Budapest Workers Ready For Nationwide Strikes
Budapest Central Workers Council calls for a 48 hour general strike against Janos Kadar government as Soviet backed forces threaten to quash unrest. Mass arrests and martial law loomed while miners and factory workers prepared to act amid clashes and rumors of further bloodshed across Hungary.
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Richard Kasischke
Budapest
Hungary
Budapest Central Workers Council
Janos Kadar
Kadar
Salgotarjan
Tenn
Stas EY
Rena Visor Fa
Central Workers Council
el Provoclce
Tata Bekescsaba
Battonya
Counfase Apade Parvete
Mar
United States Movies Go To East Germany
Berlin reports the East German regime will soon allow audiences in its territory to see postwar United States films for the first time, signaling a potential shift in cultural policy. The decision comes as Cold War tensions influence cultural exchanges and entertainment access in the Soviet bloc.
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United States
East Germany
Berlin
Jobs Decrease Wages Increase in November
Government reports show a 900,900 drop in outdoor work and a November unemployment rise to 3.6 percent as farm labor falls by 991,000. Nonfarm employment held near 59.1 million, with weekly wages at a record 82.42 dollars and 2.03 an hour amid longer hours.
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Washington
Commerce and Labor Departments
Hungarian M D May Reach State
Dr Andor Cserny age 52 and his wife Dr Edith Coceny of Huntington hope to reunite with their two children after he escaped Hungary to Vienna. The family hopes he will join the 21 500 Hungarian refugees admitted to the United States. The couple met in Romania and he served in the Hungarian army in 1944.
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Huntington
Andor Cserny
Exdith Coceny
Huntington State Hospital
Clara
Andrew
State Department
Hungary
Vienna
Mrs. Cserny
Andor
Eisenhower
United States
Romania
Cserny
US Officials Hope Reds Free Captives During Nehru Visit
Washington officials expressed guarded hope that Red China may free the 10 Americans still held to greet Indian Prime Minister Nehru's Washington visit. They cited Chou En lai and Mao comments but warned China may renege as in 1955. The release could complicate US China trade policy and Geneva talks.
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Washington
Red China
Nehru
Eisenhower
India
Chou Enlai
Calcutta
United States
U.S
China
Chou
Mao Tze-tung
Rome
V. K. Krishna-Menon
Red Chima
United Nations
Mennon
Geneva
Switzerland
Cial
South Asia
New Delhi
Per
Red Mainland
AEC Reports Operating Costs Rise in 1956 Budget
The Atomic Energy Commission disclosed operating costs of 1.6 billion dollars for the fiscal year ended last June a 25 percent rise amid rapid expansion by AEC private industry and other nations in atomic energy. Spending covered uranium plutonium and materials for energy and weapons work with reactors furnaces and aircraft submarine applications driving costs up 48 percent from 1955 to 177 million dollars.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Gcook
ABC
Iron and Steel Payroll Sets October Record
The American Iron and Steel Institute reports October payroll in the iron and steel industry at a record $358,935,000, up from $338,990,000 in September. Ten month total reaches $3,099,615,000, compared with $2,940,870,000 a year earlier.
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New York
Iron and Steel Industry
American Iron and Steel Institute
The Green Door restaurant robbed in Richmond
In Richmond on December 16 thieves pried open the Green Door restaurant and stole $60 from pinball machines, L. P. Kidd reported to police. The incident highlights a break in at The Green Door.
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Richmond
L. P. Kidd
Green Door
Treasury backs no general tax cut for next year
Treasury spokesman Dan Throop Smith told a House subcommittee no basis for reducing taxes this year as the administration bases its upcoming budget on current tax levels. He cited total revenue needs around 70 billion dollars and a projected 65.9 billion dollar total budget, with final figures to Congress next month.
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Adm
Treasury
Dan Throop Smith
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
House
Ways and Means
Smith
Svea
Congress
Rep. Forand
D-Ri
Three Minute Hearing Ends Blaine Marriage
A three minute court hearing in Little Rock ended the marriage between actress Vivian Blaine and Manny G. Frank. Frank was absent but represented by counsel. Blaine regained her maiden name Vivian Stapleton. Frank had been her business manager and lives in Beverly Hills California.
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Little Rock
Ark
Vivian Blaine
Manny G. Frank
Frank
Miss Blaine
Guys and Dolls” Fame
Vivian Stapleton
Beverley Hills
Calif
Japanese People Go In For Christmas Turkey
Tokyo reports a lighthearted holiday custom as residents prepare Christmas dinners with turkey, reflecting cultural blending in Japan during the season.
