De Gaulle Says Tempted to Quit Over French Crisis
Paris Sunday report quotes President de Gaulle saying he felt the temptation to withdraw on May 29 but stayed on to defend the Republic against subversion. He accuses revolutionary groups and a totalitarian Communist enterprise of trying to seize power through general strikes to paralyze the country. He cites Pompidou talks with unions and urges unity in the lead up to elections and a postponed referendum on social reform.
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Bidault Returns to France From Exile
Georges Bidault former French prime minister and longtime critic of de Gaulle surrendered to authorities in Paris. He was taken before the State Security Court and released on provisional liberty after crossing the Belgian border with three lawyers. Once a premier and foreign minister he opposed Gaulle’s Algerian policy during exile in Brazil and Belgium.
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Saigon Curfew Eased After Vietcong Capture
Saigon authorities eased the capital curfew as the last guerrilla in Cholon was captured. Refugees may return home as fires subside. Police warn of hidden Vietcong in safe houses while Vietcong bombardments span nine localities. North Korean troops reportedly present with South Vietnamese forces.
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Police chief replaced in Saigon upheaval
Saigon reports Major General Neuyen Neoe Loan, controversial national police chief, wounded and hospitalized. He was replaced by Colonel Tran Van Hai, commander of Ranger Troops. Saigon mayor Van Van Cai, also wounded, was replaced by Colonel Do Kien Nhieu, former provincial chief in the Mekong Delta.
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Britons win world beer drinking contest in Yorkshire
Britons claimed top honors at a world beer swilling contest in Bilton, Yorkshire, as Mike Riksley, a 37 year old lorry driver, downed a 3.2 second pint to win the title and 17 pints in an hour. Lionel Tutts won the most pints in an hour, with 17, and the village vicar judged the event.
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Scorpion Sub Sailor Testimony Highlights Emergency Blow System
Navy captain testified the Scorpion lacked a working emergency ballast blow system, limiting dive depth and delaying emergency ascent. Court notes no obvious structural or mechanical failures and emphasizes crew competence. discussions remain restricted to closed sessions.
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Riots erupt as left wing students clash with police in Milan
More than 1,500 protesters including students professors and artists battled police for hours in barricaded streets then stormed two universities and an art exhibit. Police arrested over 200 and injured many while demonstrators fled into occupied buildings after a march supporting university reform.
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Coma Survivor of Civil War Shot Dies in Madrid Burial
Dolores de la Gala Duran, 36, had been in a deep coma since she was four after being shot during the 1936 civil war near Granja de Torrehermosa in Badajoz. Rescued by Nationalist troops, she never recovered and died last week, ending a 28 year coma before burial in Madrid.
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Negress with new heart dies in Dallas operation
Doctors at Parkland Hospital performed the world’s 21st heart transplant on Friday. The recipient, the first woman and the first Negro to receive a heart, died four hours and 45 minutes later. Mrs Foster Matthews, 41, a Dallas house wife, received a heart from a 26-year-old car accident victim. Six heart transplant patients survive, two in Houston, others in Paris London Cape Town and Sao Paulo. Geneva hosts top specialists to discuss problems in heart transplants this week.
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Indians capture guerrillas near Kohima in fierce clash
Indian security forces say they killed many guerrillas, captured 24 Nagas, and seized Chinese arms near Kohima in a daylong battle. Officials claim the operation produced evidence of Naga links with China and Communists in north Burma.
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Soviet troop build up on Soviet Norwegian border
OSLO reports that Soviet troops supported by tanks artillery and tracked vehicles massed along the Pasvik River on the Soviet Norwegian border in northern Norway. The action appears to respond to NATO's Polar Express exercise involving 12 000 allied troops in north Norway.
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