French Divisions Battle Nationalist Forces in Algeria
French mechanized and infantry divisions press the Algerian rebel triangle known as the Gates of Iron southwest of Bougie along the Scumman Valley. The clash leaves hundreds dead or captured as planes and artillery blast positions high in the rugged mountains. In Algiers police raids target Communists and MNA leaders, while a general strike erupts in the Cashahnative quarter amid Paris debates on Premier Moeller’s policy.
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Algiers
Iron
Gihan Alsuntains
Atreads
Thai Am Infantry
Ih Tas
Algeria
Bougie
Scumman Valley
Germany
Dispatchas
Lafayette
Stummounet
Feta
Soumman Valley
Grand Kaybne
Congramine
Mila
Lae
MNA
Paris
French National Assembly
Domatn
Guy Moeller
Thernmerit
Maine PUC Sees Water District Plan For Improvements
Maine PUC hears a request for a 30 percent rate hike from the Kennemunk Kennebunkport and Wells Water District as it reviews a plan including a 1.1 million gallon Ogunauil Handpipe. The district says the project costs are lower than prior estimates and questions on fire protection and rate timing were raised by a West Nochankasad subscriber. The district reported 1955 revenue rises and noted 1958 projections and operating expense impacts. Fielding questions, the Public Utilities Commission heard the hearing adjourned for further consideration.
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Kennebunk
Kennemunk
Kennebunkport
Wells Water District
Public Utilities
Nochankasad
Pope Pius XII Cheered as He Appears at Feast Day
Crowds from many nations hailed Pope Pius XII on his feast day as he was carried to a ceremonial throne in St. Peter's. The 80-year-old leader showed good spirits despite fatigue and adhered to a light schedule.
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Soussadopilgriras
Ouris
Tus XII
Rugene
Nea O
St. Prey
Tallahassee Bus Boycott Gains Near Total Compliance
In Tallahassee a city bus boycott reached near universal effect as most Black residents walked or used carpool transit. Lawyers, city officials, and Negro groups debated seating rules and the meaning of first come first served, with no violence reported after six days.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Malcnim B.' Johnson
Boycot
Fisie A & M University
Ooi
Florida A & M University
Max Coggins
A & M College
Large New Hampshire Boy Scout Jamboree at Rand Field Rye
The largest southeastern New Hampshire Boy Scout Jamboree proceeds at Rand Field Rye with troops from Allen Bay to Seasons gathered. About 300 scouts and leaders had registered overnight, with enrollment expected to rise by another hundred at noon. Public demonstrations and visiting hours begin today, with beach trips and council events planned and church services scheduled.
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Rye
New
al Sanse
Karl A. Reiche
Daver
Southeastern
Spaulding Bay
Rand Field
Mammoth National Guard
Scouteraf
Senator Cotton Sees Shipyard to Gain Submarine Work
Senator Norris Cotton announced more work for Portsmouth Naval Shipyard to outfit one or two submarines loaned to Greece. The subs, currently in mothballs, would cost about 1.3 million dollars to activate each, with Navy approval expected for at least one and possibly both to return to Portsmouth for outfitting.
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Washington
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Norris Cotton
Greece
Cotton
Navy Department
Portsmouth
Navy
Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
Brazil
Maine May Up Polio Age Limit
Dr. Fisher, director of the State Board of Health, announced that Maine may extend polio vaccine eligibility to ages up to 19 this summer. He cited the plan to finish second-dose coverage for ages 3 to 15 by year end and to run state clinics through the summer with birth to 49 eligible for shots, while prioritizing commercial vaccine use.
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Augusta
Maine
Jean Fisher
State Streau of Health
Perons
California Democrats Battle Over Civil Rights Issue
Democratic hopefuls Kefauver and Stevenson push California campaign as the race for the 8 delegates tightens the national scene. Kefauver attacks Stevenson's civil rights stance while Stevenson defends the court order and moderates tactics. Nixon urges write-in caution as California weighs a pivotal primary and Michigan holds a 44 delegate convention.
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Associated Press
Estes Kefauver
Adal Stevenson
California
New York
Eisenhower
Nixon
W. John Krehbiel
Los Angeles County
GOP
Kefauver
San Francisco
Stevenson
Florida
Michigan
New Face Sees U S as Villain in World Politics
Dmitri Shepilov, the new Soviet foreign minister and former Pravda editor, proclaimed the United States as the top world villain and main obstacle to socialism. At a Lenin birthday event in Moscow on April 22, he asserted imperialist plots and U S dictation abroad while reaffirming Soviet aims for worldwide socialism and peaceful coexistence.
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New York
Dmitri Shepilov
United States
Shepilov
Communist Party
Pravda
Ediles
Shepilay
Mozcow
V. Lenin
Soviet Union
Tito Arrives in Moscow as Molotov Returns to Power
Yugoslav leader Tito arrives in Moscow amid events reshaping the Soviet foreign ministry. Dmitri Shepilov takes over as foreign minister, Molotov departs that post while retaining deputy premier status. Khrushchev and Bulganin welcome Tito on a day tied to Belgrade ties.
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Tito
Cominform
Molotov
Stalin
Grest Tito
Klementi Voroshilov
Supreme Soviet
Voroshilov
Soviet Union
Mulotov
Foreign Ministry
Supreme Soviet Presidium
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Yugos
International Organization of Communist Nations
Malatov
Titq
Russia
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Kisheney
Soviet
Moldavia
Moscow
Washington Sees Molotov Firing as Bid to Please Tito
The Washington view is that the Khrushchev Bulganin regime timed Molotov’s resignation to bolster ties with Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia. Dmitri Shepilov’s appointment surprised but is not seen as altering U S relations. some officials expect a more vigorous Soviet diplomacy while aiming to maintain core foreign policy aims.
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Washington
Tito
Molotov
Khrushchev-Bulganin
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Moscow
Dmitri Sheplilov
Shepilov
Pravda
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Nikolai Bulganin
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Henry Kitte
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Pius XII
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Board of Selectmen
Horace Mitchell
Burnell &, Minshee
Prnner
Carroll . Sterling
Burgess F. Carr
William 5. Dennett
Dennett
Tyishee
Maine Publicity Bureau
Michell
Lcity Bureau
Michel
Mitchel Pend
Burneil E. Frisbee
Kittery
de Horace Mitchel
Emil Slymowitz
Patuxent River
Chesapeake Bar
Boy Scouts
Rockingham County
Exeter
Newmarket
Brentwood
Newfields
North Hampton
Hampton
Sen. Cotton
Weo
Befauver
Supreme Court
Old Guard
Democratic Party
Anaheim
Grand Rapids
U.S
New England
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Lenin
Kievsky Station
Faee Vom
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Belgrade
Bulganin
Khrushcheva
Mololey
Council of Ministers
Voerazheslav M. Muistov
Dmitri T. Shepilov
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