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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1956
Page
8
South Korea’s army chief Gen Lee Heung Keun said North Korea restricts civilian travel to prevent revolts like Hungary. He cited local elections as pretext and noted minds of North Koreans are turning away from the regime, based on intelligence reports.
The Atomic Energy Commission announced an $8.4 million experimental device at its National Reactor Testing Station in Idaho to extend boiling water reactor research. It aims to test heat exchangers and control systems for future central station plants while work at Shippingport, Pennsylvania continues, with operation expected in late 1959.
The Queen Mary reached New York 27 hours late due to heavy weather and a mercy mission. The Panamanian freighter Santa Ana requested aid as its master Captain Tsichlis, 37, of Athens, Greece, suffered a nasal hemorrhage. The liner aided the Santa Ana, rescuing the captain and delivering him for medical care.
The City Council orders an investigation after reports that Christmas shoppers are being gouged by parking lot operators in Los Angeles.
The 33 year old Cunard liner Franconia departed Liverpool today to be broken up at Inverkeithing in Scotland.
Two Soviet officials dressed in civilian clothes walked into Milwaukee City Hall asking for a map. They showed embassy cards identifying them as Lt. Cal Valentin N. Elistratov and Nikolai Favolovich Alferov. Assistant Secretary Albert M. Davis contacted federal officials to confirm the travel restrictions, noting Russians may be in the city but not the county.
The Tampa Junior Chamber of Commerce canceled its December 21 gathering after the scheduled speaker resigned from his job. The chair noted the event could be dropped since the speaker’s topic was to be My Job and What it Does for Me.
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