Keeping Fingers Crossed On NATO U S Not Certain About De Gaulle
Washington officials watched the French crisis with mixed hope and fear as Gen. Charles de Gaulle presses toward supreme authority. Uncertainty remains over his plans for reforming Parliament, Algerian policy, and NATO cohesion while Paris seeks stability and U.S. allies weigh credits and Western strategy.
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Washington
Charles de Gaulle
France
de Gaulle
North Atlantic Alliance
Ohio Toll Rises With Memorial Day Holiday Accidents
Eighteen people die in Ohio during the holiday weekend from traffic crashes drownings a fire and a shooting. Michael Klacik 64 of Port Clinton dies from injuries after an auto strike. A boat capsizing in Piedmont Lake Belmont County kills three Martins Ferry residents. An auto crash near Edgerton claims Russell Riker 41 and David Bangerd 78.
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Port Clinton
Associated Press
Martins Ferry
Piedmont Lake
Belmont County
Ernest Pyle Jr
Robert Snodgrass
Stella Balk
Pyle
Mary
Wiliams County
U.S. 6
Edgerton
Russell Riker
Jackson, Mich
David Bangerd
Bryan
Eisenhower Seeks Prompt Start for Nuclear Test Talks
President Eisenhower received a Khrushchev letter signaling a quick start to technical talks on policing a ban on nuclear tests. The plan envisions Geneva talks by mid June with US Britain and France represented by scientists, potentially leading to an East West agreement to suspend tests.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Khrushchev
Geneva
Switzerland
United States
Britain
France
Christian
State Dulles
James R. Killian, Jr
U.S
Pacific
Bookies Leave Church Service With Word Mix Up
Reported as a humorous incident after a church service where two bookies mispronounced a sacred exclamation. They corrected themselves, stating the intended word was Hallelujah, not Hialeah, causing amusement among attendees.
Busy search ends as 11 year old found alive in woods
Carol Johnson was found sleeping behind a fallen tree seven days after disappearing near Rainy River Ontario. The 11 year old spoke of living on grass and weeds and said she prayed constantly while a 500 volunteer search drew to a close.
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Ont
Carol Johnson
Walter Johnson
Carol
Pital
Thrifty pastor leads congregation in ground breaking
The Rev. Hugh MacDonald of Toronto’s Presbyterian church urges the whole congregation to participate in the Sunday ground breaking ceremony. He jokes that if everyone digs in they may save on excavation costs and emphasizes hands on involvement.
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Toronto
Hugh MacDonald
UAW Sees Slim Chance For Ford Chrysler Pacts
The United Auto Workers concede little chance to reach new contracts with Ford and Chrysler before Sunday midnight. Ford and Chrysler may extend current deals while GM faces a gap with 300,000 workers after its contract expired. Walter Reuther joins Ford talks as GM negotiations end.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
UAW
Walter P. Reuther
Elvis Finishes Basic Training at Fort Hood
Elvis Presley completed eight weeks of basic Army training at Fort Hood Texas. He left with plans for two weeks leave in Memphis before final stateside duty and eventual service in Germany with the 3rd Armored Division as a tank crewman.
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FT. Hood
Tex
Elvis Presley
Memphis
Tenn
Elvis
Germany
3Rd Armored Division
Nixon Vacationing Quietly at St Catherines Island
Vice President Nixon is taking a quiet weeklong vacation at St Catherines Island Georgia away from telephones and public attention.
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Washington
Nixon
St. Catherine's Island
Memorial Day Holiday Traffic Toll Surges in 1950s Report
The Associated Press notes Memorial Day weekend traffic fatalities rose rapidly with 225 deaths by 11 p.m. Saturday, including 79 drownings and 46 other deaths. Seven died in a fiery Ranger Texas crash, six in a Mount Vernon New York collision, and four teens perished near Smiley Texas.
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Mount Vernon
New Jersey
Connecticut
Westchester County
Associated Press
Ofidze
Ranger
Texas
Mount Ver- Inon
N.Y
Perdido
Ala
Smiley
De Gaulle outlines North African plan and reforms
Paris AP reports Gen. Charles de Gaulle will present a program to the National Assembly detailing a North African cooperative approach with Algeria Tunisia and Morocco to quell the rebellion. He seeks more executive power a referendum on key measures and extraordinary powers for finance and economy ministers. He may call a recess of the Assembly until October and pledge liberties for labor unions end censorship and lift the state of emergency. Some say he intends to stay in office for a limited period.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
National Assembly
Algeria
Tunnisia
Morocco
Assembly
de Gaulle
Iowa Storm Deluge Hits Midwest Turning Fatal
High winds and heavy rains swept across the midcontinent causing drownings power outages and wrecked trees. The Poweshiek County sheriff cited two to fifteen deaths with one body recovered as storm battered Iowa Illinois Wisconsin Missouri and Kansas. hail up to eight inches and a tornado near Freeport Illinois damaged a barn and injured two.
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Associated Press
Towa
Illinois
Wisconsin
Missouri
Kansas
Newton
Lowe
Rock Creek Lake
Poweshiek County
Des Moines
Fort Dodge
Dubuque
Oelwein
Freeport
Tired Feet Close March For Peace in Cincinnati
In Cincinnati 27 marchers completed a 16 mile seven hour trek to downtown from northeast Hamilton County. About 50 ended joined after en route. The group, mainly students clergymen and housewives called for ending atomic tests. Organizers included Ernest Bromley and Rev Maurice McCrackin. The march was peaceful with little roadside reaction.
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Cincinnati
Hamilton County
Ernest Bromley
Gano
Atomic Energy Commission
Washington
Bromley
Maurice MccCrackin
Fighting Flares Near Orleansville Amid Algerian Uprising
French troops and Algerian nationalists clashed about 30 miles south of Orleanville as ground forces with air support killed 132 rebels, according to French headquarters.
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Algiers
Orleansville
De Gaulle Set To Form French Government As Premier
General Charles de Gaulle agreed Saturday night to form a new French government and become premier. He planned to address the National Assembly Sunday as the body prepares to vote on his cabinet and program. A broad parliamentary majority was anticipated to confirm him.
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Relman Morin
PARIS
Charles de Gaulle
Algeria
France
de Gaulle
National Assembly
Coty
Deaulle
Elysee Alace
Elysee Palace
Coy
Pierre Pflimain
Grandson Joins Eisenhower for a Gettysburg Round of Golf
President Eisenhower played 18 holes at Gettysburg Country Club with his 10 year old grandson David Eisenhower on the second nine. David struggled with iron shots toward the end while Ike shot a one over par five on the final hole.
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Gettysburg, Pa
Eisenhower
David Eisenhower
Gettysburg Country Ub
David
Arthur S. Nevins
Army
John Eisenhower
Soo
Injuries Fatal To Man Struck By Car
Michael Klacik a 64 year old Port Clinton resident died from injuries after being struck by an automobile while walking along Ohio 53 about eight miles southwest of here Friday night. The driver Alvin A Franks 46 of Toledo was not held.
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Port Clinton
Ohio
Michael Klacik
Alvin A.franks
Toledo
Glance Inside School Building Signals Big Middletown Construction
June brings summer building in Middletown with the school system project as the main effort. Parks and swimming pools open soon, with a full park department activity schedule to follow.
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Middletown
Carl Thomas
Iona Asher
Park Department
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