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Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Oct 27, 1956

Page

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East Germany faces student push for Ulbricht ouster

East German students at Humboldt University and workers in East Berlin factories demand democratic reforms and the resignation of Walter Ulbricht. Reports from West Berlin describe mass meetings calling for change while officials vow to crush any revolt. No disorders were noted at the meetings among about 36 000 students.

Ulbricht Central Committee East Berlin West Berlin Unter den Linden

Fight Swells Rebels Set Up Own Regime

VIENNA AP Red Hungary frontier guards summoned inland to quell swelling rebellion as border areas fall to anti-Communist troops. Roof-to-roof fighting in Budapest despite Premier Imre Nagy announcing a new popular front government to appease freedom demands. Austrians cross Iron Curtain. border guards report revolutionaries in control as rumors claim Russians pressed Nagy.

Vienna Red Hungary Budapest Imre Nagy Popular Front Paice Centro

Hungarian Rebels Plead for U S Aid

New York Post dispatch from Budapest says Hungarians seek American military help as Soviet troops fire on protesters. The report describes a grim massacre of civilians and massing before the American legation, with pleas for American troops rather than propaganda.

New York Apj New York Post Budapest Seymour Freidin America Preidin Danube Parlia ‘Ment

Freight Derailment Forces Cancellation of Trains

A Southern Pacific freight train derailed early today near Ravena fifty miles south of Mojave. No injuries reported and service disruption followed as crews worked to clear the tracks. Railroad officials expected limited delays and temporary schedule adjustments.

San Francisco

Germany Regains Saar From France

Luxembourg reports the Saar Valley was returned to Germany under a French German treaty signed by German foreign minister Heinrich von Brentano and French foreign minister Christian Pineau. The agreement sets January 1 as the political return date, pending ratification, and marks the final settlement of Franco German border questions. The Saar, covering 291 square miles with a 1945 population of 87,650, has a history of coal and steel significance and changed hands through war and European unions before today’s signing.

Luxembourg Saar Germany Heinrich von Brentano Christian Pineau France League of Nations West Germany

Sunday Meet Ordered on Big 3 Plea

United States Britain and France urged an urgent Security Council session to address the Soviet action in Hungary. The three powers asked the council to consider the situation and possible measures to safeguard rights under the peace treaty, with Bernard Cornut Gentile as president for October.

United Nations, N. Y United Nations Security Council United States Britain France Soviet Union Hungary Security Council U.N Bernard Cornut-Gentile United Kingdom North-Ern Ireland United, States Council

Long Beach Press Telegram October 27 1956 front

Long Beach newspaper brief notes the city edition date October 27 1956 with local headlines and price listed as 10 cents, reflecting a Saturday issue.

Long Beach Calif

Shadow Candidate Adlai Attacks Eisenhower Campaign

Adlai E Stevenson called President Eisenhower the shadow candidate of a GOP that fears asking voters to trust the country’s destiny to Nixon. He accused Ike of a campaign based on contempt for the people’s intelligence and said the Republicans urge trust without questions.

San Francisco Adlai E. Stevenson Eisenhower Nixon Stevenson Washington Square Ike America

Two Couples Near Death In Harbor Freeway crash

Harbor Freeway incident leaves two couples near death at Harbor General Hospital after a spectacular crash on the ramp to S Figueroa Street. Fred Winzey and his wife Ethel plus Wiley Larrimore Jr and Dorothy Larrimore of Los Angeles suffered severe injuries. George Johnson of Los Angeles aided by police reported the sideswipe that caused a 160 foot skid then a 120 foot roll across Figueroa.

Harbor General Hospital Harbor Freeway Figueroa St Long Beach Wilmington Fred Winzey Ethel Wiley Larrimore Jr Larrimore Dorothy Los Angeles S. Figueroa St George Johnson Figueroa

Where to Find It Part of a Multi-Page News Guide

A reader index lists where to locate various sections across pages. It notes a three part series on H-bomb fallout lacks facts and points readers to science features on Page B-it and other categories such as churches, classifieds, comics, crosswords, finance, schools, shipping, sports, theaters, tides and temperatures, and TV radio listings on specific pages.

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Bus Strikes Tree Near Placerville Injuring Five

Five people were hospitalized after a Greyhound bus traveling through low visibility near Placerville California slid off the road and hit a tree east of here. Injured passengers include James Powell and others aged 22 to 68 from Marysville Citrus Heights Elk Grove Carmichael and others. The driver Charles Hoffman of Sacramento said poor visibility caused the loss of control.

Flacerville Here Placerville Sanitarion California Highway Patrol Sada Sierra Nevada Caimino James Powell Marysville King Kamvar Citrus Heights Davie Christine Wilson Elk Grove Jacquelyn Coulombe Carmichael Greyhound Charles Hoffman Sacramento Hoffman

Eisenhower Checks Into Walter Reed For Complete Checkup

President Eisenhower arrived at Walter Reed Army Hospital for a head to toe pre election physical exam promised to voters. He greeted hospital commandant Maj. Gen Leonard D. Heaton, smiling as he stepped from the White House limousine at 2:30 p.m. Heaton operated on the president for ileitis last June. Doctors will report findings after the exam, emphasizing heart attack on Sept. 24, 1955 and the major surgery.

Washington Eisenhower Walter Reed Army Hospital White House Leonard D. Heaton Heaton Walter Reed

Nixon Elected Freshman Class Officer in Cromwell High

The Cromwell High School community announces the election of Vice President Richard Nixon as a freshman class officer. Nixon’s win marks a notable early political milestone for the student body in Cromwell, Conn.

Dick Nixon

Teeners Crash Kills 4 In Natick Abutment Collision

Four Natick teenagers returning from a gay birthday party died when their car struck an abutment near Route 9 underpass. Two others, Cynthia Wentworth 15 and Ronald Peters 18, were hospitalized in critical condition.

Natick Mass Carol Kane Richard McGee David Parmenter Richard McKay Cynthia Wentworth Ronald Peters Southborn

Mary Hopes to Be First Midshipgir at Annapolis

Union City New Jersey reports 17-year-old Mary Ann Kowalski seeks a Navy prelim exam to enter the Naval Academy at Annapolis, with Rep. Tumulty saying she may qualify for a future entry. If admission is blocked, he may push a bill for a separate women’s service academy.

Union City N. J Naval Academy Annapolis T. James Tumulty Tumulty Mary Ann Kowalski Navy Thomas

Weather outlook for Sunday with sun and wind

Night and morning low clouds give way to sunshine by afternoon as winds remain brisk. Temperatures trend cooler with a sunny, windy Sunday afternoon across the area.

Briton Calls Malone Bloody Liar At Club Luncheon

US Senator George W Malone and British Consul General Sir Robert Haden exchanged heated words at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco. Malone accused England of clinging to a bygone empire and a wild swing erupted as Haden ducked. Afterward Haden and Malone expressed regret via club officials.

San Francisco U. S George W Molly) Malone R-Ney Robert Haden Commonwealth Club Malone Yesteryear Sir Robert Haden Herbert Hanley Hanley Scotland Ireland

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