Show I u. u N. N Forces Reds At TOKYO April 21 I Allied troops slammed against heavy resistance Saturday in their theiron drive on the Red Korean bastion of A U U. S S. S Eighth Army que Saturday night said Chinese forces were stubbornly defending hill positions south and southwest southwest southwest south south- west of oC the transport hub Chor Chor- won is 18 miles north of the border in west central Korea Artillery Blasts Reds Allied artillery overshot the front and spread explosive death among several large groups oi of Reds moving south to reinforce or replace battered Communist elements north of oC the reservoir The big guns killed an estimated estimated estimated esti esti- mated Reds in long day with ponderous missiles Several other Red troop concentrations conI concentrations con con- I were spotted fleeing I north in panic Allied war warplanes pIa n e s pounded other Red units north of the i rest res res- t I The planes flew 48 sorties They met some Communist antia antiaircraft antiaircraft anti anti- a aircraft fire Allied t troops r roo o o p s drove north through the town of at atthe atthe atthe the western end of the reservoir without meeting a single enemy soldier Make Substantial Gains The allies stra straightened their line linc from due west They made substantial gains against almost no opposition LL Lt Gen Earle Earlc E. E Partridge e U. U S. S Fifth Air force commander command command- er cr said his tactical air unit had killed or wounded more than Reds since the start of oi the war June 25 Heavy artillery art i 11 e r y batteries blasted Re Red troop concentration areas b before e for e dawn Saturday north of won allied-won res reservoir reservoir in central Korea Flares l lighted the target area A A. P P. Correspondent Jim Becker Beck Beck- er cr said the heaviest bombardment bombard bombardment j ment h hit t four our m miles lt's north of the See Page 3 Column J 1 I No N. Forces Slaw Slam Ahead ar Town of r F from Page One Oner E r or and about yards i Ii e river afield ld Afield dispatch rea re- re a unopposed U U. N. N ado adi ad- ad o r i ridge tops near the iton of J military sources said ed i Chinese Red reported U lots have been r ori or- or I i pull back to the w await reinforcements rot cit was without y j JJ th Ji Parallel is 70 miles fed Korea J Ml al Red withdrawal awal has a J progress all along the lt Jj allied 1 cd sources estimate 5 Communist troops 3 o of the Kum Kum t 1 A Red d counter offen I I sive has been considered able The Reds made several counter coun coun- ter er attacks Friday south and southeast of Five hundred hundred hundred hun hun- dred made one of these assaults The attack lost 75 killed and to o wounded Forces Advance In central Korea near the eastern castern end of the res i reservoir res res- an allied tank-infantry tank element clement clashed for four hours with Reds The Tho Reds finally withdrew An allied force advanced Saturday Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- toward the west branch of the river against no op op- op- op position U U. S. S B dumped 70 tons of bombs Saturday on two highway bridges in the Anju area of northwest Korea The bridges are on the main Red supply route from Manchuria to Pyongyang One bombed airfield on the east coast for the second straight day U. U S. S far east cast air forces flew sorties Friday The U. U S S. S Fifth Air Force said its fighters and bombers killed 1000 Reds Heds in the week ended Fri Fri- day It said they also blasted buildings tore up rail and highway highway highway high high- way routes in 78 places and knocked out vehicles The airmen flew sorties in the seven days |