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Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
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Nationalist Chinese air force conducted a major 34-hour raid on Red-held Taishan Isles Monday, dropping bombs and rockets on artillery and ships. This follows Red seizure of the islands last week and a Friday sea-air battle where Nationalists sank a Red submarine and 22 surface ships. Aimed at countering potential invasion of Nanchi Isle.
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BY STANWAY CHENG
TAIPEI- (INS) Nationalist planes hit the Red-held Taishan Isles Monday in the fourth day ol a heavy air assault amid'reports Of a new Communist invasion buildup on the China mainland coast opposite the strategic Matsus.
Free China's Air Force said six vaves of its bombers and fighter-bombers dumped tons of explosives and showers of rockets on the Taishans in a 34-hour raid termed the largest since the Reds seized the Isles late last week.
The sustained sky assault on the island group, 100 miles northwest ci Formosa was aimed at blunting a wedge driven by the Communists into the southern flank of
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Nanchi Isle, the upper anchor of Formosa's chain of outpost defenses.
Red occupation of the Taishans touched off a sea-air battle Friday in which Nationalist airmen said they sank a Red submarine while naval vessels sent 22 Communist surface ships to the bottom.
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The Taishans, which had been unoccupied by either side before Red amphibious troops landed there last week, lie 32 miles southwest of Nanchi which Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek's forces have been ordered to defend at all costs, with or without American help.
Since their seizure of the Taishans, the Reds have been sending reinforcements, big guns and other equipment to the Isles in possible preparation for an invasion assault on Nanchi, 120 miles north of the Kingpin Nationalist island bastion of Formosa.
To check this flow of men and materials, the Nationalist Air Force launched a major assault on Red troops and shore installations as well as ship convoys en route to the Taishans from the nearby mainland.
Airmen returning from the Monday morning strikes said their bombs and rockets hit artillery posts and other targets, kindling huge fires.
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Taishan Isles
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Monday
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nationalists sank a red submarine and 22 communist surface ships in friday battle; monday raid hit artillery posts and targets, kindling huge fires
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Nationalist planes conducted a 34-hour air assault on Red-held Taishan Isles, using six waves of bombers and fighter-bombers to drop explosives and rockets. This followed Red seizure of the unoccupied islands last week and a Friday sea-air battle. The assault targeted Red troops, shore installations, and ship convoys to counter invasion buildup opposite Matsus and potential assault on Nanchi Isle.