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REDS PUSH WITHIN 40 MILES OF PUSAN Cify Soldier Dies In Fa At Camp Pfc. Edward Krawczyk, 25-year-old MB of Mrs. Cecelia Kriwczyk of 11 Chestnut was fatally isjured la a fall in Tacoma, yesterday morning, according to war de paitment telegram received by the local serviceman's molhei yesterday. No other details were given in the telegram, but it aaid tha additional information coueerouat Pit. Kiawczyk'i dead would follow in a lotto.

The body is expected to ar- Fnman Asks ingress For $4 Billion Money Would yArm Anti-Red Allies; Sees World Peace Being Endangered rive in Oil Cily Thursday for funeral services and burial here- Pfc. Krawczyk Is a veteran of World War n. He served with the navy for two ar.d a half years, and following his dtrcharge from thai branch of service he enllsled In ihe army about 17 months ago. In letler home about five weeks ago, Pfc. Krawczyk, then stationed at Forl said not io i to him i they again heard from him.

bicause his address was being changed. He had been Ma- loncd at Forl Lewis for severt months. The youlh'i (alher. John czyk, died. suddenly about i months ago.

Pfc. Krawczyk wai born in City on January 3, 1925, and made his home here ever since. II altewlea Oil City high school. Surviving are hta mother and th following slaters: Mrs. Ted Doleng of Detroit, Mrs.

Si kojkl of Franklin and Helen Frances at home. Korean Question (Expected To Top Agenda Of U. Lake made it clear today that she will discuss peace in Korea only after the United Nations has considered her renewed demands for seating Red China. The Russian position was disclosed as Soviet Deputy Min- ister Jakob A. Malik prepared lo end his seveH-month boycott of the U.

N. and assume the presidency of the-security council when it meets this afternoon. The western nations, headed by the United States, appear- ed assured, however, of council votes to overrule Soviets and keep the Korean quetsion at the top oE the agen- da- Malik revealed the latest Soviet plan In a propoacd agenda for to- "day's meeting, late yes- terday and listing the China rccog- -issue ahead of the Korean conflict. Thui dashed the hopes of those who had looked (or Rus- sla'j return to signal-an important change in Soviet. 1 foreign policy.

Council delegates generally Vol. 106. No. 60 OIL CITY, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 1. 1950 5 Imerkais Natek Captured Red Prisoners of War Red Cross Seeks Donors For Blood Recent Volunteer Here Card From One Veteran Telling of Need 5reed that a major, procedural battle would be waged om any attempt lo delay debate on the Korean conflict.

Malik as coun- cil prcsldcni for August under the monthly roialion system, submits the peace body'a provisional agen- da. But the council majority li Ihe power to adopt any order of work it desires. The stage vczs sol for such a fight by U. S. Delegate Warren Austin's surprise proposal late On Paje UP) --Presi enl Truman told cpngreM to ay that world peace haa been andangered bjr the KorMB riut and aiked it lo vot quickly $4,000,000,000 of new money lo arm anti-communit Speed in getting produckio Qf military equipment undc way is imperative, the preii dent said in a letter lo Hous Speaker a y'b (D-Tex ormilly aiking for the ginfiy Mr.

Truman added: La now clear that the free must accelerate the effor are miking to jtrcnglhea the common lecurlty. "They now have no alttrnali 1 but io Increase rapidly their pro-' paredness to defend the principles; of International and justice which the United stands. This course the bwt hope of deterring future calculated out- breaks agalnsl the peace of the world." Mr. a had advised congres- lonal leaders at a While onference yesterday that he would aak'for the KOCQ.QOQ.OOO' The reaction in itidi- aled was general i provide it. However, Ihe senate took oc- asion, in acting on a i Id measure, to serve notice a thinks the has come for Ihc to Maud up and be counted the If til agalnct communism.

