to pack soap, tooth-paste and tow els. The Red Cross provided (these necessities on arrival. Army officials said four or five families of American mis sionaries were believed to have been trapped in Kaesong City when it fell to the invaders Sun day. Home Economics, Lamb Show Opens The 4-H club home economics and spring lamb show opened to the public this morning and a continuous program of home economics contests and demon strations, together with exhibits of fat lambs, was scheduled throughout the day, continuing tomorrow. Judging of the lamb entries was to have begun this morning with contests in that part of the show slated for tomorrow. At 9:30 a. m. Wednesday lamb showmanship competition is set and there will be a sheep shear ing contest starting at 1 p. m. Home economics contests and demonstrations resume Wednes day at 9 a. m. The annual style review, in which young 4-H dressmakers model dresses they have made themselves, will fea- ture the program tomorrow eve ning. It begins at 7:30 p. m. At that time there will also be a presentation of special awards and a sale of fat lamb entries. Berkeley, Cal., June 27 '.U.R) A moderate earthquake center ing about 7200 miles from here was registered at 8:52 a.m. PDT today by the University of Cali fornia seismograph. Ashland Plans Celebrity Invasion for 10th Festival Ashland, June 27 If present plans for the 10th annual Shake spearean festival come true, this city will be one of the greatest celebrity towns in the United States during August, it was re vealed today by Gene Malecki, publicity director for the festi val. More than 100 outstanding celebrities nf the theater and motion pirtiut worlds are be ing mailed gilt-engraved invi tations to attend the festival. August 2 to 24. Mnlccki said. They Inelmlr such world-re-nownrrt iinines as Maurice Ev ans, America's greatest inter preter nf Shakespeare; Kathcrine Cornell, Charles Laughton and his wife, Klsa Lanchester; Alfred 4 Lunt and Lynne Fontanne: J. Arthur Rank, the British movie magnate, and Darryl Zanuck and C. B. Dc.Mille, of Hollywood. American Military Wheels Start Turning in Far East Tokyo, Wednesday, June 28 iU.R) American Far-East air force planes prepared to take off at dawn today with live bombs and ammunition to carry out President Truman's order to Roseburg, Klamath Typographers Quit In Union Dispute Roseburg, Ore., June 27 U.R The A F L International Typo graphical union here and in Klamath Falls, Ore., went on strike late yesterday against two newspapers published by the Southern Oregon Publishing company, demanding jurisdic tion over teletype-setters. About 12 compositors and lino type operators went out at the Roseburg News-Review and an undetermined number at the Klamath Falls Herald and News. Both are daily papers and both indicated they would continue publication. Jurisdiction Demanded The local paper has two of the automatic typesetting machines which are operated by secretarial workers. The union demands jurisdiction over the operators of these machines, contending that they are typographers. Edwin L. Knapp, business manager of the News -Review, said the strike had been pending about three months. He added that pressmen and engravers had indicated they would stay on the job. The union announced here it would post pickets today. The local paper has a circulation of about 8000 and the Herald and News about 15,000. Four Seamen Needed To Complete Navy Company Only four seamen recruits are needed to activate the new naval reserve electronics company, it developed at a meeting of, the new group last night. Twenty eight enlisted men and four of ficers have signed with the unit today. In order that the company can meet the July 1 deadline, addi tional enlistments will be accept ed at a special meeting at 8 p. m. tomorrow in connection with a meeting of the volunteer navy composite unit. If four addition al recruits are obtained tomor row, the unit will be activated at once. Honolulu, T. H., June 27 iU.R) Fire destroyed the Pearl Harbor commissary last night, causing damage estimated at $1, 500,000. Others Asked Others on the invitation list include Sir Ralph Richardson, Walter Hampton, Basil Rath bone. Thomas Mitchell, actors: Tennessee Williams, author of "The Glass Menagerie," and "A Streetcar Named Desire," and Margaret Webster and P. Iden Payne, noted Shakespearean di rectors, and Arthur Miller, di rector of "Death of a Salesman." Sir Laurcnoe Oliver, actor-producer-director of the film "Hamlet." who previously was invited, expressed great interest in the unique