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.