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Journal THE WEATHER CONSIDERABLE CLOUDINESS and occasional showers tonight followed by rain by Thursday after noon. Continued cool. Low tonight, 35; high Thursday, 48, 2 SECTIONS 24 Pages 68th Year, No. 260 Salem, Oregon, Wednesday, October 31, 1956JS,,!,,7d."sSSrorei" Price 5c Britain and France Begin Bombii W T" "Ni y N4 m -m ' V. w "w. -m jf A j A z Zone ojo au8na a U. S. Stands by Pledge of Anti-Aggression Aid Caoital Jl JL ' Soviet Troops Quit Budapest; City Jubilant Retreat in Full Swing as Threat of Bombing Forces Russ Out; Bells Peal Welcome to Cardinal BUDAPEST, Hungary I The Russian retreat from Buda pest appeared in full swing Wednesday. Soviet tanks leaving their, dead and wounded headed away under a-shower of leaflets from Hungarian air force planes threatening to bomb f-fc r nil miss utter to Talk3-Nation Troop Pullout MOSCCAv wr-ln a major policy shift, the Soviet Union says it wants all the Communist countries to be completely sovereign and is wilting to talk about the disposition of Soviet troops in three of them. An unusual declaration issued by the government last night was in terpreted by diplomatic observers as indicating Moscow was' seeking a graceful way out of an increas ingly embarrassing situation with in the Communist camp. In conciliatory tones, it prom ised that the Soviet army will evacuate Budapest "as soon as this is considered necessary by the Hungarian government." It also acknowledged that "the further presence of Soviet armed units in Hungary may cause even further aggravation of the situa tion. The declaration said there are Soviet units in only three of the peoples democracies, Hungary, Romania and Poland. The Soviet troops in Poland Hungary and Romania are there under terms of the Warsaw Pact, a Russian-commanded mutual de fense alliance formed last year by the Soviet Union and her East European allies Georgi Zhukov told Western cor-j respondents last night all the pact t mnmhnre uinnm havo in nnriw tn ............... y .......... " int. yviuiuiay.oi ui uu.it., itu. o (h eight-day od revolu from Hungary, a major demand i of the rebels there ui uic leuBi. u.u.B. ... There was no mention m last night s declaration of Soviet troops in East Germany East Germany Nabs 73 With Uprising Ideas BERLIN HI Communist East - Germany Wednesday announced the arrest of 73 Western agents in a stepped up security drive against a possible Hungarian-type revolt. Government spokesmen told an East Berlin news conference the i alleged agonts were hired by West i German and American "million- aires'' who wanted to overthrow", communism and restore capital- ism. West Berlin's Independent Dcr Abend reported that the Hungar ian revolution has caused a panic among East German leaders and resulted in a "wave of arrests" in the secret police itself. 2 Falling Elk Peril Hunters DALLAS (Special) Falling elk in the mountains of Clatsop county are almost as hazardous as olher hunters' bullets, in the opinion of Dale Ovorhnlser and his two sons, Denys and David, of Dallas. While elk hunting recently the three noticed three elk on a cliff ISO feet above them. Other hunt ers were apprrjaching from the ton of the cliff. All were attempting to! see if there was a bull in the group. Suddenly one of the elk lost Its footing and fell near the Overnol sers, missing them by six feet. Then a second elk fell, missing them by two fct. Both were kill ed. The hunters retreated. iNote: The game warden took the elk Weather Details Mlm'im TMt.rdar. I; mlnlmnm tr-diV, II. Tol.l -(.hour pr.rlrlt. Itoi: .r: for mnnth: 1.1$; nnrmil. ) IS. Snn r"-IPi'itln. 1 nt. mil. 1 IS RU.r h.trhl. SI f.fl. (RrpArt mj v. s. n.atfi.r Rurran.i nhem if they tarried. Russian armored forces guard- ing the Danube River bridges withdrew at dawn. Others fell in to the lines of retreat throughout the morning. ' The Hungarian army, now com pletely on the side of the revolu tion, trucked in 1 fresh platoons to relieve street patrols of the rag ged insurgents. Rebel anger which had been di rected against the Russians was channeled entirely for the moment against remnants of the equally detested