It did this by writing into a 65.000,000 one-package appropria- blll power for the prtsldw.1 cut oft economic recovery rom any country a help or the United Mat fight in Korea. There if artmj he Atlantic pact Alonj thai line, senatori prepar- ed Cor a vote today on an effort by Gain Miles Made In 24 Hours (By The Auocittcd Preu) Korean Red fprcei moved tonight lo within 40 miles of Pusan, vital American uaport bite in loulheailern Korea. 'The Red Kain was made as more fresh U. S. Iroopi pour- ed ashore to bolster the allied defenses.

A dispatch from Don Associated Preu cor- respondent in Korea, laid the commliiiiits were 15 milei welt of Milan, which is 25 air miles west of Pufan. 1 his represented a gain of about 10 milei lince Monday. Other Red thrusts were developing around Kochang and a i I lyopchong in southern sector ind at 'Adong in the But no serious gains been reported made it theie three points. Reds apparently hoped push United Nations troops )ff the Korean peninsula before lufficient arriving U. aid could reach them.

But hour, by hour anxiously American troops stepped nshorc at a South Korean port. Somo rushed to the front to brace baltereit American and South Kor- 50 U. S. Bombers Blast Hungnam Wanted! One blood donor for i patient In Dtsrlion. hojp.ta Butler.

Miss Harriet Alten, execulivt see rctary of the Oil City Red Croi chapter, has iasued an appeal foi a blood donor tn order lo meet IhL week's quota to go to DcJhon to donate a pint of blood for tTie pa local Red chap I a group of volunteer blood Seiator Mar.ii Voles li Seaate Roll CaHs Mar (in (R) of Pennsylvania voted once with the majority and twice "with the minority in yesterday. He ivas against the senile adop- ti6n of an amendment adding to rjooai this ycar'a Euro- pean recovery funds lo 000 In nC'A- Keystone stale's junior sen- ator also voted against Ihe pro- posal of Senator Kern to slash Marshall plan appropriations by But he voted for the amendment to Ihc one package ap- propriation bill which have denied recovering to nations which to Russia and her any milerials that couM be used by their military forces. The Kcm proposal ar.d the package nropccal both Senator Myers (D-Pa.) was not li'led as voting on two ol the meas- but he was announced as pair- ed for Ihe EGA amendmcr.1, which pawed. Norlh Korean eoldlcrj caplurefl by American forces are brought Into prisoner of war al Taegu, southeasl of MP's watch as tlic prisoners are lined up. (AP Wlrepholo).

Leopold Offers To Give Up Throne Slowly By GODFREY ANDERSON Brussels, Leopold 111 bowed lo the threat of civil war today and a slow-motion a i a i vere also.rlsKi; demands: which'threw the; thorny royal question back inlp i lap of a to nations outside! i- y- Urt Lumenr. Peace-minded. Belgians i king's offer would case the critical tension which had mounled in recent weeks. Senator McCarraiY (D-N'ev) to a Brussels citizens feared, Socialisl leaders of mark flOO.000,000 in recovery i i for a loic to Spain. i a i movement Hearing On Milk Increase Opened tienta.

The akes donors to Dcshpn each Thursday due to tiie shortage oE blood for Ih hundreds of patients being cared Co at the injlLlution. Anyone, wishing lo join i weeks group or future trips Deshon, may do so by MiM Allen, dial 4-1237. Those plan nlng lo go with this week's group murt contact the Red Cross offic btfore Thursday noon. A member of a. group of nin senate roll calU residents of lhis vicinity wlio rc- cenlly traveled to D'eahon where I each donated a pint of their blood has received a.

postal card from a former resident of lhis city, now A patient in the hospital card, followa, tells of Ihe dire need of blood for the. patients In the hospital: "Duanc- Dolby '210 Washington ave. City. "Dear friend: 1 you when you were down Thursday, but I on the liillr wagon, on my way to the, operating room and no 1 lake lime lo chal with you. I McCarran's amendment was ject to attack on the point of order It to wrile policy" Into a.

