10 Dec 1956
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Dec 10, 1956
Page
1
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Reports describe intensified anti underground arms activity at Port Said including a large cache seized from fishing boats. British stockpiles, naval plans, and a plan to reopen the Suez Canal with neutral-country salvage assistance are outlined amid Egyptian, Iraqi, and Jordanian troop movements and withdrawals.
United Press dispatch from the Northern Desert and Western Sinai describes wrecked roads, minefields, and blocked routes as Egyptian and Israeli forces clash. Yugoslav UN observers note stalled progress with damaged infrastructure and unexploded ordnance along a line east of a defined objective.
A report notes Australians in Japan left for Australia after wartime duties, with mention of anti-aircraft actions and casualties. The article references individuals including Ashley Blevin and Noell, and comments on the end of the occupation period and related events.
Herbert Hoover resigns from the U S State Department position effective February 1 to return to private mining and oil engineering work. President Eisenhower nominates Christian Herter of Massachusetts as his successor noting the department’s difficult tasks and Hoover’s guided leadership during the Middle East crisis.
The Sunday Times claimed India’s conduct in the Middle East crisis went beyond detachment. It argued Nehru and Menon sabotaged the 18 nation plan for the Suez Canal and alleged India sought to undermine Britain and France or curry Soviet favor.
Italian Communist Party leader Palmiro Togliatti urged at the Rome congress a new international Communist system based on bilateral relations between independent autonomous parties. He said there could be no return to past intervention in internal party affairs and criticised Eastern European moves to push heavy industry and collective farming.
A Melbourne Olympiad roundly praised by Moscow and British outlets as Australia hosted a largely harmonious Games. Russian critics claimed some pressure targeted Hungary, while Japanese papers lauded Australia’s hospitality and the overall spirit of unity among athletes from five continents.
Hungarians call a two day national strike starting at midnight in solidarity with Hungarian workers and against the Janos Kadar regime. Dozens of plain clothes police seized the Workers' Council HQ as communications to the outside world were cut. UN observers to Hungary discussed. Hammarskjoeld cautions on feasibility and timing. Western powers plan a UN resolution condemning the Soviet intervention and calling for withdrawal under UN oversight.
Police guard the Russian ship Grusia as it sails from Melbourne carrying the Russian athletic team. Victoria Dock police and Security Branch detectives monitor arrivals while Ning Paranyuk remains missing after a party at Melbourne Zoo three weeks ago. Possibility of political asylum is noted as the ship departs within days.
A Russian rocket launched toward space with a nose section detached during flight. Professor Alexi Pokorovski told an international rocket awards congress the device’ s nose separated about 13 miles from the main body and landed by parachute after a brief perilous flight.
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