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forced the Reds to withdraw 500 jM. 31, 1951 StlDUIS FOST-DBKTCH yards to the northwest and later strewn with approximately 3700 dead Reds. On the central front the Tenth Corps jumped off against the repulsed a mud counter-attack. Then the Islanders counter-attacked and forced the Reds back. Flares lighted the battlefield, and the Puerto Ricans called for an artillery' barrage which virtually wiped out the enemy.

A Greek unit of 200 troops, in north of Kumyangjang. There were no further reports oa the two actions. Farther east a U.N. patrol ran into' an unknown number of Reds three miles northwest of Sinchon Wednesday morning and routed them. Sinchon is about eight flicted an estimated 600 casualties on a bugle-blowing enemy North Korean Fifth Corps at daybreak Wednesday after mowing down counter-attacking Reds CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE On the east coast a South Ko throughout the night rean force moved north Tuesday to Kangjung, within 20 miles of miles northeast of Yoju.

force of 3000 Chinese seven miles northwest of Ichon Monday and Tuesday nights. The battle raged on Mount Tanggot By noon Wednesday, estimates of enemy the thirty-eighth parallel. But At 5:45 p.m. (2:45 am. St Louis Witnesses in Shooting Far East Air Forces planes flow more than" 810 sorties Tuesday.

Fighter-bombers destroyed estimated 950 enemy-held 'buildings, chiefly in the area stretching -east from Seoul toward Chunchon and. along the supply route from Seoul to Pyongyang. Pilots estimated -they killed about 75 Reds, 50 of them in a single strike near Kunpojang. northwest of Suwon. About 65 enemy vehicles were destroyed or damaged.

A highway bridge was destroyed near Sariwon, a railroad bridge was damaged near Kojln on the east coast and a bridge was damaged near Slndang, in west-central Korea. time) the enemy launched a 200- later two Red battalions repulsed an attack by the South Koreans. man counter-attack seven miles BENNIE GREENBERG, NIGHT CLUB MAN K1LJ-EACH OTHER Continnea From Page One. In the east-central area a Red northeast of Suwon that was still regiment forced UJi. patrol to withdraw from Pyongchang.

going on at nightfall. Air observers reported the Reds had pulled out of some positions, but a spokesman said, "There was generally no withdrawal." dead had risen to 1191 in this sector. Mount Tanggok is between Ichon and Suwon. Between Ichon and Yongpyong, a Communist regiment was pushed off a ridge bat continued fighting as it slid down the slippery slope. The southwestern tip of the ridge is four miles northwest of Ichon.

Yongpyong is 18 miles north-northeast of Ichon. The spokesman said he thought too 148th Chinese Division, which had been opposing the U.N. advance on the western front has been rendered ineffective due to American units pounded up the tremendous casualties suf Hill 408, four miles northwest oi fered. V'-- Ichon, to drive off the Red de Correspondent William Barnard said that by 11:30 a.m. (8:30 pjn.

Tuesday St Louis time) Allied troops had moved up 500 yards and more meeting further The battleground was littered with enemy dead. Correspondent William Waugh reported from Eighth Army headquarters that a Turkish unit in the western sector beat of a superior force 3000 Chinese in close fighting. Waugh said Allied troops in the west cracked through the outer crust of Chinese defenses and were nearing their main force. U.N. ground, air and artillery fire was taking a heavy toll of the Reds.

"This undoubtedly is their main line," a regimental commander said. South Koreans beat off an enemy force five miles northwest of Suwon. In that area Red casualties were estimated at 815. Four miles west of Kumyangjang, an enemy battalion was engaged by an American force in bitter hand-to-hand fighting at noon Tuesday. The Americans RENTED Ok SOLO Turkish troops occupied high ground in their sector, without fenders.

A short time later the Reds counter-attacked and drove vCllw I III I litssls Off SwMs enemy- opposition. Greek, United the Americans off. The Americans re-formed and stormed back Planes Hammer Front Far East Air Forces and United States Fifth Air Force planes hammered the front with fire bombs and machine guns. Bombers ranged north of the thirty-eigtbt parallel to smash at Communist transport towns, and villages. Pilots reported considerably less activity behind enemy lines.