money bill. But if II escaped; 'Jection on that score, one istratlon. lieutenant said it eeemed in line, for adoption. Hoivever, Chairman Connally (D- of (he foreign com- mltcec lold he doesn't Ihlnlt VcCarrati a a i the rishl ipproach. Connally said he has the jExport-Import bank to grant a loan to Spain but doesn't believe any one country should be singled out for aid in a general recovery bill.

i not be able lo control their forces- Lcojwld, In a broadcast slMc- cnrly today, said ho would n.sk parliament to vote a. delegation 6( powers to hU son, 19-ycaV-oId Prlncn Baudouin. Leopold, would ic- niiln klnf in name only. The hi 1:5 Implied a promise ol abdication i these words: 'This attribution of loyal'powers to Prince Baudouln sccma lo me a necessary slcp towards the solution which ought Lo clear the way for i Any help offered Spain would put an official of approval on al drive underway, among IiMinakcrfi' lo enlist new anti-communisl na- tions--Including Germany and Jap- an in the military and economic array against the Kremlin. Three-Way Squabble Over Pittsburgh Milk Price Shapes Up Pillabuigh.

The Pennsyl- vania milk conlrol commission to-. day opened a hearing lo i TM what price housewivce in the Pilts- M'Arthur Flies Back To Japan Tumi Down Chiang 1 1 Offer of 33,000 Nalioniliil Troops By Sl'ENCEK MOOSA Taipei, Genera a A back Lo a a to- day after war talks i CMan Knl-Shek thai chcerrt up tMs a remnant of Nationalist. China. a A down Chlang'fl renewed offer of 3:.000 a i a i troops to i alongside United Nations forces In Korea. "Such action at i i might so scrloudly Jeopardize, of Formosa that II.

be in- A flalcl In a a But MacArthllr made a a warning lo comniuntat China, re- ported missed on the coaat 100 miles west of Formosa, for nn ul- lemptcd Invasion of Formosa. 'Such an ntlnclt would, my Center in N. Korea Hard Hit by Yanks B-29 bccub rs struck with a new attack to- ny on Hungnnin, chemical and ex- iMlvcs ctntcr en North Korea's At const, Explosions rocked Ihe ren, n. Korean Rlr release said, und Lhlck, greasy nmokft" billowed up 15,000 The target was the chemical and metal plant Ihe chosen (Korean) Mlro F'erlillier two mllea eaat of Ihe plant hit hard by B-29j two laya ago. The planes, showered 100 ons of bombs on I a on to- iiui.

Smoke and Mamu aroie the target area Immediately atter the Initial ilrlkc." the releaae aald "By Ihe- iWne Iho last aircraft had Ijomlied, thick, greasy smoki had rlacn lo 13,000 leel." The thick smnke and fUmefi kick up by the first squadrons forced later plinei Lo bomb by radar. The ran Inlo Ijffht aaUilr craft Tiro" but aaw no' enem'x flijfat Just wanted to say you and Tet Grabs the 1 Wire Ail 1 --Five-year- old Kenneth Garris in fair con- dition al Westmoreland hovpUal to- day affer grasping volt pow- er line which a storm knocked down ouLslde his Jeannctte home. The youngster suffered second degree bums of both hands and or.e, car as a res-iK of the fre.ik acci-. dent yesterday. your eight friends did a wonderful tnlr.g that evening, for nine, pints of blood following my opera- lion.

I will be in here one year, August 3. With the exception ot Iwo weeks, I have been Please slop and ace me if you come lhis way again, llany thanks to you and your kind for Ihelr blood. Patrick J. Kinncy, VA hospital, Ward 17, But- ler" Tiiis pftslal card lo Patrolman Dolby Is an example of how Ihc hospital la In dire need for all of blood for veterans of both World WEATHER Mostly cloudy ivllk offiMonml showers and tonight. Lowest In trMUt and upper GtX VVHnciday, ly ckwJy mot caetcr with ilww- ers cMlai; by aft- Urges West Bertii Be taceraeraied Gen.

