St Xavier High School - X Ray Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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10 A pillar of smoke pours from a blazing fuel storage installation at Port Said, Egypt, after a bombing raid by British carrier planes. Suez Canal Issue In the middle of November, 1956, England, France, and Israel in- vaded Egypt. Their purpose was to overthrow the Nasser headed government which had troubled them for many months. England and France had suffered oil losses as a result of Nasser s seizure of the Suez Canal. Israelhs borders had been attacked many times in the course of 1956. Battle raged on land and sea and in the air for eight long days as the danger of a third World War threatened ominously. The tense international situation was finally eased when United Nations SecretaryeGeneral Dag Hammarskjold announced that a cease-fire had been effected. The Suez Canal, the main reason for the invasion, was now rendered useless for many months because of the numerous sunken ships blocking the passage of other vessels. The gunhre had ceased, but the unpleasant aftermath would remain with the world for a long time. British front line troops watch as a convoy of United Nations cars pass along a highway par- alleling the Suez Canal.

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Hungarian Revolt The nation of Hungary was sparked into bloody revolution late in October, 1956, by a combination of bravery, anger, and desperation that makes men stake their lives for an ideal. The tide of Communism fell back before the attack of the fearless Hungarians. Their desperate fight for freedom earned for them at least the pledged right to be free of the Russian dictators. The streets of Budapest were like a gi- gantic tableau suddenly come to life: shouting students, grim factory workers, and screaming women raising their voices in a cry that was heard around the world. They were defying their Communist mas- ters. The Hungarians suffered and died by the thousands; and in the end, if the strength of their arms was no match for the guns, tanks, and bombs of the Rus- sians, the strength of their desire for free- dom was enough to shake the foundations of the Kremlin itself. A group of Hungarians view a huge head of Joseph Stalin in the middle of a down- town Budapest street after a statue of Russiafs former leader was demolished in the embattled Hungarian capital. 3W WW mexmA

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Bobby Morrow leads teammates Andy Stanfield and Thane Baker to the wire to win the 200 meter dash and his second gold medal in the Olympic Games at Melbourne, Australia. Olympic Games The 1956 United States Olympic team put on a hymen- dous exhibition of athletic prowess despite the fact that the Russian team gave the Americans their first beating since 1936 in the overall mathematics of the Olympic Games. Led by triple-winner Bobby Morrow, the American track team smashed almost every Olympic record in the track and field events. With Morrow run- ning wild in the 100 and 200 meter dashes; Charlie Dumas leaping like a kangaroo in the high jump; Parry OtBrien putting the shot over 60 feet; and ETyld- reliablett Bob Richards coming through in the pole- vault; the U. S. track team gave a performance that has never been equalled in the history of the Olympic Games.