Bitter Politicking Marks French Yule Season
In Paris, Pierre Mendes France accuses Premier Edgar Faure of pushing an early election to exploit a fragmented postwar parliament. Faure defends the constitutional move and calls for voter trust to resolve North African, economic, and social tensions as January 2 elections approach. The Communists expect about 100 seats in the 623-member Assembly as campaigning intensifies.
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Paris
France
Pierre Mendes-France
Assembly
Edgar Faure
Faure
Town Creek HD Club Welcomes New Member at Holiday Meeting
Town Creek Home Demonstration Club in Mrs. Jean Abrams’s home held a Thursday evening gathering with Christmas decorations. New member Mrs. George Nancarrow was welcomed. Lucy B. Moore demonstrated Christmas decorations and attendees exchanged gifts. January plans set with Mrs. Gladys Roberts hosting.
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Town Creek
George Nancarrow
Home Demostration Club
Jean Abrams
Ozell Ferguson
Jesus
Lucy B. Moore
Abrams
Edith Adkins
Mabel Oe
Russell Armstrong
Eady Yates
Etta Sanderson
Richard Tullinson
Gladys Roberts
Blanche Weems
Eloise Houston
Austinville High Honors Nearly 100 Pupils on Roll
Austinville’s high school reports 98 students on the honor rolls for the second six weeks. Of these, 23 earned A honor status. Principal S. M. Dollar lists the names by class and entry level, highlighting the district’s sustained academic achievement.
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Austinville
S. M. Dollar
Shirley Faye Lake
Joe Duncan
Ronnie Hendrix
Larry Joe Jones
Michael McDonald
Terry Singleton
Jimmie Marie Bates
Carolyn Braswell
Edith Byrd
Ann Davis
Linda Holt
Sandra Nelson
Drucille Roberts
Diana Ward
Lavern Byrd
Edgar Smith, Jr
Jimmy Moebes
Wayne Bowling
John - Paul Hampton
Hanf Martin
Brenda Martin
Betty Bowling
Nancy Plant
Seldon Lake
Jimmy Wallace
Thomas Holland
Richard Kornis
Jimmy McPherson
Virginia Moore
Linda Walker
Beatrice Foshee
Michael Moebes
Jerry Oliver
Ronnie Hall
Wyman Logan
Ray Mitchell
Curtis Sanders
Sara Jane Burns
Gayle Cooper
Janice Smith
Faye Stewart
Thelma Jo Bowling
Claudia Curbon
Daina French
Audrey Gilliland
Dorothy Holbert
Josephine Lansdell
Marjorie McCluskey
Jeanette Reynolds
Gaynelle Woodall
Ronald Matthews
Roy Cox
Fred Henson
Ira Sivley
Barbara Brazelton
Hester French
Gertie Sue Johnson
Shirley Kay Jones
Imagean Rhodes
Melba Jean Robbins
Car Truck Collision on Church Street Ends with Charge
A 15 year old Decatur boy was injured after his car collided with a westbound International two ton truck on Church Street at 6 45 yesterday. The driver Joe Hagamaker West Court Apartments suffered bruises while the truck driven by Jesse Buford Allen Jr 30 sustained no injuries. Hagamaker was charged with having no driver's license after he reported blacking out and finding the truck's blinking signals but failing to stop on wet pavement. Patrolmen Robbins and Watson investigated.
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Decatur
Church St
Joe Hagamaker
West Court Apartments
Jesse Buford Allen, Jr
Canal St
Hagamaker
Tommy Robbins
Billy Watson
Political Divisions Shape France Ahead of Elections
France faces a fragmented party landscape with about 15 parties expected in the forthcoming elections. A major factor is the rivalry between former ally Mendes-France and Premier Faure, whose feud dominates the political scene.
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France
Mendes-France
Premier Faure
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