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State, National, International News
Two Hungarian Strike Leaders May Be Hanged
(Compiled from United Press)
Hungary's workers partially extended their nationwide general strike today in reprisal for the arrest and threatened execution of top labor leaders.
The 48-hour general strike was scheduled to end at midnight last night. There was a brief return to work in several Budapest factories. But the workers stormed out of the plants again in protest against the arrest of Sandor Racz and Sandor Bari, two of the strikers' top leaders.
Buddapest radio broadcast an addition to the martial law decree under which all offenders were liable to the death penalty.
Throughout Hungary it was believed Mr. Racz and Mr. Bari would be the first to be hanged as "comter-revolutionaries" under the martial law decree.
Meanwhile, Vienna reports said that fresh Soviet army divisions rolled into Hingary in open defiance of the United Nations.
In the United Nations Russia charged, "the United States with "subversion" in the Iron Curtain countries. It demanded a United Nations' debate on the charges.
The Soviet move was made only a short time before the General Assembly was expected to vote on resolutions condemning Soviet intervention in Hungary and demanding a stop to such interference.
3 Hungarian Refugees Arrive In Kansas
TOPEKA (UP) — Three Hungarian refugees—the first to reach Kansas—were welcomed to the state by Goy, Fred Hall Wednesday. The trio asked that their last names not be used in news stories for fear of reprisals to relatives still in Hungary. The refugees were led by a 44-year-old man who said he spent 11 years in a Russian prison camp. The other two were brother and sister, aged 20 and 17 respectively. All three were related to a Topeka woman.
Offers Puerto Rico As Haven For Refugees
SAN JUAN, P. R. — (UP) — Gov,
Luis Muizo Marzin has offered to open densely-populated Puerto Rico as a haven for Hungarian refugees
In a letter to Secretary of State John Foster Dulles Wednesday, the governor said, "We are one of the most overcrowded land areas in the world, but there are values all Puerto Ricans place above land or space or comforts. Among them are freedom and the love of it and courage in the face of overwhelming odds."
Kansas Traffic Toll At 630
TOPEKA — (UP) — The Kansas traffic death toll soared to 630 today with the addition of three victims. At this time last year 553 persons had lost their lives in Kansas traffic accidents. The all-time record was 611 in the years 1951 and 1954.
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Senator Speaks To Student Parley
COLLEGE STATION, Tex.-(UF)—Senate majority leader Lyndon B. Johnson (D-Tex.) said Wednesday that the United States must "carefully examine" its foreign policy in the light of possible new "provocations from the Communists."
"The recent developments in Hungary have caused some to see the beginning of the end of the Soviet Empire," he told the opening session of the Student Conference on National Affairs at Texas A&M.
Phyllis Carter, Lawrence senior,
is representing Kansas at the con-
ference.
"Personally, I am fearful these estimates are far too optimistic," Johnson said.
Missing Plane Report Discovered Untrue
VANCOUVER, B. C. —(UP)—The Royal Canadian Air Force said today a boy's report that he had seen a plane wreckage—believed to be that of a missing Trans-Canada airliner—was unfounded.
The RCAF said there was "no foundation whatever" to the report from an unidentified boy that he had sighted wreckage of the lost North Star on a mountain near Chilliwack. The plane vanished and apparently crashed Sunday night with 62 persons aboard after reporting trouble in one of its four engines.
China Seeks Better Relations With U.S.
NEW DELHI, India — (UP)—Communist China has changed its attitude toward the United States in the past two years and now seeks better relations with the U.S. government, India premier Jawaharlal Nehru told American newsmen Wednesday at a press conference.
"I noticed a change of the attitude of Red China Premier Chou En Lai. His whole attitude seems to be to want better relations with the United States," the Indian prime minister said.
College Group To Tour Alaska
College Group To Tour Alaska LAFAYETE, Ind., (UP) - Purdue University's glee club will join Bob Hope's pre-Christmas shows in a tour of Alaskan Air Force bases. The 60-member party will leave for Alaska Dec. 19.
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NEW YORK—(UP) Five subway workers serenaded rush hour crowds with Christmas carols yesterday in a burst of underground seasonal spirit. Most scurrying riders in Grand Central Station liked it, but one commented, "What we need is good lights and clean trains—not this kind of baloney."
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Ike Flies To Capital To Receive Nehru
AUGUSTA. Ga.,— (UP)— President Eisenhower flies back to Washington today to receive a visit by Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru Sunday and to launch a dramatic new phase of Hungarian relief.
U.S.-British Discuss Loan
The present limitation, unless changed, would keep Mr. Eisenhower from seeking a third term in 1960. Rep. Udall said his action was prompted by the "general realization that the amendment tends to restrict severely the influence of a President during his second term."
The vacation White House headquarters announced late yesterday that Mr. Eisenhower is sending Vice President Richard M. Nixon to Austria, immediately after Nehru's visit in Washington to help that country with its Hungarian relief problems.
Removal of 2-Term Law Will Be Asked
WASHINGTON — (UIP) — Rep Stewart L. Udall (D-Ariz.) said today he will introduce a resolution next year to repeal the constitutional barrier to a third term for President Eisenhower.
The White House said Nixon will make a brief trip, leaving Tuesday and returning Sunday, Dec. 23, to consult with American, Austrian and international officials about helping and resettling Hungarian refugees.
WASHINGTON—(UP)—U.S. and British officials negotiated today on a multi-million dollar loan which Great Britain will use to finance purchases of U.S. goods, primarily oil. How much the British want to borrow has not been disclosed, but speculation centers on an amount between $200 million to $500 million,
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'Charter Of Freedom' Proposed For East Europe
PARIS—(UP)—West Germany today proposed a "charter of freedom" for eastern European nations to win independence from Soviet rule. The move had strong US backing.
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles urged the council to write this "declaration of independence" into the final communique of the NATO meeting as a solemn resolve of the Atlantic community.
The NATO ministers promptly gave the German proposal their implicit endorsement by agreeing to the Dulles suggestion.
The NATO ministers also adopted
Troop Evacuation Of Egypt Near End
LONDON — (UP) — A United Nations spokesman said today in Egypt the evacuation of Anglo-French rtoops from Port Said may be completed by Saturday.
Maj. Gen. E. L. M. Burns, commander of the U.N. emergency force, said his U.N. forces would leave Port Said as soon as the Anglo-French troops leave and "as soon as the civilian governor and Egyptian police forces have taken over the city."
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