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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1956
Page
4
Budapest rebels clash with police as two days of women’s marches spark new demonstrations against Premier Janos Hadar's regime. Authorities ring Danubia textile works with 3000 workers surrounded by T55S4 fans as reports of arrests spread amid rising anger.
U S protests over Soviet tank intervention in Budapest amid clashes between pro government forces and anti government demonstrators. Russian tanks and Hungarian police fired on crowds near the West Rail Station as protests spread. Affected groups include writers, workers, and peasant delegations amid arrests and calls for Russia to leave Hungary.
The United Nations faced shock as Hungary refused to admit Dag Hammarskjold for a planned December 16 visit. U.S. delegate Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. called the move an affront to the secretary general and civilization. Budapest cited no official request, saying the date was unsuitable and that the visit would occur later if conditions allow.
Los Angeles reports aviation writer Robert Hotea asserts Russia’s ballistic missile threat prompted France and England to halt their Egypt attack. He notes a 17,000 mile B52 Stratojet flight staged by the United States to counter the threat and claims Russia can deploy missiles at five per month. He says the flight showed SAC speed and reach, warning against Russian overreach.
Russell Jones, a Minneapolis born American newsman, fled Budapest after a midnight deadline set by Hungary's puppet government. He described craving sleep and warmth after reporting around the clock since Oct. 24. Jones planned to reach London via Vienna to rest and await safer conditions.
Norfolk Va two war task forces operating in the Atlantic have been ordered to join and return to the United States after completing exercises en route Atlantic Fleet headquarters announced the combined force will heading for carrier Forrestal Franklin D Roosevelt and Lake Champlain the heavy cruiser Des Moines Destroyer Squadron 6 Destroyer Divisions 82 42 and 322 the destroyer USS Strong the fleet oiler Salomonio and the store ship Tigel
The Labor Party opened a two day debate in the House of Commons urging the government to heal the rift in the British American alliance. Opposition leader Philip Noel-Baker stressed the need for U N Charter obligations and for trust in U S cooperation. Several nationally distributed editors claimed Eden is finished and that a new Conservative prime minister must take over to renew the party's political life.
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