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Evening star., 1950-07-04
BY the Assoeiafsd Press

TOKYO, July 4.-Suwon and its
Important airfleld fell to the North
Korean Reds today, a spokesman
for Gen. MacArthur's advanced
headquarters in Korea announced.
He said the Communist victory
followed a day-long battle with
all elements of four or five North
Korean divisions participating.
Suwon airfield was the center of
the early stage of the American
airlift assist to Korea. 1t accom-
modated big Skymaster planes
(C-54s) and possibly B-29s. which
were all important in the early
stage of the Korean battle.
The Reds quickly sent patrols
farther southwark, toward Ameri-
can outposts.
Reds s Miles South of Suwon.
There was no indication how
close any American units are tc
the SuWon area. The Red patrols
already had pushed miles south
of that town.
The Reds presumably are push
ing with all they have" toward
American positions. the spokes-
man added. He expressed doubt
that the captors Of Suwon would
pause there, as they did last week
after capturing Seoul.
Today's attack represented "the
most effective" and perhaps the
largest concentration of Commu-
mist troops yet used in the 10
day-old war, the spokesman elab-
Grated.
He added that no American
troops were involved and-despite
Evening star., 1950-07-04

an earlier announcement here
that Yanks had seen minor ac-
tion-that no GIs yet had beer
In combat in Korea.
Real Punch" by Reds.
The spokesman said today's Red
effort was "a real, honest-to-G God
punch"
The Communist lunge against
Suwon held to the pattern the
Reds have followed in their drive
southwark. Tanks pushed for
ward, driving the Southerners
back. In past moves Red cavalry
or infantry has followed closely
astern the tanks.
The spokesman was unable te
say if Red infantry had entered
Suwon, but it can be presumed
Red soldiers are not far outside
(See KOREA, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1950-07-04
Macarthur Warns
North Koreans on
POW Rules of War
By the Assoeiated Press

TOKYO, July 4.-Gen.
Macarthur said today he
intended to observe the rules
Of war in the treatment of
prisoners.
IT will hold responsible any
individual acting for North
Korea who deviates from the
principles of treatment of war
prisoners" the American gen.
eral said. {.
Evening star., 1950-07-04
Two Die, Two Injured
As Fire Razes Home
Along {. & 0. Canal
Firemen Bridge Voter
With Aerial Ladder
To Bottle FIumes

Two persons died and two others
We're injured early today in a fire
which destroyed a one-story frame
dwelling at 1914 K street NV. one
|of group of small homes located
between the Chesapeake g. Ohio
Canal and the Potomac River.
Firemen were forced to fashion
an aerial-ladder boardwalk across
the canal to get fire-fighting
equipment to the scene.
Fatally injured in the fire, police
said, were:
George Pickett, So. of the K
street address. who died at
Emergency Hospital.
Stephen j. Woods. 81. of the
800 block of E street NV, who
was pronounced dead on the scene
by a Gallinger Hospital doctor.
Blaze Starts in Kitchen.
Injured, police said, were Massey
Shrout, 43. of the 5000 block of K
street NV, who was treated at
Gallinger Hospital for shock and
a possible back injury and re-
leased. and Henry Swartz, 50.. of
the 600 block of North Tazewell
street, Arlington. who was treated
at Gallinger for body burns.
The blaze apparently broke out
in the kitchen of the small wooden
structure and destroyed the in
terror rooms. Firemen extin-
guished the flames before thereof
fell, however. police said.
. Cause of the fire. which broke
out at about 2 am. was unde-
termined.
Capt: Virgil Thompson of No. S
Truck Company said firemen were
blocked temporarily by the canal
and a steep incline. An aerial
ladder was quickly thrown across
the canal, however, and straight
ladder lashed to its far end, form
lSee FIRE, Page A-2o
Evening star., 1950-07-04
Six Masked Gunmen
Invade Havana Court
And Seize Documents
Papers Token Relate
To Froud Charges
Against Ex-President
BY the Assoeioisd Press

