Page 12 University Daily Kansan Thursday, Jan. 15, 1953
Jets Blast Bridges To Cut Red Lines
Seoul, Korea—(U.P.)—More than 200 United Nations jet fighter-bombers blasted five bridges forming a bottleneck in the vital Communist supply line north of Sinanju today—the seventh consecutive day the allies have bombed the area.
The fighter bombers hit the bridges with rockets and bombs as they continued the most concentrated attack of the war this year.
In another raid today B-29 Super-
forts bombed a railway yard near
Wonsan on the northeast coast,
through which Red supplies must
pass for eastern and central Korea.
American Sabre jets protecting the UN fighter bombers intercepted Communist MIG-15s attempting to break up the attack, and preliminary reports said at least one of the Russian-built jets was shot down and another damaged.
Thunder jets, Shooting Stars and Marine Panther jets braved intense fire from Communist anti-aircraft guns as they struck four rail bridges and one road bridge spanning the Chongchon and Taeryong rivers. Much of the Red war material must pass over these bridges.
It was the fifth day that fighterbombers hit the bridge system. Although complete reports on the damage were not immediately available, one reconnaissance pilot said the bridges were "all beat up."
Since the attacks started Friday night, B-29 Superforts from Japan and Okinawa have dropped 590 tons of bombs on the bridge area and neighboring rail facilities.
More than 1,290 jet fighter-bomber attacks were leveled at the bridge system in the jets' five days of assault, and night flying B-26 light bombers struck the area four times
No single air group attacked the Sinanju area all seven days, but one or more hit it each day of the last week.
Saturday 300 fighter - bombers blasted the area. More than 200 unloaded their bombs on the bridge complex Monday, 440 struck Tuesday, and 150 Wednesday.
B-29 Superforts, for the first time in five days, gave the Sinanju area a rest Wednesday night and switched their attention to a Red rail yard and an ore processing plant on the east coast.
They had to battle 120-mile-anhour winds and 40 degree below zero temperatures to bomb this east coast area, which was being blasted for the first time. Twelve Superforts unloaded 1200 pounds of explosives each on their target.
When the Allied fighter-bombers attacked the Sinanju area, the Russian-built MIG jets got through to meet them over the target for the first time in the seven days the raids have gone on, but they were driven away by the protecting Sabre jets.
Eleven Injured In Ship Collision
New York—(U.P.)-A commuter-laden ferry boat collided with a freighter in thick fog off the tip of Manhattan island today, injuring 11 persons.
Two other freighters collided off the Brooklyn shore a few minutes later as the thick mist shut airports, tangled harbor traffic and slowed surface transportation to a crawl.
The radar-navigated city ferry boat Gold Star Mother, en route from Staten island to Manhattan with 1,000 passengers, smashed into the side of the 8,000-ton United States lines freighter American Veteran. The crash threw passengers to the deck and tangled autos on its lower deck into a mess of dented fenders and broken windshields.
The ferry, a 10-foot gash in her bow, backed away from the freighter after 20 minutes and proceeded to its slip under its own power.
Beekman Downtown hospital reported a
incident for injuries and released.
Off Brooklyn, the United States lines' 8,000-ton American Leader was hit by the Waterman Steamship line's 6,000-ton Chickasaw.
Police reported the Chickasaw had a hole in its side and the Leader, which was anchored, was taking water.
The fog suspended all operations at Idlewild and LaGuardia airports shortly after 5 a.m. Incoming flights were held at their last stops across the country.
UN Warns Reds To Halt Shipments
Munsan, Korea —(U,P)— The United Nations today warned the Communists to stop sending ammunition and supplies to front line troops in convoys protected by peace talk immunity.
The warning came in a note handed to the Reds at Panmunjom accusing the Communists of "abusing" the immunity form air attack granted their peace delegation convoy between Pyongyang, the Red capital, and the Kaesong truce team base.
17 Cardinals Receive Red Hats From Pope
Vatican City—(U.P.)—Seventeen new scarlet-robed cardinals of the Roman Catholic church received their red hats today from Pope
Pius XII in a brilliant public consistory ceremony at St. Peter's basilica.
A crowd of 30,000, including 19 of the 46 old cardinal members of the sacred college witnessed the public consistory in the great stone and marble basilica.
Later a secret consistency with 76-year-old Pope Plus ended a week of solemn manifestations for 24 new "princes" of the Pontifical court. Seven of the new cardinals were able to attend today's ceremonies.