AVH, the Red Hungarian secret police. Vengeance hunts for the mem bers of the AVH, which Premier Imre Nagy 5 government has or dered dissolved, developed all over the revolt-torn city. unoilicial Hungarian sources said 1.10 secret policemen, cap tured Tuesday in a battle for Bud apest's Communist Party head quarters, were hanged by their heels and beaten to death. Expunging of Soviet signs was accelerated with the govern ment's announcement of its deci sion to end the one-party dictator ship and revive the multiparty governmental system that pre vailed before the Beds took over in 1948. In all this turmoil, Josef Card inal Mindszenty returned in tri umph to the city where he was condemned by a Communist court in 1949 to life imprisonment as a traitor. Church bells pealed a wel come. Women knelt in the streets as the Roman Catholic prelate, frocd Tuesday night from a jail at Fcl- M bared ,h , h d and lhemselvcSt Man ... .. . wept.. it was one of the emotional tion. Hungarian troops escorted the cardinKal who " ed in hea,ln , he p,Pace he hJ cupied as Hungary's primate Armed guards were posted there. Reports still conflicted as to whether Nagy'S government or the rebels effected his release. The Hungarian air force threat ened Tuesday to attack the Rus sians unless they left Budapest within 12 hours. The 12 hours ex pired without such an attack. The leaflet campaign, reiterating the threat, opened at daylight. Political TV By The Associated Press Political telecasts for Wednes- day, Oct. 31, as reported by the candidates, their representatives, or the stations: 6:15-6:30 p.m., Douglas McKay, KPTV. 6: 15-6:30 p.m.. Sen Wayne Morse, KOIN-TV, 6:30-6:45 p.m., Robert Holmes, KVAL-TV, Eugene. 6:45-7 p m.. McKay rally, KLOR. 9:30-10 p.m., Citizens for Eisen hower, KPTV. 10:30-10:45 p.m., Robert Holmes, KOIN-TV. Ore. School Districts'! Debt Up 81 2 Million's School district indebtedness with-1 in the slate of Oregon increased $11,455,607 during the two years ending July 1. 1956, according to a summary released Wednesday ov s'8 t'nander. slate treasurer. The to,al bonded indebtedness of Oregon school districts as of j July 1 totaled J33.748 together with outstanding warrants amounting lo $373,102, making the total debt S94.12l.100. Against the debt, school districts of Ihe state had sinking funds totaling $3,785,483. thereby reduc ing the total debt to $90,335,720, as compared with the net debt of school districts of the state on July 1, 19S4 ol $78,880,112. The net debt of Marion county school districts on July I, this vear u.t fa MS z an increase fit M7KXM In ihe Iwo-vear nenod. Allhoush the Portland school Ss - trict had no indebtedness either In 11954 or 1955, other school dis - Kids Wary v 1 if 4 x --M 1 fi SJ nltp 1 tLP I Halloween came to Snlcm Wednesday and kids of all ages got their costumes ready for an exciting evening filled with scares, parties and the rewards of trlck-or-trenllng. Here at the Verne Boon home at 1336 Wnodncrc drive a skeleton and a pirate, Gordon Boon, 8, and sister Kathleen, 7, were caught watching for ghosts and, also for rain as they carried along an umbrella for protection against the Oregon dew. tCapllal Journal Photo by Jerry Claus sen) PROTECTION FOR SPOOKS Vandals Beware: Police to 'Prowl By VICTOR B. FRYER Capital Journal Writer Tonicht is the night when the hobgoblins and witches will prowl at least according to legend. And the night when vandals will prowl according to an old Ameri can tradition. Also the night when even more! tricts in Mullnomah countv in-' creased their indebtedness in the I amount of $2,917,542, according to t Unander's summarization. Clack- ; amas county followed Multnomah I with an increase Curing the two; ; years of $2,840,550 in school debt, Treasurer unanders report shows that 21 counties in the slate ing them Irom spooks, older showed an increased school debt 1 youths and traffic while 14 showed reductions. Klam-j Vanda . .j , k , ath county, which operates under , ' the county unit plan, wilh all ! . But ,he vandals won t be so school districts under one adminis- ( uckv- Olficers will be on the look tration had no indebtedness either i out ,r lh,m