Hungary Rejects U.N. Observers as Hammarskjold Offer Accepted
The Hungarian government rejected allowing U.N. observers into Hungary to investigate the situation. In a telegram to Secretary General Hammarskjold the acting foreign minister noted consent could come by December 7 for a later visit, while Hammarskjold accepted a postponement to Budapest at a mutually suitable time.
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United Nations
N. Y
Ae Dag Hammarskjold
Ee Vietants
General Assembly
U.N
Hungary
Istvan Sebes
Hammarskjold
United States
Soviet Union
Sebes
Budapest
I Wid It Over
A tribute to balancing tradition with modern needs. The author argues that yesterday's values hold value but must adapt to today, urging continual alignment of eternal truths with current situations and forward thinking.
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R. L. Dieffenbacher
D.D
NEA
Oeen
Senator George To Stay as NATO Representative
Sen. George of Georgia announced he will continue as President Eisenhower's personal representative to NATO, a role that has grown harder amid crises from Suez to Hungary. The 78 year old plans to move to a State Department desk after ending his 34 year Senate career on Jan. 3, focusing on steering NATO back on track in economic and political fields.
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Washington
Sen
D-Ga
Eisenhower
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Western Defense Alliance
George
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
State Department
NATO
Suez
Cyprus
Army Sergeant fatally injured in Dillon NC overturn crash
Sgt. Everett Walterant of Ft. Bragg and New Miami Ohio died Saturday night when the automobile he rode in overturned near Dillon North Carolina. Two other Ft. Bragg soldiers M Sgt Russell J Confer and Sp 2 C Robert E Michael suffered minor injuries.
Clinton School Faces Possible Shutdown Over Forced Integration
Anderson County School Board asks the federal government to enforce a 1964 Knoxville court order integrating Clinton High School. The board warns the school may close if DOJ will not continue enforcement, citing harassment and safety concerns after several incidents.
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Clinton
Clinton, Tenn
Anderson County
Clinton High School
U.S. Atty
Herbert Brownell
Eshhanl Haard
Anderson
U.S. District Court
Knoxville
Department of Justice
Clinton High
Counties Will Study Tax Proposals
The State Association of County Commissioners forms a study committee to examine the Tax Study Commission's proposed changes aimed at spurring industry. Dal Alford of Rocky Mount chairs the panel with members from Nash, Guilford, Forsyth, Moore, Henderson, Pitt, Durham, Wayne and other counties.
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Rocky Mount
N.C
State Assn
County Commissioners
State Tax Study Commission
Dal Alford
County Commissioners Assn
Chapel Hill
Tax Commission
Hodges
Alford
J. C. Ellis
Nash County
Lloyd Amos
Guilford County
Wally Dunham
Forsyth
J. M. Pleasants
Moore
E. E. McBryde
Henderson
Vance Perkins
Pitt
Ed Swindell
Durham
William Hester
Guilford
Bryant Aycock
Wayne
Cuban rebels land on Cuba coast as army advances
Cuban army reports rebel troops landed on the south coast near Oriente province and that government planes strafed the force. A Mexican yacht was intercepted with baggage tied to Fidel Castro Ruz, while 12 Venezuelans were arrested as mercenaries in the revolt that began Friday.
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Havana
Cuba
Fidel Castro Ruz
Mexico
Santiago de Cuba
Castro
Batista
Mexico City
Miami Herald
Manzanillo
Nicaro
Pedro Rodriguez Avila
Oriente
Cape Cruz
Rodriguez Avila
UN Takes Over Part Of Port Said
UN police troops occupied a quarter of Port Said as British and French forces prepared to withdraw. UN troops also moved to control the canal entrance, while Israel announced a Sinai clearance for U N troops. Canadian Maj. Gen. E L M Burns leads the UN Emergency Force.
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Port Said
Egypt
U. N
Suez Canal
Mediterranean
Waterlway
Israel
Sinai Peninsula
U.N
Canal
E. L. M. Burns
United Nations Emergency Force
Atom-Plane Weapons System Is Mapped
The Air Force is organizing a complete weapons system for an atomic powered bomber with contracts for key equipment. Two reactor projects are under GE at an Ohio plant and Pratt and Whitney at Hartford. Programs named Pluto Pied Piper and Project Rover operate under ABC and AEC guidance. Secretary Quarles says development is in progress but years away from flight. The Air Force currently fields 131 combat wings.
