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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1956
Page
1
Reliable reports place former Soviet Premier Malenkov in Budapest to bolster the government of Russian installed Premier Jans Sadar. A nameless source said Malenkov, now a deputy Soviet premier, arrived in the Hungarian capital on November 23.
Reports describe Bela Kovacs and Imre Kadar in a tightening stance amid protests and prison memories. A separate San Diego forest fire dominates headlines as crews battle a milewide blaze in the Cleveland National Forest threatening Santa Ysabel and nearby communities. Police report a body found in an apartment, with details of a homicide under investigation.
The State Department said Russia is shipping arms to Syria as tensions with Iraq sharpen. Officials noted more than 30 million dollars in Soviet weapons, including light tanks and armored cars, have reached Syria in recent months. The American ambassador in Damascus has raised the issue with the Syrian government.
United States edge narrows as Russia dominates on fourth day of action. An American 1-2-3 in the 110 meter hurdles is matched by Lee Peathen’s upset, while Jack Davis and Parryl O Brien set or tie Olympic records in field events. Calhoun leads U S in the hurdles as Davis close behind with a near record time.
Considerable high cloudiness but mostly sunny through Thursday. Cooler conditions expected with a gradual temperature drop and lighter winds across the region.
Greenwich police and the Fairfield County coroner said there is no mystery to band leader Tommy Dorsey’s death, ruled accidental by choking. A public note alleged to be by Dorsey was deemed unauthentic by Police Chief Robbins, who stated only a personal note to his wife existed and the death results await state laboratory findings.
Storms sweep the South China Sea and the Western Pacific leaving hundreds missing. The freighter Charles E. Dant reported abandoning ship in Lingeyen Gulf near Luzon with 46 crewmen taken aboard by the US Navy vessel Amuskin4gum. Hope fades for Malay and Chinese fishermen in the region amid searches for survivors from the Towa Maru sinking.
London reports rising anti American sentiment as more than 100 Conservative MPs push motions critical of U S Middle East policy. Calls for reconciliation clash with liberal and Conservative factions blaming Washington for the Suez crisis and straining the Atlantic alliance.
A major hay fire in Norwalk destroyed more than 700 tons stored in three sheds behind the Alondra Road property of Leslie Nottingham. Firemen doubted control by Thursday morning as crews from Bellflower Norwalk Downey and Artesia fought the blaze led by County Battalion Chief B E Fosdick. About 100 tons may be saved. no damage estimate given.
Louis Balint, a 22 year old in Toledo, says a supposed Presley staffer offered $200 to stage a bar fight with Elvis Presley on Thanksgiving night. Balint, jailed for the staged clash and later sent to the workhouse, says he was told to craft a publicity story and that a money order from his father later arrived. Presley's camp denied any Presley employee planned the stunt.
Delores Robinson, owner of Blaze, says the prize horse protects a frail burro at West 40 Horse Farm after other horses kicked him. Blaze keeps rival horses away, while the burro battles a cold and hair loss from treatment. a veterinarian continues care.
The item lists page references for a newspaper issue. It notes 2,500 Hungarian students fighting Russians and mentions deaths from a train crash in Michigan City Indiana. References include A-3 A-23 B-10 C-5 to 11 and more across sections like Editorial Financial and Comics.
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