HAVANA, Cuba, July six
gunmen invaded q courtroom here
today and seized documents
charging former President Ramon
Grau San Martin and others of
misappropriating STA million.
Police held for questioning two
officers on guard at the court.
One Of them said he opened the
locked door of the courtroom early
today in response to knock in
the belief it was a police captain
making a regular inspection.
The officer said that six gun
men carrying pistols and auto
matte rifles forced their way in
side. They wore women's black
stockings as masks. The guard
said the gunmen tied them up
and then made away with the
documents.
Former Treasurer Indicted.
The court had only recently in
dicted Isauro Valdes Moreno, for
mers secretary of the treasury
under Grau, and other former
officials ton charges of misappro-
priating $9.5 million.
The prosecutors in the case an
nounced last week that they had
asked indictment of Grau and
others in his administration. Grau
Isaid at the time he would welcome
a complete airing of the charges.
Under Cuban court procedure a
prosecutor or citizen may go into
court and file charges. The court
investigates and then decides
whether to return an accusation
similar to an Indictment by a
grand jury in the United States.
Police said the gunmen stole
more than 80 principal documents
on the case.
Familiar With Documents.
Judge Federico Justiniani, who
recently assumed charge of the
case, said it was obvious the rob-
bers were thoroughly familiar
with the documents desired. They
left others not related to the case.
Grau was President from 1914
to 1948. He handed over the office
to his longtime friend and po-
litical follower. Carlos Prio So
carras, at the end of his term.
There have been numerous
charges in the press and in Con-
gress of wholesale thefts of gov
ernment funds during Grau's ad-
ministEation. Various persons in
his regime became tremendously
wealthy-among them the late
Senator Jose Aleman, whose
wealth was estimated at between
$40 million and 5000 million.
Evening star., 1950-07-04
Soviet Demands
u. n. Gust u. 5.
Army in Korea
Armed Aggression by
Americans Charged
In Gromyko Blast
By the Assoeiaisd Pres,

MOSCOW, July "A high leve
Russian demand for the United
Nations to expel American armed
forces from Korea today high.
lighted flood of Soviet press
criticism of American military in
tervention in the Far East.
In a lengthy statement bristline
with accusations against the
United States. Soviet Deputy For
eign Minister Andrei A. Gromyke
declared:
THE United Nations will only
fulfill its obligations to maintain
peace If the Security Council de-
mands the unconditional cessation
of American military intervention
and the immediate withdrawal OF
the American armed forces from
Korea"
Headlines Echo Gromyko.
His words were echoed in the
leading Russian papers. Here
were some of the headlines:
Soviet people demand immed.
late ending of American aggres-
sion in Korea"-Izvestia. the gov.
ernment organ.
Soviet people demand cessa-
ton of American aggression ir
Korea"-Pravda, the Communist
Party organ.
Hands off Korea-workers OF
U. S. S. r. wrathfully protest
against American aggression
Soviet Sport.
Gromyko's statement also
charged that President Truman
by committing the United States
7th Fleet to maintain Chang
Kai-shek's hold on Formosa was
violating Big -Four Cairo and
Potsdam agreements that Formosa
was part Of China. The Rus
slams contend the island should be
governed by Mao Tze-tung' S
Peiping regime.
Armed Aggression Charged.
The statement. published by
Soviet news agency Tass. accused
the United States of committing
armed aggression, "a hostile act
against peace" and of waging
"open war against the Korean
people"
(In Washington the State
Department said it would not
comment Immediately on Gro
mkyo's statement.)
Reiterating previous Soviet
claims that United States-backed
South Korean forces had started
the fighting, Gromyko asserted
American aggressive circles
sought to gain control over all OF
Korea to use it as military
and strategic bridgehead in the
Far East"
(Both American and United
Nations observers previously had
charged the Communicated
North Koreans with opening the
fighting with an invasion across
|
the 38th parallel that separates
Russian-dominated North Ko-
(See RUSSIA, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1950-07-04
Scottish Miners Strike

GLASGOW. Scotland. July 4
R.-A strike for a pay increase
of % cents shift for lower paid
help has taken 5000 men out in
the Lanarkshire coal fields closing
II pits today. The wage demand
previously had been rejected by
the National Coal Board, which
runs Britain's nationalized coal
mines.
Evening star., 1950-07-04
Pole Gets SO Death Sentences

WARSAW. Poland, May 4 up.
"A Warsaw military court yester-
day meted out 38 death sentences
to Wiktor Stryewski for wartime
murders of Communists and aid
ing the Gestapo. Stryewski had
been tried on 10 charges. There
was no announcement of the ver-
dict on the other 80 counts.
Evening star., 1950-07-04
By the Associated Pres.