and woe betide the in 1954 or 1936. Unande r said. i one caught damaging property. In the Willamette Valley school 'hey warn, indebtedness by counties follow: In addition to Salem police ofli Benton $1,715,404. an $85,784 in-;Cers working extra hours lo pro create; Lane. $11,238,575, a re- ductlon of-$228,459; Linn. '11.893,- !!f0. Bxi InrrpAs or SADl nm- Pn k : $1,412,408. an increase nf $.118 4M: i Washinalon. $8.5(15.708. a reduction j of $481.1)94 and Yamhill, $2,108,350 1 an increase '$.3.429. of Halloween Ghosts, Rain hosts of trick-or-treaters will prowl according to a more recent American custom. And, Inst but not least, the night when police will prowl according to police. Officers In Double Force For it's Halloween the evening before All Saints day for some reason considered a good night for 'prowling. And as for the latter group, of ficers will be out in double force in the city and in many of the rural areas of (he county. Not that thry expect any real trouble, Sa lem police captain Glenn Bowman aid. Just that they want to be prepared in case things do start i to J? out of hand, They'll leave the hobgoblins and witches alone if they will return the favor, officers nid And as for the trick-or-trraters. officers will do their best tn keep a cod watch over them, nrnlect vice a iuii oounie sniu ouring inc j witching hours. Sheriff Denver long says inBl nail ms reuuiar loon says inai nan nis regular Vew of deputies will be on duty II: the rrvrnins along wilh about 12 to 15 uniformed reserve I dcpu&t in their pris ate cars. Clothing Blaze Costs Life of n l xvi aaiem woman A young Salem mother who was critically burned when her clothing caught fire from a heating stove October 11, died Tuesday night at a Salem hospual. Authorities said Mrs. Clara Jean Miller, 27, of 695 South lOlli St., was never off the critical list and was unable to recover from the second and third degree burns that covered much of her body. The fatal fire was caused when a heating stove caught Mrs. Mil ler's clothing nlirc. She ran a half block down the slrcet with her clothing ablaze before neighbors and an unidentified passerby stop ped her and smothered the flames. A divorcee. Mrs. Miller leaves three children, Darrcll. 4, Peggy, and Richard 7. Her former husband, Burdcll Lovcll Miller, is a logger. Relatives hod been taking care of the children since the fire. She attended Stayton schools and was a graduate of Stayton high school. runoral announcement will be made by Wcddlc Funeral home of Stayton. Hatfield Racks Up 482-3 3 Win In WU Ballot If (he secretary of stale race were limited lo Willamette univer sity students, former Dean of Stu dents Mark Hatfiejd would win in a landslide over his opponent, Milwaukie Publisher Monroe Sweetland. The student Tuesday gave Hat field a 482-3.1 margin over Sweet- land in a Capital Journal straw ballot taken during convocation ceremonies. Other Republicans in the race were also given a decided edge with the exception of the hotly- contested fight for US Senator where Salem's Doug McKay edged incumbent Wayne .Morse by 286 to 221. President Eisenhower trailed Hatfield in the total vole but crushed Adlal Stevenson 4.10 to 65. Governor Elmo Smilh was given a 367-125 edge over Asloria radio man Robert Holmes in the guber natorial race. Veteran Congressman Walter Nnrhlnd also proved popular wilh the 515 slwlcnts who voted, piling up voles to B2 for his Demo cratic opponent Jason Lee. Two years ago. Willamette stu dents also gave an edge tn Repub licans in a similar straw ballot. President to Make Trip to Philadelphia WASHINGTON W President Eisenhower decided Wednesday to1 Israel's military thrust into Egypt, keep an engagement for a major U-S- officials, some angry and campaign address In Philadelphia some shocked, were frankly un Thursday n;ht. certain what the consequences , nis nanonwine it- ev s on-ranio talk there will deal with Ihe Mid die East risis and America's . "role ol responsibility in thejtiance. oorld,' President To Speak To Nation Britain Considers Allied Promise Defunct Now WASHINGTON (fl - President Eisenhower will go on nationwide. television and radio Wednesday night to