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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1956
Page
1
Hundreds of tanks surround Budapest while a nationwide strike paralyzes rail, post, and factories. Refugees reach Austria as rumors swirl about Janos Kadar, though no firm word emerges. Martial law looms with possible death penalties for armed protest.
Weather halted the aerial search for the Trans-Canada Air Lines four engine plane missing since Sunday with 62 aboard. Four search planes were recalled and eight RCAF planes stayed on the ground. A pilot reported possible wreckage on 8500-foot Mt. Silvertip about 100 miles east of Vancouver.
Search teams scoured the Hope Princeton Highway area as a North Star airliner reported turning back to Vancouver with one engine dead. A witness lodge blast near Mt Silvertip drew attention but nightfall halted most patrols. crews remained alert for any flare or fire signals.
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles told NATO ministers that internal pressures in the Soviet bloc may topple communism and end division. He urged moral pressure to aid reform forces, warned against risks abroad to divert attention, and pressed unity under the UN.
The weather text notes a 60s high with a warming trend, mostly clear nights and days ahead, and gradually rising temperatures. Humidity should ease, with a low near 35 to 40 tonight, while Miami reported 82 for yesterday and Cutbank Montana saw minus 2 as a low.
The United Community Campaign total reached 604637 dollars, 82.5 percent of a 732218 goal, aided by a 15000 dollar Hughes Aircraft gift. The aircraft company has now contributed about 45000 dollars, with 30000 already reported under the employee gift division. UCC Chairman Gordon Paris cited a Hobbes invocation urging Tucson residents to recognize shared responsibilities.
Hughes Aircraft Co. contributed the first large amount to Tucson's hospital drive with a 250 bed expansion plan for St. Mary's Hospital and Tucson Medical Center. Roy E. Wendahl presented a 25000 check to Edward O. Earl at the plant this morning, with another 25000 due after January. The drive aims to relieve Tucson's critical bed shortage.
A young British lieutenant who arrested seven Egyptian commandos was kidnapped from a Port Said street by a strongarm band. Lt General Stockwell said he informed Egyptian authorities and UN police chief Burns about the incident. Egyptian sources link the kidnapping to Brotherhood harassment plans during a British French withdrawal.
A Phoenix wife bit off part of her husband's tongue during a domestic quarrel that turned violent. Patrolman Edward Cassidy said the man was taken to Memorial Hospital but surgeons could not reattach the piece, slightly under an inch, as he struggled to choke her during the scuffle.
In Stettin a large anti Soviet demonstration led to smashed windows and police dispersal by troops and workers militia. Officials blamed drunken hooliganism, while sources say students and young workers organized the protest over Hungary events.
State Tax Commissioner Thad M. Moore urged a $5,000 tax exemption on homes at a Arizona Democratic Association meeting. He noted Florida already offers a similar exemption and argued the plan would attract thousands of people and bring new industry to Arizona as labor becomes available.
Maj. Eugene Sabatini, U.S. air attaché in London, was evicted by landlord Maurice G. Holt who cited U.S. despicable conduct over Egypt invasion. The front page Daily Mail report notes anti American sentiment in Britain and France, with some service stations denying gas to U.S. servicemen. Sabatini, a Normandy invasion pilot, called the eviction a great shock.
United Nations, N Y Hungarians walked out of the General Assembly protesting what they called U N interference in Hungary's internal affairs. Foreign Minister Imre Horvath led the delegation and announced they would not participate while the situation continued.
The newspaper notes a Supreme Court ruling affecting a law aimed at controlling communist influence in labor unions, signaling a shift in how labor activism might be curbed. It references related pages and sections on society, science, and international coverage.
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