07 Dec 1956
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1956
Page
1
Dulles and Eisenhower discussed the future of Western aid and defense spending as Britain seeks external support from the IMF and Export-Import Bank. Officials expect a December payment relief by Congress to ease the Middle East crisis, while Britain faces rising oil costs and internal pressures.
Officials weigh a five billion dollar aid request to Congress for Western Europe rather than four billion. The United States currently restricts economic aid to underdeveloped lands, mainly in Asia and the Middle East, with European funds tied to military power resilience.
Weather records set in Middletown as temperatures dip to the upper forties with rain. Tonight and Saturday will turn cloudy and colder with a high around 35 and rain or snow likely. Official low was 62 at 2 am and rainfall reached 1.12 inches by 8 am. In Hungary, a general strike threat and protests grow as Soviet leader Kadar faces worker resistance. miners report continued output declines while aid shipments to Hungarians are dispatched.
The Philippines and Yugoslavia share a year two year split for a UN Security Council seat after a private agreement. Russia demanded Communist Czechoslovakia win the spot or veto any expansion. Soviet deputy F M Kuznetsov publicly backed Czechoslovakia and called the split illegal.
Cuban air force planes bomb and machine gun rebel holdouts in southeast Cuba near Niquero. An army communique reports three rebels killed and two captured as about 1,000 government troops pursue 40 to 100 insurgents. Sabotage reported elsewhere.
A light humor item jokes about a woman's prime age saying the best ten years fall between 35 and a playful percent. The gag relies on misdirection about numeric age and life stages. The line uses a punchy setup typical of a daily humor column.
Arthur S. Flemming, head of the Office of Defense Mobilization, told the General Assembly of the States that large oil shipments to Western Europe would not trigger U S shortages. He said no rationing is planned and officials had considered oil import bans before the Middle East crisis.
Richard Kasischke notes mixed scenes as a Vienna to Budapest traveler passes numerous Soviet checkpoints. Children solicit cigarettes, soldiers remain courteous, yet night in Budapest feels dead under a strict 9 0 p m curfew and Russian tanks near the Danube bridges and Parliament building protecting pro Janos Kadars government.
Sixteen people bonded pending trial and one jailed in Clinton Tennessee as federal court closes Clinton High School after violence linked to desegregation. Judge Taylor ordered contempt charges for threats and violence aimed at blocking integration. a facility reopening plan with officials and law enforcement is set for Monday.
Ellis O. Humphreys, 35, of Bowling Green Ohio, died when his honey truck carrying 30,000 pounds slammed into a tree on a state route about 14 miles west of Erie Pennsylvania.
Rome reports Italy refused Mikhail Suslov, powerful secretary of the Soviet Communist party, access to the eighth congress of the Italian Reds, signaling a sharp diplomatic rebuff.
Milliyet in Istanbul reports that several Bulgarians were killed and others arrested during clashes between demonstrators and police in multiple Bulgarian communities. Sofia radio said an uprising had been quelled.
Britain's Conservative party survived a parliamentary squall over the Suez invasion. They defeated a Socialist censure 327 to 260 and then won a confidence vote 312 to 260. Eden's resignation seemed unlikely to some, while others predicted his departure soon. Acting Prime Minister Butler asserted the government’s resolve amid Jamaica rest and calls for withdrawal.
Miss Gertrude Horlacher, 72, of Dayton, was fatally injured Thursday night when struck by a car near her Oakwood residence, according to police.
President Eisenhower and Secretary Wilson met in Augusta to review budget plans that reportedly total about 28 billion for defense next year, with a split of roughly 19 billion for the Air Force, 10 for the Navy, and 9 for the Army, while considering reductions and rising costs. The overall Defense budget will be sent to Congress next month and may factor in NATO talks ahead of next week’s Paris ministerial meeting.
In Albuquerque a couple recalls Pearl Harbor through adoption. Sgt. George J. Burke and Myrtle Burke, stationed at Kirtland AFB, share how their adopted son Jann bridged language and culture after wartime disruptions. They reflect on war’s impact and the idea that family can heal and endure.
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