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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1956
Page
11
Editorial analyzes Tito’s unique position and Lyndon Johnson rising as a Democratic contender after Texas signals unity. It notes Eisenhower Nixon stability for Republicans, plus employment gains, farm price issues, surpluses, and Walter George’s retirement shaping Congress rather than elections.
France again confronts unrest in Algeria as Resident Lacoste's policy of negotiations with rebels amid promises of discipline falters. In Algiers, eight thousand French students and veterans rioted against Lacoste, hurling objects and calling for his resignation as mobs clogged the capital streets.
A collage of oddities and conflicts: burglars’ $300 theft from a Pittsburgh ice cream shop hidden in a freezer, a parrot at Chicago’s SPCA renamed Michelle, Toronto actors misled by arsenic in a prop drink, and a fresh Algerian revolt where 20 Europeans were killed and farms burned. Rebels possibly aided by Moroccans.
Harold Stassen told reporters after his White House briefing that disarmament talks in London ended again without final agreement. He said progress was made but disagreements remain, and the president urged patience while seeking a sound accord. He predicted a pivotal year ahead and noted air inspection as the key unresolved issue pending Bulganin’s response to Eisenhower’s March 1 letter.
Secretary of Defense Wil son labels critics as fear mongers and defends the 36 billion dollar defense program for next year. He decries any need to increase overall forces or to reduce them given the current international situation.
UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold continues his quiet diplomacy approach in briefing major powers on his Middle East peace mission. He emphasizes caution and avoidance of actions at the UN that could provoke the region while awaiting full reporting on Israeli Arab agreements. Security Council action on the report is not expected until May 20 or later. Meanwhile US Secretary Dulles in Paris pledged to aid arms shipments to Israel within the embargo, while France negotiates France’s jet fighter sale and NATO commitments.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee hears John B. Hollister defend a White House request for about 4.9 billion dollars in foreign aid for the upcoming fiscal year. He warns of a Communist military build up and augmented danger, asserting military assistance remains essential despite Soviet economic overtures. The request exceeds last year's by more than two billion dollars.
Labor and Commerce reports an April peak of 63.99 million employed Americans, with total labor force up 912000 from March and 2 million above a year ago. Unemployed at 2.564 million, down 13 percent year over year, while farm hiring fuels the rise. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce sees optimism for late 1956, predicting higher employment and sales. Hollister urges new presidential authority for 10 year aid commitments up to 100 million annually. Congress remains wary of foreign aid totals and reduced spending controls.
Tito of Yugoslavia travels to France and will visit Moscow next month invited by the Kremlin. He argues for disarmament and warns against a new world war while maintaining ties with both East and West. His unique role challenges axioms about Communist obedience and big-power dominance in postwar international relations.
A schedule lists events from Tuesday May 15 Nebraska presidential primary to Wednesday May 16 welcoming President Soekarno of Indonesia in Washington on a U S tour. It notes Oregon on May 18 and Armed Forces Day on May 19.
In St Louis Matthew J. Connelly and Lamar Caudle, former Truman officials, are charged with conspiring to defraud the government. Henry Ford Jr. remains on the Ford Foundation board. Congress is urged to pass CIO legislation to bring 9.5 million workers under the Fair Labor Standards Act's wage and hour provisions.
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