Lodge Backing UN Call For Soviet Rebuke
India urged the UN to send Dag Hammarskjold to Moscow for direct talks on withdrawing Soviet troops from Hungary. V. K. Krishna Menon opposed condemning the USSR while accepting some Soviet troops, as Lodge pressed for harsh action against Soviet brutality in Hungary. The assembly heard new talks with Hungary and the Soviet Union and debate over Moscow talks to end intervention and recognize Hungarian rights.
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United Nations
N. Y
India
Dag Hammarskjold
Moscow
U.N. Assebly
Soviet Union
Hungary
V. K. Krishna Menon
U.N. Assembly
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Lodge
Adolf Hitler
Menon
U.N
Hammarskjold
Coun Oe
Mosow
Budapest
Dec
U. N
Colder Weather Expected in Mountain State This Week
Huntington reports colder air will move in by week end after brief warm spells on Tuesday and Thursday. Temperatures through Saturday are forecast to average two to five degrees below normal with highs around 35 in the north and 38 in the south portions.
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Huntington
West Virginia
Clinton classes resume in peaceful school atmosphere
White and Negro students returned to Clinton High School in Tennessee under quiet conditions. Seven white defendants pleaded not guilty in a separate Florida beating case. Racial segregation disputes surface in Birmingham Alabama Omgee Tennessee and Washing ton as legal maneuvers unfold.
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Associated Press
Clinton
Tenn
Florida
Birmingham
Ala
Omgee
D. J. Brittain Jr
Lost Trans-Canada airliner search fails in Chilliwack area
A four engine Trans-Canada airliner carrying 62 aboard is down in the Chilliwack Mountain region near Hope British Columbia. Royal Canadian Air Force crews search amid rough weather with reports of flashes near Silver Tip Mountain as pilots struggled with engine trouble and a fire warning.
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Vancouver
B. C
Trans-Canada
British Columbia
Chilliwack Mountain
Royal Canadian Air Force
G. L. Sheahan
Silver Tip Mountain
Hope
Sheahan
Sea Island
North Star
Allan Clarke
Montreal
Clarke
Mel Becket
Saskatchewan
Western Interprovincial Football Union
Indiana University
Mario DeMarco
Detroit Lions
Calvin Jones
Steubenville
Ohio
University of Iowa
Canada
A. A. Kafour
Portland
Ore
L. C. Burt
San Francisco
Anthony Oger
Dallas
Tex
M. L. Bright
Fort Worth
R. S. Stratton
Angeles
Fraser Canyon
Han
Cheam Moune
Moose Jaw
Sask
Western Big 3 closes ranks ahead of treaty meeting
In Paris the Western Three reaffirmed support for six UN-Egypt resolutions on Suez, insisting the canal remain insulated from any single country and open to all. Dulles and Pineau, arriving from recent tensions, aimed to repair Big Three ties before the anticipated Atlantic alliance talks.
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Paris
Hungary
United Nations
Egypt
Suez
Pineau
Dulles
United Manes East
Middle Senex
Britain
France
Islane
New Television Tower Blows Over In Wind
In Cedar Rapids Iowa today a new WMT TV tower reaching 1250 feet was blown over by a brisk wind. Station officials led by general manager William Quarton reported no one injured as crews assessed the damage to what would have been one of the world’s tallest steel towers.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Wmt-Tv
Here
William Quarton
Weston Dentist Dies. Charter Member of WV Dental Society
Retired Weston dentist Pi J. A. Woofter aged 84 and charter member of the West Virginia Dental Society died in a hospital today. A lifetime Weston resident, he is survived by a son Dr. A. C. Woofter of Parkersburg.
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W. Va
Pi J. A. Woofter
Weston
W . Virginia Dental Society
A. C. Woofter
Parkers
John Coolidge Runs Again for Treasurer in Connecticut
John Coolidge, son of former President Calvin Coolidge, was elected treasurer of the Manufacturers Association of Connecticut. The report notes his repeat bid contrasts with his father’s 1928 decision not to seek re election.
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Hartford
Conn
John Collidge
West Owed
Calvin Coolidge
the ‘Manufacturers Assn
Connecticut
Bride To Be Stamps Fail To Stick At Wedding Notices
A bride to be complains that her wedding announcements mailed with stamps fell off. The stamps reportedly read post office due and used inferior glue. Her daughter, Sherlyn Ann, 18, is to be married soon, and the family fears many invitations won t reach recipients.
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Harry Cohen Ahere
Sherlyn Ann
Ann
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