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Show wni U WILO; Strike and Crash WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS general Mrtliur named Cemmander of International Flown Ordered Nations United Flag in Forces Korea; There are momenta in the march of current events that make history. In the eyea of many political observers such a moment occurred recently when Secretary General of the United Nations, Trygve Lie, picked up the three by five-foblue and white UN flag and handed it to Warren It. Austin, chief U. S. delegate to the UN, and asked him to send it to General Douglas MacArthur. The Security Council had Just authorized the UN flag be flown alongside national standards In operations against the Red Korean invaders. And as he handed the flag to Aus-tihe said: Bring It back when the Job is done." On these words hinge the hopes of the free world. Observers saw In them a belief that the United Nations effort In Korea will be successful and at last a world organization has been formed- - that will endure and protect the minorities for generations to come. Observers were particularly impressed because it climaxed firm and positive action by the community of nations to secure world peace. Up to this point the United Nations had: (1) Demanded the withdrawal of Communist invaders from South Korea. (2) Quickly endorsed the United States action of sending aid to South Korea and called upon all members of the United Nations to render assistance to carry out the police action against the Communists. General MacAr(3) Appointed thur commander of international forces In Korea. The historic flag which Lie handed to Ambassador Austin was the one that flew over the headquarters of Dr. Ralph Bunche during his li successful mediation of the war. It is the visible symbol of the first military sanctions ever levied against an aggressor by a world organization. ".tho" of Western Newspaper Union's news saalysts and net of this newspaper.) nee-essarl- ly UN Flag ot n, Arab-Israe- MANPOWER: Draft in Effect The recently enacted draft law has been put Into effect. President Truman ordered an expansion of the fighting forces in view of the Korea situation through enlistment or the draft. Immediately after the Presidents order, spokesmen for the army, navy and air force said they would be happy to get all their required enlistments manpower through alone If possible. Whether or not enlistments will fill tho armed forces needs will be determined within the next two weeks. Just how much the armed forces will be expanded has been kept secret Presumably it could run as high as 547,482 men, bringing the services to 2,005,832. There is also the possibility that reserves will be called up, although spokesmen tor the services said none will be ordered to duty at present without their consent A spokesman for the Pentagon said the enactment of the draft law was necessary to meet the situation in Korea,0 and constitutes a first step to build up to full operating strength the units of the army, navy and air force to be used In the Korean operation, to provide further maintenance - and support therefor, and to replace units to be moved to Korea." Just how far the United States will go in building up its forces depends entirely upon developments in the Far East and other danger points, military observers The blue and white flag of the United Nations has been tent to Korea to be flown by troops battling the Communist Invaders from North Korea. Gen. Douglas MacArthur has been named commander In chief of the United Nations forces. TRUTH CAMPAIGN: Counteract Propaganda For years Communist propagan- A big factor in the blunted Communist attack was the U. S., Brit- da has been spread around the world, but no one seems to know Just how much of the story of democracy has reached the enslaved peoples of the world. Now the state department has announced plans for a great campaign of truth" to counter Moscows broadsides of against the United propaganda States and other democratic nations. Secretary of State Acheson told about the plan in testimony before s subcoma senate mittee. General Elsenhower also testified before the committee, deTruth could almost be claring, classified as our ) In this warfare." General Marshall, who also testified, said he is firmly convinced that we must confine ourselves to the truth" and that we must meet the Soviet procedure in what is CAlled their conquest of the minds of people. Acheson told the senators the Communist campaign of vilification jeopardizes the security of the United States and is a threat to the security of the free world." "The cynical aggression of in Korea, and the falsehoods that have preceded and accompanied it, make inescapably clear the importance of the campaign of truth," he said. foreign-relation- T-bo- (truth-bomb- com-munls- m THAT SMELL: Not The Russians Four totvns in Illinois and three in Iowa provided the nation with a ish and Australian air Two items of rati record-breakin- watchMilitary observers, still ing the Soviet Union for any signs of open participation in the Korean war, were of the opinion the tide the aghas begun to flow-aga- inst gressors. During the first two weeks of the conflict South Kbrean and American troops, acting under orders of the United Nations, took a beating. But as the battle went into the third week, American arms guns, tanks and planes and U.S. soldiers stemmed the rush of the Communist armies. At a point some 50 to 60 miles south of Seoul, capital of South Korea which fell into the bands of the invaders a few days after the sneak attack, American and Communist troops met. At first American troops were forced to withdraw before Red tanks. And at the moment when it seemed the invaders might break through again, U.S. big guns and tanks, plus fresh foot soldiers poured into the area. The attack was stopped and many observers believe the counter attack will come as the stream of supplies Wb olnlene r (ESiUra Net! thee column, they la Economically the nation seemed in much better condition as the labor department reported signs g pointing to employ, ment this year, exceeding the 1948 forces. Fighters and bombers carried out continuous attacks upon tanks, roads, and bridges. They ripped open Communist positions with low flying rocket and machine gun attack. The big bombers blasted away at supply lines and commun ication centers. Their blows were felt by the invaders and will spear head the Inevitable counter attack. Meanwhile, American divisions within the United States were being readied to move to the Far East General MacArthur had, at the beginning of the conflict, four divisions in Japan. He has already drawn upon them and troops within the country will replace those from Japan plus reinforcements for the battle area. BYRNES: Wins Nomination peak of 61,600,000. fifth