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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1956
Page
13
New York writer Charles Mercer notes Victor Borge rehearsing his CBS TV one man show Comedy in Music. Borge will conduct a 42 piece orchestra with his wife describing his calm, humorous persona and philosophy while praising his kindness and family role.
Herman In Mills asks Mayor and Council to re zone eight acres on Northern Avenue from residential to retail. Mills and attorney John Wagaman seek a public hearing before January 13 to decide the rezoning and avoid an appeal to the Court of Appeals. The judge in 1951 called spot zoning insufficient and the Long Meadow case parallels but awaiting Circuit Court ruling.
Retired U S Army lieutenant general Raymond A. Wheeler arrives in Cairo with 18 experts to plan the clearance of the Suez Canal and survey technical needs. Dag Hammarskjold says contracts will be negotiated for the operation aided by Danish Italian and Norwegian salvage firms. Wheeler says British help is not expected though Egyptian officials will supervise operations. Sulphur usage across U S households remains notably high at about 800 pounds annually per family.
Washington reports the International Monetary Fund approved a $1.3 billion loan to Britain as London seeks oil relief and debt relief terms. President Eisenhower administration signals possible future aid, with Treasury’s Humphrey cautioning that existing institutions may cover needs. Also notes local Elvis Presley button sales and shifting public sentiment.
At the Italian Communist party national congress in Rome critics condemned Soviet intervention in Hungary. Palmira Togliatti, party secretary, and Antonia Gialiti urged defense of socialist principles while delegations from the Soviet Union and other nations attended. Ekaterina Furtseva defended Moscow's move, saying it saved millions from fascism.
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