Ike Message Blasted Pentagon Needs Leaders Not Laws
Critics of President Eisenhower’s defense reorganization pressed the point that improved efficiency is needed more than new laws. Gen Maxwell D. Taylor testified he has not received orders altering unified command chains, though Eisenhower announced the change on April 3. Lawmakers questioned why execution of the plan lagged while officials defended authority under existing law.
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Libya King Sheds Childless Wife in Divorce
A Libyan monarch reportedly divorces his wife Alia for not bearing a son. King Idriss, age 68, wed her in 1955 after a childless marriage to his cousin Fatima. The report notes similar divorces by other rulers including Iran's Shah and Egypt’s Princess Fawzia.
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Ford Set to Resume Pay Talks
Ford Motor Co plans to restart bargaining with the United Auto Workers as a new labor contract approach begins. GM had already delivered a 30 day notice, signaling it may be the union's focus in 1958 negotiations after Ford's earlier role as target.
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Senator Flanders to Retire at End of Term
Senator Sewell Flanders of Vermont announces retirement at end of current term. He states no health issues drive decision and plans to pursue "many things" with his wife. He joins other GOP incumbents planning to leave, reshaping Senate races this fall.
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Desert troops desert to rebels in French forces
About 400 Moslem troops of the French army deserted and joined the rebels. The deserter leader was Selhad Mohammet, once a rebel who had switched sides. Mohammet’s body, known as Kobus, was found decapitated with a French flag around the neck. Kobus, 46, had commanded a 500 man Moslem unit supplied by the French. Two days earlier, many in the unit were held near Orleansville by their officers.
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