Three convoys totaling 1800 vehicles were spotted and attacked. Okinawa-based Superfortresses by noon Wednesday bad dropped 160 tons of explosives on Pyongyang, tfee North Korean Capital, Chunchon in central Korea south of the thirty-eighth parallel and "on a target of opportunity" near Kyodong, an island off the west coast northwest of Seoul, Some anti-aircraft fire was encountered around Pyongyang, but none over the other targets. Australian, South African and ACME CHAIR CO. 3230 Wvshiiftoa Fit 1700a states and Puerto Rican doughboys, having reached what seemed 1 to be the hard core of Chinese resistance' earlier in the day, were up. I heard shots and I ran to the room in the back.

I stayed until it became quiet Then I walked to the east end of the club and saw my husband and Greenberg on the floor. I saw blood around Sam's body." Carlo told police he went to the Mocambo with a woman friend. "We went to the bar." he related, "but the bartender said they were closed. I looked around and saw Greenberg. Several years ago we promoted a fight together.

"I began some good-natured kidding with Greenberg. I said: Do you remember the time I ran you out of your own "Greenberg got mad. He said: Tfou you couldn't run anyone out of any place. "Morfia came up and said to Greenberg: 'Let's have no trouble; I'm trying to run a decent "I walked to the west end of the bar and Greenberg and Morfia were still arguing. Then I heard several shots and saw Greenberg on his face and Morfia on his back." Hears "Pop" and Scream.

Roland Vincent Mills, 5800 Clemens avenue, master of cere DEPENDABLE OPTICAL SERVICE Ming sniped at from the rear by Reds who popped out of camou SINCE 1840 flaged foxholes. up the hill this time for keeps. Some 424 enemy were killed and 350 were wounded in this hotly-contested area. Correspondent Stan Swinton said the Chinese made three separate -attacks in battalion strength, about! 1000 men each, against Puerto Rican forces 4Vi miles northeast of Suwon. The charging Chinese drove the Puerto Ricans off a spiny ridge.

7Z It was the seventh day of the Allied limited objective attack, and the enemy was being hit by land, air and sea. The battlefield stretched 40 slushy miles eastward from a point north of Suwon and nine miles south of Seoul. It was Bt Poit-rHrteh Rltff Ptratocraphw. MRS. GLENN A MORFIA TONY CARLO 707 OUVB 3510 WASHINGTON tlon in Korea to meet the aggression.

Calls upon all states and authorities not to help the aggressors. time, Greenberg was operating a handbook. Later Greenberg became a fight promoter with Lew Raymond. They promoted some successful matches, including one of Joe Louis's fights. The resolution as adopted incorporated a Lebanese amendment into the second section to In May 1943.

Greenberg shot and wounded seriously make clear that the Collective Measures Committee should not PHONE TODAY. SEE TV li! YOUR HOME DEMONSTRATIONS Crmi UNTIL P. M. TONIGHT OLIVE 1111111 monies and band leader at the night club, told police he was standing at the bar when he heard a "poi. and heard a woman scream: "Get down, get down." He said he ducked behind a partition, about 15 feef in front of the bar, and remained crouched there while several more shots were fired.

Sam Guccione, 1312 North Nineteenth street, a bartender, said he and a man named "Sandy" were Greenberg's companions when he entered the night club. His count tallied with that of other witnesses. Bartender Joseph Berzinas, 1705 Missouri avenue. East St. Louis, said he heard "scuffling" and "instinct told me to duck down." Then the shots rang out Greenberg, 53 years old.

was one of four St Louisans listed in notebooks found in the Los Angeles haberdashery of racketeer Mickey Cohen. When Cohen spent eight days in St. Louis last summer, he was with Greenberg. his "contact man," a good deal of the time. In 1927, Greenberg shot and killed Frank Selvaggi, a Cuckoo gangster, when he said Selvaggi tried to "shake me down." At the Gray, taxicab driver, in Greenberg's tavern at 2100 Olive.

The shotting followed a disturbance. Liquor Black Marketeer. The following year Greenberg was sentenced to a year and a day in a federal prison and fined 51000 for his part in a $100,000 liquor black marketing scheme. On payment of his fine, however, he was placed on probation for two years. He was also charged with state election law violations in 1936, but the charges were dismissed two years later.

He had been arrested more than 100 times. Morfia was convicted in 1929 of violating the prohibition law and was sentenced to jail for six months and fined $100. In recent years he had been arrested frequently on charges of peace disturbance, growing out of brawls in his taverns and night clubs, and also was charged with permitting lewd dances in the taverns. Police said Morfia was part owner of Club Mocambo, the Stage Bar, 524 Chestnut street, and the Diamond Horseshoe, 101 North Broadway. Mrs.