festival and said only prior commitments would prevent him from attending. A similar message has been re ceived from Katherine Hepburn, recently starring in "As You Like It" on Broadway, one of this year's plays. Rehearsals for all playi are now under way. Medford 45th Year. 18 Pages. support South Korea in its fight against aggression. U. S. crews were alerted. planes were warmed up, and pilots were briefed in ready rooms throughout Japan, where the air force has every type of war plane up to B-29's. The precise number of planes readied for action in Korea was military secret. But a vast number of the latest American jets were seen in the air here recently, insuring a tremendous striking power. Fleet Near Okinawa The U. S. seventh fleet, which will protect Formosa against communist aggression, last was reported south of Okinawa. It sailed from Hong Kong last week-end after air demonstra tions in that area by navy Pan thers from the navy's first car rier jets aboard the Valley Forge. The planes were expected to Defense Witnesses Bolster Alibi of Wilson Brothers Vancouver, Wash., June 27 (U.R) Five defense witnesses to day bolstered the alibi of Tur man and Utah Wilson that they were attending a movie in Port land March 19 when 18-year-old JoAnn Dewey was kidnaped from a Vancouver street. The Wilson brothers are on trial for the kidnap-murder of the Meadowglade, Wash., girl. The defense has contended that Turman and Utah were at tending a movie at the Playhouse theater in Portland at the time JoAnn was abducted. Her body later was found in the Wind river in southwestern Washing ton. Seen at Theater Mrs.JCleo Wilson, head ush erette ttn March 19, and Mrs. Betty Lyon, an usherette who claims she worked only on the night of March 19, both testi fied they saw and talked to the brothers that night in the thea ter lobby. Three other usher ettes, Mrs. Arline Griffith, Port land; Miss Mary Rustebakk, 19, and Mrs. Betty Stephens. 18, of Tacoma, Wash., all testified to day they had seen both Mrs. Wilson, no relative of the de fendants, and Mrs. Lyon at the theater March 19. Their testimony followed that late yesterday of Theater Man ager Robert Butts Jr., who said that Mrs. Lyon worked on Wed nesday night, March 22. He pro duced a theater payroll record in an effort to support his testi mony. Statement Denied Mrs. Lyon, returning to the stand, denied that she had giv en a statement to Portland De tective Mike O'Leary and a state policeman that she did not work March 19. She said she had not been sure at the time she talked to the officers. The officers yes terday testified that Mrs. Lyon had told them she did not work on the night in question. Yesterday Mrs. Lyon testified she had talked to Turman and Utah on the night JoAnn was kidnaped. (St story en Pag 4) Moaning Sidewalk Yields Trapped Cat Detroit. Jun 27 (U.R) Startled pedestrians told polict rttrday thy heard a sid walk moaning. Officers ruthtd to th tcn and aided In hoisting th Me llon of concrtt. Out sailed a cat. Th cat apparently was trapped undtr th sidewalk during construction work last Friday, workmtn said. Tl MEDFORD, OREGON, TUESDAY J. f HB IBM 1WH HA hit the beachheads the North Korean forces now hold in South Korea. The navy was believed likely to see some action in that connection, too. Mr. Truman's orders, as they apparently were understood here, give a wide latitude to Gen. Douglas MacArthur and the naval and air force under him. In Nick of Tim Late word from Korea Indi cated that American help came m the nick of time. The communist vanguard which had been hurled back a dozen miles from Seoul was re ported to have returned to the immediate environs of the city. B. Y. Kim, assistant manager of the Chosen Hotel, the biggest in Seoul, said early today in a telephone talk to Tokyo that the North Korean forces repulsed by a South Korean counter-attack, had returned Tuesday evening Occasional Shots Small arms fire was ex changed in the edge of the city In the early part of the; night. he said, but only occasional shots were heard early this morning. President S y n g m a n Rhee broadcast to the South Korean people the word of the Ameri can aid, and called on them to crush the invaders as an appro priate response to the help. Kim said hostilities were ex pected to be renewed at dawn. He was unable to say just how strong a communist force was back at Seoul. Planes were overhead continu ously during the night, he said, and flashes on the horizon Indi cated either bombings or anti-aircraft fire. (See Story on Pag 9) Transcript