Mindszenty Reaches Budapest Amid Joyful Homecoming
Cardinal Mindszenty recalls his liberation journey from Retsag to Budapest on Oct 31 1956. He describes open troop carrier escort by Hungarian soldiers and crowds kneeling to bless him while the city bears scars from prior bombardments. He arrives at Uri Street home to bless the people and celebrate Mass before continuing to reunite with family.
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Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Father Josef Vecsey
Retsag
Uri Street
Budapest
Dulles Hopes To Bolster Allied Ties
Secretary of State Dulles heads to Paris for NATO Council talks to discuss Europe’s economic crisis. He says Allied bonds must strengthen as Britain and France face strain after the Egypt crisis and Suez disruptions. Humphrey and Wilson trail to join discussions on potential U.S. aid beyond IMF and Eximbank capacity.
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Washington
Dulles
Paris
NATO Council
Treasury
Humphrey
Defense
Wilson
Europe
New York
U.N. Powers Seek Censure of Russians
The United States and 12 other powers join in a bid to have the General Assembly condemn Russia for invading Hungary and to demand withdrawal of Soviet troops under U.N. observation. Dag Hammarskjold warns of delays if Budapest cannot be visited. Austria agrees to a U.N. observation team from its territory.
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N.Y
United States
General Assembly
Russia
Hungary
U.N
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr
Lmove
Dag Hammarskjold
General’ Assembly
Budapest
Hammarskjold
Austria
Yugoslavia
Romania
Czechoslovakia
Five Die in Plane Crash Off Lake Erie Shore
Five believed dead after a twin engined plane crashed in a snowstorm off the Canadian shore near Port Maitland Ontario. Wreckage lay 600 feet offshore and showed no signs of life. the Peninsular Steel Co of Detroit owned the aircraft bound from New York to Detroit.
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Niagara Falls
Ont
Lake Erie
Port Maitland
Portland
Buffalo
Peninsular Steel Company
Detroit
New York
William Trader
Peninsular
Royal Oak
Mich
Richard Aes
Mike McFadden
Orosse Point
Cedar Rapids Post Office Opens Sunday Window Service
The Cedar Rapids main post office will offer stamp and parcel post window service this afternoon from 2 to 5 p.m. It is the first Sunday after noon opening of the season for the convenience of Christmas mailers.
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Cedar Rapids
Coroner Threatens Court Action to Remove Wooden El Cars
Chicago coroner Walter E. McCarron warned of legal steps to force removal of wooden elevated coaches after a Friday train fire killed a motorman Daniel Cullen. He called the cars wooden coffins and said he may seek an injunction with State’s Attorney Adamowski.
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Chicago
Walter E. McCarron
Benjamins. Adamowski
Cookie
McCarron
Shrapnel Buried In Refugee Head In Illinois
In Champaign Illinois a Hungarian refugee, a 24 year old machinist, arrived Friday night with 27 compatriots. Doctors found a piece of shrapnel embedded in his head but his condition was not serious. Officials withheld his name to protect relatives in Hungary.
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Champaign
Ill
Hungary
Snow blankets Eastern Iowa driving turns hazardous
Cedar Rapids reports about an inch of snow that slickened streets and caused eight minor to moderate crashes. Keokuk led Iowa with five inches while Des Moines and other cities saw lesser totals as crews worked through slick hills and intersections. Highways north of No. 30 remained clearer than southern routes.
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Ohio
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Gulf of Mexico
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Des Moines
Lamont
Ottumwa
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Burlington
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Waterloo
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Nebraska
Illinois
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Northwest Ohio
Parisian View of N Y Auto Show
France Soir described the New York auto show opening as a mass of good looking women surrounded by metal monsters. It called the new American cars resemble a drunk's dream fish and praised the leggy chorus girls in the show’s musical review.
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Paris
France Soir
New York
Perfect Crime Loot Spent Lavishly Ends With Student Arrest
Oklahoma City reports an 18 year old MIT freshman John Robert Wagner of Chicago was arrested after a lavish two month spree with 19000 in bank loot. FBI filed federal bank robbery charges in Chicago. Wagner admitted planning the Richmond Illinois State Bank robbery for six months to pay for college.
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Oklahoma City
John Robert Wagner
Chicagg
Massachusetts Istitute of Technology
Chicago
FBI
Wagner
U.S
Massachusetts Colege
Husky
MIT
Cambridge
Mass
Illinois
Ammunition Seizure Enforces Port Said Curbs
British forces in Port Said tightened security after intercepting 21 000 rounds of rifle ammunition and explosives smuggled ashore at Lake Manzala by Egyptian gun runners. Lt Gen Sir Hugh Stockwell ordered city off limits except to duty personnel, cut civilian routes, and deployed barbed wire barriers as evacuees depart.
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Lake Manzala
Hugh Stockwell
Port Said
Stockwell
Hungarians clash with police and Russians across countryside
In Salgotarjan and other towns, crowds protested the release of workers council leaders. Police and Russian troops opened fire, killing at least 10 in Salgotarjan as uprisings spread from Budapest. Other incidents occurred in Pecs Tatabanya and Bekescsaba with multiple wounded.
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Budapest
Salgotarjan
Janos Kadar
Workers’ Council
Salgetarian
Buda
Kadar
Hungary
Pecs
Tatabanya
Bekescsaba
Vn Ecs
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