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Atlantic Pact Gives Go-ahead To Arm Germany
The Atlantic council of foreign and defense ministers announced its agreement on a Western European army to include Germans, if possible, at a hurriedly-called press conference after they adjourned. The
Brussels, Belgium—(U.P.)-The 12 Atlantic Pact nations ended months of wrangling and compromise today by giving a go-ahead to limited German rearmament—if the Germans are willing—to help defend Europe against communism.
Eisenhower, the communique said, will come to Europe "shortly after the first of the year" to set up his headquarters and create an international staff to run the "effective, integrated European force under centralized control and command."
The Atlantic powers also agreed to set up a defense production board with powers to "expand and accelerate" armament production.
The nations also announced in a communique issued at the end of their two-day meeting that Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, liberator of Europe in 1945, had been named Supreme commander of a Western European army of 750,000 men—of which 150,000 would be Germans.
Communique was released later. The communique made it plain it would be months before any rearmament of Germany would begin. It authorized the U.S., Britain and France—the Western occupying powers in Germany—to begoint negotiations with the Germans in an attempt to persuade them to share in the defense of western Europe.
Even though German rearmament would be on a limited scale, the Brussels decision marked the beginning of the end of the demilitarization clauses of the Potsdam agreement. If Germany agrees, she will contribute 5,000-man "combat teams" totaling one-fifth of the 55 or 60 division Atlantic army.
The communique itself did not go into any details about the extent of German rearmament that would be allowed.
Autograph Burns, So Does 'Phog'
Manhattan—The prime objective of Dr. F. C. "Phog" Allen, the University of Kansas basketball coach, has always been to whip Kansas State. And while the doctor perhaps wouldn't admit it, he may have an added reason for wanting to bump the Wildcats this season.
They presumably will be assigned to train with the two national guard divisions which will be brought to active duty Tuesday, Jan. 16.
season
At halftime during the Kansas State-Wisconsin game here Monday night a young man of student age asked Allen for an autograph. The Kansas coach obliged.
After handing him the signature, the autograph-seeker—obviously not a Kansas booster—struck a match to the paper, stood before the coach, watched it burn, and then turned and walked away.
active duty U.S.
Last October four air national
guard fighter-bomber groups and one attack - reconnaissance group were called to active federal service to train with the four national guard divisions which were activated at that time.
Washington—(U,P)—Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg, air force chief of staff, announced today that five air national guard groups will be called to active federal service Thursday, Feb. 1.
P. S. Are you listening, big Clyde?
Call Five Air Groups To Duty
Vandenberg said designations of the units or of the bases at which they will be assigned cannot be announced because of security reasons.
There normally are 75 aircraft in a fighter group and 54 in an attack-reconnaissance group.
THE WEATHER
Kansas—Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday. Slightly colder central and east tonight. Lows tonight 16-20 north, 22-25 south. Somewhat cooler southeast Wednesday. Highs Wednesday 30-35 east to 40-45 west
Hungnam Beachhead Battle Enters Crucial Final Stage
Tokyo—(U.P.)The battle of the Hungnam beachhead appeared to be entering its crucial final stage today as the revived North Korean army for the first time joined the Chinese Red siege forces. The U.S. 3rd division, apparently now alone defending the beachhead perimeter, fought with its back to the sea to hold open the escape port of Hungnam against Communist "banzai" attacks.
Safety Precautions Can Save Christmas Trees And Lives
Charging Chinese Reds overran two American outposts just before dawn, but G.I.'s rose from their frozen foxholes and restored the line by daybreak. Big guns of warships offshore, from the battleship Missouri to destroyers, joined massed artillery and air fleets in bombarding the enemy.
Washington—(U.P).A few years ago a short circuit in Christmas tree lighting set fire to a convalescent home in Hartford, Conn. On final count 21 elderly persons lay dead, 30 others were injured.
Engineers Offered Venezuelan Jobs
The overseas personnel office of Standard Oil company has openings in Venezuela for February graduates in civil, mechanical and architectural engineering.
Applicants for these positions should be single men. All students who are interested should sign a roster in the dean's office, before 5 p.m. Wednesday so that Dean Carr may wire to the company Thursday the number of students who are interested. If enough students are interested the company will send interviewers to the school.
Belgian Here For Research
The director of the Institut de Paleontologie at the University of Leige in Leige, Belgium, Dr. G. Ubaghs, arrived at the University Dec. 15, to begin work as a research associate in the department of geology.
Wounded Officer Tells Of Treatment Received As Prisoner Of Chinese Reds
An American Hospital, Japan—(U.P.)-A pajama-clad lieutenant-colon sits on a hospital bed, his right forearm in a cast, combat boots on his feet.
"I'm trying to get straight in my own mind just what happened," he said. "I was captured on Dec. 2 and turned loose on Dec. 5. There were 10 other soldiers, all wounded or suffering from frostbite, who were prisoners with me. The Chinese didn't treat our wounds. But they didn't harm us."
On Dec. 1. We were taken out the next day, and that night, about 7 or 8 o'clock, was caught alone. I had just finished wrapping a couple of wounded with blankets and was about 30 feet away from them in a frozen-over swampy area, about 150 yards from the reservoir, when I heard a Chinese patrol coming.
"There were three or four guys on me right away. A couple grabbed
"Allowing for the excitement and so forth," he replies, "there was very little pain. It was like getting cracked in the arm with something lighter than a baseball bat. A cue stick, maybe. Also, the extreme cold—it was zero-perhaps had something to do with deadening the pain. The bullet broke my arm."
they didn't harm it.
"The whole thing probably was a propaganda stunt—but it wasn't so well done."