The elevation of the 24 new cardinals—including an American brought the sacred college of cardinals to its full strength of 70 members for the first time in 250 years
It also gave the college an unprecedented international complement of princes from 27 different countries of the world—four of them communism. The United States compartment of cardinals rose to four today.
James Francis Cardinal McIntyre, archbishop of Los Angeles and the first prince of the church from
Today for the first time, the 17 new cardinals were wearing the full dress of a prince of the church. They wore red shoes, red cassocks and a sash with gold trimmed tassel. The caps were bow-length cape with a small hood.
the western United States, and the other new cardinals gathered in the basilica's chapel of Santa Petronilla long before the ceremony started to pray and await the administration of their oath.
Taegu, Korea —(U.P.)- Gen. Mark Clark today joined Gen. James A. Van Fleet and President Syngman Rhee here in congratulating the Republic of Korea army on its seventh anniversary.
The cardinals mounted to the Pope's throne in the order of the "creation" as cardinals Monday.
Clark Praises Korean Record
"The ROK army has truly established a brilliant page in military history," Gen. Clark said at Korean headquarters, which he reached by private plane from Tokyo.
Gen. Van Fleet complimented the new ROK 12th division for winning "the first important ground action of 1953," referring to its fight of Jan. 12 when it beat off assaults by 1,500 North Korean Reds.
He promised to do "everything possible" to aid in obtaining better equipment and training for ROK soldiers.
Cardinal Mcintyre was 11th and his face was flushed with emotion as he descended from the papal throne.
The pontiff exchanged a dozen smiling words with the Los Angeles archbishop. Cardinal McIntyre's head was bowed humely and it could not be seen whether he responded.
Seven years ago the ROK army was a ragged outfit known as the Korean constabulary. It actually was born July 1951, under the leadership of 8th Army commander Van Fleet.
Lt. Gen. Paik Sun Yup, ROK chief of staff, said that "like every young army we have been faced with many growing pains and difficult problems." But he said Gen. Van Fleet's reorganization and retraining program has made the ROK army a "fighting combat force."
And today he and other high American officers are confident the ROK army could defeat the North Koreans hands down if the Reds didn't have Chinese help.
"The morale of our soldiers is excellent, and they are aggressive," he said. "Wherever they are attacking we hear, 'we go,' and wherever we are defending we hear, 'stay, fight.'"
Guest Chemist To Speak Today
Dr. William G. Young, dean of the physical sciences at the University of California at Los Angeles, will speak at the Chemistry colloquium at 4 p.m. today in 305 Bailey laboratories. His subject will be "Allylic Rearrangements."
Two chemists will be guest lecturers at the University today and tomorrow.
The University section of the American Chemical society will meet tomorrow to hear Dr. C. G. Overberger, professor of chemistry at the University of Brooklyn and associate director of the Institute of Polymer Research.
He will speak on "Decomposition of Azo Compounds in Solution and Their Use in Studies of Reaction Enthalpy" according to meeting will be at 8.1m, in 305 Bailey.
Dr. John Davis, professor of chemistry at Ottawa university, will formally begin his term as chairman of the KU section of the ACS to-morrow.
Practicing chemists and teachers in the northeast Kansas area, except for Kansas City, belong to the KU section.
Army ROTC graduates who receive a commission and academic degree in February will be called to active duty shortly, but those who will receive commissions but have not completed requirements for an academic degree will be allowed to finish the school year, Capt. John S. Mace, associate professor of Military Science, said today.
Mace Predicts ROTC Duties
Capt. Mace said that those with a commission and degree will be called to duty about 30 days after graduation but can request a delay with good reasons. He said that in no case would the delay be granted later than June 30, 1953.
He said that Army headquarters in Washington have stipulated that no officers with mid-year commissions will be called up if they have not completed graduation requirements.
Balmy Weather Ends In Blizzard Conditions
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A prairie blizzard howled across Nebraska and Kansas today and forecasters said Chicago's balmy weather in the mid 50's would plunge 45 degrees.
A thick fog descended on New York City and a commuter-laden ferry collided with a freighter off the tip of Manhattan island, injuring 10 persons.
The ferry, Gold Star Mother, was enroute from Staten Island to Manhattan with 1,900 passengers when the ferry reached 4,000-ton freighter American, Veteran.
The Midwestern blizzard piled
GOP Ignores Truman Report
Washington — (U.P.)— The Republican 83rd Congress showed a strong disposition today to file and forget President Truman's last economic report.
In the report, submitted to the House and Senate yesterday, Mr Truman predicted prosperity for most of 1953, but warned that falling farm prices are a bad omen. He said the nation has made "remarkable" gains under 20 years of democratic governance in annual output of $500 billion by 1963 if the new administration continues his basic policies.
