U N Assembly summoned to decide on actions against Egypt attacks
The United Nations General Assembly was summoned for an emergency session to decide collective measures after Britain France and Israel attacked Egypt and threatened to occupy the Suez Canal zone The U N Security Council had voted 7-2 to convene the Assembly and consider steps from condemnation to armed action.
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United Nations
N. Y
U. N. General Assembly
Britain
France
Israel
Egypt
U. N. Security Council
Suez Canal Zone
Council
Yugoslavia
76-Nation Assembly
U. N
Australia
Belgium
United States
Soviet Union
Rudecindo Ortega
Chile
U. S
Assembly
Security Council
Pierson, Dixon
Louis de Guirangaud
Dixon
President Rules Out Use of U.S. Forces In Present Fighting
Eisenhower rules out U S military action in the current Middle East hostilities and urges UN involvement. He says the United Nations can curb bloodshed and that the United States will stay out of the fighting while supporting allied nations. Evacuations continue and the State Department restricts travel to the region.
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U.S
Washington
Eisenhower
U. S
Middle East
United Nations
U. N. General Assembly
Israel
Egypt
Britain
France
Congress
State Department
Jordan
Syria
Department
Air Force
6Th Fleet
Maritime Administration
Suez Canal
United States
Stevenson
New York
LaGuardia
White House
Halloween Party Draws 1500 Children at Moose Lodge Event
Halloween celebrations at the Moose Lodge parking lot drew about 1 500 children. Police praised overall behavior while noting soap on shop windows and a taxi spruced inside and out. Winners in parades and contests received cash prizes and bicycles.
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Moose Lodge
J. Thomas Boyd
Eclipse total Moon 17th visible across North America
Weather notes cloudy conditions with scattered showers east and north tonight and Friday. Highlights include a total lunar eclipse on the night of November 17 visible across North America, with sunrise and sunset times listed for Winchester. Local notices promote a shooting match on Saturday and a King for a Day dance with details on venues and prices.
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Winchester
North American
General Leslie Carter to Speak at Winchester Memorial Dedication
Major General Leslie D. Carter will deliver the principal remarks at the Winchester Frederick County War Memorial Building dedication in Senseny Park on Sunday at 2 30 p m. His 39 years of service include World War II G-2 and chief of staff roles with the Second Army and Far East forces.
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Roanoke
Lynchburg
Ester Q. Arnold
H. F. Byrd
Leslie D. Carter
USA
Winchester - Frederick County War Memorial
Senseny Park
Carter
Hawaii
Philippines
Roanoke College
Command and General Staff College
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas
Second Army
Fort George G. Meade
U. S. Army
Far East
25Th Infantry Division
Richmond
Belgium
France
Four Children Killed and Three Injured in Halloween Crash
Four Brussels Wisconsin children on a trick or treat walk were struck and killed by a car near Deer County. Three others survived with injuries. The victims are Jane Ross age 9, Neil 11, Steven Jardin 7, and Monica Miller 8. Driver Alphonse Hilbert 25 said he could not stop after passing an oncoming vehicle.
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Brussels
Wis
Deer County
Jane Ross
Neil
Steven Jandrin
Monica Miller
Wisconsin
Alphonse Hilbert
Federal Employees Down for First Time Since 1955
Senator Byrd announced September marked the first monthly federal employment decline since December 1955. Civilian employees in all executive agencies totaled 2,388,854, down 11,639 from August, with Defense Department civilian staff at 1,180,193, down 6,920.
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Washington
Byrd
D-Va
Senate
House Committee
Defense Department
Budapest Calm After Nine Days of Gunfire and Uncertain Silence
Budapest records no gunfire for the first time in nine days as crowds search for food and relatives. Russian troops reportedly pull back to bases while reports say a cordon surrounds the city. Premier Nagy sends Moscow a note seeking Soviet troop withdrawal and talks on reforms continue amid calls for regime change. Mindszenty hints at a possible premier role with no confirmation.
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Budapest
Danube
Irme Nagy
Nasy
Nagy
Moscow
Nazy
Kossuth Square
Parliament
Prague
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Cardinal Mindszentty
Bus service disrupted by work stoppage across Northeast
Eastern Greyhound bus service faced interruptions in sections of the northeastern quarter as contract negotiations continued.