discuss the Middle East! crisis. This was announced by the White House which also repealed that the United Stales Is still standing by its pledge to assist anv victim of aggression in the Middle East. Britain is reported lo have In formed the U. S. government that it considers the pledge defunct. The pledge bound the United States, Britain and. France to work together in the Middle East to preserve peace. Presidential press secretary James C. Hagerty said Eisenhow er's talk Wednesday night would be about 15 minutes beginning at J p.m. (EST). Ail major networks are expect ed lo carry it. Hagerty said in response to newsmen s questions that Kisen- howcr and British Prime -Minister Eden hnve exchanged addi tional personal messages regard ing -the Middle East situation. The White House nnaounccd dispatch of one Eisenhower message to Eden Tuesday. In that one, also addressed to French Premier Guy Mollet, Eisenhower urged both the British and the French to refrain from use of force in the Middle East. The differences of viewpoint be tween London and Washington were emphasized by a statement Eden made Wednesday In the House of Commons. He said Britain must protect her own vital interests in the Mid dle East with or without prior agreement of the United States. Nixon Blasts Adlai'Gloat' About Crisis DETROIT Ml Vice President Nixon said Wednesday that Adlal Stevenson "is heing a politician first and a statesman second" in his comment on the Near East crisis. In a speech at a Republi can rally here. Nixon said Steven son "gloats like a Cheshire cat over this turn In international events which is costing lives in the Near East. He offers nothing but criticism. He follows his usual pattern of spinning out reams of clever phrases and words which ylll add up lo just one idea t- how not to do it. The vice president said Steven son's speech Tuesday night in Philadelphia injecting the Suez crisis in the campaign "was a shabby episode in American po litical history." "At a time when all Americans should bo presenting a united front to the world," Nixon said, "he deliberately attempted to in flame passions at home and abroad by his thoughlless, intem perate remarks." AS IKK Pl.KA SI'IJRNKD Big 3 Relations Collapse Into Dangerous State of Disunity v JOHN M. IIKillTOWKIl WASHINGTON W-ltclations be tween Ihe L'nilcd Stales and its chief European allies in tho Mid dle EaM crisis collapsed Into a dangerous slate of confusion and disunity lodnv. A crack which had developed in recent months broke wide when Britain and France spurned a peace appeal by President Eisen hower and ordered their troops in to key positions on Egyptian ter ritory along the Suez Canal. Their announced aim was to guarantee : access to lhc canal in Ihe face of wmmj ir ,-iuh-i in u: im uui.-m ! Middle East or In Ihe broader ' framework of the Western al 11 seemed evident that the split MID-EAST FLASHES LONDON IP) Britain and France put Egyptian targets un der bombardment Wednesday night, and the Cairo Radio re ported high explosive bombs had been dropped on Cairo itself. The two Western powers were evidently trying to topple the Nasser government in addition to taking over control of the Suez Canal Zone. MOSCOW (IP) Russia tonight formally condemned "the ag gressive action" of Britain, France and Israel in attacking Egypt. It called for Immediate action by the U.N. Security Council to halt such' "aggression." TEL AVIV, Israel l.TI The Israeli army said Wednesday night its armored task force has driven across. Egyptian ter ritory in a move to cut off the Egyptian-held Gnu strip on the Mediterranean. , Egypt Warship Hoists White Flag Off Haifa Frigate, 250 Men Captured After Brief Fight HAIFA, Israel un Thousands of persons perched on rooftops be fore dawn Wednesday witnessed a flashing sea duel that ended wilh tile surrender of the Kgyptinn frigate Ibrahim Awal off this port city. The Egyptian vessel ran up the whito flag after taking a shelling from units of the Israeli navy and air force. She surrendered wilh her entire complement of 250 men the first reported prisoners of the two-day F.gyptian-lsracll fight ing. The Ibrahim Awal began lob bing shells -at