Hungarian Workers Resist as Regime Ramps Up Repression
In Budapest the regime escalates terror to crush opposition while workers cling to protests over food shortages. A Hungarian man identified as Janos Soltesz is executed after a military tribunal for concealing weapons. News confirms arrests and pending executions as sit downs spread among thousands.
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Neir
Budapest
Weaons
Budapest Radio
Janos Soltesz
Founduilty
State Farm
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Red
Communist Party
Nep Szayadsag
Solesz
Hadeen
Ison
Unrest in Western Ukraine as Partisans Hit Soviet Railways
Western intelligence reports say Ukrainian partisans operating in Carpathia Ukraine and western regions near Poland derailed several Soviet Army supply trains last month. The attacks disrupted lines feeding Russian forces in Hungary, with activity centered near Orochta in the Carpathian Ukraine. Between November 12 and 18, partisans wrecked multiple rail lines, drawing attention to a rising insurgent wave.
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United Press
Vienna
Soviet Union
Carpathia
Ukraine
Hungary
Poland
Orochta
Carpathian
Community Christmas Festival Thrills Lubbock Crowds
The Second Annual Community Christmas Festival in Lubbock draws 4,000 voices in the Municipal Coliseum after the downtown Christmas parade through Broadway and College. Texas Tech Music Department and The Avalanche-Journal co sponsor with choirs, orchestras, and soloists, featuring William A. Harrod and Grace Goodwin.
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Joseph and Mary
Jerry Jones
Atlantic alliance hailed as vigor grows despite Eastern Europe upheaval
President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles praised renewed unity of the Atlantic alliance as Eastern Europe turmoil persists. Dulles briefed Eisenhower after Paris talks with Allied ministers. The North Atlantic Council agreed on an atomic age streamlining plan and reducing U S infantry manpower by about 4000 over two years.
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North Atlantic Treaty Council
United States
Paris
Paul Henri Spaak
Belgium
Atlantic Alliance
Dry forces apparent winners in Oak Cliff election
Dry forces apparently won a special prohibition local option election in Oak Cliff Dallas with 37 of 38 precincts reporting. Unofficial totals show 16 377 voting against beer sales and 14 468 voting for in the district containing about a quarter of Dallas population.
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Cotton harvest nears record for South Plains
Harvest inches toward a possible regional record as the 1956 South Plains crop approaches 1.6 million bales. USDA samples total about 1.595 million bales with daily arrivals around 4 000 to 5 000 as gins close or run limited schedules.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Board of Cotton Examiners
Lighting Displays Turn City Homes Into Yale Wonderlands
Homes across the city glowed as a record 119 Home Christmas Lighting Contest entries lit up yards and windows. Santa, snowmen, and braided colored lights drew crowds while judges tally 119 entries, with maps guiding visitors to see the displays.
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Yale
Lorraine Elston
Avalanche-Journal
Santa
Lubbock
West Texas
Yule
Woman visitor sends pecans to Mackenzie Park squirrels
A Quanah woman Mrs Edna E Parsons mailed about six pounds of pecans labeled Do Not Open Till Dec. 25 to the Squirrels of Mackenzie Park in Lubbock. The nuts were left under City Hall tree and will be taken to Mackenzie Park on Christmas Day for distribution to the park's squirrels.
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Lubbock
Quanah
City Hall
Edna E. Parsons
Panhandle Paper Notes Girl State Winner
A brief announcement notes the winner of the Girl State event featured on Page 8 in Section 1 editorial content. The item highlights the student’s achievement within the newspaper’s district coverage.
Couple Will Play Santa Again For Needy Thousands
Neal and Mary Cain of Garden Valley East Texas will host Christmas for about 3,500 orphaned and needy children in their modest home. The annual event began with a busload of youngsters arriving for gifts and treats in the Tyler area community.
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Associated Press
Tyler
Neal Cain
East Texas
Garden Valley
Cain
Cains
Neal
Mary Cain
Christ- Lee
Distraught New Jersey Father Seeks Runaway Daughter
An Irvington New Jersey father says police cannot locate his 11 year old daughter who ran away with $10 she saved for Christmas to search for Elvis Presley in New York City after getting in trouble at school for playing hockey.
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Santa
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N. J
New York City
Elvis Presley
UN Troops Halt Attack on French Jeep at Port Said
UN forces opened fire in Port Said Egypt when Egyptian guerrillas attacked a French jeep. Norwegian and Swedish units faced grenade and small arms fire with no broader casualties. One Egyptian and one French soldier were reported wounded or killed as patrols secured Arab Town streets.
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Leonard Leddington
Port Said
Egypt
United
Nations
Eartler
Vandalism and Thefts Hit Lubbock in Gasoline Heist
Officers faced a wave of vandalism and theft across Lubbock over 30 days. A wholesale distributor at 2308 Clavie RA lost about 13 000 gallons of gasoline. Five teens were arrested as juveniles confessed to burglaries and check forgery amid a string of petty thefts at Pike's Gulf Station and Duo Distributors.
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Lubbock
C. F. Womack
Pike’s Gulf Station
Main
Duo Distributors Inc
7Th St
Weather Map Page 13 Forecast for Lubbock Area
Fair and warmer today and tomorrow in Lubbock area with a low around 25 tonight and a high near 62 this afternoon. Light to moderate southwesterly winds prevail.
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Lubbock
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