continued Secretary Tobin said much of . JS the nonagricultural employment returned to wark ll 'X gain stemmed from seasonal activi- Truman ordered the ,r7t ties, intensified especially in the over. The enconstruction industry which is switchmen mad. about why the, g activity, joying Robert C. Goodwin, director of rike. As the departments bureau of em- calling it oil because dlrect government ployment, said there seems little Truman had doubt but that employment this year will exceed the 61,600,000 peak. day before he had tij The report, which requires some Press conference at j time to assemble and evaluate, did that the union not discuss the possible labor ef- strike or else. Evident Korean didnt like that or eh e" fects of the On the bad side, situation. two hi Santa Fe Goodwin said the upward surge In employment increased the numstreaking eastward one traveling at 80 ber of areas classified as A" mill,, with tight or balanced labor sup- and the other sevent. , ply from four to nine, the largest midsections in a freakish Nine dead and 75 injiaj number since 1948. carried from the twjJ? cars in the Illinois collisl RETAIL PRICES: record-breakin- A still-developi- ng Up Another Notch JACK: The Korean situation was not the Sets Chute Record only worry of Americans during the Sgt. John past week or so. Living costs went Sweitch set out (Jumplni to break tilt up another notch with the prices of record parachute leaps is i meat and bread being increased in day, which he did with 10J( retail stores. If he proved anything else Cocoa, coffee, sugar, hides and the fact the human body tin continued upward, cotton spred a lot of punishment and thti to $15 a bale, and cattle went to the people seem to get pleasure highest price level in a year. It is risking their necks. all blamed on the Korean war, but The sergeant, with the aid, other factors entered in. buddies of the 82nd Airborne A short crop in cotton spurred a Sion, made 107 drops in $10 a bale advance on futures and an average of one every six ni; He twisted his ankle high consumer incomes and big appetites for meat got the Credit tor sprained his knee on the Jig and slowed down long esoc; sending meat prices higher. Meat prices went up 1 to 4 cents have his leg taped. After a pound in New York stores. A jump, a jeep and a pickup chain store sold sirloin steak at 97 met him. The jeep rushed cents a pound. In Salt Lake City back to the Piper Cub plane beef went up 1 to 2 cents a pound took him aloft again, whi the wholesale, with a retail rise ex- truck took his chutes to k six buddies wen pected. Retail meat was up 1 to 4 where his cents a pound in Chicago, where a busy repacking them. The sergeants only cc spokesman said, "The consumer is during the endurance test r paying these prices willingly." would be all right if he cd Hog prices at the Buffalo stock-yard- s vive the jeep rides. went to a top of $25.50 a hundred, highest in, two years. At RECORD UTTER Chicago the top hog price of $24.50 was the highest since November 5, Pig Jack Pot I 10 1948. Former Secretary of State James F. Byrnes won the Democratic REORGANIZATION: nomination for governor of South Carolina. The nomination is prac- New Plan Killed . tically the same as election in that President Trumans plan to creDemocratic state. ate a new department of health, Incomplete returns, a little over education and security has been half of the states precincts tab- killed by the house. It was. Inciulated, gave Byrnes 82,220 to 17,979 dentally, the first time this session for Lester Bates his nearest the house has rejected a reorganization plan. The senate has killed In the contest between Olin D. six. Johnson and states righter J. The house adopted, 249 to 71, a Strom Thurmond for the Democrat- resolution of disapproval of the ic senatorial nomination, Johnson measure. It was killed apparently had a slight lead when the count by opponents who argued it would was about half finished. be a step toward socialized Byrnes had three opponents for Democrats who supported the the governors chair They refused to let his record as former U.S. plan, however, denied it had any senator, U.S. Supreme Court jus- bearing on socialized medicine. tice, war. mobilizer, and assistant They said only congress could Fresident" bother them. biing this about by passing necesAll three centered their fire on sary legislation. Byrnes and spoke from the same RUBBER: platform in a unique county-bcounty campaign tour. Plants Reactivated chuckle, but it was not funny at the time at least to residents of those towns. A foul smell crept through Moline, East Moline, Selvis and Rock Island, 111., and then spread across the border into Muscatine, Bettendorf and Davenport, Iowa. Some residents went into hysterics, one man insisted to Selvis police that the Russians are flying over and gassing us." citizens Were forced from their beds and from taverns, police switchboards were jammed with calls and firemen kept COLOMBIA: on a basis. Scores of Moline residents jumped into Quake Toll 270 their cars and drove in their night Five successive earthquakes in clothes to high ground and fresher Colombia, some 200 miles northair. When the excitement died down east of Bogota, Is reported to have killed 270 persons, injured some investigation disclosed the odor resulted from a leak in a tank of ental-ar- 500, and left 40,000 homeless. Ten towns in north central Colombeing hauled through the area on a truck headed west. Entalarm bia were reported destroyed with is an ordorant used to Inject a property damage estimated at smell into natural gas, normally $20,700,000. odorless, to permit detection of Additional damage and loss of lif leaks. It Is not injurious but can may be revealed when a final surcause nausea. vey of the area is made. JUMPING A Kentucky sow was la to with the announcement that i 21 f ly hit the pig Jack pot a single litter. A swine specialist from versity of may have The sow gave birth pigs t t: Kentucky laid set a world ree to t to. almost three times litter-- on to ber in a normal of Guy M. Deane.' Tf were still living a believed t other three were billd l been accidentally sow. Except for being surviving weight, the healthy. Korea y near-emergen- cy m An important item in time of war Is rubber. Evidently with this in mind, the government has announced it would reactivate the synthetic rubber plant at Port Neches, Tex.; the Butadiene plant at Houston, Tex.; and a facility for production of butyle (special purpose) rubber, at Baton Rouge, La. With reactivation of these plants there will be 18 government owned units in operation and nine in a stand-b- y condition. They will be capable of producing about 500,000 tons of general purpose rubber and 75,000 tons of special purpose butyl rubber annually. U.S. l0,'rLu reshe? bltt,? Coo1?J lcm,Xe vance. "SS.SS- -' |