Evening star., 1950-09-06

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A United States 9th Army COM
munique last night reported that
Allied forces fighting eastward of
Yongchon and northward of
Kyongju were halting the Com
munist exploitation of his break
through south of Kigye."
See No Red Column.
Mr.. Erickson in Taegu said
Allied aerial observers were un-
able to tell how far north of
Yongchon the main Red forces
were. But pilots reported they
did not see any significant Com
munist troops in that area.
South Korean forces. backed
by American air power, wiped out
a Red road block near Yongchon.
1t had held up supplies to the
South Koreans north and east
of the city for several hours.
Allied forces appeared to have
firm control Of the highway from
Kyongju northward for IL miles
to the junction of the Pohang-
Angang road. Both sides had
the road junction under artillery
fire
The 9Th Army communique re-
ported that South Koreans
stopped a Communist regiment
about mile south of Angang.
This town was taken by the Reds
at the start of their drive south
ward Tuesday.
POhang Reported Afire.
Pilots reported Pohang burning
furiously but said the airfield six
miles south of the port city was
still in Allied hands.
British troops, including the
killed Ladies from He'll" Scots,
one of Britain's most famous fight
ing units, got their baptism of fire
Tuesday night in repelling Red
patrols eight miles southwest of
Taegu. The British. from Hong
Kong. took over the left flank of .
the United States 1st Cavalry Di-
vision.
Cavalry troopers holding the
Kumwha road to Taegu's north
withdrew from the walled city of
Kasan to consolidate their posi-
tions.
The Americans had penetrated
the city II miles north of Taegu
only to retire when bad weather
Tuesday prevented them from get
ting supplies by air drop.
They also pulled back to Waeg-
wan, IL miles northwest of Taegu.
Pull Back Two Miles.
The cavalry troopers pulled back
about two miles in a planned with
drawal to free their f1anks from
the threat of infiltrators shaking
across ridges east of the highway. |
The troopers beat off one Com
munist attack against their new
positions 10 miles north of the
city and another two miles north
east of Waegwan, II miles north
west of Taegu. They did not lose |
any ground to the Red attackers.
A Macarthur intelligence officer
said the Reds had moved the 10th |
and 17th Tank Brigades into posi-
ton to hit the Northern and East /
ern fronts.
One brigade was near Pohang
and the second was near Uihung,
northeast of Taegu. Each. Red
outfit has 40 fighting and two
command tanks and 1000 men.
More Reds to Join Battle.
Prisoners said two more Com
muniSt regiments shortly would
join the battle. That would boost
Red strength to 10000 men at the
front.
American Marine and I'd Divi-
sion infantrymen slugged Com
munist forces back across the
rain-swollen Naktong River five
miles west of Yongsan, 80 miles
south of Taegu. The Marines
captured dominating hills.
North of there American units
were repulsed in an attempt to
storm hills near Hyonpung, IA
miles southwest of Taegu. The
Communists have held a bridge
head with 5000 men there for
two weeks.
On the southwestern front Stan
SWinton, Associated Press CORES
pondent, reported a big buildup
Of Communist troops near Uir-
yong, across the Nam River from
the United States 25th Infantry
Division.
New Attack Expected.
One battalion officer said: "It
looks as if they are getting ready
to hit again."
The 25th Division, which beat
back two-division Red offensive
toward Masan and Pusan, repelled
Ia Communist attack yesterday
morning.
The Americans cleaned out siz-
able pockets of infiltrators who
attacked .regimnetal command
posts.
Mr.. Swinton said 800 Commu-
niSts were killed behind the lines |
yesterday. but an estimated $500
still skulked around.
Don Huth, Associated Press cor
respondent. reported six North
Korean planes, making one of
their rare appearances of the war,
strafed and bombed American po-
sitions along the Naktong River. !
HOarding is foolish. Despite
the fighting in Korea there is no