Word: kyongju
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Interdiction Fire. The "roof" of the Allied beachhead-the line from the northwest corner to the east coast-had not caved in, but it was sagging. The loss of territory (see map) was disturbing enough; more so was the threat to Kyongju, communications hub of the northeast corner. The enemy got to within four miles of Kyongju. The Reds seized nearly the whole of the Yongchon-Pohang road and brought the Yongchon-Kyongju road under interdiction fire. Since General Walker had no reserves and could spare no front-line troops from any other sector, he was forced to pull...
Songs by Sinatra. TIME Correspondent James Bell made four trips along the Taegu-Kyongju road. He cabled: "When the enemy struck his sledgehammer blows in the northeast, both the fighting and the resultant confusion were like the return of a horrible nightmare. It was like nothing that has happened since the opening days...
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