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Rioting After De Gaulle Ceremony Splits Paris Crowd
In Paris thousands cheered Gen. Charles de Gaulle at the June 18 ceremony marking his 1940 broadcast. Leftist students clashed with rightist youths on the Champs Elysees as police contained the rioting and blocked further marches near the Arch of Triumph and Place de la Concorde.
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