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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9.1950
Communist Guerrillas Give Marines Trouble In Korea
"When we catch up with one of them he's likely to be waving a South Korean flag and claiming he's another farmer out for a walk," the colonel said. "We can't tell the difference."
With the U.S. Marines in North Korea—(U.P.)—Communist guerillas who hit hard and fast then disappear into the hills like willo-the-wisps are beating the U.S. marines at their own game and may keep United Nations forces in Korea busy all winter.
The deadly game of hide and seek is going on throughout the "liberated" areas of North Korea and the tough leathernecks have not been able to cope with the well-organized and efficient guerrilla gangs.
gangs.
"We are playing the other man's game and using his dice," is the way L. Col. Robert W. Rickert of La Jolla, Calif., explained it.
"They pick the time and the place," the marine officer said. "We force them to crank off the first burst, then they won't stand and fight but will fade off into the hills—and the bills are loaded with them."
Rickert, who is executive officer of the 1st marine regiment, said the gangs are led by "senior colonels" -the North Korean equivalent of brigadier generals.
The South Korean police and R0K marines have better luck identifying the guerrilla fighters. They spot them by their haircuts or the welts left on their shoulders from carrying a rifle. Sometimes they use not-too-gentle questioning.
But most of those picked up are just trying to get home. The dangerous ones stay in the hills.
"It's awfully hard to gear a machine set for formal warfare to this sort of thing." Rickett said. "And especially in a strange country where the enemy knows every trail and can mix with the civilian population while we stick out like sore thumbs."
The North Korean civilians are afraid of the guerrillas who plunder their homes and kill those who resist. Communist sympathizers store supplies for the hill gangs. In one cottage the marines found 9,200 pounds of hand grenades.
The situation has developed into something like a bad dream. It started slowly enough, perhaps with two Communists acting as snipers.
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Leonard H. Axe, dean of the School of Business, addressed Phi Chi Theta, professional business sorority, Thursday concerning opportunities for women in the business world.
The following women have been pledged to the sorority: Phyllis Noah, business senior; Beverly Chaffin, Margaret Herschberger, Virginia LaRue, Marilyn Seymour, Betty Thomas, and Johnnie Shafer, business juniors.
The biggest half-time show of the year will be given by the University marching band at the Oklahoma-Kansas football game Saturday.
Saturday. The show will consist of six for- mations honoring Armistice day, Russell L. Wiley, director, said.
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The band will form the letters U.S. and A. to represent the army, an anchor to represent the navy, a propeller with wings to represent
The final formation will be an outline of the memorial to the Unknown Soldier and will be accompanied by two trumpets playing "Taps."
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