Morfia, recommend sanctions while a chance for a peaceful settlement exists. This answered objections by which had feared that passage without this qualification might have trapped the JT. in all-out war with China. Moral Victory for UJS. The chief importance of the resolution lies in its clear-cut moral judgment on Peiplng and its reiteration of Uit.

determination to oppose aggression. Passage came 12 weeks to the day from Gen. Douglas MacAr-thur's first report that Chinese Communists had intervened in Korea. That was on Tuesday, Nov. 6.

The question of what to do bogged down in the Security Council, where Russia vetoed action, and came into the General Assembly's Political' Committee seven weeks ago under new authority granted the Assembly in a plan proposed by Secretary of State Dean Acheson for dealing with peace problems after the Security Council failed to act. The Assembly made three unsuccessful tries for a cease-fire now police said, owns Ciros Holly with Peiping. wood Lounge, a bar at 4948 Del-mar boulevard. Supported by Congress. Unable to gain co-sponsors, the The license for Club Mocambo njant is neia in me name ox naroia Bohlen, part owner, a former de United States alone finally introduced the condemnation resolution 10 days ago.

President Tru $74.00 DELIVERS! Easiest Terms tective, 5878 Plymouth avenue. He was not present during the FASHION BASEMENT. shooting. The club Is toe old on the Balance! Castle Ballroom. It was leased by Morfia last month and has a seat- ing capacity of 1000 persons.

CHINA INDICTED AS AGGRESSOR BY U.N. ON 44-7 VOTE Continued From Page One. hold its work if a Good Offices man gave it his open support. Both- houses of Congress passed resolution asking the U.N. to act Finally Austin clarified the United States resolution last Saturday.

He said it would not, in his opinion, close the door to negotiations. This view was formalized in Lebanon's amendment which, with Austin's words, was generally credited with last night's victory. A feature of the vote was the switch of Lebanon, Iran and Iraq into the American column after their own proposal was defeated. All other Asian countries except India and Burma abstained. The Soviet Union tried numerous parliamentary devices to block action, but was beaten down.

Although American representatives were pleased by the vote, it was nine fewer than the number of countries 53 which had approved action against North Korea. Committee reports progress on a peaceful settlement. 3. Approves creation of the Good Offices Committee to con sist of Assembly President Nas- rollah Entezam of Iran and two others whom he win name. 4.

Calls on the Peiping Government to withdraw Its nationals and force? from Korea and to stop fighting 1LN. forces. 5. Affirms the determination of the VJS. to continue Its ac- Crosley prices include' new Federal Tax and Warranty! LANE IKYAWT i Special Purchase! Soviet Amendments Defeated.

The Political -Committee knocked down last-minute amendments put up by the Soviet Union to the Arab-Asian resolution which were intended to put Communist Chinese conditions for a cease-fire into the proposal. The. Arab-Asian proposal called for a conference of seven countries, originally named by Red China, on Far Eastern issues, with a cease-fire arrangement to be II the first order of business of such a meeting. Acceptance of the plan by Peiping was disclosed unofficially yesterday. I Lester B.

Pearson, Canadian foreign In announcing ho would vote tor tne American Model 11-457 MU it does not close the door to peaceful negotiations. "If the passing of this resolution ends, in the eyes of the Peislns Government all hope of nftVlPAlfM peaceful discussion and settlement then this can only strength en the view of tnose wno nave felt that this Chinese- Govern ment was not sincere at any time in agreeing to negotiation," Pear son said. No Mention of Bombing China. The American resolution made no mention of bombing or any other action against Communist China. However, several coun tries expressed fear that the branding of Peiping as aggressor might be interpreted by military leaders as authority to make Moitl I0-4MKU II" Console ttTI.ll bombing attacks.

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I7S1 I AM 15 to Mhrarv) nailhead studded collar WITH BAYONETS of, pocket border and Continued From Page One. who entered Xorea only 10 days ago.) A United Nations battalion was being subjected to heavy mortar and small arms fire three or four pique detach in a wink! Order Muil mr PJm Catateaf 77 FASHION BASEMENT Sixth and Uetst males northeast of Kumyangjang, ryant a Ninth Corps spokesman said. (This was the first mention of the Ninth Corps in some time.) OPRATE9 IT SI1SIL COAL ft COM CO. FASHION BASEMENT SIXTH LOCUST (11 At noon two American com panies were pinned down in fire fights four and one-half miles PARKING 3524 WASHINGTON, JUST EAST OF GMNDwvwwwWwv.

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