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November 17, 1956

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DOCK HOPES DIM; ALL PIERS IN EAST AND ON GULF SHUT; Strike Settlement Sessions Go On Today--Some Ships Tied Up on West Coast PLEA BY MAYOR IN VAIN Washington Watches Closely but Is Expected to Delay Taft-Hartley Act Move Passengers Carry Luggage PIER STRIKE SHUTS EAST, GULF PORTS Response Cheers Union

By Jacques Nevardthe New York Times

All major ports in the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts were closed to general shipping yesterday as 60,000 longshoremen stayed off the piers in the widest dock strike in the nation's history.

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Western Big 3 Contend U. N. Should Police Suez; U.S. View of Functions WEST'S BIG 3 SEE U. N. DUTY IN SUEZ Basic Reason for Stand Full Restoration Doubted

By Edwin L. Dale Jr. Special To the New York Times

US does not want UN Emergency Force (UNEF) to undertake 'disguised' internatl control of Canal

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U.S. AGAIN WARNS SOVIET ON SENDING ANY 'VOLUNTEERS'; The U.N. Would Have to Act if Corps Went to Mideast, Hoover Tells Assembly EISENHOWER VIEW CITED Dulles Aide Stresses Need for 'Sense of the Possible' in Present Situation Cautions on Discouragement U.S. AGAIN WARNS ON 'VOLUNTEERS' Stresses Invaders Must Leave U.S. Reluctance Not Clear

By Thomas J. Hamilton Special To the New York Times.the New York Times (BY CARL T. GOSSETT)

USSR press and radio end talk of 'volunteers'; threat to send them seen move to hasten Brit-French withdrawal; US Acting Sec Hoover warns USSR that UN would be obliged to act if 'volunteers' are sent to Middle East, s, UN Assembly; cites Eisenhower statement US would support such action; illus

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U.N. Chief Lands in Egypt, Confers With Nasser; U.N. CHIEF MEETS NASSER IN CAIRO Meets Nasser and Fawzi To Implement U.N. Action Bottleneck at Naples

By Osgood Caruthers Special To the New York Times

US, GB and France agree UNEF should be stationed along Suez Canal as well as Egyptian-Israeli border; US believes Hammarskjold should determine its composition, location and length of stay but officials note his rept on UNEF which was approved by UN Assembly provided for extending force 'from Suez Canal to armistice line'; US does not want UNEF to undertake 'disguised' internatl control of Canal; believes GB and France will withdraw troops if Nasser accepts Hammarskjold's concept of UNEF

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HUNGARIANS BALK AT ENDING STRIKE; Orders Are Reportedly Met by Bids to Restore Nagy and Oust Soviet Troops HUNGARIANS BALK AT ENDING STRIKE Russians With Guerrillas Communists Hint Use of Force

By John MacCormac Special To the New York Times

Budapest Workers Council appeals for end to 3-wk gen strike; spokesman says Kadar convinced Council that continuation would mean natl suicide; many unions balk; complain their reprs did not press for Kadar's replacement by Nagy and exit of USSR troops as condition for resuming work; uncertainty whether deportations have stopped is another factor in workers' attitude; radio sets deadline for Hungarian Army officers and men to return to barracks or be regarded as deserters; demands officers sign declaration recognizing Kadar Govt as legal and admitting need to call in USSR troops; refugees rept 5,000-6,000 disaffected USSR soldiers held in concentration camp near Satoraljaujhely; others rept Russian deserters fighting on side of Hungarian guerrillas in NW; refugees who took part in fighting maintain USSR garrison troops were replaced by Kirghiz or Mongol troops in final USSR attack; confusion of Mongol troops noted; Austrian Communist paper hints Kadar regime may use force to break strike

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1956Angelika Machinek, German glider pilot (died 2006)^[†]

Angelika Machinek was a German glider pilot. She was five times German gliding champion and broke nine FIA gliding world records, four in the D1M class, four in D15 and one in DO. She was also a dramaturge and published writer.

1956Jim McGovern, Scottish politician^[†]

James McGovern is a Scottish Labour politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dundee West from 2005 to 2015.

Historical Context for November 17, 1956

In 1956, the world population was approximately 2,795,409,994 people^[†]

Headlines from November 17, 1956

Western Big 3 Contend U. N. Should Police Suez; U.S. View of Functions WEST'S BIG 3 SEE U. N. DUTY IN SUEZ Basic Reason for Stand Full Restoration Doubted

U.N. Chief Lands in Egypt, Confers With Nasser; U.N. CHIEF MEETS NASSER IN CAIRO Meets Nasser and Fawzi To Implement U.N. Action Bottleneck at Naples

HUNGARIANS BALK AT ENDING STRIKE; Orders Are Reportedly Met by Bids to Restore Nagy and Oust Soviet Troops HUNGARIANS BALK AT ENDING STRIKE Russians With Guerrillas Communists Hint Use of Force

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