Leaves Investigators in Dark Washington, June 27 (U.R) Senate communist investigators were reported still in the dark today after hearing an FBI ac count of a conversation in which Diplomat John S. Service alleg edly passed military secrets to Philip Jaffe. Those in a position to know said the account a transcript of a wire recording settled none of the issues in the five-year-old Amerasia stolen docu ments case. They said It merely opened up new fields for specu lation and investigation. The transcript was read to the senate communist investigating sub-committee yesterday at a closed session. Service was pres ent. The recording is the basis for a charge by Sen. Joseph R. Mc Carthy (R Wis.) that Service in 1945 slipped military secrets to Jaffe, then editor of the now defunct Amerasia magazine. The FBI '"tapped" the hotel room conversation with a listening de vice. University of Oregon Co-Ed Reported Missing Portland, Ore., June 27. lU.R) A Pilot Rock, Ore., mother to day sought the aid of Portland police in locating her daughter. Coral Aldce, an 18-year-old uni versity of Oregon coed. Miss Aldee has been missing since June 11 when she notified her mother that she was In Pend leton on her way home from school. The coed's trunk arrived, but there has been no further word from her. Her mother. Mrs. M. J. Stickles, reported the missing girl is about 5 feet, 7 inches tall and weight 135 pounds. She has long reddish-brown hair, Manistee, Mich., June 27 'U.R) This city of 10,000 fired its seven man police force today for filch ing nickels from parking meters. Text of Truman's Announcement of Order to Forces Washington, June 27. (U.R) Text of President Truman's an nouncement that U. S. air and sea forces have been ordered to South Korea: In Korea the government forces, which were armed to pre vent border raids and to pre serve internal security, were at tacked by invading forces from north Korea. The security coun cil of the United Nations called upon the invading troops to cease hostilities and to withdraw to the 38th parallel. This they have not done, but on the contrary have pressed the attack. The security council call ed upon all members of the United Nations to render every assistance to the United Nations in the execution of this resolu tion. In these circumstances I have ordered United States air and sea forces to give the Kor ean government troops cover and support. The attack upon Korea makes it plain beyond all doubt that communism has passed beyond the use of subversion to conquer independent nations and will now use armed invasion and war. It has defied the orders of the security council of the Unit ed Nations issued to preserve in ternational peace and security. In these circumstances the occu pation of Formosa by commun ist forces would he a direct threat to the security of the Pa cific area and to the United States forces performing their lawful and necessary functions in that area. Accordingly I have ordered the 7th fleet to prevent any at tack on Formosa. As a corrol lary of this action I am calling upon the Chinese government on Formosa to cease all air and sea operations against the main land. The 7th fleet will see that this is done. The determination of the future status of Formosa must await the restoration of se curity in the Pacific, a peace set tlement with Japan, or consid ation by the United Nations. I have also directed that Unit ed States forces In the Philip pines be strengthened and that military assistance to the Phil ippine government b e accel erated. I have similarly directed ac celeration in the furnishing of military assistance to the forces or France and the associated states in Indo-China and the dis patch of a military mission to provide close working relations with those forces. I know that all members of the United Nations will consid er carefully the consequences of this latest aggression in Korea in defiance of the charier of the United Nations. A return to the rule of force in International af fairs would have far reaching effects. The United States will continue to uphold the rule of law. I have Instructed Ambassador (Warren R.) Austin, as the rep resentative of the United States to the security council, to report these steps to the council. $25,000 Blaze Burns Portland Building Portland, Ore., June 27 (U.R) The AAA Concrete Products building In Portland burned last night and a preliminary estimate indicated a $25,000 loss. Fire department officers said the cause had not been deter mined. The building, owned by F. I. Newman, had not been used