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o FOUR MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL T5IBU5 Wednesday, October 2, 1937 Aum fjss worn Korean, U.S. To Stave Off Hew Gifard Incident Editor' note: Charles R. Smith, who has Just been named United Press chief correspondent and manager for Korea, arrived to find abullding a new storm that threatens U.S.-Korean re lations. In the following dispatch he discusses the potentially dangerous situation. BY CHARLES R. SMITH Uniled Presi Correspondent Seoul (IP! Korean govern ment and U. S. military authori ties worked behind the scenes today to prevent what could easily blow up into a new "Gir ard case" here in Korea. The storm has been building up for months. But the thunder became in tense only recently when two teen-age Korean girls were shot by U. S. guards at the Kunsan Air Base some 1100 miles south of here. Both the Korean gov ernment and top level U.S. mili tary authorities are carrying out intensive ievestigations into the incident. The Kerean press has used the incident to splash its sharp est criticism of U. S. troops in some time. And one top Korean official accused the U. S. troops of harboring "racial contempt" for the Koreans this coming at a time when the Little Rock integration riots were top-head news here. Incidents Become Important A series of so-called "minor" incidents at the air base have added fuel to the fire, incidents involving attacks by Air Force sentry dogs on Korean villages. ReDorts indicate none of the in cidents resulted In serious in jury and probably would not be significant if taken alone. How ever, tied in with the shooting of the two girls and several previous incidents in other areas, they become increasingly important. The basic reason for the press criticism is the steadily grow ing pre ssure for a status of forces agreement between the U. S. and Korea. The incident that kicked off the controversy and started the first sharp criticism occurred last May, but the case involving the two girls occurred Sunday, Sept. 15. The girls, Kim Yong Yi, 18, and Kang Kum Sun, 17, r1 .I n-mj-ii.il were struck by bullets fired by two Air Force guards on duty at a bomb dump area at the base. Military spokesmen said the girls were part of a group of some seven or eight persons in the area who fled when the guards attempted to apprehend them for questioning. When the gis failed to halt, theoguards fired into the group, one of the bullets striking Miss Kim irethe temple and another striking Miss Yang in the arm. Miss Kim has been listed in "critical" con dition. Korean press reports said the girls were cutting weeds outside the fenced-in are? when the guards yelled at them causing them & flee. Both Korean and U.S. authori ties say relations between the villagers and troops at Kunsan and in every other rea are good. They point out that the Kor ean people are now beginning to assert their independence for the first time since the end of hostilities. The enmity between Japan and Koea is one of the basic reasons for a status of forces agreement, according to one highly informed source. The source said the U.S. has a status of forces a g r eement with Japan, 'hile Korea, as well as Formosa and The Philip pines, are treated as "country cousins." Official feeling among both American and Korean officials is that the situation as it now stands is not likely to get out of hand and develop into a cri tical situation. But, they say, any new in cident in the near future could seriously impair the pre sent good ROK-U.S. relations. Norblad Sees Saving For American Taxpayers Salem TP) Rep. Walter Nor blad (R-Ore.), said today that American taxpayers could save $115 million a year if the Armed Services' would cut down on their extensive system of recruit ing offices. Quotes From (ha lews By UNITED PRESS Washington President Eisenhower, in his statement refusing to order paratroopers from Central High school in Little Rock, Ark.: "The statement issued ... by the governor of Arkansas does not constitute in my opinion the assurance that he intends to use his full powers as governor to prevent the obstruction of the orders of the United States District court." Denver Former President Truman, predicting that the Demo cratic parly will regain power in coming elections: "The Democratic party will sweep the country in 1858 and 1960. and then we'll be rid of those damned Republicans." North Vernon, Ind. Wayne Whitley, 26-year-old gunman, com menting on his partner, Ralph Taylor, who was killed in a gun battle with police after allegedly killing two state troopers: "I guess Ralph was just no good." Hollywood Deputy District Attorney William L. Ritzl, after a judge declared the Confidential magazine libel trial a mistrial: "I think it's a shame the jury didn't see this thing the way we did. I am going to confer with assistant slate attorney general Clarence Linn and we'll try to get another trial date set as soon as possible." 11 '&vsfrr; ?q-''7 1 &&mTjb,&tA k m Triaf Scheduled for I Incompetency Hurled Al House of Lords Korean Fishermen SMILING AS THEY LEAVE Hollywood theater are Lauren Bacall, widow of Humphrey Bogart, and Singer Frank Sinatra, who are dating frequently. (International) EAGLE POINT Ragsdales Attend Meeting By LAURA A. McFALL Eagle Point Mr. and Mrs. John Ragsdale , attended the council for the blind convention in Portland Sept. 21 and 22. Rogsdale is president of the Jackson county chapter of the council for the blind. Mr. and Mrs. Lou Philliber of Klamath Falls were overnight guests Sept. 30 at the Clayton Simmons' home. The Phillibers are former residents of Eagle Point. 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