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Washington
Air Force
Air Research and Development Command
General Electric Co
Ohio
Pratt and Whitney
Hartford
Conn
Atomic Energy Commission
National
Idaho
Atomic Aircraft Engine Project
ABC
San Francisco
Quarles
Abc-Tv
Russia
U. S
Holiday Spirits Can Come High In Kansas
Kansans crossing the state line to buy liquor in Missouri face enforcement as Kansas agents station on the Missouri side with binoculars and radios. Last year Kansas estimates $317,257 in tax lost. violators risk fines up to $500 and confiscation of liquor.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Government Crisis Reported In Syria
Baghdad paper Al Shaab reports a Syrian government crisis with Premier Sabri Assali resigning amid an army dispute over alleged arms supplies by Iraq. President Kuwaily seeks to heal the rift as Col Abdul Hamid Serraj leads officers behind the charges, amid Moscow sympathy and Soviet arms sales.
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Baghdad
Iraq
al Shaab
Sabri Assali
Shukri Kuwaily
Assali
Syria
Abdul Hamid Serraj
Serraj
Syrian Army
Moscow
Britain
France
Soviet Union
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Egypt
Fighting Reported In Hungary Amid Rebel Clashes
Reports from Budapest describe fighting between Hungarian rebels and Soviet forces with guerrilla bands active in forests and hills in northern Hungary. Pecs, a mining center, is cited as a rebel stronghold while rumors of artillery fire and clashes in Buda circulate but remain unconfirmed.
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Budapest
Hungary
Pecs
Buda
Communist Party
Nepszabadsag
Csepel Iron and Steel Works
Principal Irie Leonard Faces Trial At Carthage NC
Principal Irie Leonard of Southern Pines High School stood trial for assault and battery against a student. The case, before Judge J Vance Rowe, stems from an incident Nov 13 at the high school in which eight students testified. Leonard, also the football coach, was charged in a warrant by A R McDonald, a former policeman and used car dealer, who alleged Leonard struck his son William E McDonald, 16, after a group was summoned for impertinence to a teacher.
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William E. McDonald
Lloyd says Britain and France will withdraw from Egypt without delay
Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd told a tense House of Commons that Britain and France have instructed Gen Keightley and Gen Burns to negotiate a timetable for full withdrawal from the Port Said area. He said Hammarskjold will push rapid talks on the six UN Security Council requirements, New York discussions, and a new canal regime, with guarantees that the six conditions will be met.
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Livyd
House of Commons
Sir Charles) Keightley
United Nations
E. L. M. Burns
Lloyd
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
U.N. Security Council
Suez Canal
New York
Hammarskjold
Christian Pineau
Mahmoud Fawzi
Security Council
London
Egypt
Four Kannapolis men waive armed robbery hearing
Three men with prior records and a Korean veteran decorated for bravery, all from Kannapolis, waived preliminary hearing on 14 counts of armed robbery. Trial set for Superior Court term starting January 12, 1957. Bonds: Powell 9000, Meismer 9000, Pethel 4000, Hampton 4000. Sheriff reports 1430 of loot recovered. total taken undetermined.
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Lexington
N.C
Kannapolis
Joe H. Leonard
Superior Court
High Rock Lake Cabin
Leonard
J. D. Powell
Earl Meismer
William Franklin Pethel
Freddy Hampton
H. L. Cox
Peace Prospects Seen Improve in Middle East Talks
Eisenhower and Dulles return from a review in Augusta claiming peace prospects in the Middle East are reasonably hopeful. They stress bolstering the North Atlantic Alliance amid strains with Britain and France and cite Soviet actions in Hungary as evidence of UN principles being ignored.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
Dulles
Middle East
Mideast
United States
Great Britain
France
Europe
Hungary
Hung
Austria
United Nations
Russia
U.N
Asia
City Fathers Change Minds About Statue
Winchester council drops plan to erect a statue of King Henry II after Councillor H. M. King uncovers a biting remark by the monarch about the city and county. The episode ends with a shift in the council’s stance on memorials in Hampshire.
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Winchester
England
Henry II
Hampshire County
H. M. King
Henry of
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