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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1956
Page
2
In Port Said Egypt a mob burned a Woolworth store and looted a drug shop as British French forces pressed reopening orders. Merchants resisted closures, five were arrested, and authorities blamed intimidation squads as withdrawals loom and nationalism rises amid occupation endgame.
In Budapest on December 5 Soviet tanks and Hungarian police dispersed crowds at Freedom Square near the U S Embassy. Demonstrations against Premier Janos Kadars government drew around 1 000 people including women and children. Posters urged a general strike and a possible national uprising.
In Clinton Tennessee on December 5 16 people were ordered arrested for criminal contempt of court linked to racially tense clashes that closed Clinton High School. Judge Robert L. Taylor issued warrants in Knoxville asserting violations of the Sept 4 injunction against interfering with school integration. Several suspects were detained as federal marshals conducted searches.
In Conshohocken Pennsylvania on December 5 a 12 year old boy named Francis X. Gillespie Jr. wandered from home in pajamas at 3 a.m. seeking Santa. Motorists Dominic Petrucelli and two friends found him and carried him to Whitemarsh Township police headquarters where he awaited delivery of a dream until Christmas comes again for 40 days.
London reports Britain will ask the United States for a new dollar loan if post Suez economic strain becomes critical. The plan would use British owned U S securities as collateral and charge a businesslike interest rate, with no outright sale of securities. The government holds about 750 million to 1 billion dollars in U S securities plus 60 million in short term notes.
Washington December 5 Howard Hughes announced Carter L Burgess an assistant secretary of deals as president of Trans World. Burgess, aged 40, will be the youngest major airline president and take office early in 1957 after Ralph Damon’s death left the post vacant. Hughes owns a majority of TWA stock.
Washington December 5 the United States offered 20 million dollars to construct and operate an Asian atomic energy center in Manila Philippines Asst Secretary of State Wena S Robertson told the Colombo Plan Powers in Ellington New Zealand that agreement with other participating countries would be sought through mutually satisfactory arrangements The State Department announced the statement
A New York Central train struck an automobile at a Kanawha County crossing on July 2, 1955. Hunter from Charleston sued for 50000 dollars, alleging the horn failed to warn in time. Mrs Hayes testified she heard the horn and fed her pig after the blast.
A nitroglycerin blast at the Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp plant in East Alton Illinois killed one and left three missing while injuring 27. The explosion sparked fires over nearby buildings and shattered windows miles away. one body fragment was identified hours later.
The United States pledged support for Iraq Iran Pakistan and Turkey independence but balked at joining the Baghdad Pact. Dulles met four ambassadors to stress full backing of territorial integrity while privately noting no plan for US membership in the pact.
Light precipitation and variable temperatures are forecast for West Virginia over the next five days. Readings stay mild at first, dip Thursday night and Friday, then rise again Saturday. Temperatures average near normals around 37 in the north and 40 in the south with scattered rain at times.
In Richmond Virginia a long standing charity tradition continued as the city pound received its annual Christmas Eve meal for the dogs. The anonymous donor provided 48 cans of dog food and four large boxes of biscuits with a card reading To All The Dogs and signed In Memory Of Chubby and Beauty.
Secretary John Foster Dulles, 68, is declared fully recovered from a cancer surgery and fit to resume full duties. Lincoln White read that attending physicians found his condition excellent and his recovery complete. The statement ends speculation he might resign and notes Dulles planned to fly to Paris for treaty talks.
Hungarian Olympians plan to sever ties with Hungary and seek asylum in the United States and Australia amid political pressure. Some defectors include top women, with United States support seen as promising. The Hungarian Catholic League offered sponsorship and job aid to those choosing not to return.
The International Committee of the Red Cross will distribute U N relief in Hungary. The Swiss organization with headquarters in Geneva will act from funds provided by the U N and distribute medical supplies to Red Cross societies worldwide without discrimination.
London reports show Anthony Eden facing mounting opposition as Labour MPs attack Britain policy in the Suez crisis debate. Eden and ministers defend the government while internal Tory dissent grows over leadership and war conduct.
New York December five negotiators reached a contract covering 10,500 telephone operators and related staff in 42 states and Washington D C. The 23 hour bargaining session produced wage increases and starting minimums with geographic variations and fringe benefits to run through January 3 1958 if ratified within 30 days. A strike was authorized if bargaining failed and Delaware Montana Nevada New Hampshire South Dakota had no AT T lines workers.
Paris reports the French government authorized sweeping shakeups of local administration in Algeria to expand Moslem representation. Resident Minister Robert Lacoste gained full power to prepare for new local elections as special commissions replace existing councils across Algerian departments cities and towns.
The Air Force announced expansion of reserve units and redesignation of guard wings to troop carrier bomber roles. By Oct 1, 1957 two reserve tactical bomber wings and three reserve fighter wings will be equipped as troop wings, with weather fighters and interceptor aircraft to be added. By next October the reserve force will exceed 350 aircraft, shifting to a fleet mix including C119 and F86Hs as the program continues into 1959.
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