for about a year. Radio Highlights Town Mting of th Air will ditcuis "What dots th Korean invasion miin to th Unitd Stales and th UnlUd Nations?" whan It is broad east at 9 p.m. today- or ra dio station KYJC (1230 kc). O ' 1BUNE 27, 1950 NO. 81 SEVENTH TO PREVENT ANY FORMOSA Washington, June 27 has appealed directly to Russia to use its influence to halt the fighting in Korea, reliable administra tion sources said today. Informants said the appeal was drafted by the state department for delivery to the Soviet foreign office in Moscow. The U. S. note also was said to have informed Russia of the steps the United States is taking to pre serve peace. Washington, June 27 announced today that he has ordered U. S. air and sea forces to support South Korean forces in their fight against communist invaders from North Korea. At the same time he said he had ordered the Amer ican seventh fleet to "prevent any attack on For mosa," the island rampart where Chiang Kai-Shek's lhinese nationalists are communist conquerors of : The president said in munist attack on South Korea "makes it plain beyond all doubt that communism has passed beyond the use of subversion to conquer independent nations and will now use aimed invasion and war." The president's decision committed American military forces to armed action on a possibly major scale for the first time since World War II. It followed an emergency White House meeting with his military high command. Congressional Laadera Informed of Decision The decision was announced to the world shortly after con gressional leaders of both parties had been informed at a special White House briefing session. The president's statement said that in Korea government forces "which were armed to prevent border raids and to preserve in ternal security" were attacked by invaders. He said the UN se curity council had called upon the invaders to cease hostilities and to withdraw. "This they have not done, but on the contrary have pressed the attack. The security council call ed on all members of the UN to render every assistance to the United Nations in the execution of this resolution," he said. "In these circumstances, I have ordered United States air and sea forces to give the Korean troops cover and support." To Assist Philippines Mr. Truman said he had also directed that U. S. forces in the Philippines be strengthened and that military assistance to the Philippine government be ac celerated. And he directed that military aid be accelerated to Indo-China to combat the communist men ace in that part nf Asia. The president's decision was America's answer to world com munism which, contained on the European continent, has con quered China and Is now trying to conquer south Korea and south Korea and southeast Asia. Shortly before the president's Surprise Compromise In Extension of Draft Washington, June 27 U.R) House and senate conferees agreed today on a simple one year extension of the present draft law to July 9, 1951. The compromise removes all restrictions written in by the senate and house on the presi dent's authority to call men Into uniform as necessary to keep the armed forces at desired strength. The conferees also wrote in a new provision to give the presi dent complete authority to call national guard and reserve mem bers into active service when ever he thinks it necessary. WEATHER Forerait: Variable rloudlneu tonight and Wednesday with little change In temperature. Temp. Highest yesterday It Lowest this morning SI FLEET ATTACK (UP) The United States (UP) President Truman making a stand against the China. a statement that the com statement, the air force announc ed that it has 509 planes In the Far East, 473 of them combat craft. They Include a medium bomb group of 30 B-29 Super forts and five fighter groups of 75 planes each. It was the B-29 that carried the atomic bomb to Japan In the last war. Clot to Operations The seventh fleet, ordered to defend Formosa from attack, Is based in the Philippines - Guam area close to Its new scene of operations. It Is commanded by Vice Adm. Arthur D. Struble. In addition to ordering the seventh fleet to prevent any at tack on Formosa, Mr. Truman said he also was calling on the Chinese nationalist governmnt of Chiang Kai-Shek on Formosa to "cease all air and sea operations against the (China) mainland." "The seventh fleet will see that this Is done," Mr. Truman said. He added: "The determination of the fu ture status of Formosa must await the restoration of security in the Pacific, a peace settlement with Japan, or