De Gaulle Seeks Split Parliament Power Shift in France
Paris AP reports Premier de Gaulle favors dividing parliament into two houses with a strengthened Senate for the union and a weakened National Assembly for continental France. He aims a nearly new constitution, seeks broader worker influence, and notes inflation pressures as wholesale prices rise.
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Paris writer denies marriage to Suzy Parker in hospital visit
Pierre de la Salle, French writer, denies he is married to Suzy Parker during a hospital stop for the actress recovering from an auto accident. He says Parker remains a dear friend and his only reason for being there is concern for her condition.
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Weeks Opposed To Anti Slump Bills
Secretary of Commerce Sinclair Weeks urged Congress not to hinder economic recovery with anti recession legislation. He cited improving business statistics and an optimism that the outlook will brighten later this year. Weeks spoke at the 43rd national conference on weights and measures, calling recent gloom overrated.
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Former Denham Springs Mayor Remains Unconscious
Carl W. Patterson aged 65, once mayor of Denham Springs, has been unconscious for three months after a March 10 auto crash. Doctors report no change. he is fed by tube, looks well, and is not feverish, with his wife saying nothing more can be done.
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Veterans Hospital
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Municipal elections scheduled in several parishes
UPI reports municipal elections set for Lecompte Boyce Moreauville Avoyelles Harrisonburg Sicily Island in Catahoula Parish and Campti Provencal in Natchitoches with Jonesville Montgomery officers returning unopposed.
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Tokyo Judge Frees Crowley Under Bail
American businessman Joseph P. Crowley received 300000 yen bail and was ordered to stay in Japan until his murder injury trial ends after a Tokyo court expedited proceedings. Crowley, 48, formerly Yale football star, faces two to 15 years if convicted for injuring Tad Jones.
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UPI
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Yale
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Connecticut
Japan
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Tad Jones
Bell sought quiet use towel around telephone to muffle sound
Alexander Graham Bell, seeking peace and quiet, reportedly wrapped a large towel around his town telephone to dampen noise while working. This anecdote illustrates Bell's practical approach to early experiments and the challenges of noisy environments during invention.
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Powell Concedes Mistake In Harlem Talk
New York Democrat Adam Clayton Powell Jr says his remark warning Tammany leaders to avoid Harlem streets was banter not a threat. He cites Harlem resentment of Tammany Hall and plans to challenge the party candidate, Councilman Earl Brown, in the upcoming race. Powell and Harlem leader Hulan E. Jack are Black. Carmine DeSapio leads Tammany Hall.
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D-Ny
Tammany Hall
Harlem
Powell Aims for Reelection as Democrat despite GOP Nomination
Powell, assured of the Republican nomination for the House, says he intends to win reelection as a Democrat in the upcoming race. The primary features a mix of party alignments as he seeks to balance cross party support and incumbency.
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Powell
House
Hussey Faces Committee for FPC Nomination
John B. Hussey conservation commissioner of Louisiana, recently nominated by President Eisenhower to join the Federal Power Commission, is to be presented to the committee tomorrow. If approved, he would be the sole FPC member from an oil producing state.
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UPI
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Opelousas
Federal Power Commission
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