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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 17, 1958, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 the stars and stripes monday november 17, 1958 state pressure floods polls 6 million hungarians cast one party vote Budapest a More than g million hungarians voted sunday two years after the revolt against Russia with candidates approved by the communist party the Only one on the  weather was  in Budapest when the polls opened at 7 am but every one Over 18 was under heavy pressure to Vole. The Only ones barred Are those in jail or under arrest and the insane. The Only candidates were those of the communist led people s patriotic front. About 70 per cent of those on the list Are party Mem Bers. At polling places curtained Booths were provided with Pon Wilh. Most voters used the Booths but not All. Some merely folded the ballot put it into the official Green envelope and dropped it into the ballot  voting was for.38 members of parliament and thousands of seats in local councils throughout the country. Few uniformed police there were few uniformed police in evidence either in Buda pest or the factory suburbs of Csepel and Angy Alfield. No soviet troops were visible either though few hungarians forget their pres  atmosphere was one of Cairn or even indifference. There was Only one coloured poster in the Campaign in Budapest and no pictures of candidates or Street  huge percentage for the official list is a foregone conclusion though the percentage May not reach the 98.2 figure of 1953. Reds March voters to East German polls Berlin up East germans were marched to the polls sunday to Vole in a one horse race of a parliamentary  candidates of the communist dominated National front were running and it. Was not even possible for voters to reject the ticket there was no place on the ballot to Mark either yes or  germans could express their opposition to the regime Only by boycotting the election. But this was dangerous because records were kept of those who  so called House leaders and Block leaders a Holdover from nazi times wore on hand to make sure the people voted. Geneva talks face deadlock continued from Page it study Only Surprise attack weapons and the instruments which might be used in an International Alert  american British russian talks on ending  tests will resume monday  those negotiations the two Western Powers insist that suspension of atomic and Hydrogen bomb tests must be accompanied by an International control system to police the ban. The russians have called for an immediate cessation of tests without committing them selves on the control Issue. Obviously agreement can Only be reached now if the russians obligate themselves to work with the two Western Powers in setting up a world girdling control system under such a system All three countries would have to accept for eign manned observation posts on their territory something the rus sians have never yet bound them selves to  sources said the Amer ican and British delegations would stick to their demands for efficient  there is any change of Posi Tion on this Issue the russians Are going to have to do the Chang ing one informant said. 1,200 pilgrims attend Pope s first audience Vatican City up Pope John Xxiii r e c e i v e d some 1,200 pilgrims of various nationalities sunday in the first general Audi ence of his reign. The hundreds of visitors from the ., Britain France Austria find Italy flocked into the Clemen Tine Hall of the apostolic Palace to receive the new pontiff s Benedic Tion. Pope John spoke a few words in French to the pilgrims and then blessed them. Later shortly after noon he appeared at the open window of his papal studio High above St. Peter s Square to acknowledge the cheers of several thousand pilgrims outside. He moved his hands in the Signor the Cross to All Corners of the sunny Square As he imparted papal Blessing to the sunday strollers. Also sunday morning Pope John received Valerio Cardinal Valeri of the roman curia who presented to the pontiff a group of latin american priests who were in Rome to attend the Centenary of the pontifical latin american col lege on nov. 19. Among those present at the Pope s first general audience were about 60 officers and men from  Navy ships now berthed in Italy. Enthroned archbishop Albert g. Meyer of Milwaukee has been enthroned As fifth archbishop of Chicago. The 55-year-old prolate . Archbishop succeeds the late Samuel Cardinal Stritch. A raining Beauty Joan Laney 18, senior at Dupont High school Jacksonville fla., weeps with excitement after being chosen miss Dupont for the coming year. Finalist Jean Bell right joins in the cry fest but better befitting the Happy occasion is Gay expression of Jeri Mccormick Cente who also was in the finals. Associated press photo rites for Tyrone Power held Nataf base in Spain continued from Page 1 set to attend the special memorial services held in the service club. Air Force chaplain Floyd Pat Terson presided. American minister Parke Arm Strong and Richard Aldrich chief of the  Economic Mission to Spain were the official  Repro 2 in c119 jump found dead continued from Page 1 heavy Snow in the Hunt for the two missing airmen. Blount had ordered the men to abandon the aircraft when he realized it would never Cross High mountains on one engine. Some of the men were Clad Only