Most Republicans in Congress treated the report as a "Lame Duck" document and just ignored it. The few who read the President's message were inclined to shrug it off.
"The new Republican administration can ably and fully cope with economic matters without Mr. Truman's conclusions which have been wrong so often," commented Chairman Leo E. Allen (R-III.) of the House rules committee.
Mr. Truman's three-man council of economic advisers, in a lengthy study which accompanied his report, recommended that tax cuts scheduled to take place this year be postponed until they are needed to offset a recession trend.
This proposal was bluntly rejected by Chairman Daniel A. Reed (R-N, Y.) of the House ways and means committee.
Chairman Reed said he will continue to push his own bill to cut personal income taxes next July 1, six months ahead of the presently-scheduled reduction.
GOP Congressmen Rap 'Lame Duck' Bill
Washington — (U.P.)— Republicans in Congress served notice on the defense department today that it must supply proof to back its "Lame Duck" request for another military pay boost.
But at least one Democrat favored granting half of the requested pay raise immediately.
The new proposal, announced by the Pentagon last night, would give all members of the armed forces an average eight percent raise in base pay to cover living costs and to stimulate enlistments.
snow into deep drifts and coated highways with a treacherous combination of ice and snow.
The storm moved into South Dakota, cutting off electricity to the little town of Plankington and disrupping rail travel. The Chicago & North Western held an eastbound train at Pierre, S.D., and a west-bound train at Huron, S.D., until the storm subsided.
At Plankington, emergency crews working in near zero temperature and a swirling snowstorm restored partial electrical service this morn-
The storm that swept across the plains states blew in from the mountain states of Idaho and Utah. The snow storms struck those states without warning yesterday, snapping power lines and blocking roads.
Every weather station in Nebraska except Omaha reported precipitation early today and the state's highways were icy death trans.
Temperatures of zero to five below were forecast for northwest areas of the state Thursday night, with readings of about 10 degrees predicted for the southeast.
The weather bureau forecast "bizzard conditions" for those sections of the Sunflower state but said that the new snowfall would diminish today. Spreading cold will follow the end of the storm, weathermen said.
The storm front reached Kansas City at 5:50 a.m. and temperatures plunged 35 degrees in two hours. Comparative readings at Kansas City were 63 at 5:25 a.m. and 28 at 7:25 a.m.
Winds were gusting as high as 47 miles an hour, and the situation was much the same in west and central Kansas.
The wind and the cold were the chief products of the winter onslaught from the northwest. Temperatures at Dodge City, Kan., dropped an even 60 degrees in about 12 hours—from a high of 60 on Wednesday to a reading of nine degrees above zero early Thursday.
Snow and freezing rain glazed streets and highways, but government forecasters, in a late revision of their predictions, indicated precipitation probably would be light in most localities.
Students seeking further information and application blanks may obtain them at the office of the School of Engineering, 111 Marvin hall. Students may also sign the interview schedule in the same office.
The experts promised moderating conditions tomorrow.
The interviewers would like to take a look at the electrical and mechanical systems.
Personnel representatives from the McDonnell Aircraft company of St. Louis will be on the campus Monday and Tuesday to interview February, graduates of the School of Engineering.
The 34-year-old traveling minister was scheduled for a half-hour "social" call with Mr. Eisenhower at the President-elect's Commodore hotel headquarters.
Aircraft Officials To See Engineers
Evangelist Graham, who has drawn huge crowds at revival meetings throughout the country, has sought official support for a national day of prayer for peace in Korea. He conducted a revival last spring on the steps of the Capitol in Washington.
New York — (U.P.)—Evangelist Billy Graham, just returned from a preaching tour of the Korean battlefront, calls on President-elect Eisenhower today.
Graham to Visit Ike
Mr. Eisenhower's first appointment today was with representatives of the Air Transport association. They presented him with a plaque recognizing him as the first successful
Later Mr. Eisenhower was scheduled to confer with Sen. Francis Case (R-S.D.) and Rep. Sid Simpson (R-III.), chairmen respectively of the Senate and House committees on the District of Columbia.
candidate for president to use airplanes regularly in his campaign.
It was believed the discussion might touch on Mr. Eisenhower's campaign promise to end racial segregation in the nation's capital. Legislation to put an anti-segregation policy into effect in Washington would pass through the committees headed by Sen. Case and Rep. Simpson.
Press secretary James C. Hagerty announced that the President-elect would make three farewell speeches at Columbia university before he leaves for Washington and next week's inauguration festivities.