31 Oct 1956
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Oct 31, 1956
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR notes show a local item mentioning Burke Turies, Fenturies 1, and Neil Hang in Toa Tr with unclear context and missing details. No verifiable actions or outcomes are evident in the readable text.
The London Times editorialized that the attack was a warlike act and could ignite the Middle East. France seeks talks in London as UN appeals for a cease fire. Egypt and Israel clash around the Suez Canal with air and ground actions. The U S Sixth Fleet is on standby while Britain and Cyprus mobilize forces for potential further action.
Sydney wool sales showed overall firmness with broader types weaker. Finer lots remained steady while vegetable fault-heavy wools fluctuated toward buyers. Merino spinners featured, total clearances reached 18 874 bales.
Melboune dispatch says RAAF families on Singapore Teland faced riot danger but were under constant protection from military and civil police. A touring officer offered evacuation, but families preferred staying home, trusting military protection remained adequate.
Air Marshal Sir John McCauley meets the R A A F Fairey air station commandant Group Captain A D Garrison and the crew of the Con metropolitan which will carry the Duke of Edinburgh during his Australian visit. Crew members Corporal W H Aveling navigator Flight Lieutenant R J Harry and pilot Squadron Leader J S D Evans stand nearby waiting to board for departure.
Cardinal Wyszynski, 55, head of the Polish Catholic Church, makes a triumphal public appearance in Warsaw after years of Communist confinement. Crowds cheer from the palace courtyard as he addresses them from the balcony and offers a peace greeting.
Budapest rebels vow to fight on until Soviet units exit Hungary. The Communist government says Soviet troops are evacuating Budapest while rebels and civilians endure clashes in Pest's poorest districts. Nagy seeks a coalition government and renewed talks with Moscow as casualties rise.
The Accounts Committee doubts that large defence reserve funds exist or were used as Parliament intended. It notes balances around £68,637,000 and questions future expenditures from the defence equipment and supplies accounts, suggesting expenditures have been for economic rather than strategic reasons and proposing a detailed defence trust inquiry.
Yugoslav president Tito urged a stop to bloodshed in Hungary in an autographed letter to the Hungarian Communist Party. He said Yugoslavia would not intervene in internal affairs but called on Hungarians to use past efforts to halt further clashes. He expressed concern and solidarity with Hungary's socialist progress.
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