Maxwell D. Taylor Monday urged lhal West Berlin be incorporated In the Bonn ,14, Dies lijirws IJPl --Fred Srmlh, 14, of nearby Muncy, died In Williacnipoil hospital Moaday, Iht secccid victim ol a highway acci- dent on U. S. RoaLc 220 near here ut nighl. The boy's uncle, William Koltiky, 1, of Ml.

Carmtl, waj hilled when 10 and young Smith, and Smith's brolher, William, struck by an aulo while a near Ihelr OTTO ar. Balh Kolciky and Fred Smith died of severe head Injuries Wil- liam Smilh also waj Injured ser- iously. SLatc Trooper John A. Riclielts. Ihree-way squabble over termed king's otfer burgh price shaped up for th; factory." However, Ihe Trade Un- burgh markeling area i pay for milk.

As Ihc hearing got. under way tho price of milk went up a cent a quart In three eastern marketing areas. A Pittsburgh price shaped up commission. Dealers and farmers want price raised. The men who produce the milk say Ihe dealers arrn'l paying them enough for it.

The dcalr-ra say they a higher retail price to make Ihe raises they gave drivers at the tr.d of a recent 21-day strike. Also, they say, Ihc lost 10 per cent, cht hls imjoilLy (aL 21) If, as hojvc and desire. reconciliation promised about my son lakes place." will he 21 on ScpL. 7, I83J. Somo anil-Leopold socialist lead- opinion, filand lltllc a of.

suc- the general said. i A said have hcen Lo coordinate U. S. and Chl- ncfic forcM "the heller lo mccl any a a which a lioslilc force might be foolish to U. S.

iwarshlpa. under President Truman's 11 order lo protect their delivery huslnos.t rlur- Ihc strike. Willis F. Daniels. HarrWbnrr counsel for the PiLlsburzh Dealers assoclalion.

said Lne uYal-' ers wanl a profil of S3 on every tlOO worlh of business. He slid a I I Ion federation, which had sponsor- widespread strikes demanding called for Ms regions committees to meet for a fresh evaluation of Ihc new situation. Leopold had yesterday lo abdlcale. tlicn. qualified condition? the EOcialiGLs and liberals lermcd unacceptable.

Ill: lalest move as Brussels al ready waited behind closed ahut tcrs for a great motorized proles march on the a i a to-day by Ihou of Kormoaa, nre the 11 Imnicdi 5L called lcly afler Ihc broad- mc age. Bui Ihe raise one cent a quart will them this i ar.d some had arrived In Brussels. filed two charges of manslaughter The Kouwewives want a lower and one drunken driving against Jamej Nichols, of Endlcolt, X. driver of the car. In default of 53,500 bail.

Nichols was committed to the Lycomlnff county Jail to avail Auf. It. price on niilk sold in grocery stores I on a cash and carry basLs. Daniels I said the association will not oppose this--and here again a one-cent- change Li as inch 1 Late Bulletins the and Red i a 'in force." noted thai "the pol- cy haa brcn rnuncialcd I Ihla Including the not present circunutatrces subjrcl lo i i a Invasion. Is.

my rcsporjjbllity nnd i purpose lo enforce this decision." MaeAlltillr, v.ho had patted C'nlanR aCcctlonatcly en Ihc shoul- der he arrived here, praised the Generalissimo's- i i nplril. has been a a pleasure for me lo meet my eomrade-ln- arnis of the last war," a A said. He added: "His Idomilab); i a i lo commur.la! i a i aroiwfa my sincere admiration. I determination parallel Ihe common Interest and purpose of A i a a al; In Ihe Pacific are.i shall be free." Then. Just before a A hoarded planee.

the Batin, al 11:1.1 n. m. Tucjdav (9:30 EST. Monday) for Tokyo, he told Chianp: "Keep your chin up arc 30- Lo win." Col. Claude E.