Lt. Col. Robert J. Tolly, 38, whose parents live at Hillsdale, Mich., was commander of a field artillery battalion when he was taken prisoner. His outfit was moving along with Seventh division units trying to join up with the marines on the east side of the Chosin Reservoir.
side of the Church. "We hit a series of roadblocks," he said. "We go through one and hit another and another. There was battle at close hand on the night of Dec. 1.
How does it feel to get shot in the arm?
"The only thing I put up an objection to was their taking my pile jacket and gloves. All I got was the end of a bayonet jabbed me. They never looked at my wound. I wrapped an old piece of T-shirt around it. The Chinese had found a lot of American canned fruit juice and three cans of C-rations, and that's what fed the 11 of us for three days."
my arms. They took everything from my pockets. On 'shakedowns', I got my wallet back four times out of five. The fifth guy kept it.
The Americans built a fire in an iron pot in their room, and thus kept from freezing. During the night on Dec. 4, a large group of Communists entered the house. There was a lot of shouting. They pushed the Americans out the door.
"One Chinese shot three times with a carbine from about 10 feet away. Maybe he just shot at a sound. The third shot hit me."
"They were behind me and I could hear them talking. It was pitch dark—no moonlight. I just had time to duck down in a gully. I couldn't see them.
That was all. They were free.
The Americans worked their way to the reservoir and walked four miles down its frozen surface to a marine outpost. As soon as they hollered "Hey, GI!" the marines shouted to them to backtrack single file and then sent a man out to guide them in by a circuitous route.
They had walked unharmed—by some strange stroke of luck—two-thirds of the way through a marine minefield.
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- Your department of agriculture doesn't want that to happen again and has come up with a few common sense rules about how to handle a Christmas tree.
The department has done considerable research on this serious side of the happy season and Arthur M. Sowder of the forest service is our authority for the following:
1. A warm house makes the needles dry out on a Christmas evergreen and the tree becomes inflammable. So select a fresh, green tree. If the needles are turning brown, the tree already is dried out. Don't buy it.
Saw off the butt end of the tree at least one inch above the original cut. Keep the butt end standing in a pail of water during the entire time the tree is in the house. Refill the container daily.
3. Be sure the tree is well supported and away from fire places, radiators, television, and radio sets and other sources of sparks and heat. The tree should be placed so that it won't block an exit—in case of fire.
Mr. Sowder used use of chemicals made to retard fire often does more harm than good. Many chemical solutions make the needles discolor and fall off in two to five days.
And here's a little hint about buying lights.
"When you buy lights or other electrical appliances," Mr. Powder said, "see whether they have the UL Underwriters laboratory safety seal attached. You can identify it simply by the UL tag.
Dr. Lee To Give 'Crisis' Lecture
The 13th "World in Crisis" lecture will be given at 7:00 p.m. today by Dr. Orient Lee, professor of history.
Dr. Lee, who has written several books on China, will speak on "East Asia in Turmoil."
Before the Communist invasion of China, Dr. Lee was professor and head of the history department at the University of Kweichow, in Kweiyang, China.
- Although the enemy assault had slacked again by noon Front dispatches reported that North Korean units for the first time had joined the siege.
They were drawn from among 18 reorganized North Korean divisions which Gen. Douglas MacArthur's communique today reported probably totaled 150,000 men. Another 50,000 North Korean conscripts and recruits were believed in training in Manchuria safe from allied air attack.
"Three full months have elapsed since the disorganized North Korean army fled north from the United Nations perimeter after the Inchon landing and the North Koreans, evidently with obvious assistance from their allies, have made good use of this time in reorganizing their forces," the communique said.
The bulk of the North Korean divisions were arrayed against the United Nations 8th army north and east of Seoul, backed up by 200,000 Chinese troops.
Some North Korean units already were skirmishing with 8th army patrols and there has been speculation that the Chinese may let the North Koreans take over the fighting on that front entirely.
Tokyo observers said the Chinese might regard use of the North Korean army as a solution to the problem of whether or not to cross the 38th parallel.
If the North Koreans could pin down the United Nations forces, the communists could accomplish their aim of paralyzing a large part of the democratic world's strength without risking a general war by sending the Chinese all the way to Pusan in southeast Korea.
The Seoul front was so quiet today that the 8th army cancelled its usual briefing session for the press.
North Koreans attacked the Hung-
nam beachhead on the northeast
coast last night for the first time.
The attack was one of five made
against the defense perimeter from
dusk Monday to dawn today.
The attacks increased steadily in intensity during the night. Chinese Reds launched two vicious "banzi" suicide thrusts against the American line just before dawn, one southwest of Hungnam and the other east.
Blowing bugles and whistles, Chinese charged the 3rd division in each of the two attacks. They overran two American outposts and dented the defense perimeter at heavy cost before being dispersed. An American counter-attack restored the positions.
Mrs. W. A. White Dies; Noted Editor's Widow
Mrs. William Allen White, widow of the world-famed editor of The Emporia Gazette, died at 10:45 this morning at Newman Memorial hospital in Emporia. She was 81 years old.
Mrs. White had had a cold for several days and yesterday was taken to the hospital. In July, 1949, she fell in her home and suffered a hip fracture. Since that time she had been an invalid most of the time, but recently had been able to walk with
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the aid of a nurse and to go on occasional automobile rides.
She is survived by her son, W. L. White of New York City, editor of the Gazette; two sisters, Mrs. Laey Haynes of Kansas City, Kan., and Mrs. Robert R. Kane of Moorestown, NJ., and one brother, Robert G. Lindsay of Topeka.
Funeral arrangements will be made upon the arrival in Emporia of her son, who is flying home from New York City.