i n lightweight flying suits. Private plane vanishes airline owner aboard new Orleans a search ers failed to turn up a Trace of a private plane reported to Bea twin engine Beechraft which disappeared while approaching Moisant International Airport Here. Adam g. Thomson jr., of Miami Springs fla., was reported aboard. He is the owner of Argonaut air lines a cargo line. Helicopters handicapped by a ground Haze and ground search parties penetrating the swampy areas in boats reported finding no evidence of a crash but the search was intensified after Day Light. Senta Tives at the , onetime Broadway pro Ducer and husband of actress Gertrude Lawrence was a Long time Friend of Power and his family. Yul Brynner to replace Power in Madrid role Hollywood up Yul Bryn Ner has agreed to take Over the Lead in Solomon and Sheba the multimillion Dollar film halted by the death of Tyrone Power i Spain. A spokesman for the actor said Brynner expected to leave for Spain next week after finishing final scenes in the sound an the fury a 20th Century Fox film. Edward Small head of the production company making the film said director King Vidor would be Gin production immediately shoot ing around Brynner. The i m was about two thirds Complete when Power was stricken with a heart attack after a rigorous dueling scene with George Sanders Small conferred with Vidor in Madrid by Telephone. He said the director expected that All scene in which Power appeared would have to be  that would mean in re shooting the picture and the added Cost was not known immediately Small said a shooting schedule was being rearranged and the co stars of the film Gina Lollobrigida and Sanders had been notified. Brynner who was a Gypsy Singer in Paris nightclubs at 13, receive the Academy award in 1956 for his role in the King and  he appeared in ten commandments and  Norfolk votes tomorrow on school reins Norfolk a. A Norfolk citizens Tell their City Council tues Day whether they want six integration closed schools returned to local control and reopened with racially mixed classes. Informed sources predict a 3-to-2 defeat for local control. The Council asked the City elec Oral Board to conduct the Straw vote to ascertain voter sentiment. The outcome will not. Be binding on the Council. However five of seven Council members have indicated they will follow majority  of petition the question to be voted on is whether the Council should petition Jov. J. Lindsay Almond to return the schools to City control. Norfolk s six White secondary schools attended by 10,000 pupils were closed under Virginia anti integration los sept. 29 when the City school Board assigned 17 negroes in compliance with a fed eral court desegregation order. The schools Are now under Almond s control. The City administration has maintained a hands off policy on the referendum. Campaign opponents however organized campaigning has been carried on by the opposing groups the pro segregation defenders of state sovereignty and individual liberties which is against the return of the schools and the Norfolk committee for Public schools which advocate their return. A footnote on tuesday s ballot says parents will be called upon to pay tuition fees if the schools Are returned and re opened. Vir Ginia Law Calls for the cutting off of state funds to any school in which integration occurs. Paper reports Malenkos shot new York a the Newyork sunday news in a copy righted dispatch from London said informed Whitehall sources have disclosed that former soviet Premier Georgi Malenkos has been shot to death. The newspaper said the former russian Leader was shot dead prematurely by a Short tempered interrogator for refusing to co operate in his assigned role As astar witness at a purge trial planned by Nikita  the Date of the incident was no mentioned and the dispatch said Khrushchev had ordered Complete censorship on news of Malenkos s death but it leaked out anyway. An obscure engineering journal published an obituary notice. Khrushchev said the sunday news of the soviet Union s Leader on both party and political fronts scheduled the trial to rid himself of his most dangerous rivals. Apart from Malenkos the other principals were Molotov Zhukov Kaganovich Shell of and bul Ganin. All ousted from office in june 1957 and denounced As anti party Berlin mayor says blockade averted continued from Page 1 Are based on International agree ments. Washington London and Paris again have said with All emphasis that they Are absolutely serious about their Security guarantees Brandt said. I have no intention of rattling the Saber but in the name of Ber Lin i can Only thank them for the clarity of their declarations. Berlin is no weak Point. Surely the Kremlin has been convinced of this too in the last few  West Germany to press reunification demands Frankfurt up the West German government is going ahead with plans for demanding a new big four conference on German reunification. A West German note proposing a new big four conference to Dis cuss both German reunification and a German peace treaty was to be transmitted to the soviet Union monday. The government thus seeks official sources explain to find a Middle Way Between the current positions of the Western Powers and the soviet Union and break the deadlock that has existed on the German question since late1955  
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