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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 03, 1956

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Tanks Back as Rebels Defy Soviet Control in Hungary

Budapest facing renewed Soviet pressure as armored units and troops move to strategic points amid mass anti-Russian protests in Buda and Pest. Demonstrations flare on Lenin Avenue with police and machine guns, while workers burn Communist publications across the Danube. Rebel activity and guerrilla reports persist in rural areas as Soviet actions draw international scrutiny.

Budapest Leni Buda Iis Hungary Formants Europe Lenin Avenue Austria Cadi Red Net Eisenhow Put-Tt Tiery State Department Moscow Tajhe Tanced Dulles Dictur

Desert Kidnap Trial Starts in California Case

SAN DIEGO Calif two women face kidnapping charges tied to a murder in Imperial County as the trial opens. Mrs Ruth E Latham 52 and Mrs Lucile M Whisenand 36 are accused with other suspects in a case involving a wealthy grandmother beaten shot and left near a desert road after a dispute in an investment and real estate circle. Police say Victims were found near Drip Springs and were last seen in Del Rio. The case includes a desert escape of 24 hours under extreme heat with scant supplies.

San Diego Calif Hoderree San Marcos C. A. Sen Ruth E. Latham L. F. B. Thompson Camp Hill Pa Diego Alice Imperial County Gary Desert Country Air Force Base Bear Victana Winn Drip Lucile M. Whisenand Ping Springs Latham Aces Investment George del Rio Jennings

Mother Plans Big Christmas For Turncoat Son

ARANTA La UP a sawmill worker's wife plans the biggest Christmas celebration in family history for her turncoat son Aaron 23 who returned from the Bamboo Curtain after six years She says it is up to him to decide his path and expects a warm homecoming in Mooroc near Aranta with a former friend ready to greet him

Aranta H. D. Wilson Aaron United Press Wilson Mooroc Richard R. Tenneson

Cold Front To Reach Texas Amid Arctic Air

A cold front moving down from the Northwest was expected to reach Texas by Tuesday, with temperatures varying from the 20s to the 60s in cities like Dalhart and Galveston. The weather looked mild locally on Monday but a stronger cold snap was forecast to follow, bringing sharp temperature drops and frigid air across the northern Plains and Great Lakes.

Coat Alden Minn Wilson Tenneson Penn Canada State Department Wash Kreme Texas United Knight Weather Bureau Hong Kong Ninnelay Dalhart Corput Curisti Galveston Abilene Amaciio Dallas Houston San Antonio Sand

Hungary stalls again on U N entry demand

Hungary refuses to admit United Nations observers citing regime control and signals willingness to discuss with Dag Hammarskjold in Budapest or Rome and New York. The General Assembly debates the U N resolution demanding observers and urging Soviet troop withdrawal with regional and global sponsors backing the measure. Syria also voices Middle East tensions as Britain France Israel and Turkey loom.

United Nations, N. Y Hungary Today United Nations Dog Hamtmarskjold Budapest Hammarskjold Rome New York Istvan Sebes United States General Assembly Russia Hungary U. N U.S Latin America British Commonwealth Western Europe Asia Middle East Syria Britain France Israel Turkey Janos Kadar U N Dag Hammarskjold U.N Harmmarskjold

Texas Teachers Are 4 400 Short

The NEA estimates Texas public elementary and secondary schools employ 72,275 teachers. It says 4,400 more teachers are needed to reduce oversized classes and mentions an average classroom salary of 3,925 dollars. The report puts total need at 47.78 in addition to 1,255,126 already employed.

Washington National Education Asst NEA Texas

Peace prospects rise as Ike and Dulles meet

President Eisenhower and Secretary of State Dulles see prospects for peace in the Middle East as reasonably good after a two hour review. Dulles, back from surgery, said war danger in the region is not as great as a month ago. Both leaders deem steps needed to bolster the North Atlantic Alliance amid strains from the Middle East crisis.

Augusta Eisenhower Dulles Mideast United States Great Britain France Middle East

U S Promises Pakistan Grain Aid

Karachi Pakistan The United States pledged 273000 tons of surplus food grains to Pakistan under an agreement with Finance Minister Syed Amjad Ali and U S Ambassador Hierjee A Hildreth The government will receive 5276 million rupees for development projects educational exchange and defense expenditure

Karachi Pakistan United States Syed Amjad Ali U.S. Ambadadty

Weather Forecast From The Terminal

Fragmented weather bulletin describes calm to breezy conditions with variable winds and temperatures. mentions advisories and forecast uncertainties for the region. Names and locations appear garbled, but the gist notes wind speeds around ten miles per hour and passages of rain or mist possible later.

