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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1956
Page
1
In Budapest on December 5 thousands gathered near the U S Embassy and British Legation voicing anti AVH and anti deportation demands. Police with rifle butts dispersed about 400 protesters while tanks deterred demonstrations in front of government monuments.
Cuban rebels pressed their bid to oust President Fulgencio Batista with clashes reported near Aguas Finas Cuba as government troops clashed with revolutionaries Tuesday night. An army sweep of the southern coast followed a wave of fighting that began in Santiago de Cuba last Friday.
Oklahoma City police report a intensified war on bootleggers with two arrests on burglary charges. The bootleggers say the whisky trade has become unprofitable forcing them to switch to Sattar. Oklahoma remains constitutionally dry.
Cloudy and colder with snow flurries tonight and Thursday. Low tonight near 40, high Thursday in the lower 40s, with a Thursday night low in the mid 20s. Yesterday’s high 67, low 34, today’s noon reading 61. Crab Orchard Lake 10 inches below spillway, Little Grassy Lake 33 inches below spillway.
The U N General Assembly approved a U S sponsored resolution 51 to 10 urging Hungary and the Soviet Union to admit U N observers by December 7 to investigate conditions in the revolt torn country. Hammarskjold planned a Budapest visit in mid December and a separate mission to arrange observer deployment.
The Illinois Highway Division will increase use of pre stressed and conventional concrete in 1957 bridge work due to steel shortages. Rail grade separations must wait for steel, and steel deliveries are not promised before 1958. The Illinois Toll Roads Commission plans more bridges in Northern Illinois using pre stressed concrete to finish its three year program.
In London, Britons face higher living costs as fuel shortages, inflation, and unemployment bite. Parliament begins a two day foreign policy debate on Egypt and Eden's government may resign. tax rises and diesel price hikes loom, with hopes for U S aid fading.
Gasoline in Switzerland rose to 51 cents per gallon from 46 cents, marking the third price increase in a month. The move reflects ongoing adjustments in fuel costs within the Swiss market.
The Army announced it is disbanding the carrier pigeon corps due to progress in electronic communications. About 1,000 message carrying pigeons, last of some 40,000 used in WWII and Korea, will be sold soon. The pigeon training center at Fort Monmouth New Jersey will be closed and nine trainers reassigned.
Illinois auditors raise the Orville E. Hodge case total to 2.5 million dollars with a new Peat, Marwick audit covering 1953 to 1958. The report flags questionable disbursements including phony warrants and travel payments. It recommends corrupt practices law, abolishing elective state officers, and creating new financial and administrative agencies.
An armada gathers at Port Said as British and French forces near a swift exit from Egypt. Canadian Major General Burns and General Keightley travel to discuss the timetable while UN plans Israel withdrawal talks. Shops reopen with crowds returning as troops sail home ahead of the two to three week estimate.
Arlie Pate of Carbondale set to land in Chicago at 10 a.m. Thursday on the second leg from Hong Kong where he and another Korean War turncoat reached free soil Sunday. He plans to travel to Williamson County if possible. his trip funded by $900 State Department loans. He cited his brother’s death and his father’s illness as reasons to return.
Adlai E Stevenson declared he will not run again for the presidency, clearing the field for a Democratic nomination race in 1960. Kefauver deflects talk of a bid while leaders like Lyndon Johnson and others in the Senate and governor ranks are viewed as potential contenders.
The American Telephone and Telegraph and the Communication Workers of America announce a new labor pact covering 25 000 operators in 42 states plus Washington DC. If ratified by the union long lines division the agreement runs to January 3 1958 with weekly pay increases from 2 50 to 3 and 3 50 to 5 for plant craftsmen plus higher starting minima.
Britain seeks an emergency waiver from the United States to delay nearly 82 million dollars in interest payments due December 31 on postwar loans and lend-lease accounts. Senate leaders expressed sympathy while cautioning on authority and economic impact amid Britain's Egypt crisis.
Police and fire officials probe the rear of a Brooklyn pier to learn the cause of Monday's explosion and fire. Fire Commissioner Cavanagh doubts cargo on the pier caused the blast, despite volatile paints and fuels on site. He estimates damage at 15 million dollars.
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