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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1956
Page
1
The text notes a severe coal shortage crippling industry and idle workforces in Hungary. It cites miners threatening limited production until demands are met, amid a conflict between workers and the Kadar government. Refugees flee toward Austria, signaling wider regional distress.
Troop ships and naval craft head to Port Said to begin evacuating British and French troops from the Suez Canal zone. Major General Burns arrives Wednesday to set dates for departures as talks with Keightley and Burns proceed. U N police near 2600, Britain and France have begun withdrawals. Wheeler to study canal clearance next week.
A Brooklyn pier fire exploded, killing nine and injuring 247 as flames reached a huge area of New York Harbor. Officials launch a $10 million investigation amid sabotage probes while rescuers pull victims from wreckage and witnesses describe a two block wide sheet of flames.
Blanche E. Jacobs, 2nd husband of Major Eugene Jacobs, was sentenced to life in prison for the knife killing of elderly Groveport couple Andrew J. Robinson and Maude Robinson. She pled guilty to two counts after exchange to reduce from first to second degree murder and will be eligible for parole in 10 years. The case ties to forged labour checks and the July 4 police interview.
United Nations delegates disagree on pressing to expel Hungary if Budapest blocks observers. Some favor removing credentials to force action, while others fear it could backfire. Cuba backs expulsion, with the United States weighing a 14 nation plan to admit observers.
A man back from the West recounts a perilous journey with Indians surrounding him on all sides. Facing danger, he admits his only feasible move was to buy a blanket to survive.
In Budapest Russian soldiers opened fire as thousands of women pressed toward the tomb of Hungary’s Unknown Soldier. A woman was wounded in the leg and hospitalized. the incident followed a month after the crackdown on the Hungarian revolution. Eyewitnesses said a Russian officer brandished a pistol as women moved to lay flowers, triggering panic and scattered retreat.
London reports Britain urges Washington and Ottawa to suspend interest and redemption payments due this month on postwar dollar loans as part of wartime debt relief efforts.
A large fire in New Albany Pennsylvania destroyed the Rynveldt Wreath Co. plant, a storage barn, and the town hall along Route 220. Firefighters from eight volunteer departments, about 150 men, battled high winds and explosions from paint drums. the cause was undetermined and damages were estimated at 400000 dollars.
The United States pressed Egypt to speed clearance of the Suez Canal blocked by sunken ships after Britain and France attacked. The State Department warned that delays would breach the 1888 transit treaty and urged Nasser to cooperate after Britain and France pledged troop withdrawal. The U S sought a swift reopening to aid global economies and Middle East stability.
The Miami Valley holds warm, springlike weather as a cold front fails to arrive. Today and tonight expect mostly fair to partly cloudy skies with a high near 60 and a low around 35. Wednesday brings cooler, cloudy conditions with scattered rain and a 45 degree high. Middletown records yesterday hit 59 at 3:50 pm and a 30 degree low at 7:30 am.
Congress approves a presidential decree suspending free speech and assembly in Oriente Pinar del Rio Las Villas and Camaguey for 45 days amid revolt activity. Fidel Castro Ruz identified as chief plotter while fighting rages around Santiago and a seaborne landing is reported.
Clinton Tennessee residents faced rising tensions as Clinton High School shut indefinitely after a white mob attacked Rev. Paul Turner who escorted six Negro students into the building. State troopers and National Guardsmen were deployed during Labor Day weekend to quell protests surrounding federal court integration orders.
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