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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1956
Page
1
The French Defense Ministry announced that a combined British Egyptian aerial and naval bombardment against points in the Suez Canal area began today at 6 40 p m Egyptian time. The notice cited a military report from Cyprus headquarters confirming the start of the operation.
Soviet forces withdraw under leaflets from Hungarian planes as the rebellion spreads. The Hungarian army takes the citadel and rings Danube bridges, while AVH purge violence rises. Mindszenty returns to a city in upheaval amid church and crowd demonstrations.
The author argues that true service is an honor and duty, urging individuals to accept responsibilities for nation state community and church. He notes public acclaim may be absent for religious duties yet emphasizes personal satisfaction and bearing neighbors' burdens.
Washington reports a dangerous split with Britain and France after they rejected a peace appeal and sent troops to key Egyptian areas near the Suez Canal. U S officials fear wider conflict, oil disruption, and a breakdown of 1950 Western balance, while the United States and Soviet Union allied in the U N against Britain and France.
President Eisenhower kept open the possibility of a Philadelphia speech but heavy Middle East tensions and Suez crisis risks keep him at the White House. A Texas Oklahoma Tennessee swing was canceled with day to day campaign plans. Adlai Stevenson accuses Eisenhower of rosy Middle East portrayal.
Britain and France vetoed two Security Council measures to halt fighting between Israel and Egypt and to block moves near the Suez Canal. The vetoes deepen Western rifts with the United States amid plans to rush troops to the canal zone and separate the belligerents. Egypt rejected the move and demanded council action to defend itself. The United States pressed for an urgent debate on Israel’s actions.
Rutherford County officials said they cannot swap epilepsy patients with the State Hospital. Dr. Walter A. Sikes of the State Hospital noted a lack of beds and a waiting list for epileptic children. The county cites costs and lack of facilities as reasons for not exchanging the 13 year old boy and a 28 year old woman.
President Eisenhower vows to uphold the pledge to assist any Middle East victim of aggression as tensions rise over Israel's move into Egypt. He will address the nation tonight at 7 pm from the White House, outlining U.S. position amid Britain and France plans to place troops.
Prime Minister Eden declared Britain will defend its vital Middle East interests with or without U.S. consent. He indicated British and French forces would proceed into the Suez Zone, without awaiting American approval, and refused to disclose specifics of any landing or action.
Moscow signaled a policy shift saying all Communist countries should be sovereign and that talks could cover the withdrawal of Soviet forces from Hungary Poland and Romania. The statement pledged Budapest could be evacuated when the Hungarian government deems it necessary and stressed mutual security within the Warsaw Pact framework.
British warn Egyptians to evacuate airfields as a possible cross canal landing looms. Egypt battles Israeli forces with MiGs and bombers in Sinai while claiming to have sunk an Egyptian frigate after an attack on Haifa. Both sides report aircraft losses and intensified front-line clashes along the Sinai and canal corridor.
Adlai E. Stevenson told a rousing Philadelphia crowd that the Eisenhower administration rejected his Middle East peace proposal. He planned a train to New York and then a Pittsburgh address at 9 30 p m EST during a push for Pennsylvania's 32 electoral votes.
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