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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 30, 1958
Page
1
President Coty calls General De Gaulle to form a government as France reels from political stalemate. In the Assembly, deputies faced protests and reviving street songs as the nation awaits a path to leadership.
Fragmented remarks quote Pralden Coty on the brink of civil war as factions debate national unity. The text cites long disputes, calls for order under the present Constitution, and De Gaulle’s reply about preventing an internal collapse while preserving France.
In Algiers, officials along the Government building corridors waved teleprinter messages declaring De Gaulle as Chief of Government. Copies were sent to General Selan and M. Soutell as leaders urged a formal government, saying they would not be satisfied until a new regime is formed and home can be restored.
U S Army units studied dispositions of their forces in view of French and North African evacuations. The New York Times cited possible emergency contingencies, including a Middle East flare with Lebanon and French Algeria needs, with NATO alert considerations and priority at US Army HQ.
Tunisia accused France of aggression claiming civilians were killed and 18 missing in a Remada attack on the French base last week. A government communique said missing people were believed held by French forces. A second communique alleged a French unit from Algeria crossed into Tunisia and retreated after frontier guards spotted them amid calls to surrender and evacuate French forces.
In Beirut a security sweep followed reports of gunfire from the Luxary Notet tent. Seven cockatoos performed on a hotel roof garden as an American showman, Bob Hammond, watched. A toy cannon and scattered shots marked the spectacle, causing a cautious response from authorities.
RYDN ey Thursday reports road schemes lack sound financing. McFen shaw notes proposals fail to show funding and operation plans. Rowshaw cites U S trends of avoiding toll roads as interest rates rise and notes about 3 000 rusties of toll roads in U S Senate committee report.
An Indonesian news agency reports Premier Djuanda promised an open public trial for American Allan Pope, 29, and Indonesian radio operator Jan Havey Rantung over alleged aid to rebels. U.S. officials seek access to Pope who parachuted from a bomber and was captured May 18 over Ambon harbor. The report notes American airmen purportedly assisting rebels and cites statements from Indonesian officials about trials, rebel losses, and military actions across Celebes, Moluccas, and surrounding areas.
At the Gond radines River bridge ceremony in Brindabelig Mr Day of the ACT Advisory Council urged Commonwealth support for a Tumut road. He argued a direct Canberra Tumut route would halve distance to food resources in Lantut Valley and improve supplies for Canberra residents.
Australian pilot Kenneth Begg, previously with the South Korean National Ailling, remains detained for investigation by the prosecutor's office in Seoul. The office may detain him until June 6 to decide on indictment or dismissal. a potential light settlement via the British embassy was discussed.
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