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Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Nov 13, 1956

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Gruenther Warns Soviets Attack Would Be Met With Retaliation

General Alfred Gruenther outgoing NATO commander told a farewell news conference that any Soviet attack on the West would be met with instant retaliation and the Soviet Union would be destroyed. He tied warnings to France and Britain over rocket threats and said no nation will press the rocket button if it means suicide, predicting retaliation would follow night after day. He noted Hungary and Middle East crises but said NATO plans remain unchanged and questioned the reliability of Soviet satellite armies and rocket existence.

Paris Alfred M. Gruenther NATO Soviet Union Russia Gruenther Europe Hungary Middle East

High Court Outlaws Bus Segregation

The Supreme Court unanimously affirmed a Montgomery Alabama special-judge ruling that state and local bus segregation violates due process and equal protection. The decision upholds earlier rulings striking down segregated public facilities and signals end to racial segregation on all bus systems nationally.

Washington Supreme Court Alabama Montgomery Ala U. S. District Court Board of Commissioners Alabama Public Service Commission Todey High Tribunal

Short Kills Boy Hanging Elvis Effigy

CHICAGO WV Martin Ritchie 15 was electrocuted Monday night atop a utility pole while attempting to hang an Elvis Presley effigy. Police say he crawled up in jeans and a sweater with a 25%4 foot dummy. The mother said he worked all day on the dummy watched by five companions. The dummy resembled Presley as witnesses noted. He touched the street light reflector and toppled from the pole. An Electric Department official cited the 5 000 volt load at contact.

Chicago Martin Ritchie Elvis Preslay Ritchie Presley City Department of Electricty

Mrs Charles Wilson Taken to Hospital News Conference Planned

Mrs Charles Wilson wife of the defense secretary was taken to Walter Reed Army Hospital after illness. President Eisenhower will hold a news conference at 10 30 a m. Defense Secretary Wilson was with her at the hospital.

Washington Charles &. Wilson Secretary of Defense Prez Eisenhower Walter Reed Army Hospital Defense Wilson Get

Pescador Captain Slain by Mexican Gunboat Wounding

The U S shrimp boat Pescador, under armed escort, was fired on by a Mexican gunboat near Tampico injuring its captain Tom Wilson who was reported in serious condition. The owner John Carinhas said the vessel diverted to Tampico for safety as U S authorities and a consul coordinated care and possible repatriation.

Brownsville Tex United States Pescador Tom Wilson U. S. Coast Guard John Santos Carlinhas Taimpico Mexico State Department Washington Whittinghil Carinhas Coast Guard Tampico

JCS Chief Says Russ Goal Unchanged Despite Uprisings

Admiral Arthur Radford told the Association of Military Surgeons there has been no change in Soviet aims of a world dominated by communism. He said Moscow uses subversion and deceit to suppress uprisings in Poland and Hungary and opposes peaceful solutions, warning their policies undermine genuine security.

Fashington Arthur Radford Polani Hungary Joint Chiefs of Staff Assn Radford Seid

Dehydration Treatment Nips Sniffles Nabs Flu Woes

Mississippi doctor Dr. Guy T. Wise of Meridian reports a “day hydration” method as a complete reversal of standard procedures. In a five year series, he claims good or excellent results in over 0 percent of patients using a hot sweat pack with sheets and blankets, face covered, plus hot water bottles or an electric pad. Patients fast fluids with only a cup of soup or juice every three hours while awake.

Mississippi Guy T. Wise Meridian

Train overturns at Tampa amusement park injures six

Six people, five adults and one child, were injured when a gasoline powered miniature train overturned at a Tampa amusement park Monday night. The engine and two cars stayed on the rails while others spilled their riders. Engineer J L Williams, 23, said the train was moving only three to four miles an hour before stopping.

Tampa Frs UPI J. L. Williams

Hungarians Hold Fast Amid Soviet Pressure in Budapest

Hungary endures a massive passive protest as Soviet troops occupy Budapest. A general strike and anti regime mood persist despite destruction and hunger. Reports say Khrushchev and Kremlin aides seek to end resistance and bolster Janos Kadár rule amid widespread defiance.

Vienna Janos Kadar Buchapest Communist Party Nikta Khrushchev Kadar M. A. Suzlov A. I. Mikoyan Kremlin Budapest

Nehru and Eisenhower to Meet in United States

Washington reported India's ambassador said President Eisenhower and Prime Minister Nehru agreed to meet in the United States before year end. An official date will be announced in New Delhi and Washington within a week. Mehta noted no agenda and mentioned possible topics include the Middle East and other global issues. Ellsworth Bunker was floated as a candidate for the New Delhi ambassador post. Nehru plans to visit here after hosting Chou En-lai in New Delhi.

Washington India White House Eisenhower Nehru G. L. Mehte New Delli Mehta United States New Delhi John Sherman Cooper Chou En-lai China Sie Middle East

U.N Steering Committee Clears Hungary Debate

The United Nations Steering Committee voted 11 to 2 to place the Hungarian issue on the General Assembly agenda, despite Soviet objections. Egypt abstained as the assembly readiness to act follows the emergency session, with U.S. Lodge calling the situation urgent and urging support for observers entry.

United Nations U. N General Assembly Soviet Union Czechoslovakia Egypt Vassily I. ¥. Kuznetsov Hungary U. S Henry Cabot Lodge Jr Lodge Cy Assembly

Polio Injection Talk Outlines 1957 Hope

Jonas Salk predicts polio paralysis prevention in 1957 if most Americans up to age 50 take injections. The note lists where to find related coverage across the newspaper, including politics, editorials, sports, and notices, with page references for topics from foreign policy to vital statistics.

Jonas Salk Boyle Wilson

Weather forecast describes night fog and sunny afternoon

A weather outlook notes night and morning low clouds and fog with mostly sunny Tuesday afternoon. Temperature remains steady with little change.

Allies Blast Nas ser Terms For UN Egypt Police Force

Britain and France signaled opposition to Gamal Abdel Nas ser terms for a United Nations police in Egypt and warned against watering down the UN resolution. Dag Hammarskjold planned a delicate mission to Rome Naples and Cairo as UN troops moved toward Cairo with Danish Canadian Norwegian and Colombian contingents. Delays shifted troop airlift routes toward Ismailia in the Suez Canal Zone as Paris and London warned against concessions that would leave a weaker international police force in place.

London Britain France Gamal Abdel Nasser United Nations Egypt U. N Middle East U. WW Dag Hammersijola Rome Naples Cairo U. WN U.N E. J. M. Burns U.N. Police W Nanjes Copenhagen Fhr Suez Canal Zone Ismailia Nassex Canal Zone Paris Christian Pineau Cae

Young shopper named Mike Powell drains shopper fund

In Philadelphia a boy identified as Michael Powell went on a shopping spree with his mother’s money. He bought toys cakes cookies sodas a toy saxophone crystal sets and more. Police found him with another boy sharing a bicycle near a ten-cent store after the mother reported him missing.

Philadelphia Michael Powell Mike

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