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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1956

Page

2

Hungarians clash again with Reds in Budapest city

In Budapest, clashes between Hungarians and Communist forces continued amid strikes and silent hour protests. Eyewitnesses said at least two marchers with Hungarian flags were killed as protesters faced Red flag supporters of Premier Janos Kadar. Tanks and police moved through key streets as workers defied Soviet power.

Budapest Hungary Janos Kandar Moscow Great Boulevard Marx Square Kadar Paeareas Soviet

Handbill passer jailed in Clinton amid integration case

In Clinton Tennessee Judge Robert Taylor jailed Joe Diehl a Knox County farmer for three days for criminal contempt after he handed out segregation handbills in Taylor's court during the Clinton integration case proceedings. He warned the 16 others arrested to avoid trouble as trials were set within 10 days. The handbills praised segregation and referenced a Hungarian situation at home.

Clinton Tenn Dist Robert L. Taylor Joe Diehl Knox County Taylor Diehl John C. Crawford William E. Badgett Courtcas Pathe Knoxville U. S White Citizens Council W. H. Till Clyde Cook Andersonville John Kasper Kasper Paul Turner Kpeg Integral

Nixon calls for US aid to Britain amid Suez crisis

Vice President Nixon urged immediate US financial assistance to Britain to ease its post Suez crisis hardships. He urged bipartisan support and warned against recriminations harming allied unity while stressing the need for a world order based on law over force. He also commented on Hungary and Iran, arguing US positions strengthened freedom and moral standing.

New York Nixon United States Britain Near East Sony Automobile Manufacturers Assn Eisenhower Egypt Hungary Iran Suez United Nations Dulles France Africa Asia West

Oil crisis drives British unemployment numbers

London December 6 Labor Minister Ian Macleod told the House of Commons that Britain's oil crisis has forced about 40,000 workers into a week of reduced pay and around 1,500 have been laid off.

London Ian Macleod House of Commons Britain

Alabama Court Upholds NAACP Contempt Fine

Montgomery Alabama seven justices concur in holding the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in contempt for refusing to produce records. A $10 000 fine was levied after NAACP attorneys declined to turn over membership files and other documents in a state injunction case.

Montgomery Ala National Assn Advancement of Colored People NAACP Jones Alabama John Patterson

Chewing Gum Revived In Czechoslovakia

Czech newspapers report that chewing gum, banned for years as a symbol of decadence, is rehabilitated under the 1957 national plan which provides 20 tons for miners to keep them from chewing.

Czechoslovakia Acco

Southern Coal Man Dies After Illness

Charleston report says George T. Wall a coal operator in Southern West Virginia for 50 years died after a short illness at 74. Wall ran mines in Kanawha Boone Fayette Mingo and Raleigh counties before retiring in 1951. He is survived by three sons and a daughter.

Charleston George T. Wall West Virginia Wall Kanawha Boone, Fayette Mingo Raleigh

Two Youths Die In Separate Mine Accidents

A 10-year-old boy Isaac Harold Thomas of Gilbert was run over by a loaded coal car near Kimberling Colliers Coal Co. mine. An 18-year-old Dwight Mullins, son of Judge H. Mullins, died in a slate fall at Mullins Coal Co. mine near Glen Alum. Investigators seek reasons. both incidents occurred yesterday morning and afternoon. Funeral arrangements are pending in Gilbert and Bernet.

McDowell County Mingo Isaac Harold Thomas Gilbert Kimberling Colliers Coal Co Dwight Mullins Judge H. Mullins Wharnnome Mullins Coal Co Glen Alum Roy Mullins Hollie Stanley Logan Nora Tiller Zola Thomas Lee Clyde Harry Jimmy Otis Dave Huffman Bernet Blanin Austin Barney Woodrow Spradlin Wharncliffe Shelby Jean Donean Max and Harold Risa Eter Gee

Malenkov Rumored Return Mentioned by Soviet Official

In Moscow, Soviet Foreign Minister Shepilov said rumors place former premier Georgi Malenkov in Budapest and hinted at his possible return to Moscow. The remark followed chatter about Malenkov's whereabouts and status.

Moscow Trnnes Shepilov Georgi Malenkov Budapest Malenkov

Three Convicted In Acid Blinding Case in New York

A federal jury convicted Domenico Bando Gondolfo Miranti and Leo Telvi of conspiracy to obstruct justice in the acid blind ing of labor columnist Victor Riesel outside Lindy’s restaurant on April 5. They face up to five years and a $10,000 fine. Sentencing set for tomorrow. Abe Telvi, the alleged organizer, was later found shot dead on July 28.

