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...last week there was still hope-among Tokyo optimists, at least - that Douglas MacArthur's abortive "end-the-war" offensive had only "temporarily" been halted, that a major enemy breakthrough could be prevented. The ist Cavalry Division, aided by British and Turks, was rushed to plug the enormous gap in the Tokchon sector where the R.O.K. II Corps had been shattered. It was like trying to plug a fire hose with a wad of chewing gum. The cavalrymen were beaten back 30 miles to Sinchang, then lost the town and fell back still farther...
Both these changes can and should be made by the Council when it takes up these new rules. The gap is now closing, and it should not be too long before the Council and the faculty committee can get together on a final set of rules that will give groups the greatest possible freedom...
...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...
...pulling away from me-but I wasn't closing the gap either. I was at the extreme effective firing range, but when I saw I couldn't gain on him I led him with my sights and held down the gun trigger. After two or three seconds of my fire his engine section area began to smoke and then his engine exploded. The MIG pilot did not get out, and his plane went into the ground...
...Abroad, non-defense spending should likewise be cut. For with increased outlays by the U.S. to win local wars and build up defenses abroad, "there will be little more need of Marshall aid ... Exports will shrink as our labor and materials are diverted to the defense effort . . . The dollar gap will be filled...