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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1956

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Bloodied street fighting as Soviet attacks Budapest strike

Reports from Vienna describe savage clashes in Budapest and Hungarian provinces as Soviet forces press a massive bid to crush the nationwide strike against the puppet government of Janos Kadár. Martial law arms courts threaten swift punishment for counter revolutionaries while workers vow to stay out indefinitely.

Vienna Budapest Hungary Red Police Janos Kadar Gelert Hills Janog Kadar Kadar Pot Gelert

Clinton High School Sees Peaceful Integration Days

Principal D. J. Brittain Jr. says Clinton High School had two successful days after integration. Attendance rose to 609 on Tuesday with seven Black students. enrollment has about stabilized with no incidents in ten days. School remained orderly and dismissed normally.

Clinton D. J. Brittain Jr Clinton High School Britain

Weather forecast fragment with scattered garbled text

Fragmentary OCR of a weather bulletin mentions tems pretare and winds, but many words are garbled. It references temperate conditions, highs around tenets, and mentions New York and San Francisco in unclear context.

Air Trimisal Rome Anteni Lee

Hungary Walkout Spurs UN Action on Hungary Crisis

United Nations diplomats rallied behind a U.S. resolution condemning Soviet meddling in Hungary after Hungary's pro Moscow delegation walked out. Spain Turkey and Colombia joined to back the measure, with India and allies proposing a milder Asian option. General Assembly debates continued as Hungary rejected prior resolutions and Premier Horvath criticized U.N. members.

United Nations N.Y Hungary U.N Russia Spain Turkey Colombia General Assembly India Burma Ceylon Indonesia U. S Henry C Budapest Assembly Imate Horvath Bulgaria Albania Moscow United States

Austria Flight Due For Nixon

Vice President Richard M. Nixon may fly to Austria to study the Hungarian refugee problem. Informants say the trip is under top level consideration to dramatize U S concern. Vienna reports said Nixon would arrive Saturday, but officials expect no decision until late. Nixon aides in Washington knew nothing of a Europe trip.

Washington Richard M. Nixon Austria U. S Vienna Nixon Wiile House James C Hagerty Censries Augusta Washingto Jawaharlal Nehray Hagerty Az Capital Europe

Bonds Defeated in Littlefield Revenue Bond Plot

Official vote tallies show all three parts of the $1,700,000 revenue bond issue for an export site, sewer and water facilities, failing in the election. Voters cast a combined total under a hundred votes against each proposal, defeating the plans.

Littlefield Tex Seeer Cay Jese Thin

Wreckage Sighted in Trans-Canada Plane Missing Flight

A boy reported seeing wreckage in the mountains of British Columbia as two people were aboard the missing Trans-Canada airliner. The RCAF will send two helicopters to Sumas Mountain to investigate after field glasses sightings near Chilliwack. Squadron Leader George Sheehan expressed cautious optimism if weather clears.

Vancouver B.C British Colum'bia Royal Canadian Air Force Sumas Mountain Sea Island RCAF Chilli. 1 Wack George Sheehan

More Satellites Showing Unrest in Lithuania

In Moscow, Lith uania's Communist leader Antanas Snechkus urged stronger ideological work after noting Hungary inspired Lithuanian nationalists to raise their heads. He said bourgeois nationalist elements and accomplices are attacking the Lithuanian Communist party, with copies of his speech circulating in the Lithuanian party press. Anti Communist activity also appeared in a speech by Accin Novotny, Czechoslovakia's Communist boss.

Moscow U Lithuania Communist Party Hungary Antanas Snechkus Soviet Lithuanian Communist Party Snechkus Moscow Soviet Union Baltic Republic Latvia Estonia Ancain Novotny Tommunist

NAACP Helps Only When Asked, Says Thurgood Marshall

Thurgood Marshall, NAACP legal adviser, testified that the Negro group helps those with civil rights violations only when asked. He explained the NAACP does not volunteer aid in segregation cases and discussed ongoing efforts to obtain a permanent injunction in Tyler. Also named were Roy Wilkins and A. Simpson Tate, with Tate on retainer to the Legal Defense Fund. the fund does not supervise the Dallas lawyer.

