De Gaulle seeks decree power as deputies arrested in Paris
French government asks Parliament for special powers to rule by decree for 14 months until 1961 as deputies Pierre Lagaillarde Jean Baptiste Biaggi and Mourad Kaouah are jailed in connection with the Algerian revolt. A magistrate questioned many suspects over arms shipments to insurgents amid a collapsing right wing uprising.
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de Gaulle
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Algiers
French National Assembly
Pierre Lagaillarde
Jean-Baptiste Biaggi
Mourad Kaouah
Lagaillarde
National Assembly
Senate
Sante Prison
Tanker Fire Blocks U S 221 In Spartanburg Area
A Petroleum Transfer Corp tanker overturned near Spartanburg spilling thousands of gallons of burning gasoline. Flames rose 60 feet as two 100,000 volt Duke Power lines were cut, knocking out power to northern Spartanburg County for hours. Driver Jack Johnson escaped through a broken windshield and survived unhurt.
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Spartanburg
U.S. 221
Interstate Exchange 585
Duke Power Co
Jack Johnson
Hendersonville
N.C
Petroleum Transfer Corp
Marion
Gastonia
Johnson
Here
WTHE
Spartanburg General Hospital
Ed Wthe
MacArthur Improves Further in Hospital
General Douglas MacArthur shows further improvement at Lenox Hill Hospital after an enlarged prostate prompted admission. Officials report a comfortable night, less pain, and a cheerful exchange with Col. Gordon Barclay. Doctors note a nonmalignant prostate enlargement with possible kidney involvement needing further study. The 80th birthday was celebrated last week.
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New York
Douglas MacArthur
Lenox Hill Hospital
Gordon Barclay
1St Army
Leonard D. Heaton
Army
Washington
MacArthur
George W. Laughter
Hope Flares For 435 Miners Trapped In South African Mine
Coalbrook South Africa officials maintain hope for the 435 miners trapped since January 21. A senior official says reports of mass deaths are premature, noting possible access to fresh air and water and food found from 40 horses with the entombed group.
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Coalbrook
South Africa
Russians Plan Invade U S Small Car Field With Moskvich
Moscow reports Tass that the Soviet Union aims to enter the U S market with the Moskvich a compact car. American dealer Robert Castle agreed to take 10 000 units over two years with an initial 5 000 this summer. Prices cited differ by exchange rate and abroad.
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U.S
Moscow
Soviet Union
U. S
Tass
Robert Castle
Castle
United States
Egypt Moves Troops to Sinai Amid Israel Syria Clash
Egyptian forces move along the U N patrol frontier in Sinai after Israeli Syrian clashes. Oslo warns of Pullout if fighting widens while Norwegian troops guard police duties. Fire and air battles flare near Sea of Galilee with jets exchanged and casualties reported. Tawafik village cited as flashpoint and Arab farmers seen there.
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Cairo
Sinai Desert
al Ahram
Israel
Desert
United Arab Republic
Oslo
U.N
U.A.R
Sinai
Middle East
Jordan River
Sea of Galilee
Tawafik
Marines Are Fined In London
Seven of the U S Embassy's 15 Marine guards were fined reduced in rank and sent home by a court martial for selling duty free cigarettes in Britain. An embassy spokesman said ranks went to sergeant and that sentences will be reviewed by higher authorities. In London a Dutch man pleaded guilty to possessing untaxed whisky and cigarettes, saying he bought some from embassy Marines. The magistrate fined him 686 dollars.
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London
U.S
Marine Guard
Britain
Johannas Lambertus van Veggel
van Veggel
Economy car insurance cut authorized nationwide
New York AP: more than 400 insurers will give a 10 percent discount on auto premiums for small economy cars starting March 1. The discount also applies to two car families with a 25 percent credit and to cars with the 10 percent driver education credit for male drivers under 25. Sports cars are ineligible.
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New York
National Bureau of Casualty Underwriters
National Automobile Underwriters Assn
Air Force Tanker Lands After Jammed Gear Crash
In SCULTHORPE England a US Air Force tanker crash landed with gear jammed at a base. Captain Thomas Rogenski of Torrington Connecticut ordered three crew to bail out while circling to burn fuel. He, Captain John Stukas and Sgt Paul Sterba guided a controlled landing as two others jumped. One airman Sidney Middle from Rock Valley Iowa suffered a leg injury awaiting hospital care. Grady Allen from Mobile Alabama was treated for minor injuries and shock. Lieutenant Richard Millar of Marshalltown was unharmed.
