Refugees Flee to Austria as Budapest Strike Grows
About 4,000 Hungarian refugees crossed into Austria, bringing registered total to 55,000. Russians stepped up border actions by destroying bridges while border guards reportedly allowed crossings, firing only into the air. Premier Kadar acknowledged armed bands but said liquidation is under way as workers stage a three day general strike in Budapest against Soviet occupation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Austria
Janos Kadar
Workers’ Council of
Greater Budapest
National Council of Workers
WE It Over WE It Over
Essay notes how communications evolved from courier to air mail telegraph cable and radiogram and claims modern methods move faster and sustain faith in means and in prayer while some refuse to try silent and undisturbed prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Dieffenbacher
D.D
NEA
Thanksgiving Day Observed With Feasts and Prayers
The nation marks Thanksgiving with church services family gatherings and parades. Prayers for peace and freedom mingle with thanks as President Eisenhower attends services and Hungarian refugees begin relocation to the United States. Rail and air travel surge while shelters offer free turkey and trimmings to the needy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Turkey
Europe
Middle East
Eisenhower
National Presbyterian Church
Washington
Ft. Belvoir
Thanksgiving Day Parade Reflections Across North Carolina
The piece recalls a nationwide Thanksgiving mood with families, parades, and church services. It mentions Charlotte events with Hopalong Cassidy and Miss America 1956, as well as Wake Forest, NC State, South Carolina, and Maryland ties. It notes highway accidents and patrol swarms, underscoring a solemn, hopeful search for a humble voice amid bounty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte's
Vana
Hopalong Cassidy
Don Cherry
Southall
Ieleigh
N.C
N.C. State and
Mary Maryland
Charlotte
Wake Forest
South Carolina
Christmas Bargains Spark High Point Dollar Days
High Point merchants promote Christmas Dollar Days with two days of sales Friday and Saturday led by Efird's Campbell. Stores stay open late and lights strike up on Main Street as a downtown Christmas parade plans unfold Saturday morning with many floats and bands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Campbell
Efird's
Campbell
High Point Merchants Association
Main Street
High Point
Merchant’s Dollar Day Committee
Arnold Aronson
Ed Stubbs
Earl Leonard
Clarence Stanback
Allen Tonkin
Dan Austell
Norman Schwartz
United Nations probes Hungary deportation crisis meet resistance
The Soviet Union and Hungary refused UN observers for on the spot investigations of reported deportations amid a rebel crackdown. The General Assembly passed a Cuban resolution urging an end to deportations and faster refugee care, as Indian PM Nehru seeks talks with Budapest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
N. Y
Soviet Union
U. N
Vatina
Manasal Accam
Venga View
Mie
Gasmer
Mit U. N
Red Budapest
Russia
Hungary
Dmitri T. Shepilov
India
Indonesia
Ceylon
U.N
New Delhi
Nehru
K. P. S. Menon
Budapest
Menon
Moscow
Austria
Great Lakes Winds Snow Diminish as Cold Air Settles In
Gale force winds eased and snow faded across the Great Lakes region while an icy air mass spread across much of the nation for Thanksgiving. Canadian cold blasts pushed into the northern Great Plains as temperatures plunged toward zero, with teens and 20s in the Lakes area and 40s to the south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Great Lakes
Canada
Great Plains
Minnesota
Missouri
Great Lakes Region
West Virginia
Dakotas
Montana
Kansas
Midwest
Park
Wisconsin
Michigan
Burns Arrives in Egypt to Lead U.N. Peace Force
Maj. Gen. E. L. M. Burns arrives in Abu Suweir to assume command of the U.N. police tasked with keeping peace in the Suez area. He travels from Naples in a Swiss aircraft with reinforcements, with portions already at Port Said to ease tension between Egyptian residents and British French troops.
