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...mile range in its surface-to-surface missiles (on the theory that they could be launched 100 miles behind the lines and travel 100 miles beyond). Gone, therefore, was the dream of longer-range Army-built missiles that could (as the Army Information Digest recently said) attack "distant troop concentrations, marshaling areas and communication centers" and destroy "enemy missile sites, atomic stockpiles and airfields." The Army was assigned responsibility for point, i.e., local defense and the franchise on such radar-directed, land-to-air missiles as Nike, with a range of not more than 100 miles...
...ties . . . and two of whom constitute our oldest, most trusted and reliable allies." In dramatic demonstration of the depth of the disagreement, he proposed, on behalf of the U.S., a resolution urging "all parties now involved in hostilities" in the Middle East to cease fire and stop all troop movements...
...long the Russians had been ferrying Soviet passengers out to Soviet planes at the airport, among them, it was reported, Russia's First Deputy Premier Anastas Mikoyan and such wanted Hungarian notables as ex-Premier Hegedus and AVH Boss Piros. But, as the reports of Russian troop movements firmed, as rebel center Györ was cut off from Budapest, as Czech radio stations jammed the rebel stations, the Hungarians suddenly knew that their worst fears were confirmed. They had been tricked...
...United Nations General Assembly at 2:30 this morning passed the U.S. resolution calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities in the Middle East. The vote was 64 in favor, five opposed, and six abstentions. Italy immediately moved urgent consideration of Soviet troop movements into Hungary...
...Troop movements and other skullduggery are taking place so fast in the Suez area that any comment may be completely outmoded by the events of 5 hours. The general direction of things, however, seems only too clear...