Tyler Tex Thurgood, Marshall NAACP Marshall W. J. Durham Dallas Texas John Ben Shepperd Clinton, Tenn Shepperd Clinton Goring Roy Wilkins Jeen Otis Dunagan A. Simpson Tate Naacp Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc

Eight Dead In Phillips Plane Explosion Crash

In Bartlesville Oklahoma a Phillips Petroleum Co planes with eight aboard crashed south of the city after taking off from Bartlesville airport. Eyewitnesses described spiraling descent and explosion as the craft failed shortly after engine trouble. Authorities identified the eight victims and reported debris and a smoke trail from the wreckage.

Phillips Bartlesville Okla Phillips Petroleum Co Plese Bartlesville Bey al Tich Bartesville Tulsa Cominaly Joe Bower Gaskill Binckley Phillipe Company Engi Sondow Pasa Pobre Shaffer Tseetreom

IRA raids across Ulster in major operation

Raiders wielding dynamite and submachine guns conducted a multi county assault in Ulster, blowing up a BBC relay, a courthouse, a radio station and a British Army camp, with a police officer wounded and five arrests. Police said the IRA aimed to deter internal splits and bolster a united bid to join the Irish Republic.

Belfast Northern Ireland Ulster Porlice Irish Republican Army Royal Ulster Constabulary Constabulaay Irish Republic TRA Republic United “Kingdom anyAremy Auca IRA Royals’ Irish Fusiliers Armagh Cork Londonderry British Broadcasting Corp BBC Magherafelti Territorial Army U.S. National Guard Enniskillen Inishmore Newtown Butler Tore Head

Defense resumes in Cross murder trial at Big Spring

In Big Spring Texas the defense resumed its case in tavern operator R Cross’s murder trial for the October fatal shooting of Hugh Emmett George. Witness Frances Williams, a tavern waitress, testified that George appeared angry and threatened Cross before the shooting as the state rested its case yesterday.

Big Spring Tex R. Cross Cross Hugh Emmett George Crows Jerday Frances Williams George

Polio Emergency Funds Granted in Texas in November

Dallas report shows the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis distributing 72300 in Texas during November to augment statewide polio recovery efforts. The foundation noted support aimed at aiding medical facilities and regional clinics across the state.

Dallas National Foundation For Infantile Texas Ie Cal

Warsaw Reports 83 Riot Arrests

Warsaw radio reported 83 persons arrested in anti-Soviet demonstrations that erupted Monday night in Sienin. Rioters attacked public buildings in the Baltic Port area, smashing windows and furniture after the arrest of a man.

Warsaw Poland Sienin

Gas Victim Saved In 10 Miles Road Race

Fi Pas o a 10 mile race during which timeween was administered In no comin te gat ended curcessiolls Toreday Sam Vo Harding, owner, wae eed a c omteal at the El Paes general hospital, after te inp Mie wife, Mrs Sama Vo Harding, Tl mae pronounced dead pa

Sam Vo Harding el Paes General Hospital Sama Vo Harding

Gunfight Chase Nets Suspect in Texas

A 34 year old man wanted for questioning in a contractor robbery was captured after a high speed chase reaching speeds up to 110 mph. The car overturned at Enochs and left the scene unconscious. Sheriff Hazel Hancock reported a wallet with 33 1/7 pulled from the man and jewelry found in the car. The suspect, identified as Omer Byford Rodgers on papers, refused to ID further.

Littlefield Tex Can Enochs Cochran County Hazel Buck Ross Omer Byford Rodgers

Japan Approved As U.N. Member

The Security Council unanimously recommended Japan's election as a member of the United Nations, sending the proposal to the General Assembly for final approval likely next week. After years of Soviet vetoes since 1952, the Tokyo government now stands with broad support for admission. Meanwhile East Texas industry officials noted ongoing growth in agriculture and manufacturing in the Piney Woods region, highlighting a half‑billion dollar sector.

United Nations S.Y Security Council Japan Soviet Union Tokyo Houston Abe Prunts East Texas

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