French Deputies Start Jamming Through Powers For De Gaulle
Paris reports Parliament moved to grant six months of full powers to General Charles de Gaulle to rule by decree amid Algeria crisis and a plan to revise the constitution for a stronger executive. The assembly approved a six month emergency power vote 27 to 17 after an all night session.
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French National Assembly
Paris
UPI
De Gaulle’s Timing Marks a Career Of War To Exile
The 67 year old Charles de Gaulle has guided France through war exile and politics with masterful timing. From World War II leadership to later proposals for decisive reform his actions have inspired and vexed allies and rivals alike.
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Paris
Charles de Gaulle
France
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Bitter At Cabinet Algerians Act Disappointed With Regime
In Algiers, disappointment grows as De Gaulle names a cabinet seen as “the same old hacks.” Insurgents who pressured Paris for reform feel betrayed by Pflimlin’s ouster and Soustelle’s omission, with cabinet choices fueling anger and bewilderment.
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Algeria
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Government House
Paris
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Pierre Pflimlin
Jacques Soustelle
Many Homes Hit In Blast At Mount Pulaski
The Mount Pulaski Illinois area suffered a devastating blast when a railroad tank car exploded on Sunday. About 1,000 residents were left homeless as flames and flying debris injured many. Two railroad workers were killed and one severely hurt. State police evacuated the town to prevent further danger as another tank car of chemicals threatened. The crater from the explosion measured about 35 feet by 30 feet.
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Columbia Awards Pipeline Contract For Siloam Line
Columbia Hydrocarbon Corp. awards Jackson Pipeline Construction Co. a million dollar contract to build a 6 inch gas pipeline 28 miles from Kenova to Siloam to feed a fractionation plant producing propane butane and gasoline. Work starts with right of way cutting under engineer Mark Griffith supervision.
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Columbia
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New York
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White House Seeks Friendly Ties with De Gaulle France
President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles plan a major policy conference to shape relations with Gen. de Gaulle's government in France and respond to Soviet nuclear test talks. A White House statement urged intimate ties while officials noted De Gaulle's willingness to cooperate.
SEC Acts Bellanca Corp Stock Ruled Off Exchange
The SEC ruled Bellanca Corp common stock cannot be traded on the American Stock Exchange after findings of flagrant violations of investor protection rules. Sydney L. Albert of Akron, once in control, resigned as president amid complex related transactions and rapid stock rise then decline.
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Rockwood & Co
Sydney L. Albert
Akron
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N. O. Nelson Co
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Automatic Washer Co
Glenn Uranium Mines Ltd
Selby’s
French envoy and Gromyko discuss summit plans
In Moscow, French ambassador Maurice Dejean met with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko to plan a summit. The talks follow earlier visits by Britain's Sir Patrick Reilly and Llewellyn Thompson of the United States. Delegates keep details confidential.
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Maurice Dejean
Andrei Gromyko
Britain
Sir Patrick Reilly
Llewellyn Thompson
United States
Scotland Yard Foils Jailbreaker Yet Again
Alfred Hinds aka Quicksilver Alf, 41, escaped Nottingham and London jails multiple times, triggering a nationwide manhunt. The notorious inmate, claiming innocence, fled a London court, then attempted to fly to Ireland before scaling a wall and vanishing.
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Alf) Hinds
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Holiday Traffic Toll Of 370 Sets Record
Washington leaders map a five day work week as Congress returns after Memorial Day. The House schedules include pay raises for federal employees and space agency creation while defense and tax bills advance. The Senate weighs a $3.7 billion foreign aid bill and Alaska statehood amid labor law changes and trade issues.
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Alaska
Cholera Death Toll Rises in Bangkok
The Bangkok cholera epidemic climbed to 106 dead over the weekend, with no reported infections among the large foreign community yet.
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Thailand
Talks Broken Off Angry Wake Held Over Dead Auto Contracts
DETROIT AP The car makers and the United Auto Workers held an angry wake over dead contracts. Deadlocked bargaining talks with the union were broken off at midnight at Ford and Chrysler as they were three nights ago at General Motors. Reuther pressed for temporary extensions but the companies stood firm on extending 1955 contracts for two years with annual 7 cent wage increases plus cost of living adjustments. He vowed to press for a 1958 contract regardless of time.
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Nine Hurt In Traffic Here
Nine persons required hospital treatment in Portsmouth after weekend traffic accidents. At Lake Roosevelt a family picnic ended with four year old Michael O'Donnell colliding with a car on Mackletree road and being admitted to Mercy Hospital with a fractured left leg a head injury and a badly bruised right leg.
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Lake Roosevelt
D. F. O'Donnell
Mound St
Michael O'Donnell
Mackletree Road
Mercy Hospital
Deaths Total 285 In U S Over Weekend
Traffic fatalities across the nation during the Memorial Day holiday rose to 370, exceeding the 1955 holiday toll. Drownings reached 127 and miscellaneous accidents 33, totaling 585 deaths in the 78 hour period from 6 p m Thursday to midnight Sunday.
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National Safety Council
Ned H. Dearborn
Council
18 Die In Ohio Traffic Toll Over Holiday Weekend
Ohio counted 27 accidental deaths from Thursday 6 PM to Sunday midnight. Eighteen died in traffic, six drowned, and three perished in other accidents including a fire an accidental shooting and a farm tractor incident. Fatalities rose through Memorial Day before easing.
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