Evening star., 1950-07-28
By the Associated Press

TOKYO, Saturday. July 29.--
The tert OF Gen. MdcArthur's
Headquarters release No. 1853 is
sued at 1890 am. 1880 am.
Friday. EDIT:
Elements of the 18th North Ko-
rean Division have driven small
wedge between the 9Th South Ko-
rean Division and the United
States 25th Infantry Division in
the vicinity of Ichon-Ni.
Reports indicate that about 800
enemy troops are engaged in this
operation. Friendly troops are
now holding firm and are trying
to close the breach to restore
defensive positions.
The main Communist effort
continued along the Taejon- n-Kum-
chon axis with concentrated as
saults in the 1st Cavalry Divi-
sion area in the vicinity south
east of Yongdong. After losing.
some ground in the Hwaggan area
determined troopers are holding
positions in savage fire fight.
Reports indicated also that the
Communist invaders are continu-
ing heavy pressure all along the
front. At least three enemy divi-
sions are now engaged in a de-
termined effort to overwhelm the
locally inferior United States
troops in the west-central sector.
The Far East naval forces con-
tinued "saturation" bombardment
along the east coast and results
were considered effective.
The Far East air forces con-
tinued close support. interdiction
bombing and cargo airlift with
high priority given to ordnance.
quartermaster supplies and jet
aircraft fuel.
TOKYO, July 2S (P.-Tert OF
Korean release No. 157, issued
at $50 pm. (4:50 am. EDIT:
United States Air Force B-29s
this morning struck for the sixth
successive day at communication
targets in Korea north and south
of the 38th parallel.
Flash reports from the aircraft
tell of direct hits on the mar
shaling yard at Pyongyang, and
also the important Seoul Bridge
complex. Many railway cars were
choked in a marshaling yard be-
tween Pyongyang and Wonsan,
resulting from previous days in
terdiction of the North Korean
rail system. A column of smoke
rose to 5000 feet almost immedi-
ately after some of the B-29s
dropped their bombs on this mar
shaling yard.
THE greasy black smoke must
have been caused by an explosion
in the yard" one of the return
ing bombardiers said. "It was
only a matter of seconds until the
smoke had reached 5000 feet" he
said.
Bridge Targets Attacked.
Bridge targets north of Taejon
were attacked with generally good
results. early reports stated.
Returning aircraft reported an
increase in the amount of fax
sent up from defensive positions
surrounding the yards. This fax
indicated an increasing sensitivity
of the North Koreans to the con-
tinued Air Force planned interdic-
ton program, analysts believe.
"Our primary target had been
bombed out when we arrived"
Capt. Ralph E. Bower of Albu-
querque, N. Mex, said. "It was
a concrete highway bridge and we
found three spans were out right
in the middle, beautiful job done
by Super Forts that preceded U.S."
Capt. Bower said his B-29 hit a
combination railroad highway
bridge east of Seoul. "Our first
strike was on the buttresses on the
shore line" he said. Then we put
another string of bombs out from
the shore line and believe it will
take some time to repair the dam
age"
First 1t. Edward C. LOCKER of
Lead, S. OAK, confirmed the ac-
curacy of the bridge targets. He
was in an accompanying B-29.
Fridays weather wasn't suited