29 Oct 1956
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1956
Page
1
Vienna reports Hungary's defeated Communist regime declares "full victory" to the rebels as Soviet troops pull back from Budapest. Dispatches indicate a swift change in control amid postwar turmoil and growing nationalist pressure within Hungary.
President Eisenhower, buoyed by a favorable medical report and facing Middle East concerns, flew to the Deep South on a high-stakes, vote-seeking foray aboard the presidential aircraft Columbine III from National.
Israel calls up reserve battalions in a partial mobilization to block possible attacks and gain time, while denying aggression. Jordan sides with Egypt and Syria forms a joint command, Eisenhower urges restraint, and the United States begins evacuations from four Middle East states as missions warn Americans to leave unless essential.
Radio Budapest said rebels will surrender arms and Russian troops will withdraw from Budapest. Interior Minister Ferenc Muennich dissolved the Communist secret police, vowing punishment for torture. Defense Minister Karoly Janza led the surrender agreement, with timing tied to rebel weapon delivery. British Foreign Secretary Lloyd warned of more Soviet troops entering Hungary.
From Budapest comes word that Soviet tanks and troops are withdrawing, leaving the city to rival revolutionary forces pressing for negotiations toward a democratic government with premier Imre Nagy. Nagy’s party mouthpiece Szabad Nep proclaims a full victory for Hungarians and rejects claims of American imperialist influence. The uprising is described as a national movement aimed at self rule.
In Sutherlin Oregon authorities prepared to file first degree murder charges against 11 year old David Siems for shooting his mother Jean Nevada Siems and wounding his 15 year old sister Sandra Anne. The fatal shooting occurred in the living room of the Siems home two miles west of Sutherlin. The boy had been sent to his room for punishment after a barking dog incident.
Western U N delegates reported strong global support for pressuring Russia to stop military intervention in Hungary. In an extraordinary Sunday session the Security Council debated Hungary while Soviet efforts to blame the United States failed to gain allies. Hungary’s Peter Kosenetti noted domestic jurisdiction limits and would await Budapest instructions before speaking. Private talks continued on next steps.
Oregon Democratic Party chairman Robert Boyer charged Republicans distributed a pamphlet with a cropped photograph of Sen. Wayne Morse in an empty Senate chamber. He said the image was taken at 3 a.m., showing Morse leading liberals, while the caption framed him as unpopular and ignored by colleagues.
NEW YORK Walter Evans Edge 82 former governor of New Jersey died today in Memorial Hospital from uremic poisoning. He had been hospitalized since Oct 11 after two operations the latest Friday. Edge a self made businessman turned politician led New Jersey during both world wars and served as ambassador to France in the Hoover era. Born Nov 20 1873 in Philadelphia he was a Republican power at state and national levels and backed Eisenhower in 1951. He attended ten Republican nominating conventions as a delegate at large.
U S officials said Eastern European states seeking independence from Russian rule will likely proceed slowly in requesting American economic aid. Secretary of State Dulles pledged U S readiness to share its abundance with Soviet satellites as they gain independence while noting the government will help Hungarians in distress. The State Department plans various assistances and U N Security Council action signals political aid.
The Anita Faye fund for an operation has gathered $1522.13 from supporters in Monroe and West Monroe. Donors contributed generously, enabling the operation, and the fund is now closed with the final total reported.
Boston report says Adlai Stevenson blasted President Eisenhower as displaying a do nothing attitude and hopeless defeatism on saving the world from hydrogen devastation. Stevenson criticized the white paper on H bombs and released a 3000 word memorandum arguing against a voluntary ban. He pressed for a stronger stance amid campaign controversy over the test ban proposal.
A State audit reports the Highway Department shifted 523676.37 dollars to the State Police in 1955 from overweight penalty collections. It notes 99999.96 dollars authorized for weight enforcement expenses, and questions the 249960 and 273716.37 transfers and the revenue sharing.
President Eisenhower's Columbina II landed at Miami International Airport at noon bringing him from Washington for a political rally in Miami.
The fall federal session opens with Willie Gray Anderson versus the Town of Lake Providence and Great American Indemnity Insurance in a $25,000 negligence action over a downed live wire. Trial judge is Ben Dawkins Jr. and cross examination begins. trial expected to last two days with a long docket of civil cases listed on the schedule.
In Paris and across the Arab world activists protested French actions in Algeria. In Damascus reports said security forces fired on rioters in Aleppo after attacks on French sites. Demonstrators burned the Whitestone consulate in Jerusalem, with four French properties damaged in Aleppo and stones hurled at Paris. Over 60 people injured. Syria denied any death. Police arrested 85 in Aleppo as unrest surged amid Algeria's war. Weekend toll reached about 95 deaths including French soldiers and civilians south of Algiers.
In Wildwood Florida a 39 year old Negro farm laborer Jesse Woods vanished from his jail cell after being held for protective custody following a disorderly conduct arrest. Blood found on the jail floor and a overturned bunk sparked fears of lynching as authorities and the FBI investigated. Governor Collins called for a full report while NAACP officials and local police weighed the possibility of a racial crime.
War saw crow d of Polish Catholics cheered Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski on returning from house arrest at the palace balcony He urged a mature approach to Poland's problems and asked for no demonstrations or disorders The government says he returned to Warsaw and resigned from his post
A Chicago based group of 76 nuclear scientists challenged President Eisenhower’s claim that only the largest H-bomb blasts would be detected. They argue any explosion of one million tons of TNT or more can be detected by worldwide effects and remote monitoring stations can reveal bomb details.
Weather outlook calls for partly cloudy skies and continued warm temperatures in northeast Louisiana tonight and Tuesday. Lows tonight expected 56 to 62 degrees with highs Tuesday around 85 to 89. Last night Selman Field CAC recorded 4 degrees, today’s morning high was 76 before noon, with temperatures rising by a few degrees this afternoon. pollen count measured 21.
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