New York Victor Riese Saeaeay Riesel Broadway William Bao Sentencin Domenico Nick) Bando Gondolfo Shiekie) Miranti Leo Telvi Manos Megay Abe Telvi Leo Lower East Side Lindy Resta Harold B. Ulich von 3.E Miranti Tel Telvi Lily Telvi

East West Clash at United Nations Over Czech Seat

At the United Nations a new East West clash erupted as the Soviet Union demanded Czechoslovakia win a Security Council seat over the Philippines with backing from the United States and Britain. Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Vassily Kuznetsov warned of a veto to block any charter amendment and attacked the post ballots lottery as illegal. Yugoslavia resigns its seat by Dec. 31 under a deal, while Serrano pushes a vigorous campaign to secure a seat on the first ballots.

Francis W. Carpenter United Nations N. Y Soviet Union Czechoslovakia Security Council Philippines United States Britain Vassily V. Kuznetsov U.N Kuznetsov Yugoslavia Agreemer M. Serrano

India's Menon urges China free 10 Americans

Krishna Menon told the General Assembly that freeing 10 American prisoners in Communist China would ease tensions and shift public opinion on seating Red China in the UN. He pressed for Hungary’s crisis note to be raised and for Geneva negotiations to progress. He urged China to withdraw troops and allow a form of government for Hungary.

Ge! Nations N.Y Krishna Menon India Saentiae China General Assembly Joe United States Geneva U.N. Yg Hammarskjold Ieeien Fereg Ries

Court releases names of three Bluefield juveniles

Judge Walter V. Ross of Mercer County Juvenile Court named three Bluefield youths after sentencing them to indeterminate terms at Pruntytown for automobile thefts and break-ins. The defendants, James Douglas Bishop Robert L Whitehead and Carl Adkins, were part of a local ring described by police as active in the Bluefield area.

Walter V. Ross Mercer County Roby Brown Side Motors Princeton Ross

Bluefield College Student Killed In College Ave Wreck

A Bluefield College sophomore Evelyn Marie Evans 19 of Fredericksburg Virginia was killed when the car she rode in crashed on College Avenue. Driver Eldridge Sherman Campbell 20 Martinsville Virginia a fellow student was injured but not seriously and is hospitalized at Bluefield Sanitarium. The crash involved a second vehicle driven by Harry Wolfe Bluefield with minor injuries. The two students had left campus to celebrate Campbell birthday and the Virginia car was loaned by J Burgess to Campbell.

Bluefield College Evelyn Marie Evans Fredericksburg College Avenue Eldridge Sherman Campbell Martinsville Bluefield Sanitarium Campbell Harry Wolfe Bernard Street Bluefield Campbell Machine Evans Cam Virginia Nae J. Yord Burone Johnny Burgess Education

Iceland Reverses U S Withdrawal Decision

Iceland reverses plan to pull 4000 U S troops from Keflavik base agreeing to allow continued defense presence. NATO welcomes deal while a three nation committee will plan Icelandic training and security policies. US aid possibly totaling about 30 million dollars may support Keflavik expansion and regional defense.

Iceland Anda Maved Reykjavik Lincoln White North Atlantic North Atlantic Treaty Organization Council Keflavik Hungary Middle East Washington Avik United States NATO

Coldest Prairie Weather Bites Penhold at 47 Below

Record cold grips Canadian prairies with Penhold Alberta reporting 47 degrees below zero as the deep freeze spreads overnight through central Alberta and surrounding areas. The brutal cold tests power lines and homes while residents brace for further lows.

Edmonton Alta Canadian Prairies Penhold Alberta

Travel Weary Turncoat Returns Home From Red China

Arlie Pates, 26, one of 2121 American POWs who stayed in Communist China after Korea, arrived in Chicago with Aaron Wilson, 24, to announce he is homesick and plans to work on his father’s farm in southern Illinois. He said he does not view himself as a traitor and left Milwaukee for Chicago by bus due to fog.

Chicago Red China Arlie Pates Come Nate Aaron Wilson Urania Pate Wilson Korea China Milwaukee Seattle Donald Supreme Court D[lmois

White Man Kills Negro Mother Near Molena Georgia

An elderly white man, B. T. Dukes, jailed on murder charges after shooting Maybelle Mahone, 30, at the Mahone home two miles from Molena. Dukes, retired farmer, reportedly visited the Mahone home to talk, and Maybelle Mahone was a plantation worker. Her husband remains employed on the plantation.

Toth Dukes Molena Dukes Mahone Riggins

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