Evening star., 1953-01-04
Allied Planes Smash
Red Supply Centers;;
Ground Action Laqs
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SUNDAY, JANUARY 4, 1858
By the Associated Press

SEOUL. Sunday, Jan. 4.-Allied
light bombers hunted down Com
munist trucks and trains across
the snowclad waist of North Korea
last night and big B-29 superforts
slammed home bomb attacks on
two big Red supply centers.
The night raids came on the
heels of smashing daylight blow
at another Communist supply
center in the northwest. The day.
time raid left the supply area a
smoking wreck and provoked
about so MIG jets out of their
Manchurian sanctuary.
The fifth Air Force said it's
Sabre jet pilots damaged six MICS
in Is separate aiH battles which
erupted across the cold northwest
Korean skies.
Ground Fighting Lull.
Ground fighting slackened Sat-
urday and early Sunday along the
frigid battle front.
An Eighth Army staff officer
said not a single shot was fired
Saturday and early Sunday in the
west. It was the first time in
more than a year, he said, that
the uneasy west had slumbered
through more than "a hours with
out artillery, mortar or small arms
duelS.
The Reds probed briefly in five
below zero weather last night at
four points along the central and
eastern fronts. None involved
more than 40 men. All were
turned back quickly.
The Fifth Air Force said its
night B-26 raiders shot up 10
trucks, two locomotives and IL
boXcarS.
Superforts Hit Rail Line.
Thirteen SuperfortS Smacked
the Tosong supply center on the
main rail line between Sinanju
and Sinuiju and the Sosang ware
houses northeast of Sunchon, all
in northwest Korea.
The daylight attack Saturday
hit another supply center near
Sunchon, 80 miles northeast of
the Red Korean capital of Pyon-
gyang.
Pilots from four fighter bomber
wings first plastered the Sunchon
supply. area with high explosive
bombs. Then they roared in low
on deadly strafing runs with
machine guns blazing. 1t was one
of the larger mass strikes of recent
weeks.
The Air Force said 26 enemy
occupied buildings were totally
wrecked and others severely dam
aged. Pilots reported at least one
secondary explosion indicating hits
on ammunition or fuel stores.
Other United Nations planes!
ranged wide over North Korea
yesterday. The 5th Air Force
claimed the following toll by
nightfall: q buildings, two box
cars. seven supply trucks, a tank,
one automatic weapon and a NOR
tar position all destroyed: 13I
bunkers, bridge, two tunnels,
three artillery and mortar posi-
tions and two trucks all damaged.
Rails and highways were cut in a
half dozen different places.
The Manchuria- -pased MICS
made their first major appearance
OF the new year in efforts to in
tercept the fighter bomber sweep.
Alert Sabres caught them at mid
day as they flashed southwark
across the Yalu River into north
west Korea.
Chinese infantry hurled one
company thrust-150 to ITS men
against an advanced Allied
position in the Kelly Hill sector
on the western front shortly be-
fore midnight. Allied defenders
were knocked of their outpost in
confused and bloody fighting.
However. the Allies regrouped
and Stormed back up the hill. tt
was regained after a tough
struggle.
The other Red company attack
was hurled against Pinpoint Hill,
held by South Korean troops. The
defenders battled an hour at rifle
and hand grenade range before
the Red storming party was sub
dued.