General de Gaulle Set to Assume French Premiership
Paris United Press International reports that Charles de Gaulle won the bid for power and was named premier-designate by President Rene Coty. He prepared to form a government, strengthen the constitution, and decide policies on Algeria amid a fractured socialist camp and Communist opposition. The vote in the National Assembly was expected to be around 400 to 190 in his favor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Wi Arian
L. United Cross' International
Paris
UPI
Charles’ de Cee
Remier-Designate
France
National Assembly
Rene’ Coty
de Gaulle
Palace
di Gaulle
Elysee Palace
Coty
de Marigny
Pampa Thespians Eyes College Drama Future
Fourteen Pampa High School Thespians of the Class of 1958 plan to continue drama at Texas colleges this fall. Ex Thespian Charlotte Riley Donald Darling Bobby T Brown and Held Schneider head for Abi lene Hardin Simmons West Texas Canyon and the University of Texas. Brown and Schneider directed Sophomore plays this year and Riley won Best All Around Thespian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danning
PHS
Brown
West Texas State College
Canyon
California
Schneider
University of Texas iv
Austin
John van Drutan
Truman Capote
Maxwell Anderson
James Weldon Johnson
Roy Ring- Wald
Miss Schneider
John Sreinbeck
Memorial Day Highway Toll Tops Nation In 1950s Record
National Safety Council reports 304 deaths over a three day weekend across the United States. Texas led with 17 traffic fatalities followed by New York and Pennsylvania with 16 each and California and Illinois with 14 each. Fatalities include 62 drownings and 4 plane crash deaths.
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Texas
New York
Pennsylvania
California
Ilinois
Ohio
Alabama
National Safety Council
Auto firms near contract renewal with UAW Widespread strike risk
Ford and Chrysler maintain joint offer as United Auto Workers seeks two year renewal. With GM already at work without a contract, negotiations drag past Sunday midnight amid bleak outlook. UAW leaders cite stalled talks and expect a no contract period, as foremen, negotiators and officials report slow progress and looming wage implications.
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Jim Klockenkemper
UAW
Detroit
UPL
Ford
Chrysler
United Ato
Waller P
Reu
Mole
Paea
Old Gqundae
Ree Greene
Eavene
Reither
Chryaler
General Motors
Ken Bannan
Malcolm Pearse
Art Hughes
Gerald Alkinson
Gengya Motors
Liberal Democrats Repudiate Daniel Barred From Primary
Liberal Democrats in Texas repudiated Governor Price Daniel as their political leader and urged he be barred from the July party primary. DOT officials criticized Daniel for backing Eisenhower. Ralph Yarborough received cheering support as the last major speaker at the state convention in Austin.
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B. Lloyd
United “Press
Austin
UPT
Mhsara
Labor Democrata
Price Daniel
Eisenhower Dn
Frankie
Randolph
Democrats of Texas
DOT
Dickinson
Walter Hail
Daniel
Sen
Ralph Yarborough
Yarborough
Texas
Austin Coliseum
Henry Gene Palez
Fand U
W. L. O'Paniel
Ker “Lattbaat
Spékker Waite
Govenor
Democratic Party
Creekmore
Blakley Corsicana
7Im Sewell
Democratic
Committee Land
Daldan
William A. Blakley
U. S. Senate
Blakley
Six Die In Fiery Head On Collision Near Mount Vernon
Six people perished in a fiery crash when a speeding driver ran head on into a station wagon bound for a funeral. Three hitchhikers were critically injured. The dead include Vincent Mucela 38 his father Nicholas 70 and his wife Katherine 37 plus Barbara 12 and Antoinette da Blase 12 of Ridgefield New Jersey.
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Mount Vernon
N.Y
UPI
Westbury
Mass
Lewellyn Byrd
Greenwich
Conn
Bugg
Vincent Mucela
Nicholas
Katherine
Barbara
Antoinette da Blase
Ridge Tisid
Dlamas
Cow Pony Relay Opens 1958 McLean Rodeo Week
The 1958 McLean 66 Round-Up and Rodeo begins with a 20 mile cow pony relay from Shamrock to McLean on Thursday at 11 a.m. Two teams contest. prize is 150 dollars. Rodeo runs Thursday through Saturday with six events and an 800 dollar purse plus trophies. Pinky Williams headlines as clown. Tom Harlan stock provides the animals. H.B. Taylor Jr. will announce. Dances, parade, and ticket details accompany the schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shamrock
Mev
McLean 66 Rodeo Association
Bill Stockatt
Tooter Henry
Pampa
Bob Sherrod
McLean
Pinky Williams
Tom Harlan
Kellersvile
H.B. Taylor Jr
Memorial Day toll rises in Texas crashes and drownings
United press recounts a deadly Texas holiday weekend with 11 deaths from truck car crashes and other accidents. Victims include the Alkire family children and multiple teens in Nixon, Port Worth area, plus two sisters from Round Rock and a Dublin man killed on State Highway 188. One child died instantly. several seriously injured.
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Texas
Jace
Ranger
Tax
Nixon
Tex
Mount Vernon
N.Y
Leater Prairie
Minn
Jitles
United
Breas International
Folr
Shoyac
Pfaverelt Alkire
Timmy
Charles
Dora
Darrell
Debra
David
Hi ‘Aken
St. Joseph Hospital
Iin
Port Worth
Ronald Walters
The
Ranger Times
Hiastland County
Manuel Sandover
Jesse Neal
Bonafacio Antante
Mike Fansaca
David Morino
Trask
Santo Torre
Stinley
Lold
Russett Lee Squeell
Charles AR. Crockett
Fort’ ‘Hood
Ery
Pinehurst
A. Dublin
Gall Hallmary
Dublin
Jerry le Brown
Texas A&m
Jen. Brown
Terry Gail Waa
Perryton Farm Fatality Snuffs Out Man's Life
A Perryton area farm tragedy during Memorial Day weekend ends with Clifford Neal McGarrough, 3, dying when his tractor overturns while moving to a dirt pad, pinning him beneath and causing fatal injuries. Sergeant Beg Althers leads the investigation. incident occurred miles southwest of Perry. An additional auto crash near Pampa involved David Orangeman of Pampa, with a 198% Chevrolet veering into a culvert northeast of Pampa on Texas Highway 10.
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Pampa
Clifford Neal McGarrough
Pampa 58
Parry
David Orange
Rammada
Chevrolet
Texas Highway 10
Crossman
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