Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-06-30

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and Polish troops is continuing
in Poznan, the Polish industrial
city torn by bloody anti Com
munist 'rioting.
Three Western businessmen
who arrived in Berlin from
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Poznan this morning said rifle
and machinegun fire and oc-
sional bursts from antiaircraftI
guns sounded throughout the
city during the night.
The men, who refused to be-
quoted by name, reported
isolated groups of armed work.
ers still were battling the troops
backed by tanks and jet planes.
Poland'S Communist govern
ment claimed yesterday that the
revolt has been crushed.
The travellers said they heard
reports in Poznan that the en-
battled workers offered a cease
fire on the condition that all
persons arrested in the revolt be
released and all troops be with
drawn from the city.
Foreigners Guarded
Reliable reports from Western
sources received earlier in Ber-
lin told of sporadic gunfire in
Poznan last night.
The three businessmen said
they and other foreigners leaving
Poznan were taken to the rail-
way station under police escort.
They said food was running short
and hotels had been ordered to
conserve water. Candles we're
issued to hotel guests in case of
power failure.
Other businessmen arriving in
Western capitals from Poznan
reported the city had IAN atmos-
phere of revolution"
The unofficial reports differed
in detail, but most agreed that
bands of rebels are holding out
in various parts Of Poznan. AL
though some said the rebels had
been confined to the heart of
the city. others said they mad
filered through the Gordon of
troops and tanks and dispersed
in small fighting groups. There
were reports Of sniping in Poz-
mans suburbs.
At several points the clashes
between workers and soldiers
repeatedly developed into full
scale street battles. the workers
using submachineguns.
Children Reported Killed
Two Swiss businessmen, who
arrived from Poznan this morn
ing. said tank crews not only
used their machineguns but also
their cannon on the rioters at
the height of the fighting.
I'VE kept hearing reports that
security police fired into a group
of marching children on Thurs
day and killed 80 of them" one
Swiss said.
They said they had seen pa
lrading children carrying BAN
ners demanding bread, liberty
and withdrawal of Russian
troops.
The two Swiss also told inter-
viewers that sporadic fighting
continued last night, and that
there was much shooting for
several hours" in the afternoon.
One of them fingered a bullet
which narrowly missed him and
hit a wall.
Clash at Fair Grounds
A Swedish delegate to Poznan's
international Fair reported to
the Associated Press in Moscow
by telephone that embattled re-
sistance fighters suddenly opened
fire from their hiding place in
the fair ground yesterday and
several Danes saved themselves
only by falling to the ground.
From so to 100 foreigners
were reported still in Poznan.
United States Ambassador
Joseph E. Jacobs said by tele-
phone from Warsaw that he had
sent two members of his staff to /
Poznan yesterday as observers. I
Berlin telephone operators
were accepting calls to Poznan /
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