Traffic and other accidents have
killed at least 534 persons since
the Nation began a four-day July
4th celebration last Friday night
Traffic fatalities seemed cer-
tain to exceed the 385 predicted by
the National Safety Council foi
the period. Between pm. FRI
day and last midnight, 345 per-
sons had died on the highways
Another lis had drowned and 75
Evening star., 1950-07-04
Korean Struggle
rsHeavi|yon
Nation 'sFourth
Many Working Here
At Vitol Departments;
Dulles Speaks Tonight

America celebrated it's inde-
Ipendence today while American
troops were battling to preserve
independence in Korea.
Echoes of that struggle were
heard in the Pentagon, the State
Department and other vital Gov
|ernment departments where thou
sands of employees gave up the
holiday to help the fight.
Other thousands of Washing
tonians were winding up what for
some has been a four-day respite
from work.
For them, and a large compile
ment of visitors, it was the typical
Washington Fourth of July-pic-
MICS, baseball. boating, fireworks
all pointing to a grand climax at
7:30 pm. on the Washington
Monument Grounds.
Capped by mammoth fireworks
display. the annual Monument
program takes on added signifi-
canoe this year with Washington
observing its 150th anniversary.
Dulles to Speak on Korea.
The Sesquicentennial Commit
tee and the Board of Trade, CO.
sponsors of the show, hope for a
crowd of 250,000. Seats selling at
half the price of other years-50
cents for adults and Is cents for
children-Still are available.
The Korean struggle appropri-
ately will take prominent spot on
the program. John Foster Dulles,
special adviser to the Secretary of
State and recently returned from
the war-torn country, will speak
on America and Korea-the In
terdependence of Independence"
A threat of showers hung over
this and other community celebra-
tions this evening. The forecaster
said thundershowers were more
likely today than yesterday, when
.04 of an inch of rain was recorded
at the airport.
Tableau to- Be Presented.
The Monument Grounds elab-
crate Salute to Independence
will open with tunes by the Army.
Navy and Marine Bands. followed
by the massing of 200 flags.
Introduced by Senator Full
bright, Democrat, of Arkansas.
Mr.. Dulles will begin speaking
shortly after pm.
One of the highlights is tableau
by Allen Zee, depicting such
scenes as THE Spirit of '76," "The
Liberty Bell" and Signing of the
Declaration of Independence"
On the diversified program will
be popular and cowboy songs.
high-wire and balancing acts, a
ballet and songs by the Sesqui-
centennial chorus of 100 voices.
At pm. the fireworks display
begins. Called the biggest yet"
it will include impressive set
pieces. In one of them, huge
portraits of George Washington
and President Truman will be
bridged by an arch of fire spelling
Faith of Our Fathers" title of
Paul Green's new symphonic
drama opening at the Sesqui-
centennial fAmphitheater, Au-
gust 4.
Other Programs Scheduled.
Throughout the day, other pro-
grams of games, swimming, pa
rades and oratory were scheduled
at Fairgrounds and parks in
Washington and nearby counties.
The Sesquicentennial motif will
feature a program at Coolidge
Recreation Center. Third and Van
Buren streets NV, at 7:30 pm.
Miss Mary Jane Hayes, Miss
Washington" will reign as Queen
of the Sesquicentennial," and there
will be a historical tableau, talent
show and finally. a Grand Display
of Fireworks" The North WASH
ington Recreation Council is SELL
ing 81 family membership cards
fnr admission Tn the reServnd area
Evening star., 1950-07-04
Accident Toll for Long Holiday
Counted at | Every 1OMinutes

were killed in other miscellaneous
accidents.
The deaths were at the rate of
more than one every 10 minutes
The only reported death from
fireworks was in New Hampshire
The council estimated that by
midnight tonight there will have
been S6 million vehicles on the
highways during the four days
and that the Nation will have ex-
perienced its worst traffic jam in
history.
Evening star., 1950-07-04
Suwon Is Taken;
Invaders Press
Encirc|ing Move
South Koreans Forced
To Flee as Armor
Drives Into City
BULLETIN

TOKYO. Wednesday (P.-
Gen. MacArthur's headquarters
announced today that Is more
Red tanks had moved into the
Korean fighting zone as invader
columns pushed a wide flanking
movement southeast of Suwon.
The Red movement threatened
encirclement of the South Ko-
rean forces in the Suwon-In-
chon-Seoul triangle. The COM
munique reported fighting at
the port of Inchon, 20 miles west
Of Seoul. The Southerners were
still holding Inchon, Gen. Mac
Arthur said,
Evening star., 1950-07-04

