Eisenhower condemns Soviet tyranny amid Hungary crisis
President Eisenhower urged freedom-loving nations to observe Human Rights Day with renewed resolve after Hungary’s crackdown. He warned Soviet brutality repudiates the UN rights declaration, lamenting oppression and signaling prayers and bell tolls across America. He voiced deep sympathy for Hungary’s liberty-loving people.
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Marvin L. Arronomi
Augusta
Eisenhower
Hungary
America
Rights Day Statement on Denial of Fundamental Freedoms
A rights day briefing denounces the denial of fair and public hearings by an independent tribunal. It asserts violations of freedom of thought conscience religion opinion and expression as well as the right to freedom from slavery and servitude and the principle that government authority rests on the will of the people.
Hungarian crackdown silences capital as Soviet relief nears
Budapest endures a government forceful response after mass protests. Premier Janos Kadar orders summary military trials for crimes including murder arson and looting with the death penalty. Telephone lines to Budapest are blocked while a blackout freezes contact with the outside world. Police tighten in the capital to halt movement and keep order amid a failed attempt at negotiation by worker councils.
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Hungary
Budaest Radio
Red
Vienna
Budapest
Moscow
Harold Milks
Janos Kadar
Red Army
Soviet Fears Complete Crushing of Hungary
The piece argues the Soviet Union could crush Hungary swiftly with full military and political control but restrains from such moves to avoid triggering a broader crisis. It compares current leadership to Stalin era tactics, suggesting factional conflicts limit a decisive push and warning of risks to the Soviet empire’s stability.
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Hungary
Kremlin
Stalin
Austria
Soviet Empire
Soviet Union
UN Voting On Soviet Intervention In Hungary
The United States and 15 other nations urged the UN General Assembly to condemn the Soviet invasion of Hungary. The draft resolution calls for immediate Soviet withdrawal under UN observation and restoration of Hungary’s political independence. Cuban delegate Emilio Nunez-Portuono warned of a forthcoming measure to suspend or expel Russia if it ignores Assembly resolutions on Hungary.
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United Nations
N. Y—9
United States
UN General Assembly
Hungary
Emilio Nunez-Portuono
Assembly
Russia
Temperature forecast sees below normal highs across region
Temperatures will average two to four degrees below normal with highs around 37 to 41 and lows near 25 to 26. Daily changes minimal. Intermittent snow flurries expected throughout the period, with light precipitation and unsettled conditions likely.
Real Progress Reported In Dulles Lloyd Talks
The first meeting since the Suez rift between U.S. Secretary of State and British Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd yielded real progress toward a joint policy on the Middle East waterway. An American spokesman cited progress in clearing methods and future cooperation.
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Ranio—Jary
U.S
NATO Alliance
Pineau
Dulles-Lloyd
NATO Council
Atlantic Alliance
European Union
Concessions Sought Over Americans Held in China
Chou En-tai signaled Peiping will free ten Americans only if Washington concedes. He contrasted China’s release of 34 Americans with the United States not releasing Chinese or offering reciprocal Chinese releases in the United States.
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Calcutta
Chou Emtal
United States
Peiping
China
Chou
South India
Unitedates
Remlet Sai
Ente
New York
Auto Show Opens With Horn Fanfare In New York
The National Automobile Show opened at the Coliseum in New York, signaling a nine day run that aims to showcase major advances such as fuel injection and air spring suspensions. About 125 passenger cars and 66 trucks are displayed, with industry leaders predicting at least 6.1 million new car sales next year.
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David J. Wilkie
New York
Cadillac
Directeur
Buick
Dubarry
Pilot lands plane on moving car with wing on hood
Norfolk weekend stunt ends safely as Manning Rooks lands a damaged plane on a speeding auto. Veteran Ed Hornbaker from the rental company orchestrates the daring maneuver driving the car, while Rooks, with 160 hours, steadies the craft from above.