Ector County School Board Sets Dec 15 Bond Election

The Ector County School Board scheduled a December 15 multi millionaire bond election totaling 4 141 000 to fund a new high school and two elementary schools plus district expansions. Board appoints polling place judges and clerks after accepting petitions from qualified voters taxpayers and property owners.

Ector County Charlie Walker Caner Odessa East 42Nd North Dawn Avenue East Sind East County Road Am Idrews Highway Bowie Junior High Ector Tnior Dwight Kirk Kirk Gayle Dishong Odesea Dishong Chamber of Commerce Benc

Violent Texas Weekend Claims Many Lives

A violent Texas weekend left at least 30 people dead across traffic accidents shootings and other causes. Notable fatalities include Franklin Gregory 48 commercial manager for Central Power and Light Co. in Alice and Renaldo Ramirez 27 oil field roughneck from Alice. A four month old girl Helen Cude died in Freer from suffocation. Seven others died in crashes including a sailor from Lake Charles and two Fort Hood soldiers in a car overturn near Johnson City. The report also notes a school bond election plan in Odessa with a $4.141 million issue and detailed district growth projections.

Texas Franklin Gregory Central Power and Light Co Gulf Coast District Alice Renaldo Ramirez Agua Dulew Freer Helen Cude Vernon Cude Justice of Peace Willian Dulrene Lake ‘Charles Wills Point Panhandle Junior Myers Greely Cole Victor Stephens Shamrock Myers James Whiterd Stephens Whiteard Elroy Phillips Pilot Point J Bailey Eugene Redfern Aubry Tiogan Grayson County J Gaylen Leicht Pasadenay Sims Bayou Tema Canal Brownsville Amarillo Noel Day Lloyd Bennett San Antonio F. B. Thompson Camp Hill Dripping Springs Fort Hood Johnson City Rayford Stotts Hot ‘Springs Ark Joseph lAdukinas Trenton, N.J

Allies Promise Prompt Pullout From Egypt Amid UN Talks

London reports Britain and France will withdraw troops from the Suez Canal zone "in a short time" and urge Israel to evacuate the Gaza Strip. Anglo-French command updates set a date to be coordinated by Keightley and Burns with Hammarskjold's UN force readiness for Port Said by mid month. French and British officials push for complete canal zone evacuation by Christmas. Moscow radio says Turkey sent two battalions to protect El-Said government amid Baghdad Pact tensions, with Iraqi troops in Jordan balking at orders to return.

London Selwyn Lloyd Britain France Egypt Israel Gaza Strip Lloyd Suez Canal Suez Canal Zone Geo Charles, Keightley E. L. M. Burns United Nations “Police New York U.N Dag Hammarskjold Burns Port Said Canal Zone Chris Tian Pineau National Assembly Lloyd’s Middle East Moscow Turkey Trad Nouri El-Said Mid-East Damascus Iraq Jordan United States Syria

Cuban Army advances as rebel landing party fights coast

Civil conflict widens as Cuban forces report rebel landing on the south coast near Oriente province. Army planes strafed targets while navy intercepted a Mexican-registered yacht. reports conflict near Manzanillo and Nicaro with casualties and arrests tied to mercenary activity drifting in from Venezuela.

Havana Cuba Carban Casim Ruz Mexico Santiano de Cabs Caso Havara Coontry Batista Mexico City Maami Heralds Sular Manzanillo Nicaro Castra Teday Pedro Rod' Figue Avila Oriente Sar Gago de Coba Castro Cape Cruz

Fire damages large warehouse at Port Arthur

A fire swept through a grain silo complex near Elerstor Burns in Mart Ter causing extensive damage to 13 buildings and equipment. Damage was estimated around 125000 dollars as crews battled the blaze through the night.

Boy describes mother killing in rural Pennsylvania

Samuel Lavella, 16, of Rural Creswell, Pa, confessed to authorities that he shot his mother in a rage after a party at a rural home. He reenacted the crime for Jefferson County DA William McKnight, saying his clothes were returned from a tavern and he then shot his mother and later shot his father. A hunter later discovered Lavella’s mother's body near a snowbound wood and the suspect stayed silent except for a whispered guilty remark. The father Stanley Lavella refused to talk.

Ookville Samuel T. Lavefla Crenshaw Jefferson County William J. MclKnight Ida Pennsylvania Samet

Texas School's Appeal Denied

Washington AP The Supreme Court refused to review Mansfeld Texas school trustees challenge to early facial integration of the public high school. The brief order upholds a ruling that the trustees illegally refused Negro children admission. Attempts by Negro children to register at the white school triggered ranger action and local protests last fall.

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