Cushman will head the Marine air
components.
Current strength of the battle
ready 1st Division is believed tc
be less than 10000 men. But the
unit contains many veterans o1
World War II. and since 1947 they
have been under orders to be ready
for action on four days notice
Full war strength of the REIN
forced division is about $4,000.
+ Navy sources said the Marines
would board fast transports within
a few days for the more than 1000
mile trip to Japan. That would
put them on the scene in a little
more than two weeks.
The Air Force announcement
that more B-29s-perhaps as many
as 75-had been ordered from
West Coast bases to the Far East
also points up the problem of OBJ
tanning more trained manpowe1
for the armed forces, especially ii
the Korean fighting Is long and
costly.
A top-level conference at the
Blair House yesterday, in which
President Truman reviewed the
Korean situation for an hour with
cabinet. defense and congressional
leaders, pointed up the manpower
problem.
After the meeting, about which
there had been no prior announce
ment, Presidential Secretary Eben
Ayers said no decisions had been
made.
Reserve Mobilization Favored.
And Defense Secretary john
son replied mot at this time
when asked about the prospect OF
a partial mobilization.
Some military leaders, however
were reported to be in favor of
calling up some reserve units
composed largely of World War II
officers and to be filled out with
volunteers.
The manpower needs, according
to these leaders, would arise under
three situations: To cover losses
in Korea and provide reinforce
ments further. If necessary; to
meet the threat of possible Chi
nese Red troop support to the
Northern Koreans, and to guard
Japan If Gen. Macarthur were
forced to commit more of his oc-
cupation forces.
Possibility of federalizing the
National Guard has been con-
sidered. but put aside for the
present. military leaders said.
Chinese Red Threat Stressed.
AS to the possibility that Chi
nese Communists would aid the
North Koreans with troops. Chi
nese Ambassador Koo had a re-
port for the State Department
yesterday.
He said 100000 Communist
troops, Chinese and Korean, are
in North Korea. the jumping of
place for the invasion. He added
that the Chinese Reds have q
large group" poised on the North
Korean border and ready to enter
the battle If needed.
In another development yester-
day, the Navy announced that il
would send the 45,000-ton aircraft
carrier Midway and four destroy
ers to join the 9Th Fleet in the
Mediterranean. The ships are
scheduled to leave Norfolk about
July 10.
The Navy said it was normal
procedure to augment overseas
fleets at the time station vessels
were preparing to return, but il
did not say that the 27,000-ton
carrier Leyte and 13 other war
(See MARINES. Page A-3,
Evening star., 1950-07-04
No Late Editions
OF The Star Today

Because of the Fourth of
July holiday, the Night Final
editions of The star will not
be printed today.
Subscribers to these will re-
eeive the regular edition.
Evening star., 1950-07-04
FriendIyPIanes' Attack
Near u. 5. Positions
In Korea Investigated
AustroIion Commander
Denies Croft Were His;
Identity Held Impossible
by the Associated Press

TOKYO, July 4.-Friendly
planes staged a machine-gun and
rocket attack near advanced
American positions in South
Korea yesterday and American air
officials said an investigation is
under way.
An American sergeant was
slightly wounded and q train load
of ammunition bound for the
South Korean Army was blown up.
Associated Press Correspondent
Tom Lambert in the field said
the planes were Mustang fighters
bearing Australian markings.
1t. Gen. II. c. II. Robertson.
commander of British Common
wealth Occupation Forces in
Japan, said no Australian planes
were aloft then and the attackers
were American F-80 jets and a
Korean Mustang"
United States air officials said
positive Identification was "vir-
tually impossible
"They Happen in Every War"
They said this was not thu
first, and probably will not b.
the last time, that friendly air.
craft fired near or perhaps or
their own troops. The Korean
battle is fluid and confused.
/ 'tAll of these incidents are re-
grettable." said one officer, ''bu
they happen in every war"
/ A spokesman at advanced head
quarters in South Korea said fatl,
the identity of the planes wa
not known.
Mr.. Lambert said in telephon,
call to Tokyo after Gen. Robert
son made his statement that h
saw no jets in the attack which
sent him diving to cover.
The F-80 mentioned by Gen
Robertson Is the Lockheed Shoot
ing Star jet fighter.
Mr.. Lambert said he saw five
F-51 Mustangs in the air. Al
that altitude. he added, it woule
be difficult to mistake a Mustang
with its conventional engine
and rather bulky design-with &
streamlined jet.
He said the raid was not made
on the American positions but or
targets near them. The sergeant
was out on a road when hit.
I Mistakes Held Unavoidable.
| While diving for shelter, Mr.
Lambert said he saw wing mark.
ings of white dot in a blue
circle. Gen. Robertson said hi.
planes now were marked with red
white and blue circles without 9
central dot.
An Australian officer said wins
markings are changed whenever
standard designs are so similar tc
other participating planes as tx
cause confusion.
The American planes have q
white star in blue circle with
bars on each side of the circle
in red, white and blue.
/ The speed of aerial warfare
makes such mistakes unavoidable
United States air officers declared
Before pilots leave their bases
they are given a bomb line
which shows the limit or expected
limit Of the advance of friendly
ground troops during the aerial
mission.
| Battle conditions frequently
lchange quickly. Infantrymen Otter
exceed their planned advances al
the time Of air strikes.
| When aircraft are supporting
ground troops with strafine
attacks. as in this conflict, the
margin is narrower because the
ground forces are closer together
There still are few fixed positions
ION the Korean front.
Evening star., 1950-07-04
Guide for Read ers