Putnam of boro, commander of one group, slid (he muulon 'Vaj more succeuful thin our July 30 al tack, If inch a thkig Li poislble." a said "It was an examnl of bombing." The plant nianufacLured nllrl acid for explosives and nllrtt glycerine. nlso produced mag neslum, aluminum and copper In olher slrlkes from the Soul Korean a Lo Ihc ilanchur Ian border, Allied a i hammer ed hard at atirglng'communlst In a i arid IrnnsporL. Under clear skies. Allied i Lhrounh Incrca.i Ing communVel nnll-alrcrall fire I pcrJlalwit The air supper came when hard-prcsecd I men needed 11 support was the main as Pilou shot up everylhln hrldgcs ond Iwscarj lo dumm a nnd camouflaged vehicles. United Nations naval meanwhile patrolled Ihe Korea coastff watching for enemy supp ihlpsand A npokcanan sa British shins moved I cans who hive been ihoved back for days by the Red hordes from the.

iiortli. Thcso fiesli troops Included ele- ments of Lhe U. S. Second I a division, which luided Monday, and two following army unlLs not olher- Identified. In addition, Die main (CJTCE of Ihe S.

First marine division unlui as loolced for by Doughboyi eary of retreating. An advanced administrative i Iho marines hu arrived In Korea om the United Slates to preparo ir (he oncoming Leatherneck forces. But Ihey had not ccn slghled In Korea al 10 p. 7 .1. EST).

Fronlllue troops had been given hrcalhcr since the Reds broke lirough In the soulh Monday mom- The Americans hid briced r.d dug I new pculllona. The Red aiound Kochlng nd Hyopchong headed toward rail huh on main cen- nl fronlllne aupply roult from Hyopehioi; Va I iet ablue raornlni S. plaiiei adufat'oul and jombed Red troops In villages, hamlets and rice paddles. Piano pilots reported the Reila kept iteady pressure on Ihe norlh- trn front where South Korean roopi abindoncd Techon Monday. Vtchon Is an i link on east-wesl highway route across the Hamchanf-Amdong front.

was fighting In Ihe atreets of Andong at sunset. But the city wa-i sllll rcporled In Soulh Korean hands nl that time. On the central Ihe Firil Cavalry Division renorlcd It wai under heavy pressure all Tuesdiy nnd mnJe a short i a a on 1U i flank. It claimed the destrue- TKO) crous u-atcrs off Ihe west Korea coisl in the Yellow Sea i f' small a 'Street Gorier' Toir Started by Dilworth Blooraburft. nichard- Dilworlh, Philadelphia ciLy treasurer jccVIng the governorship of Pennsylvania, htadcd Into Col- i a and Carbon counllfs lodiy In his "ilteeL corner" lour ol the commonwealth.

The Democratic parly candidate was Dialed for a a here and In i Centralia, Lansford, and Dilworlri lasl Plan Crashes lito lee la Caaatfa; 9 KilM Ottawa. -(rP)-- A royal Canadian air force Lancaster on recon- naissance crashed and burned Monday with Ibfl loss of nine Ilvci at one of Canada's moat northerly alatloos. air force head- quarters reported. Ahoard the four-englncd aircraft when plunged Inlo Ice at Ihe weather station "Alcrl." Jia: 00 mllfa soulh of Ihe North Pole, were eight airmen anil one civilian employe of Iho a of tranaport. One of the airmen believed to be a member of the United Slalca air force and Ihe others membrs the R.

C. A. F- IdcnlJIy of Ihoae aboard was withheld pending noiificatlon of the next of kin. The plane crashed while drop- I i 'lore i i a docs not. reduce the amount of Increased War At Glam By TV.

