De Gaulle Tightens Grip as Algeria Crisis Deepens
Paris reports Premier Charles de Gaulle consolidates power by summoning Gen. Raoul Salan in Paris and briefing Robert LaCoste on Algeria while the Assembly grants emergency powers. Salan leads in Algeria. De Gaulle to fly there Wednesday to assert central government control over the army and settlers.
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Paris
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
Algeria
Raoul Salan
Robert la' Coste
Sal
Weather Los Angeles Noon Forecast From U S Weather Bureau
There will be considerable sun shine but with variable cloudiness over Southern California this afternoon. Mountain and interior areas will have mostly clear weather through Wednesday, while the coastal area will become cloudy late tonight and be mostly sunny by Wednesday afternoon.
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Los Angeles
UPID
U.S. Weather Bureau
California
End of Underwater Phase of Eniwetok Tests
Honolulu reports indicate the underwater phase of 1958 Eniwetok nuclear tests may be complete after a Friday shot. AEC in Washington did not confirm the last detonation amid lull in activity and steps by allied ships and aircraft to receive prior warnings, while NATO leaders observed the underwater test at Sycamore.
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Honolulu
Atomic Energy Commission
Washington
Pacific
Hawaii
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
State Opens Hearst Castle as Historic Monument
San Simeon, California. Hearst Castle, known as La Casa Grande atop La Cuesta Encantada and its 123 surrounding acres, was presented to the state by the Hearst family and the Hearst Corporation. Governor Knight and William Randolph Hearst Jr. spoke at the dedication, calling it a valuable gift for future generations.
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San Simeon
UPI
California
la Casa Grande
Big House
la Cuesta Encantada
Enchanted Hill
William Randolph Hearst
Hearst Corporation
William Randolph Hearst Jr
Hearst
Park Commission
Joseph R. Knowland
Oakland Tribune
Knowland
Goodwin J. Knight
Pop
Taj Mahal
Navy Push Button Fighter Passes Flight Tests
Edwards Air Force Base Calif The Navy's push button fighter a shark like all sequential flight demo is described as moving toward testing and potential deployment. The article notes its control systems and flight test milestones with emphasis on modernization of carrier air power.
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Navy
Eisenhower Presses Talks With Russia On Nuclear Ban
President Eisenhower plans to press Soviet Premier Khrushchev to begin technical talks on policing a future nuclear test ban, aiming for June 24 as the start date. The plan hinges on approval by Britain, France, and other NATO allies, with Dulles calling the chance of talks reasonably optimistic.
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UPI
Eisenhower
Russia
Nikita Khrushchev
Britain
France
North Atlantic
John Foster Dulles
Khrushcchev
Dulles
George Smathers
D-Fla
Senate
Smathers
United
John Konrad
States
Chance Vought
Smath
Burke Elbrick
Charles de Gaulle
Elbrick
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
de Gaulle
NATO
John C. Doerfer
Federal Communications Commission
Navy
Inland firing of Redstone missile succeeds
Army troops at White Sands Proving Ground conducted the first inland firing of the Redstone missile under tactical conditions. The 62-foot missile was launched from a lightweight tower by members of the 40th Field Artillery missile group, with only basic range safety measures provided by the site.
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Huntsville
Ala
UPD
White Sands Proving Ground
N.M
Department of the Army
40Th Field Artillery
Auto output in May falls 30 percent from 1957 levels
General Motors share rises in May but total GM Ford and Chrysler output falls more than 30 percent versus May 1957. GM produced 215,754 cars and trucks in May, Ford 111,358, Chrysler 56,411. Five month totals show declines for all three versus a year earlier. Chevrolet and Cadillac near 1957 output but no maker tops last year.
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Detroit
UPI
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
U.S
Chevrolet
Cadillac
De Gaulle Approach Eases Tense Tunisia Standoff
Western diplomats in New York welcomed French Premier Charles de Gaulle’s direct approach to Tunisia as a bid to resolve the Algeria war dispute outside the United Nations. Tunisian Ambassador Slimi denied any negotiations with France while both sides traded strong charges over armed aggression and treaty breaches, and they agreed to delay further Security Council debate until Thursday.
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United Nations
N.Y
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
Tunisia
de Gaulle
Morocco
Mongi 5Limi
France
United
Remada
Security Council
Slim
Guillaume Georges - Picot
Monotonous Elections Shake Harrietta Village
On orders of the state a local election was held in Harrietta Michigan on Monday for the first time in three years. The move ended a 1955 decision to drop elections due to the perception that the same people were always reelected.
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Harrietta
Mich
UPD
California Voters See Strong Turnout in Primary
James C. Anderson reports California voters turnout was solid in fair weather as runoff races loom for governor United States Senate attorney general and several statewide posts. Spot checks showed turnout around 10 to 15 percent by midmorning in major centers with San Francisco at 15.2 percent and Los Angeles County at 10.4 percent. The slate includes Brown vs Knowland for governor and Knight vs Christopher for the GOP Senate nod with Engle unopposed for the Democrats.
