France mobilizes 80 000 reservists for Algeria drive
France under Premier Guy Mollet calls up 80 000 reservists in a nationwide mobilization to bolster the 300 000 strong force in Algeria. The action targets the National Liberation Army rebels known locally as Fellaghas and Arab guerrillas who have terrorized the population and damaged the colonial economy. Rebels respond across the country as France seeks to reverse its deteriorating military position in its overseas province.
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France
Guy Mollet
Algeria
National Army of Liberation
Mollet
Yankee ingenuity showcased in new home gadgets
Washington reports on a National Housing Center exhibit displaying ready made home gadgets. Highlights include pre cut marble blocks for walls and baths, a folding aluminum shower enclosure, a remote control low voltage wiring system, aluminum awning windows with motor or hand crank options, and a durable plastic threshold strip for weather and dust sealing. Marble blocks and stone siding offer easy handling and installation for bathrooms kitchens and exteriors.
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National Housing Center
Dulles The Secretary's Son Becomes Catholic Priest
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles watched his youngest son Avery R. Dulles ordained a Catholic priest at Fordham University. Avery, 38, former WWII naval officer and philosophy teacher, was among 36 Jesuit seminarians ordained by Cardinal Spellman. The elder Dulles praised his son's faith and devotion.
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New York
John Foster Dulles
Avery R. Dulles
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Fordham University
Dulles
Oil Industry Split Over Price Discrimination Bill
Segments of the oil industry oppose a House backed bill tightening price discrimination rules and overturning a five year old Supreme Court ruling on Standard Oil discounts. The measure, sponsored by Rep. Patman and revised by Rep. Rogers, faces Senate Judiciary Committee uncertainty before adjournment.
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Senate Judiciary Committee
House
Supreme Court
Standard Oil of
Indiana
Federal Trade Commission
Wright Patman
D-Tex
Small Business Committee
Byron G. Rogers
D-Clo
Congress
Texas Building Shows Increase In May Across State
Construction in Texas rose 10 percent in May to 85 million dollars per the University of Texas Bureau of Business Research. Dallas led with 13.68 million, per capita 31.48, Austin total 3.15 million and 23.80 per capita, Lubbock 3.35 million, 46.66 per capita, El Paso 2.71 million, 20.77 per capita. First five months 1956 show a 10 percent decline versus 1955.
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Austin Ap
Texas
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
The
Research Bureau
Jo Overstreet
Texas Business Review
Lubbock
Dallas
Austin
el Paso
Skelton Quips Ease Tension On Crippled Plane
Comedian Red Skelton calmed 59 passengers aboard a Pan American Stratocruiser forced to return to the mainland from an Honolulu flight due to oil pressure trouble. He kept spirits high with his routines while turning on his children Valentina and Richard in mock ferocity. The unscheduled stop in San Francisco occurred because a spare Stratocruiser was unavailable at Los Angeles.
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San Francisco
Red Skelton
Hawaii
Skelton
Bob Crosby
Pan American
Honolulu
Los Angeles International
An Airlines
California
Skelten
Valentina
Richard
Los Angeles
British high society on blacklist for rowdy deb parties
The Woman's Sunday Mirror reports London debutantes and escorts host wild parties with high jinks by the Duke of Kent and others. Incidents include torn dresses burnt frocks, champagne dousing from a parapet, puppies thrown into pools, and weaponized pranks at yacht and yacht-side events.
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Sunday Mirror
Duke of Kent
Laborites
Women’s Sunday Mirror
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