consideration by the United Nationi." This appeared to be a complete reversal of the administration's previous decision not to defend Formosa, island refuge of the Chinese nationalist government. Mr. Truman said the United States is pitting its air and aea might against the communists because they have failed to obey a cease-fire order by the United Nations security council. The surprise compromise was worked out in less than an hour. Mounting congressional con cern over the Korean crisis was seen as a major factor In spur ring the finai draft settlement. The compromise bill now goes to the house and then to th sen ate for approval. Last week both houses rushed through a 15-day extension to July 9 to keep the present law from expiring. It would have run out at midnight last Friday. President Truman had re quested a straight three-year ex tension of the present law. Under th compromise, the American, Danish Ships Hit Head-On; Fire Breaks Out Luxury Liner Begins To Sink New York, June 27. (U.R) The American Export Lines lux ury liner, Excalibur, outward bound on a 43-day Mediterran ean cruise, collided with a freighter in the harbor today and began to sink, but all her 113 passengers were removed safely. Within minutes after the eol lision at 12:35 p. m. (EDT) doz ens of coast guard vessels, tug and other harbor craft converg ed on the stricken 9,644-ton liner and began removing passengers. By 1:20 p. m. the rescue opera tion had been completed. The coast guard said no injuries had been reported among passenger or the crews of the two ships. Vsl In Flam Fire boats poured towers of water on the Danish freighter Colombia which broke into flames when the two vessels col-' lided head-on almost in the shad ow of lower Manhattan'! sky scrapers. In addition to her 113 passen gers, the Excalibur carried a crew of about 130. The coast guard estimated there was a crew of 35 aboard the 5.148-ton Colombia, which was inbound from Tampa, Fla. Noted to Sand Flatt As the rescue operation pro ceeded in the calm, sunlit waters of the harbor, tugs slowly nosed the listing Excalibur toward the sand flats of Brooklyn, By 1:35 p. m.. the luxury liner, one of the "Four Aces" of the American Export Lines fleet, was hud aground. With carefree cruise passen gers lining her rails, the Excali bur sailed at noon from Ex change Place, Jersey City, under command of Capt. S. N. Groves, of Brooklyn. Budget Reduced By Central Point City Councilmen Central Point, Jun 27. Councilmen and citizens' budget committeemen last night sliced the proposed 1950-1951 Central Point city budget levy to a fig ure within the six per cent lim itation. Th action followed two elee. lona this month at which voters turned down by narrow margin , a proposal to exceed the six per cent levy limit by $4,513.23. A public hearing on the revised new budget is set for 8 p. m. Tuesday, June 28, as previously advertised. Last night's action would re duce the new budget from $28, 135 originally contemplated te $23,621.77. General fund levy permitted within the six per cent limit is $5,996.77. City Recorder Arden Pinkham said today that slashes of $1,000 for park purposes and $1,656 In the emergency fund planned were principal cuts made in es tablishing the revised budget. Revision left only $848 in tha new budget's emergency fund. Jackson county property tax payers were reminded today that tomorrow will be their first and only chance to discuss the coun ty budget with members of tha budget committee. A hearing for that purpose has been set for 11 a. m. (DST) in the county court chambers at the court house. Federal Law Prohibits fireworks in Mailboxes It is a federal offense to put firecrackers In mailboxes. Post master Moore Hamilton said to day he has received reports from rural areas of youngsters put ting the explosives in mailboxes and he warned that anyone in Indulging in the malicioua mis chief faces prosecution by fed eral authorities. His office will take every necessary step to stop the vandalism, he said. Reached Measure president could call up reserve and guardsmen for periods not to exceed 21 months' of active service. "This Is not congressional ac tion directing Immediate federal service for the reserve compo nents," the conferees said In a statement. "It Is, however, grant of authority to the presi dent, should conditions so war rant, to order Into federal serv ice the reserve components." The present draft law permits selective service to Issue draft calls whenever any of tha aerv ices ask for men. No action 1 required by ib president.