the Haifa Bay area in the early morning hours; apparently in a bold attempt to cripple Israel's small navy and knock out the port lacilillcs here Haifa is Israel's largest port. Thousands of Haifa residents roused from their sleep and head ed for air raid shelters and cel lars in the blackcd-out city. But other thousands men, women and children went to the roof tops to watch the fighting. Witnesses said the Egyptian ship opened up from about 2Vi miles offshore. Units of the Israeli navy returned the lire and the sky erupted in a blaze of shells and rockets. As the first light of dawn ap peared, Israeli Jet fighters joined firing rockets and claiming hits that forced the Ibrahim Awal to ask for quarter. Cheers rang from the rooftop gallery. An Israeli communique said Is- 80 Pet. Vote in Marion Eyed County Clerk Henry Mattson ex pects an 80 per cent vote in Marion county next Tuesday, he said Wednesday. "The interest in Ihe present elec tion coupled wilh huge registra tion would indicate a very large vole," he said. "I feel certain that Uhc total vote will be at least AO per cent or perhaps even a little higher." David O'llara. director of the stale elections bureau has pre dicted a vote of between Ml and S per cent In what he believes will be a record turnout of stale voters on election day. Approximately 82 per cent of the voters of the slate cast bal lots in Ihe 1952 presidential elec tion and 70 per cent In the olf year of 1954 election. had wrecked the 19.30 agreement In which Ihe three nations under took lo maintain the balaace of power in the Mideast Some authorities here believe in tervention in the Middle East may prove to be disastrous by uniting the Arab world against Britain and France. If a prolonged slate of war should develop, pipelines carrying oil for Europe could be cut and shipping in the Suez Canal could become hazardous. That would have a devastating effect, imposing an economic drain which coupled with the costs of fighting in the Middle East, the British and French are ill prepared lo bear. What the United Slates would do in such a situation is not cer tain. II Washington held lo the view that the British and French brought these troubles on them- i selves, it might be less willing to ' r rael suffered no casualties in the engagement. Spokesmen also said the Egyptian shelling caused "no damage hut windows of some homes were shattered by the con cussions. The Israeli prize and her crew men were brought into Haifa. Anglo-French Veto Thwarts Action by UN UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. Ifl -Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodee ,lr. conferred Wednesday wilh Sec retary General Dag Hnmmar- skjold on possible steps the U-N. may take in the Middle East. U. N. delegates, dismayed bv the vetoes cast by Britain and France In tho Scciirlly Council Tuesday night, talked of a possible extraordinary meeting of the 7fi nation General Assembly. Such a meeting was suggested by Yugoslavia. It was expected to Be discussed when tho 11-nntion council resumed debate lalor Wednesday on Egypt's demand for action against Britain and France. The U. S. delegation said Lodoo had given the Stole Department a full report, and had asked for instructions. The main purpose in calling Ihe assembly would be to get around the veto power, which Britain, France, Russia, the United States and Nationalist China have In the Security Council. Fall session of the assembly is scheduled for Nov. The British and French used , Ihe vclo twice Tuesday flight lo tic the hands of Ihe council as Iheir ultimatum to Egypt and Is rael expired. AF Stepping Up Security SAN FRANCISCO Wl-Air Force bases across the nation have stepped up their intelligence watch since Monday because of the Middle East situation. Moj. Gen. Roy II. Lynn, com mander of the Western Air De fense Command at Hnmillon Air Force Base, described the watch as "the first step up the ladder above a normal situation." Lynn emphasized that the walch is not to he confused wilh an "alerl" and he stressed that "no airplanes have been moved up and no leaves have been can celled." help mil wilh Western Hemisphere nil than If lhc