Evening star., 1950-08-20
u. n. Forces Attack East Anchor
OfRed Line as $4,000 Of Enemy
Mass for New Blow Near Taequ
Communists Also
Poised in South;
BIuckout' Ends
BY the Associated Press

United Nations forces launched
an attack today on the east coast
anchor of the South Korean bat
tie line as $4,000 Reds massed
north of Taegu. Emphasizing the
Red menace to that key Ameri-
can supply base, enemy artillery
shelled it for the second time.
Another Red force. with tanks
and motorized infantry, was
building up near Chinju at the
southern end of the 120-mile
battlefront perimeter.
In the Chinju sector, Associated
Press correspondent Stan Swinton
reported American troops to be
dug in behind heavy Notifications
awaiting the expected Communist
push.
News Blackout Ends.
AS the opposing forces grouped
for blow and counterblow, the AS
sociated Press and other news
services began moving reports
after a news blackout of more
than 10 hours. 1t had been re-
ported that the 9th Army had
removed the telephone and tele-
type lines used by correspondents
between advance headquarters
and Tokyo. This action apparently
conceded with adverse radio re-
ception conditions.
Associated Press correspondent
Don Huth finally got through to
Tokyo from 9Th Army head
quarters. The circumstances un-
der which he made his call were
not Immediately clear, the As
ISOLATED Press said.
Meanwhile, Red drives along the
Korean backgrounds were so eff
fectively stalled that the North
Korean radio at Pyongyang for
a time stopped claiming Red "ad-
vances." A broadcast today spoke
frankly of ''counterattacking
American and South Korean
troops" Later, however. it re-
ported fierce engagements.
South Koreans Jump OFF.
On the east anchor, South Kor-
can troops which recaptured the
port city of Pohang Friday jumped
of in an attack north teamed with
American elements. The front for
this drive extended nine miles
west of Kigye.
But the Communists main men
ace remained to the west of the
Pohang-Kigye fighting-in the
Kunwi sector where the $4,000
Reds were reported assembled.
Ahead of this menacing force
was the spearhead of Reds which
drove within 10 miles of Taegu
before South Koreans and a Are
brigade" of Americans blunted
it. Resistance in that sector to-
day disappeared-but American
leaders were cautious.
While keeping a wary eye on
this as yet withheld big push, the
United States 9th Army head
quarters today sent American and
South Korean forces to the at
tack in a sector Immediately to
the east. This drive on the east
anchor of the 120-mile battle
perimeter was launched by the
South Korean 3rd Division and
unidentified American units from
the Pohang -Kigye line.
Recaptured Friday.
Pohang is the port city on the
east coast recaptured Friday by
the South Koreans. Kigye is nine
miles west and slightly north. of
Pohang.
Twenty-three miles southwest
of Taegu another Communist
menace melted in a bloody rout.
Hundreds of bodies were found
on hills seized by Marines as the
Leathernecks and elements of the
oath Infantry Division drove
against 10000 Reds who had
maSsed on the east bank of the
Naktong near Changnyong.
officers said few of the Reds
got back to the west bank.
Maj. Gen. John II. Church told
newsmen that I'VE have the whole
sector under control" and that
(See KOREA, Page A-4.)