France teeters as Coty warns of civil war and De Gaulle
President Rene Coty told the National Assembly he will resign unless Gen. Charles de Gaulle is named head of government and a national union formed. De Gaulle arrived late, while le Troquer urged support as the Communist party warned of a coup and a referendum plan surfaced.
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Paris
Rene Coty
National Assembly
France
Charles de Gaulle
Senate
de Gaulle
Assembly
Andre Je Troquer
Coty
le Troquer
Pierre Pflimlin
Guy Mollet
Jeader
Jules Moch
Communist Party
CLC Responds to Crump U.S. Influence Claim
Canadian Labor Congress officials rebut CPR president N. R. Crump for alleging American union leaders sway Canadian workers. CLC exec VP Stanley Knowles and Donald MacDonald cite Gordon Royal Commission findings and accuse Crump of serving employer interests while arguing CPR shows U.S. control in labor affairs.
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Charlie King
NEWS
Ottawa
CPR
N. R. Crump
Canadian Labor Congress
Stanely Knowles
CLC
Donald MacDonald
Canada
U.S
Crump
Canadian Life Insurance Officers’ Association
Gordon Royal Commission
MacDonald
Knowles
Government Easily Defeats Liberal Non-Confidence Motion
In Ottawa the government repelled the Liberals 181 to 52 on a non-confidence amendment to the address. The CCF backed the Liberals as opposition voices were overwhelmed by government support. Upcoming business includes committees on estimates and veterans affairs, hospital insurance amendments, and the Canada Agricultural Products Standards Act.
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Canada
U.S
Britain
CCF
Commons
Department of Transport Act
Fire Damages Store in Preeceville Block
A Wednesday blaze in Preeceville Saskatchewan caused about 15000 in damage destroying a general store owned by Harry Pankavitch and damaging a cafe on Second Avenue. The fire threatened an entire block early Wednesday morning in the farming town 60 miles north of Yorkton.
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Preeceville
Sask
Second Avenue
Yorkton
Harry Pankavitch
New Challenge For Government in Commons Motion
In Ottawa CP reports H W Herridge of Kootenay West introduced a CCF non confidence motion in the Commons during the throne speech debate. The measure seeks federal steps to ease municipalities heavy financial burden and is set for a vote tonight. Earlier the government rejected a CCF motion on economic policy and trade, and defeated a Liberal CCF bid on expanding trade.
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Ottawa
CCF
H. W. Herridge
Kootenay West
Montreal Blast Fatality Seen as Self-Inflicted
Verdun police linked a Tuesday explosion that destroyed a two storey building to an alleged death by own action attempt. J Andre Boisclair, 40, an unemployed accountant, admitted letting gas fumes fill his apartment and struck a match. Initial reports suggested a postman doorbell triggered the blast.
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Montreal
Verdun
Pierre Gatineau
J. Andre Boisclair
Water ban set 11 to 2 in Medicine Hat
The City of Medicine Hat announces new water restrictions effective immediately. Residents may not water lawns or gardens from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Even numbered homes may water on even days and odd numbered homes on odd days. Overnight outdoor watering from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. is banned. Watering allowed only during listed monthly hours.
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Medicine Hat
Algerian Army Plans Move Amid Reports of Coup Talk
Leon Delbecque of the All-Algerian Committee of Public Safety said the army cannot stay idle as crowds gather in Algiers to hear insurgent leaders. Reuters reported rumors of a coup if de Gaulle is not returned to power, with the movement framed as national restoration rather than a plot.
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Leon Delbecque
Committee of Public Safety
Algeria
Reuters
Paris
de Gaulle
Communist Party
Gen. de Gaulle
Delbecque
France
el- Babair
Algiers
France's Fourth Republic Threatened by Repeated Patterns
The report outlines a cyclical history of France since 1792 with republics and empires ending in coups and wars. It notes Charles de Gaulle, founder of the Fourth Republic in 1944, as well as Napoleon III, Napoleon I, and Marshal Petain as pivotal figures in the doomed transitions from republic to authoritarian rule.
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Paris
France
Charles de Gaulle
Napoleon Bonaparte
Louis Napoleon
Napoleon III
Henri Philippe Petain
De Gaulle Denies Involvement In Algerian Crisis
Gen Charles de Gaulle says in a published letter he had nothing to do with the army settler revolt in Algeria and warns that civil war would place heavy responsibility on those who blocked him. He cites forming a legal government to restore unity and discipline, and says power must come from the people or their representatives.
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Paris
Reuters
Charles de Gaulle
Algeria
France
National Assembly
de Gaulle
Algiers
Charles Henru
Pierre Mendes-France
Radical Party
Vincent Auriol
Auriol
Post Office Site Studied for Medicine Hat Building
Federal officials study sites for a new Medicine Hat post office. Consideration focuses on a Second St. SE and Fourth Ave. block now home to at least three families. A two story building is planned with second floor offices for the PFRA and the Unemployment Insurance Commission. Estimated cost about $600,000 with construction set for 1959.
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Medicine Hat
Second St
Fourth Ave
R. F. Shepherd
Jennie Lewis
Samuel Silver
PFRA
Unemployment Insurance Commission
Spaak Declares NORAD Not Part of NATO
NATO Secretary General Paul-Henri Spaak said NORAD is not part of NATO during a press conference in Ottawa. He framed NORAD as a bilateral Canada United States alliance and a cooperative example, while noting NATO’s interest in NORAD and its role in planning. Dana Wilgress joined to clarify the bilateral nature of NORAD.
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Ottawa
Paul-Henri Spaak
North American Air Defence Command
NORAD
NATO
Canada
United States
Spaak
Dana Wilgress
Man Convicted in Glasgow Seven Murders Sentenced to Death
Wood cutter Peter Manuel found guilty of seven capital murders in Glasgow High Court. Jury deliberated 2 hours 21 minutes. Executable death penalty set for June 19. one murder acquitted of death penalty. Manuel acted pro se most of trial, previously brought from New York City.
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Glasgow
Peter Manuel
Glassgow High Court
Manuel
Lord Cameron
Isabelle Cooke
Scotland
New York City
Ante Kneilands
Koyema Manuel
Republic
Four Miners Die In Slate Fall At Barret Mine
Four miners died and two were trapped after a slate fall at Wharton No. 2 mine of Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates near Barrett, Madison. Rescue teams recovered Harry Hartman, 28, as others including William Bain 34 James Stone 86 and Cecil Brown 47 remained beneath tons of slate.
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Madison
W. Va
Wharton No. 2
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
Barrett
Harry Hartman
William Bain
James Stone
Cecil Brown
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