Algeria Demands New Direction After De Gaulle Investiture
In Algiers crowds show sharp disappointment with Gen. Charles de Gaulle after his government is formed. Protesters blame the return of old party hacks and punish ex premier Pflimmi with a drag through the streets while Jacques Soustelle’s exclusion sparks questions among insurgents.
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Memorial Day Toll In North Carolina Rises
The Associated Press reports at least 15 died over Memorial Day weekend in North Carolina, many in car crashes. Names include Billy Masfield Duke, Johnny Teague, William Price, and Rosland Gamble, with drownings and other accidents across multiple counties and towns.
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Lenoir
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Brevard
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Jonesville
North Carolina colleges graduate thousands in spring ceremonies
North Carolina State, Woman's College Greensboro, Duke, UNC, Wake Forest, Davidson and others held commencements this week. Speakers included Norman Cousins, Edwin Gill, and Norman A. Cocke as graduates numbered in the hundreds to over a thousand at several campuses. Belmont Abbey plans its 80th class with about 60 graduates.
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Saturday Review
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Winston-Salem
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Clayton
Ohio Baptist Education Society
Davidson College
Norman A. Cocke
Charlotte
Duke Powser Co
Lenoir Rhyne
Pfeiffer
Western Carolina
Guilford
Salem
Queens College
Belmont Abbey College
Davis Urges Salem College Seniors to Aim High
Arch ie K. Davis, Wachovia Bank chairman and unopposed Democratic state senate candidate, told Salem College seniors to align sacrifice with vision as they graduate in the 196th year. President Gramley presided. Ivy M. Hixson announced honors. Dr John R. Cunningham preached the baccalaureate sermon at Home Moravian Church.
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Salem
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John R. Cunningham
Davidson College
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Congress Opens Big Schedule
Congress begins a full five day workweek after Memorial Day ahead of an early August adjournment, facing a heavy agenda including federal pay raises, a U S space agency bill, Defense Department appropriations, a reciprocal trade program extension, and tax rate continuations. The Senate has only acted on the federal pay bill so far.
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Eisenhower Dulles Plan Major Foreign Policy Conference
President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles set a major conference to discuss France De Gaulle relations and a new U S stance on Soviet nuclear test talks. A White House statement urged intimate friendly ties with France while officials noted De Gaulle's willingness to cooperate. Khrushchev sent a letter proposing Soviet U S and other nations expert talks on testing.
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Memorial Day Highway Toll Hits 370 Dead
Holiday traffic deaths across the nation rose to 370 during the 78 hour period ending Memorial Day, with drownings at 127 and 88 in miscellaneous accidents. The total death toll reached 585, surpassing 1955 records and council warnings about impatience and intoxication on the roads.
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Israeli Police Fire On Arabs Near Mount Scopus Truce Zone
Israeli police fired on a group of Arabs near Hadassah Hospital in the Mt Scopus demilitarized area. Jordan reported one Jordanian killed and two wounded. Jordan protested to the U N truce organization. One report said the Arab group attempted to reach Jerusalem and was attacked by five guards.
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Uneasy Air Prevails At Auto Plants
About 500000 auto workers nationwide went to work without a union contract. No incidents were reported as GM Chrysler and Ford plants operated under no contract for the first time since the 1930s and 1940s, while Walter P. Reuther urged restraint to avoid plant shutdowns.
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U S Watches Soviet Shipping Near Atlantic Approaches
The State Department told Moscow that the United States Navy conducts routine surveillance of ships approaching the United States. Soviet trawlers were reported near international waters southeast of Nova Scotia with radar gear and frequent arrivals and departures.
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President Receives Honorary Law Degree at Mount St. Mary's
Mount St. Mary's College in Emmitsburg Maryland announced an honorary doctor of laws degree for the President. The ceremony praised him as a modern colossus who helped bind free nations in alliance. He and Mrs. Eisenhower planned to travel from Gettysburg to the campus.
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Quicksilver Alf Escapes Again From English Prisons
Alfred Hinds 41 known as Quicksilver Alf escapes third time in 30 months prompting a major manhunt. He previously fled Nottingham jail in 1955 for 248 days after protests of innocence and a TV plea for a new trial.
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De Gaulle Wins Six Month Emergency Powers In France
The National Assembly approved Gen. Charles de Gaulle’s request for six months of emergency powers to govern by decree. The vote was 322 to 232 with a near identical tally to yesterday’s approval and followed a tense session marked by protests and calls for constitutional changes.
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Noted High Point magnate dies in Alabama crash
A. Coke Cecil, 61, prominent High Point businessman and store founder, was killed in a head on collision near Heflin Alabama while returning from Hot Springs Arkansas. The Davidson County native built Cecil Drug Stores into a regional chain and held extensive realty holdings. He was active in church and Republican affairs. More on page three.
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