Russia's Vast Military Drive Crushes Hungarian Resistance
Vienna reports the Soviet led push against Budapest pockets, with Csepel Island’s industrial complex and areas at Ujpest Dunapentele and Pecs under siege. Rebels face bombardment, hunger, and cold as Janos Kadar claims liquidation in days while casualties run high and hospitals overflow.
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Vienna
Russia
Budapest
Csepel Island
Danube Island
Ujpest
Dunapentele
Stalinvaros
Pecs
Gyper
Austria
Vac
Runaways Caught After 110 MPH Police Chase
Three juvenile runaways from a Chesterfield County boys home were captured by Roanoke police after an 11 mile chase on U S 460. Aged 16 and two aged 17, they fled a routine stop, fired shots, and forfeited a car. they are held by Roanoke juvenile authorities on grand larceny charges.
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Roanoke
Chesterfield County
U. S. 460
Farmville
Bon Air
Addison High School
Blue Ridge
Rhodes Drug Co
Cain Cleaners
Stephens City
War Memorial Dedication Urges U S Preparedness in 900 Attendees
About 900 people attended the Winchester-Frederick County War Memorial Building dedication in Senseny Park. Maj. Gen. Leslie D. Carter urged America to stay strong and vigilant to deter war while veterans groups and local officials noted the community center as a lasting tribute to those who served.
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U. S
War Memorial
Winchester-Frederick County War Memorial
Leslie D. Carter
USA
America
Senseny Park
Carter
Second Army
Burr P. Harrison
George Washington
Stonewall Jackson
Valley
116Th Infantry
Normandy
Gen. Carter
Port Said Slowly Restores Order After Invasion
Port Said shows signs of normalcy as police patrols return and cleanup crews clear debris. Stores reopen and cafes stock beer and coffee while a curfew limits night movement. Officials report overwhelming casualties with estimates around two thousand dead, and pilots debate future Canal control amid nationalization.
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William Mahoney
Said
Egypt
Tipperary
Arao
Mediterranean
Port Said
Cairo
el Cap
Suez Canal
Suez
Nasser
Canal
France
England
International Assn. of
Suez Canal Co
Peter Uhren
San
Otto John Treason Trial Opens Today
Otto John, former head of West Germanys domestic intelligence agency, faces treason charges in Karlsruhe as he testifies on his 17 months behind the Iron Curtain. He claims coercion and drugging while denying state secrets disclosure to the Soviets.
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Karlsruhe
Germany
Otto John
John
Federal Supreme Court
West Germany
Iron Curtain
Britain
Adolf Hitter
East Berlin
Federal Office For the Protection of the Constitution
Eisenhower Thanksgiving Proclamation 1956 Weighs Faith Hope
President Eisenhower urges Americans to observe Thanksgiving on November 22 1956. The proclamation praises freedom Prosperity and mutual aid urging prayer and gratitude for divine guidance and the nation’s enduring ethic of stewardship. It recalls Pilgrim beginnings and calls for aid to the needy at home and abroad.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Dwight D Eisenhower
United States of America
Congress
City of
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Man Dies in Sacrifice to Save Pet in Pensacola
Lonnie Elsterman, 34, died Saturday night in Pensacola while saving his dog from a bus. Patrolman Dallas Bowden said Elsterman ran in front of the bus to reach the pet and shielding it, but he could not escape the danger.
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Sensacola
Fla
Lonnie Elsterman
Dallas Bowden
Elsterman
New Surgery Method Cleans Out Clogged Coronary Arteries
Two surgeons report a new procedure to clear clogged coronary arteries by scraping fatty material from within the arteries using a thin hollow instrument. The method, tested on two men ages 51 and 52 who suffered heart attacks, restored blood flow and may herald a preventive era for heart attacks.
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Chicago
Eisenhower
Charles P. Bailey
Hahnemann Medical College
Hahnemann Hospital
Philadelphia
Angelo May
Mt. Zion Hospital
San Francisco
American Society For Study
Bailey
Eight die in Cincinnati apartment fire
A basement to third floor blaze in a Cincinnati three story brick building claimed eight lives, seven of them children, with two more residents injured. Fire officials cited a metal sealed basement stairwell as the blaze’s funnel and stated flames spread via transoms and a broken skylight.
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Cincinnati
Johnetta Clark
Leo Kuhn
Kuhn
Farmers Least Susceptible To Headaches
A Louisiana doctor reports a large survey on headaches finding over 60 percent of people suffer headaches. Farmers are the least affected group, while medical students show the highest recurrence, with women under 20 and the unmarried most at risk.
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Washington
Louisiana
Women Double Their Lead Over Men
The Census Bureau estimated that women now outnumber men by 1,381,000, up from 600,000 in 1950. The report cites higher male mortality and declining immigration as key factors in the growing gender gap.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Bureau
First Troops To Arrive Early This Week
Dag Hammarskjold announced agreement with Egypt to allow immediate entry of the U N police force. The first group would arrive early this week. He will fly to Cairo to consult with Egyptian officials and expects to reach Cairo Thursday and return Sunday.
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United Nations
N. Y
Dag Hamaarskjold
Egypt
U. N
Hammarskjold
Cairo
New York
Italy
U.N
Capodichino
Naples
Haamarskjold
E. L. M. Burns
Canada
Burns
Local Guard Armory Dedication Honors Major Howie
More than 100 National Guard officers and men joined ceremonies at Staunton to dedicate the Howie Armory in tribute to Major Thomas L. Howie known as the Major of St Lo. The event featured battle honors for the 116th and a portrait unveiling of Howie who died in World War II.
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Budapest
Soviet Union
Petoefi
Hungary
Tve
Lewis A. Pollard
Bill Beverly Pollard
Howie Armory
National Guard
Staunton Armory
Thomas L. Howie
Major Howie
St. Lo
Normandy
Howie
116Th
Staunton
Staunton Military Academy
Boyd G. Headley, Jr
Curtis J. Wilson
Rhonald Hayes
Nevin Lanham
116Th Regiment
Saly Howie
Converse College
Spartansburg
S. C
Armory
Maj
Maj. Howie
Charles D. W. Canham
Virginia
Woodrow Wilson
Salvage Ships Energie and Ausdauer Head to Suez
Germany sends two of the world’s largest salvage ships, Energie and Ausdauer, to Port Said to aid Suez Canal clearance. Each 4500-ton crane-equipped vessel is towed, with a 20 day voyage ahead. British Dutch and Norwegian ships anticipated to join the repair effort.
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Hamburg
Germany
Energie
Ausdauer
Port Said
Suez Canal
Suez
Five Day Virginia Forecast Warns of Cooler spell
The five day outlook for Virginia from November 13 to 17 shows temperatures 2 to 4 degrees below normal with cold spells early and late in the period. Precipitation is likely Thursday and again at the week’s end, with total rainfall described as rather light.
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Virginia
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