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Abu Suweir
Egypt
E. L. M. Burns
U.N
Middle East
Naples
Port Said
Suezia
Burns
Multination
Court Martial Board Acquits Brinkoetter
An Army court martial board acquitted Lt. Lyle Edward Brinkoetter of charges that he cursed and verbally abused men in his unit and used massed tactics. He was also acquitted of falsely reporting to his commanding officer after a two day trial at Fort Bragg.
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FT. Bragg
N.C
Lyle Edward Brinkoetter
Navy
Brinkoetter
Decatur
Colder Weather Forecast Across Carolinas Tonight
The Weather Man warns of a hard freeze tonight across North and South Carolina with snow flurries in the mountains. Clingmans Peak hits 14 degrees at 9 am as winds howl 55 to 65 mph. Lows by region range from 10–15 in the mountains to 26–32 in the coastal plain and piedmont areas.
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Black Mountains
North Carolina
Clingman’s Peak
Mt. Mitchell
Piedmont
Coastal Plain
Old North State
South Carolina
Eden Plans Three Weeks In Jamaica
Prime Minister Eden will fly to Jamaica for about three weeks after doctors advised rest from overstrain. He leaves London Friday evening with Lady Eden and will stay in the Caribbean sun while remaining in touch with London developments. Richard A. Butler acts as Prime Minister in Eden’s absence.
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London
Eden
Jamaica
Caribbean Sun
Richard A. Butler
House of Commons
Butler
Bosse Eden
Horace Evans
Britain
Egypt
Lady Eden
Y . Eden
Three Nations Reply To Demand For Data
United Nations reports Britain France and Israel may withdraw troops from Egypt. Israel said it would pull out when the U N ensures Israel against attack. Britain hinted at a battalion pullout from Port Said as a token move. France said a third of invasion forces had left, exact numbers unclear. All three sent notes to Dag Hammarskjold as U N pressure grows.
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Egypt
U.N
Israel
Britain
Dag Hammerskjold
Port Said
France
Hammarskjold
General Assembly
Parm
Robbery at High Rock Lake Cabin In Lexington
Three masked men robbed 13 men at a lakeside cabin near High Rock Lake of between 8000 and 10000 dollars. Sheriff H L Cox said the men had gathered for a beef stew and that the cabin was owned by Roy Hester of Winston-Salem. A pickup order was issued for a 42 year old North Kannapolis man possibly involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
N.C
Lexington County Sheriff's Office
H. L. Cox
Cox
Roy Hester
Winston-Salem
North Kannapolis
Federal anti strike move seen across Atlantic ports
ILA strike over contract deadlock with New York Shipping Association disrupts 60 000 workers and about 200 ships. Federal court issued a temporary restraint until Nov 30 forcing port by port area settlements, while West Coast action looms and officials deny official statements prompting intervention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Waldman
Labor Mitchell
Waldman
Atlantic
Gulf
ILA
New York Shipping Assa
New York
Frederick van Polt Bryan
National Labor Relations
ILA m
New York Shipping Assn
Dem
William V. Bradley
Sixty Hungarian Refugees Arrive Seeking Freedom at McGuire
Sixty Hungarian refugees arrived at McGuire Air Force Base New Jersey on Thanksgiving Day after crossing 5000 miles to escape Communist rule. A paraplegic 16 year old Imre Herdies led the group in a wheelchair, greeted by soldiers and a brass band. They moved to immigration processing and temporary housing with plans for employment across the United States.
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Kilmer
N.J
Vienna
America
McGuire Air Force Base
New York
United Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society
Eee
New Brunswick
I Committee For European Migration
McGuire
Milwaukee
White House
Vance
Imre Herdies
Miles
Sunrien
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James E. Kovach
San Diego
Calif
Judith Kaminer
Camp Kilmer
N. J
Judith
Miksa Kaminer
Robert
Air Force
New Jersey
Bowery
St. St. Patrick's Church
Plymouth
Mass
Cole's Hill
First Church
New York City
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Detroit
Tar Heels
Soviet Bloc
Gen. Burns
Carolinas
N.Y
High Rock Lake
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