difficulties had hern brought on primarily by Egypt. The major immediate aim of U.S. policy is to try hy all avail able resources of diplomacy lo keep the Middle East light from spreading. American otlicials were dis mayed' that the Middle Eastern crisis wilh ils remarkable com plications which saw the United States and Russia voting together against Britain and France in the United Nations last night has so largely eclipsed developments In Hungary and In Russia's relations wilh Its Eastern European satel lites. As one official put it, "The world may lose sight of Ihe fact that freedom Is winning lis grentfst baltle in 10 years nf struggle wilh Soviet Communism." 1 v Troops to Take Over All Canal Eden Ignores U.S. And Home Pleas , Not to Act LONDON UK Britain and Franco launched air and naval bombing against Egypt's Suez Ca nal Zone Wednesday. The French Defense Ministry in Paris made the announcement on receipt of word from Cyprus, the British island fortress where Brit ish and French paratroopers have been poised nearly three months while the Suez crisis simmered. There was no mention of ground forces. The announcement said com- ' bincd aerial and naval bftnbard mcnts began at 6:40 p.m., Egyp tian time 18:40 a.m. PST) against points in 'the Suez Canal area. Ultimatum Expires A British-French ultimatum, de manding that Egypt and Israel cease hostilities and that the fight ing forces of both sides keep clear, of a zone 10 miles on either side of the canal, expired 14 hours earlier. Egypt rejected the ulti- , malum. Israel accepted It on the condition that Egypt agree. The French and British contend ed fighting on the Sinai Peninsula endangered the canal because of aerial and parntroop activity in . the area and thrusts by Israeli armored columns, reported by . British Prime Minister Eden to be hearing the Canal Zone.' Eden told the House of Com mons, during angry questioning Wednesday by Labor members, , that Britain and Franco intended to carry out their purpose of oc cupying key Canal Zone points, in cluding Suez, Port Said and Is mailla. 'Shalt Carry It Out" Despite the open disapproval of the United States of the action. Eden said: "We stand by what we said and we shall carry it out." l-.den said Britain had to protect her own vital interests in the Middle East with or without U.S. agreement. Announcements from both Cair and Tel Aviv, the Israeli army headquarters. Indicated heavy fighting continued in - the Sinai Desert, the eastern approach to the canal. sracl claimed Its forces had l".k!.n .I!? P"!i,jon" ""'U" mil" from the canal, the "ultimatum" line. Fighting Continues Egypt announced its Soviet-supplied MIG Jet fighters had been thrown into action. It claimed 10 Israeli planes were knocked down, wilh 2 Egyptian losses. The Egyptian High Command announced that heavy fighting, which began Tuesday afternoon, was continuing Thursday in the Kl Auja-Ahou Ogulcla area just Inside the Egyptian border and close to the base of the Egyptian-occupied ' Gaza strip of Palestine Israeli broadcasts indicated the Israeli forces were attempting to cut olf the Gaza strip. Eden refused tn say whether British and French forces have landed on Egyptian soil. There IC'onlinurd on Page 5. Column ;n News in Brief Thursday, Oct. 31, I9.it NATIONAL I Ike Speaks to Nation at 4 p.m. on Crisis . Sec. I, P. 1 Nixon Blasts Adlai's 'Gloat ing on Crisis Sec. 1, P. 1 ' LOCAL Halloween Vandalism Be comes Less Yearly Sec. 1. P. 5 Salem Woman Dies of Clothing Fire Burns Sec. I, P. 1 STATU Slni-kholders Approve Al bany Metals Plant Ex pansion Sec. 2, P. 4 . School District Debt up $12 Million Sec. 1, P. 1 FOItElfiN Rritain. France Begin Bombing Suez Zone See. 1, P. 1 Israelis Capture Egyp tian Warship Sec. 1. P. t spouts Bonn-at Seniors Start Saturday Sec. 2, P. I Saxon JVs Set Record Sec. 2, P. 1 Abe Woodson Named Back-of-Week . Sec. 2, P. J REGULAR FEATURES Amusements Sec. t, P. 1 Ed.lorials Sec. 1, P. 4 Locals Sec. I, P. 5 Society Sec. 1, P. 8, 9 Comics . Sec. 2, P. 6 Television . Sec. 2, P. 7 Want Ads Sec. 2, P. 10. It Markets Sec. 2, P. 9 . Personal Prohlcms Sec, 2. P. 7 Crossword Pnzz'c Sec. 2. P. Home and CarCva ... Sec, J, P. I