Hungary under Rakosi purges and fear push Soviet control
Five years into Soviet influence in Hungary the Rakosi regime tightens its grip. Fear, purges, and Moscow’s shadow drive repression across the countryside and cities. Deportations and stricter surveillance spread, while leaders like Emo Gero orchestrate screening and coercion to maintain Communist rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Ryan
Matyas Rakosi
Hungary
Joseph Stalin
Rakosi
Robert A. Vogeler
Budapest
Communist Party
Fasti
Nationalism
Moscow
Bulgaria
Romania
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Emo Gero
Gero
Cornist International
Adm. Horthy
Deportations Rise In Hungary As Hard Times Hit City Workers
A wartime to present pattern of five deportation waves hurts Hungarians, with Rakosi and Nagy figures cited. The National Committee for a Free Europe notes thousands displaced since last May as Budapest aims to become a workers’ city. Rising prices squeeze city workers, wages lag, food surges cripple households. Rakosi pockets higher pay while ministers earn substantial sums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rakosi
Nagy
National Committee For A Free Europe
Hungary
Budapest
J Imer
Central
Europe
Cardinal Minty
Ea Mgasia
Fereng Nagy
Szeged
Are Army's Air Beds Too High For Safety
Seoul reports the Eighth Army questions air mattress use in bunkers as shells fall. Corroborating tale from Cpl. Raymond H. Derouin recounts pulling a plug to lower his mattress amid an artillery strike. The piece notes concerns about comfort versus safety in wartime shelter conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Eighth Army
Raymond H. Derouin
Providence
R. L
Derouin
Japan selects Rikichi Araki as first postwar ambassador
Tokyo sources report Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida will name Rikichi Araki, president of Tokyo Electric, Japan's first postwar ambassador to the United States. Kyodo News says Araki has accepted. The choice follows officials noting a wealthy private income is needed for the Washington posting. Also noted as a major task will be rebuilding economic ties with the U.S. A Rochester man, David Greene, 39, was found dead by hanging at Hotel Paris in New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Shigeru Yoshida
Rikichi Araki
Washington
Japan
U. S
Rochester
New York
David Greene
Paris
Also Mentioned on This Page
Stelin
Associated Press
Ryan
Danube
Austria
Mavag
Ussr
Majec
Tito
Laszlo Raj
Hungarian
Peccammen
Ppintetar
Hich
Eastwood
Dorit
tUnte
Genant
Watts
Arceuseuss
Lydia Pinkhamt
Ceseh Ely
Sittington
N. Y
Lydis Pinkhar
Finkham
Paine
Xeta Theough
Group Parts, Inc
E. Genesee St
Coolaire
Syracuse
Congress
Racuse
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!