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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1956
Page
2
Long Seath Cally testifies in Domestic Relations Court about harsh abuse by Harvey Cravaaks including dragging by hair, being pulled from a shower nude, and being pushed from a car. They wed in 1948 and have endured multiple separations with Harvey withdrawing contest of the suit.
A high school student signs as Broke and seeks two Elvis Presley movie passes in exchange for returning a large Elvis cutout stolen from the Byrd Theater in Richmond. Theater official offers two guest tickets in return. The weird spree continues in other cities with quirky capers and small-town mischief.
Hungary amidst a two day total strike as workers in Budapest paralyze public transport and halt street cars and buses in protest of Soviet moves. Appeals from the National Council failed as icy conditions and tense timing kept services at a near standstill with only essential maintenance functioning.
A 27-year-old baby-sitter, reportedly watching two infants, backed a car and fatally crushed one child while injuring the other on a Wednesday in Miami. The driver, Bradley, 2, from Geete, sustained minor injuries as officials investigated the incident.
The United Nations General Assembly approved by 57 to 8 a resolution urging on the spot investigation of deportations in Hungary. The Soviet Union and the Budapest regime denied the reports, rejecting prior calls for U.N. observers. The Assembly also backed a Cuban resolution by 55 to 10 urging halting deportations.
Labour MP George Wigg claimed the United States recently cracked British, French, and Israeli codes and had foreknowledge of Middle East plans. He told newsmen the U S Air Force Research and Development Command broke ciphers used by Foreign Office and armed forces and asked Prime Minister Eden to reestablish cipher integrity.
A brutal Arctic air mass drives temperatures below zero in parts of the northern Great Plains and Great Lakes region while wind gusts reach 50 to over 60 mph from the Midwest to the Atlantic Coast. Light snow and flurries occur from Minnesota to Missouri and northern Florida sees rain as the cold front advances toward the East Coast.
Two arch foes of President Pedro Aramburu, Gen Leon Bengoa and Gen Juan Uranga, were arrested near military barracks for suspicious activity. The Army Ministry issued a terse communique citing they were armed. In related moves, Gen Arturo Ossario Agana became army minister and commander in chief, with Gen Luis Bussetti as chief of staff and others reassigned to lead cavalry and motorized divisions.
In Budapest, Cardinal Mindszenty’s secretary Father Egon Turcsanyi was arrested by Communist agents while attempting to flee with a message for Francis Cardinal Spellman. Turcsanyi is jailed at Urbe St. prison after being seized 12 days ago with a Western correspondent. the correspondent was allowed to depart. The charges against Turcsanyi and the message’s content remain unspecified.
Reported children were playing in front of Michael Ray Scism's abandoned vehicle. The youth claimed he did not see the children, prompting local inquiries into the incident and property safety.
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