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Manning Rooks
Rooks
Ed’ 7 Hornbaker
Egyptian Ambush In Port Said Hits British Patrol
In Port Said a British patrol suffered a minor wound after Egyptian guerrillas opened fire from rooftops with machine guns and grenades. Seven Egyptians were arrested as Britain and France press UN to uphold the cease fire. The attack marks rising hostility as pullout nears and evacuees rush ports.
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Royal Scots Regiment
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Middle East
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Iraq
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Trans-Canada Air Lines plane vanishes with 62 aboard
A Trans-Canada Air Lines four engine plane carrying 62 people disappeared during a violent wind storm over south central British Columbia. Initial clues included a distant light on Sumas Mountain that faded. The flight from Vancouver to Eastern Canada turned back after one engine failed near Hope. Authorities planned a dawn search as fuel limitations loom. The flight carried Saskatchewan Interprovincial Football Union players en route to an East West Shrine game.
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North Star
al Carlson
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Western Interprovincial Football Union
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Canada
Hope
Here
Allan Clarke
Montreal
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Regina
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Toronto
Cheam Mountains
Parolee shot after brief release ends in hospital
MUNTINUTUN, Woa mut George Fillmore Thomas, in his 24th year, faced nine years of trouble ending with a desperate flight from Huntington police. Shot in the back by pursuing officers, he died after 31 days out on parole as autopsy and wreck details unfold.
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George Fillmore
Thomas
Huntington
Enitentiary
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Jarrell
Yicksap, Mich
Moundsville
Weekend toll toll law for state accident report
An Associated Press survey covering 6 p m Friday to midnight Sunday shows 14 accidental deaths in Ohio 11 from traffic. The list includes a Hamilton woman killed in a collision with a locomotive passenger car. a Columbus man who drowned after his auto left U S 23 and plunged into a creek near Chillicothe. an 80 year old Norton Township woman who perished in a house fire. and Arthur W Ellis eight of Carpentry when his car left a forestry road and hit a tree south of Zaleski.
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Associated Press
Ohio
Hamilton
Columbus
U. S. 23
Chillicothe
Norton Township
Akton
Arthur W. Ellis
Carpeste
Zaleski
Going Not Quite Gone Auction Ends With A Pen Reveal
In Los Angeles Lee Proctor conducted the police department annual sale of burglary loot and held the coat bid up to 3.50 before realizing a fountain pen was tucked in a pocket. The moment paused the auction as officers confirmed ownership and proceeds.
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Los Angeles
Lee Proctor
Proctor
Paper Delivered After Fire Delays Messenger Press
A Sunday edition was eight hours late due to a fire in the press electrical equipment. The reel room basement of the new press room on the west side of The Messenger building sustained the damage, but all Sunday papers were delivered by noon. The press resumed at 4:30 a.m. and finished the run around 6:30 a.m. Publication will continue on schedule while the equipment is replaced.
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Ine Messenger Masnea
Messenger
Ohio Draft To Call 959 Men in January
Ohio selective service headquarters announces a January induction call for 959 men. The youngest registrant must be at least 22 by January 1, 1957 unless volunteering or delinquent from a prior call. January by county includes Athens nine and Gallia eight among others. December call totaled 1060, the year’s high, while February had 380.
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Ohio
Selecive Service
Athens
Gallia
Hocking
Jackson
Meigs
Morgan
Vinton
Washington
Farmers Vote on Corn Price and Acreage Plan in Ohio
Farmers face a national corn referendum Tuesday choosing between a soil bank with price supports at $1.31 and 51 million acres or an allotment plan with $1.36 supports and 37.3 million acres. Ohio State economist Wallace Barr notes reserve acreage would require a 15 percent production cut or idle land. conservation reserve allows full base but 15 percent or more idle. Eligible farmers could receive rental payments averaging $12 per acre and cost sharing for conservation practices.
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Soil Bank
Wallace Barr
Ohio State University
Barr
Ohio
Conservation Reserve
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