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Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Oct 29, 1956

Page

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Cooler Days Bring Showers to Southern California

The U S Weather Bureau predicts cooler temperatures and scattered showers across Southern California over the next five days following a stormy weekend with thunder lightning hail and snow. Mt Baldy reports two inches of snow on Sunday while San Diego sees .22 inch in one hour and Ridge Route townships note freezing rain.

California U.S Long Beach Mt. Baldy Lake Arrowhead Griffith Park Glendale San Diego Ridge Roule

Dulles outlines slow aid to East European nations

Secretary of State Dulles says the United States will take a gradual approach to economic support for East European countries seeking independence from Soviet influence. The notice lists sections and pages for the newspaper, including Beach Combing, Hal Boyle, and various features across pages B-1 to C-12.

United States Dulles Hal Boyle Kadwe Wilson

Tanks Roll Out of Budapest as Soviet Forces Leave

An AP dispatch from Budapest reports Soviet tanks and troops withdrawing from the war battered capital. Thousands dead and tens of thousands wounded are left as the city shows scorched ruins and a deadly stench of death. A Polish C47 carried 2250 pounds of blood plasma for the wounded but could not land.

Anthony J. Gavendisit Budapest Hungary Damtbe Warsaw Poland Wiktor Pella Kishunlawhcza Legation Europe

Israelis Drive Into Egypt Amid War Fear Grows

Israeli defense forces crossed into Egypt near Kuntille on the Sinai Peninsula and positioned near the Ras El Naabeh area toward the Suez Canal as war fears rose. The United States began evacuating citizens from Israel, Egypt, Jordan and Syria.

Egypt Jerusalem Kuntilla Aqaba Sinai Peninsula Ishmael Middle East Israel United States Jordan Syria Kuntille Ras el Naaeh

Soviet Says Troops Won’t Quit Budapest Despite Rebels

The Hungarian government said Soviet troops would leave Budapest once rebels lay down arms, but rebel radios urged continued resistance. Soviet officials led by Zhukov and Shepilov gave conflicting signals on withdrawal, stressing pact-based decisions and no immediate mass pullout.

Vienna Hungary Budapest Freedom Radio Gynev Imre Nagy Miskolc Moscow Dmitri Shepilov Nagy Nikolai Hulganin Communist Party Nikita Khrushchev Radio Budapest Budat London Kelwyn Lloyd Soviet Union Alrady House of Commons Magyarovar Associated Press Walter Lindlar Austela

World's fattest man tops 1000 pounds on circus tour

Robert Earl Hughes, billed as the world’s fattest man, returned from a summer circus tour weighing 1041 pounds, a gain of 95 from his pre tour peak of 946. His waist measured 115 inches, and he travels in a farm truck for weighings near Fishhook Illinois. He cites a childhood illness and glandular issues as factors, noting he was 550 pounds by age ten.

Fishhook Til. U Robert Earl Hughes Hughes Illinois

B26 Crashes Near Rural School in Bryan County

A B26 Air Force plane crashed and exploded near a rural Bryan County school in Georgia today, apparently killing the crew. The blast occurred 200 yards from the Black Greek School, but no pupils were injured. The reported wingspan and engine notes were inconsistent with the aircraft’s normal performance.

Savandnah Bryan County

Nixon in Southland Campaign Opens California Tour

Vice President Nixon opens a Southern California swing denouncing Adlai Stevenson on hydrogen bomb tests. Nixon calls Stevenson proposal ridiculous and indicative of violence and intemperance in the Stevenson attack as he tours GOP strongholds.

Los Angeles Nixon California Adlai Stevenson Southland Stevenson

Ike Health Appears Good, Doctors Say

Eight doctors declared President Eisenhower seems in excellent health after a weekend medical checkup at Walter Reed Hospital. The press secretary released the findings without a news conference and noted the exam focused on heart and digestive systems given Eisenhower’s past heart attack and abdominal surgery.

Washington Eisenhower White House James C. Hagerty Army Walter Reed Hospital Miami Pedition Deep South Walter Reed Florida Virginia Dixie States

Eisenhower Backs H-Bomb Tests and Deep South Rally

President Eisenhower urged continuation of H-bomb testing while touring the Deep South, saying the President must be final authority on the issue as Nixon and Southern California Republicans rally behind his stance. He also spoke on Middle East tensions, stressing a need to avoid actions endangering peace and noting a strong health recovery after abdominal surgery.

Nixon Thomas Huchel California Hisenhuwer Stevenson United States Los Angeles Republica Party Eisenhower Israel Hen-Gurion Middle East

Weather notes promise warmer Tuesday with high clouds

Mostly sunny conditions give way to more high clouds on Tuesday as temperatures rise. The forecast calls for a warmer day with gentle winds and no precipitation expected.

Adlai Fires Charges on H testing

Adlai Stevenson charged President Eisenhower with ignoring the hazards of radioactive fallout from hydrogen bomb tests and rejecting his plan to halt tests. He accused the administration of hopeless defeatism and cited five points challenging the White Paper and its misstatements. The notice references continuation on Page A-8.

Boston Adlai Stevenson Eisenhower Stevenson United States Isenhower

UK-A helicopter to reach hidden Japanese holdouts

A second attempt was scheduled today to contact Japanese troops still unaware that World War II ended. The helicopter could not land Sunday on the rugged mountainside in Mindoro Province where the holdouts have been hiding during the long pursuit.

Japan ROXAS P. I. UK Mindoto

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