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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1956
Page
1
British and French forces appear prepared for a mass invasion of Egypt amid war news. Election slate highlights include Eisenhower Nixon for president and vicepresident with Kuchel Miller and Bee among named state officials. Local propositions cover bonds charters and various state and county measures.
Soviet planes tanks and airborne troops struck rebel strongholds around Budapest as Red Army pressed from north south and east. Hungarian troops held fire per government orders while air strikes hit Miskolc Taty Szolnok and Debrecen amid reports Nagy resigned and Tidy named his successor. Győр urged calm as Soviet tanks reportedly neared Gyoer despite Budapest radio claims of defense and air force parity.
A major blizzard swept the Rockies and Great Plains, blocking highways and stranding motorists from Nebraska to Colorado. Two ranchhands were reported missing near Alliance Nebraska as snowdrifts trapped vehicles, while schools closed across Eastern Colorado and winds reached 70 mph reducing visibility to zero in spots. Searchers on horseback groped through the snow for the missing men as semi trucks and cars stalled between Fort Morgan and Brush.
SPRINGHILL Nova Scotia rescue crews reported tapping signals from miners trapped 3400 feet down after a deadly coal gas explosion. More than 100 workers were entombed with 15 dead so far. five killed in the blast and two volunteers died during rescue. Five bodies were recovered or sighted and one injured man died early today.
Radio and television political discussion slots listed across stations KGO KPIX KRON and KCBS KFRC. Programs feature national committee events Nixon and Stevenson appearances with varied time blocks in the late afternoon and evening today.
An early morning blaze in Fremont center destroyed a corrugated metal building behind Berge Mortuary and damaged a storage unit rented to Ed Gwinn’s Janitorial Service. Firefighter Marceline Rogers was overcome by smoke. one building owner died in the incident. Equipment and three vehicles were also damaged. total losses estimated at about 15 000 dollars. Seven residents fled their apartments in night clothes as flames leaped across openings to the mortuary. Firefighters battled the 40 to 50 foot high flames, bringing the fire under control within 30 minutes.
Adlai Stevenson called on Democratic leaders nationwide to join him in hammering home lessons of the Middle Eastern debacle and to help voters understand causes and consequences. He released the telegram before flying to Cleveland for a rally and prior to a nationwide broadcast criticizing Eisenhower’s Middle East policy. He charged four years of U S policy fostered distrust with Israel Egypt India Britain and France and urged four more years to press the lessons.
Egypt declared a state of emergency with martial law and censorship. Nasser met with the U.S. ambassador for extended talks as Cairo seized Anglo-French banking and oil holdings. British and French planes reportedly attacked Egyptian cities and were shot down. radio transmitters near Abu Za Bal were silenced.
Eyewitness aboard a New York City taxi describes the Gaza battle as Israeli forces push from south to north, softening Egyptian positions with artillery and air strikes. He notes a convoy led by Tell Aviv buses moving toward a training camp, then dodges close combat near the Gaza Airstrip and a Fedayeen site.
A Navy pilot Lt. Robert Y. Coppess from Greenville Ohio guided his FJ3 Fury to a controlled crash landing five miles southwest of Sacramento yesterday near Alameda Naval Air Station. He exited unharmed after the jet sustained damage.
British and French invasion plans for Egypt loom as they threaten to land troops in the Canal Zone. Christian Pineau visits London for talks with Eden and Lloyd, while Egypt’s Nasser consolidates power in the Sinai as Israeli forces advance. Air and ground strikes cripple Egyptian airfields. Gaza falls as Egypt’s government reacts with total war rhetoric.
Reports from Budapest to Tokyo show Soviet and Western powers in urgent UN Security Council talks as Israel claims control of most of Sinai including Tiran and Sanafir. Britain and France cut alliances as Syria severs relations. Egypt faces mass casualties and international embargoes.
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