UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE. KANSAS
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WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 20, 1950
French Strike Chinese Reds
Saigon, Indo-China, Sept. 29—(U.P.)—French troops battling what may be a large-scale Communist attempt to seize control of Indo-China cut down a battalion of Communist troops today in a "slaughterhouse" attack and sent enemy units fleeing toward the nearby Communist border.
The fighting took place near Communist-held Dongkhe, on the border between Indo - China and Communist China. French sources said the fortress town probably will be recaptured tonight or tomorrow.
Officials said the French column, of undisclosed strength, caught the Communist Viet Minh battalion by surprise between Langson and Dongkhe, riddling it with artillery fire and infiltrating "severe losses."
There was no mention of the fate of the French garrison which was captured by the Communists when they staged their sudden attack on the town. French sources feared they had been killed.
French officials were confident contingents of the 150,000-man force in Indo-China could re-take Dong-khe. Indications pointed to a major French counter-attack under a protective umbrella of strafing king cobra fighter planes.
Power Cut In Berlin Cold War
Berlin, Sept. 29—U.P.)—The cold war which has plagued Berlin since 1945 flared up again today with announcement by a Russian-sector power company that it will cut off electricity to the Western sector tonight.
The announcement came after Western German authorities arrested 44 East Berlin police in reprisal for the seizure of 25 western police in East Berlin Tuesday. Those arrests, in turn, were in reprisal for the arrest in Western Berlin of a group of policemen the day before.
Wheat Seeding Makes Progress
BEAT T. C. U.
Topeka,—(U.P.) — Seeding of the 1951 Kansas wheat crop made rapid progress during this week, the state and federal agriculture departments reported.
Nearly a third of the crop is now planted.
Pastures and ranges are still providing abundant feed for this season of the year. A large acreage of volunteer wheat is available for pasture in western Kansas. A heavy movement of sheep, lambs and cattle onto pastures will reduce the number than 100,000 head of sheep and lams now on wheat in western Kansas.
Agricultural statistician Hubert Collins reported that 60 per cent of the new wheat crop has been planted in the west, with some fields already up to good stands. Seeding is getting well under way in central counties. A few scattered fields in the eastern third of the state have been planted. A third of the winter barley has been seeded.
Raymond Hall Granted Sabbatical Leave
Brochure Includes University Projects
A chemical engineering research project at the University is one of 12 featured in a brochure published by the Engineering College Research council of the American Society for Engineering Education.
The illustrated booklet, "Research Is Learning" outlines special projects at 12 institutions. The University project is a study of gas absorption equipment directed by Dr. J. O. Maloney, chairman of the chemical engineering department. Ray J. Stanclift, Jr., is the research associate. In the booklet he is pictured with equipment acquired for the study.
Other midwestern schools featured are Iowa State college, the University of Iowa, Wisconsin, and Illinois.
BEAT T. C. U.
Dr. E. Raymond Hall, director of the Museum of Natural History at the University and chairman of the department of zoology, has been granted a sabbatical leave for the year starting Sept. 1, the chancellor's office announced Monday.
Prof. A. B. Leonard will be acting chairman of the zoology department for the year. Dr. Rollin H. Baker, assistant professor of zoology, will assume direction of the museum during Dr. Hall's absence.
Dr. Hall, who came to KU. in 1944, will use the year for advanced study. However he said today that his plans, which involve field work, are subject to cancellation if several of his younger staff members are called back to military service.
Secretarial Positions Open
Students interested in secretarial work for the Statewide activity program should apply for positions in the alumni office, 226 Strong hall, before 5 p.m. today.
A free pamphlet, the "House-Buying Veteran" is available at V.A. offices.
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