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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1956
Page
3
Informants in Paris report that NATO will not yield to Turkey's plea for a link with the Baghdad Pact. Turkey fears Soviet influence near Syria and seeks measures to protect the oil-rich Middle East, but alliance sources say no alliance change.
Premier Adran Menderes urged strengthening ties at a Paris NATO meeting. Turkey, a Baghdad Pact member with Iran, Pakistan, Iraq and Britain, pressed the United States to join as Arab campaign tensions rose. Syrian Foreign Minister Salah Bitar branded the pact as imperialist and warned of plots with Britain, France, and Iraq against Egypt. Ouster of Jordanian troops unsettled Iraq as Port Said remained tense and British forces fortified patrols amid fears of retaliation. Lt Gen Stockwell protested a Monday ambush of eight British soldiers as a cease fire violation.
IMF grants Britain a 1.3 billion loan easing Washington tensions amid laboring oil shortages and Egypt-Suez fallout. US officials debate broader aid. Treasury says existing institutions may cover needs, with IMF loans bearing interest and principal repayment.
In Amsterdam New York a local report praises a blind contract expert for sportsmanship. The piece mentions a thief and a description of a muscular dystrophy case tied to a coval box from a food store, labeling the subject as the meanest person in the world.
Franz E. Hofer a 37 year old polio patient in an iron lung will be sworn in as a naturalized American at Los Angeles County General Hospital with U.S. Judge Leon R. Yankwich presiding. Hofer, a Switzerland native and landscape gardener, arrived in 1949 and was ready to take the oath last month before contracting polio. Charlotte note Dr Arthur Dye, 60, becomes first blind man to reach contract bridge life master in New Orleans, claiming 300 points, aided by Braille marked cards and sportsmanlike play from opponents.
Negro witness Jesse Woods testifies he did not recognize his attackers. Prosecution must prove the seven Wildwood men were the floggers. The witness says he was struck, driven from jail, and told not to look up as a group of white youths abducted him.
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