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Sculthorpe
England
U.S
Thomas S. Rogenski
Torrington
Conn
John Stukas
Largo
Fla
Paul F. Sterba
Crystal Lake
Iowa
Rogenski
Ortiz Fights On From Secret Algerian Command Post
A fellow insurgent says Joseph Ortiz fled Algiers to a secret command post to press on against de Gaulle's Algeria policy. Ortiz led an eight day uprising that collapsed under army pressure and a warrant is out for his arrest. Demarquet described Ortiz in a Moorish villa briefing newsmen.
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Mand Post
U. S
Demarquet
Algiers
Bryan testifies on WBIG control at FCC hearing
Jefferson Standard Broadcasting head Jos eph McKinley Bryan told the FCC that WBIG Greensboro is controlled similarly by Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co. as the broadcasting unit. Howard Holderness said the insurance board oversees but the radio company runs daily affairs. Bryan, also an insurer director, said WBIG is owned by North Carolina Broadcasting Co with WBIG stock held by Jefferson Standard Life Insurance. Four firms seek Channel 8 licenses: Jefferson Standard and Tri cities Broadcasting of Greensboro and High Point’s High Point Television Co. and Southern Broadcasters Inc.
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Washington
Joseph McKinley Bryan
Jefferson Standard Broadcasting Co
Greensboro
N.C
Federal Communications Commission
WBIG
Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co
Broadcasting Company
Howard Holderness
Bryan
Holderness
The
North Carolina Broadcasting Co
Tri-cities Broadcasting Co
High Point Television Co
Southern Broadcasters Inc
High Point
Hewlett to Enter Senate Race in Democratic Primary
Raleigh North Carolina House Speaker Addison Hewlett a Wilmington attorney prepares to announce at 5 p.m. in Raleigh his candidacy for the U S Senate in the Democratic primary on May 28 He has served in the state House since 1951 including a term as speaker in 1959 The article notes his World War II service and legal career and that he is married with a son on a farm in Masonboro Sound.
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Raleigh
House
Addison Hewlett
U.S. Senate
Hewlett
Wilmington
B. Everett Jordan
North Carolina
House of Representatives
N. C
Wake Forest College
Law School
Illicit 680-gallon still destroyed in Caldwell County
Federal agents wrecked a 680 gal illicit whisky still before it produced any liquor and arrested three men Travis Triplett Jimmy Lovette and Ed Welburn all placed under $1 000 bond. Triplett and Welburn have prior moonshine and whisky related charges and Triplett is linked to a multi state whisky empire from the 1950s.
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Lenoir
N.C
Travis D. Triplett
Purlear
Jimmy N. Lovette
Miller's Creek
Ed Welburn
U.S
Fred Hoover
Triplett
Welburn
North Carolina
Ring
Watauga County
State Highway Patrol
Wilkes Superior Court
Senate Votes On Poll Tax
Washington AP reports the Senate begins voting on measures to end the poll tax for federal elections. Debates focus on whether to achieve this via a constitutional amendment or by simple congressional action. Holland seeks to attach an anti poll tax amendment to Kefauver’s disaster vacancy plan.
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Washington
Senate
Spessard L. Holland
D-Fla
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Holland
Kefauver
Jacob K. Javits
Groundhog Day in Pennsylvania Lures Local Sect Traditions
In Quarryville Lancaster County the Slumbering Groundhog Lodge led by Robert Herr gathers at dawn in silk hats and white robes to watch for a shadow and celebrate Groundhog Day. Punxsutawney Pete followers in western PA mock the Quarryville group while Groundhog No. 1 on the Lehigh and Philadelphia Zoo watchers also weigh the forecast across the state.
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Quarryville
Pennsylvania
Lancaster County
Groundhog Lodge
Robert Herr
Lodge
Quarryville Boys
Punxsutawny Club
Pete
Nummer Ainson da Lecha
Lehigh
Philadelphia
Rivers Continue to Rise Across North Carolina
The Neuse and Cape Fear rivers rose under heavy weekend rains with minor flooding in lowlands. Forecasts expect crests around 18 to 19 feet on the Neuse at Goldsboro by Friday and 16 to 17 feet at Kinston by Sunday.
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Raleigh
Neuse
Goldsboro
Kinston
Cape Fear
Fayetteville
Elizabethtown
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Ruth
Rinny
Borge
Lewis A. Armstrong
Detroit
Wyandotte
Armstrong
University of Michigan
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SiacCi
Air Force
Ortiz
Joseph
Algeria
Jean - Maurice Demarquet
Bly
Cision
FCC
Masonboro Sound
Caldwell
Sen
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
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