War Flare-Up Fear In Egypt
London reports a shaky cease-fire in the Middle East with shooting at Port Said and British French troops holding defensive lines along the Suez Canal. Egypt asks for UN policing but says it requires troop withdrawal. Israel pledges to keep some seized territory and resists international police. UN plans include volunteers and a 12-nation force led by Canadian Major General Burns, arriving within a week.
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Ike Calls Parley on Mid East Crisis
President Eisenhower summons Republicans and Democratic leaders to a Friday conference on the Middle East and Eastern Europe. The meet aims to review regional situations and discuss actions and decisions for peace, with no call for a U.S. troop deployment.
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Hungarian Rebels Plead for Aid as Soviet Assault Rages
Rebels in Hungary appeal directly to President Eisenhower for help as Soviet tanks and artillery strike their main stronghold. A radio report claims a 3 a.m. assault on Dunapentele, a major industrial city south of Budapest, after patriots reject a surrender demand.
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GOP Cinches California House Majority in 1954 Result
San Francisco reports Republicans clinched a majority of California’s congressional delegation with Baldwin and other GOP victories. Late returns show two districts still in doubt as Sound and Scudder Miller fought tight races, Cochran Od lum remaining a Republican contender in the southeast. McFall led in a San Joaquin Valley district as Baldwin secured a decisive win, signaling at least 16 seats for Republicans in the 30-member delegation.
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Oregon Senate Fight Sets Bitter Record in Morse Battle
Former Secretary of the Interior Doug McKay conceded today that Democratic Sen Wayne Morse won the crucial Oregon senatorial contest. The race was billed as the bitterest in the state’s political history with Morse facing a stiff challenge and a controversial campaign dynamic. McKay’s concession marks a turning point in the high-stakes battle.
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Wallace Boggs Ex Surveyor Dies in Oakland
Wallace B Boggs 65 ex surveyor who retired three months ago from Alameda County Surveyor’s Office died at Merritt hospital Oakland at 3 pm He served in WWI France and Germany 1917 and rose to chief engineer on the Broadway Low Level Tunnel project 1932 38 He later served as Oakland consulting engineer and was county surveyor elected 1942 Tributes came from officials as one of California’s best informed highway men.
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County Gives Majority To Ike Richards Edge
Alameda County backed Dwight D. Eisenhower by about 15,000 votes while supporting Democratic State Sen Richard Richards over incumbent U.S. Senator Thomas H. Kuchel by around 3,000. Eisenhower led 177,972 to 162,997 for Stevenson though. Richards 167,861 to Kuchel 164,597. Domestic races: Miller defeated Watkins in the Eighth District. Allen beat Cross in the Seventh. Bee won unopposed in the 11th Assembly district. Emerson defeated Quinn for Superior Court. Eden Hospital board members Rhodes and Richardson reelected. Irvington and Alameda residents K. Alameda and Silva reelected to Washington Township board.
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State Capital Helms Change Party Hands
New York dispatch reports governors shifted party control nationwide with Democrats clinging to a majority of state capitals. Seventeen capitals were undecided as GOP led in New Mexico Montana Oregon and Illinois while Democrats led in Rhode Island Minnesota and Kansas. Ohio and West Virginia were set to swing to Republicans in January, but GOP failed to hold Iowa Washington and Massachusetts. Twenty nine capitals were at stake with prior balances showing Democrats at 27 states and Republicans at 21. State party organizations under governors helped drive gains for senatorial and congressional candidates amid the Eisenhower era.
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Richardson Rhodes Win Hospital Race In Eden Board Election
Paul Rhodes and Marvin D. Richardson were re-elected to Eden Hospital board positions by wide margins. Rhodes led with 24,354 votes across 376 of 426 precincts, while Richardson totaled 22,061. Closest rival Bill G. Moore had 16,727 and Joyce Altman 1,196. other candidates included Walter Ballard 5,431, Agnes Clements 7,284, Kenneth Kerner 6,477, and Leslie Williams 14,184. Both incumbents will serve four-year terms.
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Alameda Transit Plan Passed Countywide Vote
Alameda county voters approved forming an Alameda Contra Costa transit district with wide city backing. Returns show Hayward 8388 to 1799 in favor, San Leandro 8479 to 0, unincorporated areas 7416 to 4834, Oakland 72489 to 15093, totaling 196978 yes 51097 no across 1903 of 1974 precincts reporting. The plan lets the county take over the transit system if a stoppage occurs.
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Nobel Peace Prize Award Cancelled Again This Year
OSLO Norway The Nobel Prize Committee announced there was no suitable candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize this year marking the second consecutive year without an award.
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224 Demo Seats Won In House
National returns show Eisenhower winning a landslide second term while Democrats keep control of the House. By 12:50 PM, 224 House seats counted, 8 contests toward 232 total. Senate result favors Democrats with 46 counted, Republicans 12. President led with 57.8% major party vote and 457 electoral votes, Stevenson conceded in Chicago.
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Presidential Vote Leads Early as States Report
Eisenhower leads Stevenson in early returns with 41 states and 457 electoral votes to 7 states and 74 electors. With 133,703 of 184,865 precincts reported, observers note the race narrowing as ballots come in nationwide amid continued coverage. Parallel dispatches report 250000 Chinese volunteers for Egypt and a Paris protest near Communist HQ following Hungary sympathy demonstrations.
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Market Soars In Buying Wave Across Wall Street
NEW YORK opening on the New York Stock Exchange rose as buying orders surged on Eisenhower's landslide reelection. Professional selling later erased gains but analysts expect a near term market advance amid business confidence. Gains per share climbed broadly in early trading.
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