De Gaulle Bid For Power Up For Showdown
Paris reports a dramatic clash as Gen Charles De Gaulle presses for exceptional powers to manage the Algerian crisis amid a national Assembly session. Premier Pflimlin seeks to extend emergency Algeria powers, while De Gaulle warns of tough measures to unify France.
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Paris
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Charles de Gaulle
France
Pierre Pflimlin
Algeria
Pflimlin
de Gaulle
Copter Falls at Ft. Rucker Kills Soldier
At Ft. Rucker Alabama a giant H-37 Mohave helicopter crashed into a wooded area after takeoff killing SP 3 C Harley M Hawk 24 and injuring seven others including Warrant Officer Gordon L Coles. The aircraft carried eight men a truck and a mortar. An engine failure on takeoff was blamed for the plunge.
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Stassen Aims to Upset GOP in Pennsylvania Primary
Harold Stassen seeks the Republican gubernatorial nomination in Pennsylvania challenging party regulars in a three man race. Arthur McGonigle, William Livengood Jr, and Harold Vaughan vie for backing as voter turnout is expected to be light. Eisenhower cast a private ballot at Gettysburg as Stassen campaigns against entrenched Republicanism.
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Harold Stassen
Pennsylvania
Stassen
Richard Nixon
Minnesota
Eisenhower
William S. Livengood Jr
Harold J. Vaughan
Aliquippa
McConigle
Gettysburg
Patterson predicts strong turnout for Alabama runoff
Alabama Attorney General John Patterson urged a united front for the June 3 Democratic gubernatorial runoff. He faces Circuit Judge George Wallace in a race deemed pivotal for the state’s political outcome.
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John Patterson
Alabama
Patterson
George Wallace
Bibb County
Centreville Press
Wtan
Wallace
Ee Patterson
Dulles Affirms U S Duty Not Barred Anywhere
Secretary of State Dulles stated the United States is not barred by Soviet threats from acting anywhere in the world. He spoke during a news conference on the Lebanon crisis, noting Congress authorized a Middle East policy resolution to defend independence and integrity if needed.
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Dulles
United States
Lebanon
Soviet Union
Middle East
Congress
Aioenes
U.S
Middle Eastern
U.S. Middle East
Trujillo Acknowledges Love For Kim Novak On TV
Lt. Gen. Rafael Trujillo Jr., head of the Dominican air force, confirms on a television program that he is in love with actress Kim Novak. He says he and his wife separated last December and he began divorce proceedings in March, with custody of six children to Octavia. He notes U.S. aid remains material and that his wealth comes from family sugar refineries and ranches.
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Hollywood
Rafael Trujillo Jr
Kim Novak
Dominican Republic
Air Force
Kim
Paul V. Coates
Octavia
Trujillo
United States
U.S
Decatur Skies May 21 Evening and Night Sky Guide
The report lists sky events for Wednesday May 21 including Moon set at 10 23 p m first quarter Sunday night prominent stars the Twins above the Moon visible planets Saturn Jupiter Venus and Mars with times for rise and locations across the sky.
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Saturn
Weather and River Report for Decatur Area
Tennessee River reading at Keller Memorial Bridge this morning 21.46 a fall of 2 feet in 24 hours. Sea level reading 555.75. High yesterday 8. Low 60. Today 11 a.m. 72 with easterly wind 10 to 15 mph. Forecast: high 75, low 60, Wednesday high 79.
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Decatur
Keller Memorial Bridge
Funds Coming In For Jerry Sparkman
Eight year old Jerry Sparkman suffers from muscular dystrophy and lacks a television. The Decatur Daily charity drive invites contributions to the Jerry Sparkman Fund to provide a TV set, helping him watch programs at home with his family in Oak Ridge.
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Jerry
Anderson Sparkman
Anderson
Fred Sparkman
Oak Ridge
Decatur Daily
L. A. Werven
Ferre
Wee Gwe
Ssacchestotecs
Civilian Space Agency Is Voted
Washington specialHouse committee backs civilian space agency to lead peaceful exploration with a single director at $22 500 a year. The measure calls for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to take over from NACA and to work under civilian control, with military work remaining in Defense.
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House
America
House Space Committee
Defense Department
John W. McCormack
Dmass
Kenneth B. Keating
Foreign Affairs
McCormack
Eisenhower
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
NACA
Advanced Research Projects Agency
Governors Favor Public Works Over Tax Cuts
A majority of U S governors at the 50th annual meeting endorsed expanded public works to fight the recession, with Democratic leaders favoring this path and opposing broad income tax cuts. Democratic Govs Ribicoff and Harriman urged cross party talks. Republican Govs Stratton Foss, plus Leader Freeman and Muskie, warned against cutting revenues for big expenditures.
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Eisenhower
Congress
W. Averell Harriman
New York
G. Mennen Williams
Michigan
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Connecticut
William G. Stratton
Illinois
Joe Foss
South Dakota
George M. Leader
Pennsylvania
Orville Freeman
Minnesota
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Cardinal Has A Good Night
Rome Rome Samuel Cardinal Stritch, 70, leader of the Chicago archdiocese, remains partially paralyzed after a stroke. Doctors say his condition is satisfactory and not worsening, with hopeful notes from Dr. Rocchi and Dr. Bergen as he stays in a Vatican clinic.
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Samuel Cardinal Stritch
Ralph Bergen
Chicago
Filippo Rocchi
Vatican
Rocchi
Arnaldo Pozzi
Starkweather Angered by Insanity Testimony in Mass Slaying Trial
Lincoln Neb testimony on Charles Starkweather sanity resumes with Starkweather furious at Dr Nathan Greenbaum Kansas City psychologist who testifies Starkweather has a severe mental disorder and a hair trigger. Defense psychiatrist Dr John J O Hearne notes Starkweather threatens to kill Greenbaum over insanity plea and chief attorney T Clement Gaughan. He is on trial for the January killings including 17 year old Robert Jensen and nine other victims.
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Starkweather
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O‘hearne
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Robert Jensen
Wallace Patterson File Campaign Expense Report
Wallace and Patterson filed campaign finance reports with the Alabama secretary of state under the Corrupt Practices Act. Patterson reported $3,189 in post election expenses, totaling $29,482 with $31,771 in contributions. Wallace reported $29,001 in expenses and $27,000 in contributions, totaling $41,229 in expenses and $40,592 in contributions. Major Wallace items included $9,000 to the Jim Denny Artist Bureau for Minnie Pearl, plus other large payments to Tennille and Tuttle and various agencies.
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George C. Wallace
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Tennille and Tuttle
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Normal Smith
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Morse Says Nixon Latin Visit Was Trouble Causing
Senator Wayne Morse argues State Department testimony shows that Vice President Nixon’s Latin American tour was expected to provoke unrest. He cites advance warnings and rumors of assassination attempts, saying the trip could not be a goodwill mission. Morse urges the Foreign Relations Committee to chart steps to improve economic ties with South America.
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D-Ore
State Department
Nixon
Morse
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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Venezuela
Caracas
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Lebanon
Algeria
Indonesia
Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Murphy
South America
Airliner And Jet Collide In Maryland Killing Eleven
A Capitol Airlines turbojet with seven passengers and four crew collided with a Maryland Air National Guard aircraft above the Potomac River Valley. All 11 aboard the passenger plane died. one body from the military plane was later found nearby. The military pilot Capt Julius R McCoy parachuted to safety and survived with severe burns.
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Capital Airlines
Potomac River Valley
Maryland Air National Guard
Julius R. McCoy
Baltimore
Frederick’ Memorial Hospital
Frederick
Harry Nicholson
Bruns
Wick
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