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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1956
Page
1
A group of army officers seized central Sumatra, declaring military authority while rejecting the central cabinet. Col. Simbolon proclaimed control in the area and pledged to return power once economic demands are met as inflation and unrest pressure the region.
Vice President Richard Nixon, arriving in a snowstorm in Salzburg, outlines plans to present a rapid report on the Hungarian refugee problem to President Eisenhower before year end. He pledges U S aid to refugees who fled East European Communist countries and notes Iceland's reversal on troop withdrawal.
Operation Deep Freeze crews on McMurdo Sound and the South Pole prepare for Christmas with ham dinners and pumpkin pie. Navy cooks plan a grand meal while chaplains lead services at quonset hut altars.
About 100 Brooklyn Technical High School students, dismissed early for vacation, clashed in two subway trains causing damaged cars and scattered debris. Forty students were seized by police. one student charged with malicious mischief and 39 others’ names taken for investigation.
Six Greek Cypriot EOKA members were sentenced to life imprisonment for plotting to overthrow the government. They were arrested October 4, charged with possessing arms ammunition and EOKA literature.
Weary U N delegates head home for a Christmas recess after a long session debating Middle East tensions. Dag Hammarskjold reported Israel planned a partial Sinai withdrawal by January tenth but did not specify a complete pullout timeline. Arab delegates pressed Israel and accused Britain and France of collusion while Egypt’s deportation of Jews drew fresh charges.
A dense fog blanketed the region causing a fatal crash and disrupting air travel from LaGuardia to Washington and the Midwest. Firemen collected donations and canned goods after a high school dance where attendees paid with food cans.
Fog and Christmas traffic rush sparked a 31 car crash complex near Benton Illinois. Three people died including a Tennessee man and a Michigan couple. Dozens were injured as officers and tow crews cleared Rt 37 and the Benton area.
Operations near Carbondale and Murphysboro were nearly at a standstill as fog persisted. Only one plane arrived in the last 24 hours and no departures occurred in two days. Murdale manager Gene Seibert forecast fog through Sunday noon, while Ozark Airlines in Williamson County Airport reported no service interruption.
The Midwest fell under temporary fog with Chicago Midway Airport reporting clear skies briefly, then visibility dropped to zero again an hour later. Major eastern airports closed Friday night and travelers sought other transport as sleet and freezing rain created hazardous driving conditions.
Cloudy with showers tonight and Sunday. Little change in temperature. Low tonight mid 40s, high Sunday near 60. Overnight lows Sunday night mid 40s. Yesterday's high 56, low 46. Sunrise 7 21 a m, sunset 4 36 p m. Crab Orchard Lake 4 inches below spillway, Little Grassy Lake 32 inches below spillway.
Mrs John Reno leads 250 Carbondale Girl Scout carolers in final rehearsal before a 15 minute program on Station WCIL at 10:45 a.m. Saturday. Marilyn, her two year old daughter, clings to her dress as the gram comes direct from First Methodist Church of Carbondale.
A double trailer gasoline truck overturned on Route 14 east of Christopher delaying traffic for hours. Driver Ellis Reynolds of Lawrenceville, from Norris City to Murphysboro, escaped injury. Police rerouted highway and nearby rail tracks. firemen washed away spilled gas as crews worked until 5 30 a m. Saturday morning.
Cincinnati youth Gordon Pape Jr. 19 dies from wounds after a shooting that also killed his 17 year old girlfriend Susan Aue and her 54 year old father Lester Aue a prominent local businessman. Aue's mother remained in a coma after being wounded in the attack. Police found a threatening letter in Pape's car linking motive to the girlfriend's refusal to resume their relationship. The weapon belonged to Pape's father an investment banker.
Premier Antonio Segni and his strongly anti communist government secured a 282 to 220 vote of confidence in the Chamber of Deputies today reinforcing Italy's political stance amid opposition.
In Fairbanks Alaska on December 15 an annual Christmas pageant by Fairbanks High School choir at Ladd Air Force Base hospital featured girls dressed as angels. A serviceman patient wheeled from surgery cried after seeing the angels mistaking his death for real.
Heidelberg Germany ex SS leader Col Joachim Peiper freed from Landsberg Prison today U S Army Europe announced. Peiper commanded troops of the 6th SS Panzer Division that killed 142 American POWs during the Battle of the Bulge in 1944. The release followed a unanimous six member parole and clemency board recommendation including representatives from England France the United States and West Germany.
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