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James Co. Anderson
United Press International
San Francisco
UPI
Calfornia
Thomas H. Kuchel
Registrar of
Los Angeles County
U.S
William F. Snowland
Edmund G
Pat) Brown
Goodwin J. Knight
George Christopher
GOP
Claire Engle
Caspar W. Weinberger
Patrick J. Hillings
Republcan
Robert J. McCarthy
Stanley Mosk
Los Angeles
Jet Crash Kills Pilot and Dope Kingpin Nabbed
A twin jet explosion and crash in Seville, Florida killed the plane’s commander Lt. Com. Robert W. Ramey, 34, of Lock Arbor, while two crew members survived. In California police arrested LeRoy Jefferson, 39, of Portland, on narcotics kingpin suspicions after locating over $32,000 cash in his pockets and $5,000 more in a companion’s purse. Jefferson, linked to a western states syndicate, faces robbery charges from a malicious mischief warrant.
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Los Angeles
UPI
LeRoy Jefferson
Portland
Ore
Jefferson
Seville
Fla
Navy
Robert W. Ramey
Lock Arbor
Joliet
Ill
Ramey
Dolores Teresa Mitchell
Seattle
New York
Columbia
Uni
Iiversity
Miss Mitchell
L.H. Yandle
D.J
G. Ryburn
Jeff
Jerson
Hollywood
Miss Cap
Mitchell
Charles E. Boone
Pat
Boone
Chicago
West Coast
Yandle
Three States Have Primary Elections Today
United Press International reports voters in three states held primaries affecting top races. California voters weighed a Dodgers stadium site referendum and Knowland’s gubernatorial bid. Patterson and Wallace in Alabama faced off over segregation while Iowa GOP hopeful Murray defeated Lt. Gov. Nicholas.
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California
Dodgers
Alameda
John Patterson
Patterson
Phenix City
South Dakota
Iowa
William G. Murray
William H. Nicholas
George Wallace
Alabama
James E. Folsom
Senate
Thomas H. Kuchel
Sophia Loren Returns to Film in That Kind of Woman
Sophia Loren returned to U S cinema to begin work on That Kind of Woman her fourth American production. Carlo Ponti and Marcello Girosi produce the comedy in which Miss Loren plays a tycoon’s mistress during preliminary filming in Hollywood.
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Hollywood
UPI
Sophia
Loren
Carlo Ponti
Marcello Griosi
Miss.Loren
Woman Seeks National Talking Record in Fayetteville
Fayetteville secretary Lois Grant, 27, pressed on into the early hours seeking a $1,000 prize and a new national women’s talking record. A promoter said her voice held up after more than 14 hours, with six challengers waiting if she falters. the current record is around 2642 hours.
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Fayetteville
N.C
UPDA
Lois Grant
Auto Union At Work Without A Contract
DETROIT UP I The United Auto Workers Union resumed contract negotiations today with American Motors Corp Union members at General Motors Ford and Chrysler continued to work without a contract The UAW contract with AMC runs out June 13 There is little likelihood of a new agreement unless the UAW can get a contract with the big three to set a pattern The big three offered the UAW a two year renewal of the old contracts signed in 1955 This would have included annual productivity wage increases and cost of living adjustments totaling at least 16 cents an hour over the next two years But the UAW turned this offer down saying the old contract fails to meet new problems The GM contract expired last Thursday and the Ford and Chrysler pacts ran out Sunday Since AMC is offering even less than the big three companies its negotiations are expected to make little headway AMC wants to extend the old contract without the annual pay raises or cost of living adjustments At nearly 200 General Motors Ford and Chrysler plants around the nation Monday the half million workers went peacefully through their first full work day without a contract.
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Detroit
UPI
United Auto Workers Union
American Motors Corp
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
UAW
AMC
Plane Loses Life In Mountain Crash Near Guadalajara
A Aeronaves de Mexico Constellation flying from Tijuana to Mexico City with 45 aboard including 14 Americans crashed atop San Augustin Mountain about 12 miles from Guadalajara. All 38 passengers and seven crew members were killed. Rescue teams reached the rugged summit as word spread that two Scripps Oceanography scientists from La Jolla were among the Americans aboard.
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Guadalajara
Mexico
UPI
Mexican Airlines
San Augustin Mountain
Aeromaves de Mexico Constellation
Tijuana
Mexico City
Aerowaves
U.S
Aeronaves
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
la Jolla
Calif
Townsend Cromwell
William Shinada
Inter-American ‘Tuna Commission
San Diego
John Hjorth
Alfredo Gayou
Alfonso Ceana
Robert ‘Herrera
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