AssocUM PTCM more unlU of U. S. army, advance "office force" ol irmrlnej. land In Korea; North Ko- reans within mllca of Pusan. On rage Thrtel President Trumin Mid todny he has no ob- jection lo enaclmrnt of sland-hjr ponen control niges and and to ration consumer Army Is Like Pyramid Standing On Its Hose aouoT lurns down reading about the army tor a long Pialoon--Four nllh a.

lo- of about IS Commanded by a first or second a lo a Ruffian agrce- nxn! for Ir.e unification ot Berlin, Taylor Allied, and East and Weal German correspondents: "There la no Indication Irom Ihe Soviet side of any desire to i Berlin by democratic Cnlnen reprejentatlon question ahead or Korean ittuitlon. of ft national guard divliloru and tome amalltr spreadfl out as 11 movr.5 up loward the top. At the pesk World War II Ihe array had 8,000.000 men. Now It his 96,000, a skeleton ol III old stir. This is how the army Is built: Squad--The smallest unil.

Ten or unlti under orders lo Join federal 12 men Commanded by jergeant, 'lisurltd by corporal. Left-Wiig Editor Seeks Proteolioi A i whose home was pelted -with (ruil and vceelablts by neighbor- hood youngster has appealed lo Allegheny county authorities for against "mob Calvin Brook, former correspond- ent of the communist Dally Work- er, al-io wired United Nations Sec- retary Trygve Lie fg "immedlitc Investigation ot violation of civil In PlUsourfth." Brook Is editor or the left-wln; lownship, Palrr.erton. In night pledged an ali-out elected, lo "mobilize a duAlrlal power of Pennsylvania agains: communijm. He paid the i azainsl worl wide "will occupy i 1 for many years." ping lo the weather iU- tlon, or.c of several In the north openUd Jointly by Canada and the United Alert is about 600 5 soulh of Ihe North Pole on the northern tip of Ellcfmere island, on the Arctic ocean. H.S.CrawferiSays Reai te Wealth Cai Be PateiWitfc Debts Coxpsny--Four platoons.

Totaljfilovak putllutlon L'Udove Noviny. of aro'Jnd 300 men. Commanded by a a i Battalion--Four companies. To- lal oT around l.OCO men. Command- ed by a major or a lieutenant col- onel.

(Why does a company have 200 men bur 3 battalion oE fouv com- panies have about Because tho largei the oulfll. the more tx- Ira men. or arc needed to handle Us problem.) (Continued On Page Four) EIc named a communlil by Malt Cvellc, former FBI cover man, i testimony bt- fore Ihc house un-American acltv- lllcs committee. Brook addressed Ms appeals lor protection lo District Altorney William S. Rahauser and Mayor David Lawrence.

Following Iho fruit and vegetable throw-Ing, Broofc and A neighbor, Louli Borlz, also named by Cvellc, moved out ol Ihelr wnhli cw ke with H. J. Cnwftrd ft Fm, wealth; nnucter rramatfw, (wttfltjif nt MM In hs UK )ev old "on January Ij two sgo, I Ml el rttfct let UK Tint time ftlncfi I 12- Kvery yount; nuui who hM In klrmrlf oaght to buy sotnetMnf, nd Into He'd tftai IrM mooey (or tklni; etw, ftnywiy. TkAt's hov I dM It." At iMariBf ef- ient intnt Wf to to Wlp flMnre umLmtlim of Camp Perry, Ohio. JCl- onal Guardamen from Pcnrtsylvi- nii'j Slst AAA brigade are ttelng plenty or action on the firing during the second veek ot their lUmmcr encampment here.

Selected guardsmen from aH units spent yesterday shooting it surprise largcla on a course, ar- ranged by Major John C. NUher, Kulzlown. Pa. Others parlloipalej In a "dry run 11 exercise on selection ind occupation ol posi- Cor artillery and automatic; weapons to defend Cirnp Poiry and surrounding Installations. Still other continued on Ihe fir- ing lange with 90 mm (Utu ani aulomitic ns I la i Terse Verse ATOjncr If power TOJ vinl- lo "figf Take polMn ivy at.

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