Word: attack
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Dates: during 1950-1950
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...Defense Department last week reported 625 more U.S. casualties in Korea, including 252 dead, bringing total casualties in 19 weeks of the war to 28,235 men. Though the new report was dated Nov. 3, it did not include any casualties resulting from the Chinese Communists' attack, which was then four days old. The breakdown...
...Korea remained unclarified last week, and they refused to explain themselves at Lake Success (see below). But the theory that they intended to drive the Allies back below the 38th parallel, or even off the peninsula altogether, was somewhat less tenable than before. After the massive surprise attack of last fortnight, instead of pressing their advantage they stopped in their tracks and even pulled back, in some sectors, beyond reach of Allied patrols. They counterattacked cautiously when the regrouped U.N. forces advanced cautiously; but the whole aspect of their operations last week was defensive, not offensive...
...Chinese seemed to be shifting strength eastward. The Allies, who all week long tried vainly to close a gap in their lines east of Unsan, feared a massive attack aimed at splitting their forces farther apart. These fears deepened when the Communists finally came to life with an artillery and mortar barrage. But no enemy attack followed the shelling. This week the Allies at last established a continuous line with the help of the newly landed U.S. 3rd Division...
Proponents of U.M.S. feel that deferring men for school would create an elite in the colleges, and that there would be a race for grades which could destroy college life. They also attack any national test to decide who serves and who goes to school; it would, they say, merely discriminate against those who have poor backgrounds rather than actually measure intelligence. And only men who can afford college and get admitted to one would be deferred...
...Tsavaris led the Crimson attack from his halfback spot. Much improved over his early season performances, Tsavaris was at his best yesterday. His frequent dashes around end and off the tackles were the only bright spots in the Crimson offense...