An Associoted Press Newspaper
Evening star., 1950-07-04

lSee FIRE, Page A-2o
Evening star., 1950-07-04

Cloudy and humid today with high about
90. Scattered thundershowers this after
noon and tonight. Low tonight about 10.
Tomorrow sunny, warm, not so humid.
Midnight, rs am. ---73 10 am. 30
2 a.m.--73 am. ---75 IL am. -81
4a.m. -72 Gam. III Noon --86
Evening star., 1950-07-04

(See KOREA, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1950-11-15

this great country for our future
welfare and well-being."
Israel needs doctors as well as
hospitals and clinics, however. he
said. The widely held belief that
Israel has more doctors per capita
than any nation in the world is
no longer true, he added.
Kupat Holm examines all i'm
migrants, isolating the Ill in ap-
porpriate institutions. In addition
he said the health service cares
for all members of Histadrut, who
number about 100000, almost half
the population of Israel.
"The Kupat Holm is socialized
medicine" DR.. Grinberg asserted
but there was no argument about
whether socialized medicine was
good or bad. 1t was organized to
Evening star., 1950-11-15

the Beilinson hospitals mem
ber-institution of the Histadrut S
medical organization, the Kupat
Holm.
A native of Lithuania and a
prisoner of the Nazis during most
Of World War II, DR.. Grinbere
said Israel needs to build from
six to eight new hospitals soon
which we hope will embody some
OF the features" of the National
Institutes of Health at Bethesda
The hospital director met Mr.,
Ewing when the latter visited
Israel in January of this year
as guest of the Histadrut.
1T is heartening to know that
we have such a fine friend in Mr.
Ewing here in America" DR.. Grin
berg declared. I'VE need his helr
and the help of many people in
Evening star., 1950-11-15
7IsroeI Hospital Director Finds Dream Fulfilled at Bethesda

To DR.. Zalman Grinberg, di-
rector of one Of Israel's largest
hospitals, the United States
Public Health Services medical
facilities at Bethesda are like a
dream come true.
In Washington as a guest of
Oscar r. Ewing. administrator OF
the Federal Security Agency, DR.
Grinberg said. at a press confer
ence after a visit to Bethesda
yesterday, that he had always
dreamed of facilities deliberately
planned for medical research"
II saw that at Bethesda" he
added.
DR.. Grinberg is touring the
United States to aid the $40 NIL
lion Embarrassing campaign of the
Histadrut, Israel's labor fedora
ton. DR.. Grinberg's hospital
Evening star., 1950-11-15

meet an elementary need-to get
medical care to the people"
DR.. Grinberg will be in the
United Safes about four more
weeks.
Evening star., 1950-11-15

North America has So percent
Of the worlds known coal re-
serves. Europe has about 10 per-
cent.
Evening star., 1950-06-07
Frank P. Lamb Dies;
Distribution Chief
OF Gas Light Concern

Frank P. Lamb. 49. superin-
tendent of distribution of the
Washington Gas Light Co., died
unexpectedly yesterday at his
home, Is West Bradley lane,
Chevy Chase.
The gas company official had
been with the company since COM
ing here in 1912 as assistant pro-
duction superintendent. He had
been distribution superintendent
since March, 1949.
Born in Philadelphia, Mr.. Lamb
was a graduate of the University
of Pennsylvania. He took extern
sion courses at Columbia and Rut-
gers Universities and Alexander
Hamilton College.
Mr.. Lamb started as a cadet
engineer with the Bethlehem Gas
Co.. Allentown. Pa; later was a
chemical engineer for the Con-
sumer Gas Co., Reading, Pa. and
worked for the Pennsylvania Pub
lie Utilities Commission.
He was a member of the Knights
Of Columbus, the Elks and the
American Gas Association.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Elizabeth s. Lamb; a daughter,
Miss Betty Lamb, and four sons,
Neil, Jack and Joseph Lamb, all
of the Bradley lane address, and
Harry Lamb, Ubly. Mich.
Funeral services will be held at
10 am. tomorrow in the Shrine
of the Most Blessed Sacrament,
Chevy Chase circle. Burial will be
in Philadelphia.