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Cleveland
Greyhound
Three U S Scientists Share 1956 Nobel Prize in Physics
The 1956 Nobel Prize in physics was awarded to three U S scientists for the development of the transistor. William Shockley Jay Bardeen and Walter Brattain of Bell Labs share the award worth 38 633 dollars. The prize notes the surge of solid state physics and microamplifier transistor advances.
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U.S
Stockholm
Sweden
U. S
Bell Telephone Co
William Shockley
Pasadena
Calif
Jay Bardeen
Urbana, Ill
Walter H. Brattain
Murray Hill
N. J
Nobel Committee
Nikolai N. Semyonov
Moscow
Russia
Sir Cyril Hinshelwood
Oxford University
Semyonov
Stevenson assails Ike policy on war brink at rally
Adlai Stevenson contends Eisenhower Dulles policies push world to war and blames the administration for Middle East danger. He urges equal time on air and pressured Egypt Israel peace amidst rain soaked Pittsburgh rally before a crowd of about 12 500.
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Adlai
Ike
Stevenson
Eisenhower
Pittsburgh
Hunt Armory
Egypt
Israel
United States
Mr. Dulles
Secretary of State
New Rk City
Great Britain
France
Soviet Union
Abdel Gamal Nasser
Mideast
Harriman cites high radioactivity over New York Sept 24
Gov Averell Harriman said New York State Health Department detected remarkably high radioactivity in the atmosphere over New York on September 24. He tied the incident to an Aug 30 Russian H-bomb explosion and criticized the Eisenhower administration for ending monitoring abruptly.
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Albany
N. Y
Averell Harriman
New York
Harriman
Eisenhower
Washington
Senate
Clinton Anderson
New Mexico
Senate House Atomic Energy Committee
Mike Monroney
Oklahoma
J. William Fulbright
Arkansas
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Stevenson
Russia
Winchester Democratic Headquarters Opens at 110 W Boscawen St
The Winchester Democratic Committee opened offices at 110 West Boscawen Street yesterday afternoon. Chairman Richard Rosenberger said the headquarters will be staffed daily from 1 to 9 p m and that all campaign literature and materials are available there.
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Winchester
Boscawen St
Richard Rosenberger
Democratic Committee
George Fears NATO Death Blow By Britain France
Augusta GA Senator Walter F George fears British and French military moves against Egypt spell a death blow to NATO. He says France and Britain have withdrawn by acting against Egypt, leaving NATO a weakened shield for Western Europe. George notes Israel triggered troubles, Russia distraction fuels anti communists, and Egypt's Nasser faces an uncertain future.
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George
NATO
Britain
France
F. George
Egypt
Eisenhower
Augusta Herald
England
Russia
Western Europe
United States
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Augusta
Vienna
Mrs. George
Europe
Algiers
Eden
Nasser
British and French Air Attacks Open Suez Crisis
British and French planes bomb five Egyptian airfields in the Suez zone and Nile Delta as Cairo reports the sinking of the Egyptian warship Akka in Timsah Lake. Britain and France announce military operations to protect the Suez Canal while Egypt blocks oil routes and severes ties with Britain and France.
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Cairo
Canal
London
Suez Canal
Europe
Akka
Timsah Lake
Ismailia
Britain
France
Nasser
Miceast
Sinai Desert
Egypt
Middle East
Mediterranean
Jordan
Nile Delta
Suez Zone
Red Sea
Suez
Admiralty
Domiat
Newfoundland
Nasser vows village to village fight in speech
In a Beirut broadcast President Nasser of Egypt pledged a village to village struggle until victory. He urged every citizen to act as a soldier promising arms for all and saying Egypt would never surrender and would fight from village to village.
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Nasser
Beirut
Lebanon
Egypt
Shooting Match at Mt Williams Provides Prizes
A shooting match is announced for Mt Williams on Saturday night November 3 at 8:00. Competitors use 12 and 16 gauge guns for prizes, including dressed turkeys.
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Daisy & Red Tavern
Berryville Pike
Mt. Williams
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