Ike and Dulles Seek Middle East Peace Prospects
President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles express cautious optimism about peace in the Middle East after a two hour briefing. They stress unity in the North Atlantic Alliance and urge continued UN pressure to promote peace with justice amid Soviet aggression and turmoil in Hungary.
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Dulles
Middle East
Mideast
North Atlantic Alliance
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Europe
Hungary
Austria
Government Crisis Reported in Syria
Baghdad paper Al Shaab claims Syrian Premier Sabri Assali resigned over an army feud linked to Iraq. President Kuwaily rebuked the move and sought to mend the rift. Troop movements and Moscow ties amid a tense power struggle involve Col. Abdul Hamid Serraj and multiple Syrian parties.
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Sabri Assali
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France
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Gamal Abdel Nasser
Egypt
Assal
Socialist Resurrection Party
Salah Bitar
Ahmed Quanbar
Damascus
Tass
Middle East
Turkey
Nuri Said
Wandering Stillwater Prisoner Picked Up
Ray mond Hale a 27 year old Stillwater Prison inmate escaped from the prison farm Sunday and was found walking along U S Highway 12 east of St Paul in the afternoon. Warden Douglas Rigg said Hale had written his wife Saturday night citing concern over her whereabouts. Hale was serving a three year term for assault since September 1955.
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Villagers Go to Polls Tuesday in Minnesota Elections
More than 600 of Minnesota's 723 villages hold annual elections Tuesday. Voters choose village officers including clerk and trustees and may decide on liquor sales in Adams. Some villages have contests, others none, and terms vary for clerks trustees and constables.
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Associated Press
Minnesota
Adams
Reds Invite U N Chief to Budapest
The Hungarian government accepted Dag Hammarskjold’s invitation to visit Budapest at a mutually convenient time while again rejecting U.N. observers from entering Hungary. The U.N. Assembly urged Hungary and the Soviet Union to agree to observers by December 7. István Szabó? Sebes stated the move would violate Hungary’s sovereignty and UN Charter principles.
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Hungary
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Sebes
Safecrackers Empty Penny's Safe in St Louis Park
Burglars cut through the roof of Penny's supermarket in suburban St Louis Park and fled with about 4000 to 5000 in cash and checks. Manager Richard Simon found the break when he arrived for work. They dropped into a stockroom, pried open a 2300 pound safe, and exited by the back door.
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Penny's
St. Louis Park
Richard Simon
Cuban Army Moves to Crush Rebel Band
Cuban government forces report airstrikes on a rebel column landed on Cuba’s coast near Santiago de Cuba and say a Mexican registered yacht carrying rebel baggage was intercepted. Officials claim Castro was not confirmed in the country, despite rumors of his death. A 40-strong rebel band reportedly operated in a south coast sugar field.
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Gas Rationing Threatens Her Career in Fire Performance
Miss Priscilla Birt known as Zahrat the Fire Eater faces a petrol ration problem as Britain moves to restrict fuel due to Middle East oil cuts. She needs about three gallons a month for performances, arguing she is a performer not a vehicle. The district officer approved a fire eater designation after misfiled forms. The tale underscores how rationing policies reach odd corners of show business.
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London
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Suez Canal
Middle East
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Plan Outlined to Withdraw Forces from Egypt
Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd announced in the House of Commons that Britain and France will withdraw their forces from Egypt without delay. He said allied commander Gen Sir Charles Keightly will work with UN commander Gen E L M Burns on a timetable, considering military and practical issues, and that withdrawal from the Port Said area can proceed promptly.
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Selwyn Lloyd
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Egypt
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UN force expands in Port Said amid Suez tensions
U N police troops take over a quarter of Port Said as British and French garrisons retreat. Israel clears 30 miles of Sinai for UN troops while efforts focus on Suez Canal reopenings and diplomacy led by Dag Hammarskjold with talks planned in New York between Hammarskjold and foreign ministers Pineau and Fawzi.
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Hungarian Guerrillas Attack Soviets in Southern Hungary Quietly
Reports from Budapest say bands of armed Hungarian freedom fighters in Mecsek Mountains and around Lake Balaton inflict heavy casualties on Soviet units at night. The revolt's remnants, centered near Pecs and uranium mines, face a strong Russian pursuit as a news blackout surrounds operations.
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Salesman Dies in Car-Truck Crash Near Norwood
A Minneapolis salesman identified as Elden Nelson died in a head on collision on Highway 212 a mile west of Norwood with a truck carrying calves and hogs. The truck burned. its driver Orlin Bielke of New Auburn escaped with minor injuries. Nelson’s death raised Minnesota’s 1956 traffic toll.
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Elden Nelson
Girard Ave. N
John Morrell Co
Highway 212
Norwood
Orlin Bielke
New Auburn
No Christmas Day Austin Daily Herald Edition
The Austin Daily Herald will not publish on Christmas Day. The December 25 comics and other normally scheduled features will appear in a Christmas Eve paper issued on December 24. The paper marks the end of the holiday edition series begun four years ago.
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Herald
Elmer Nelson Dies of Injuries After Fall
Elmer Nelson 68 died at 7 55 p m Sunday from injuries from a fall Friday when he went over a second floor railing at his home in Austin. He was a longtime gas construction foreman in the Utilities Nelson Department and 50 years in the gas business. Nelson lived at 601 N Fifth with daughter Lois. survived by three daughters and a son and 17 grandchildren. Funeral services will be Thursday afternoon.
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Austin Gas Co
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Fayette County
Iowa
Austin
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Austin Daily Herald
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N. Fifth
Louise
Milton King
Charles Logas
Maynard
St. Paul
Herald raises single copy price to 7c then
The Austin Daily Herald announces a Monday December 3 1956 price change with a 7 cent single copy rate while home delivered subscriptions stay at 35 cents per week. The holiday weeks including Christmas New Year Memorial Day July 4th Labor Day and Thanksgiving will see no publication so carriers can observe holidays.
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Herald
Britain urges Israel to retreat from Gaza Sinai and seek UN trusteeship
In London the British government urged Israel to withdraw from the Gaza Strip and Sinai and allow the area to be placed under United Nations responsibility. In New York UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold voiced hope that British and French forces would depart and that an emergency UN police force would govern Port Said by mid December under the six Oct 13 resolution requirements. Lloyd expressed belief that an agreement would ensure those six conditions are met. The 18 power proposals aimed at international canal control were endorsed by the Security Council on Oct. 18.
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