Revolutionary Government Set In Algeria
A civilian military junta in Algiers established what their communique calls a Committee of Public Safety for Algeria and the Sahara. They demand Gen. Charles de Gaulle return to lead a French government of public safety and vow to stay in office until he commands in Paris. Massu and Cherif Sideara head the committee with about 40 members as Salan remains the apparent supreme authority.
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David Mason
Algiers
Algeria
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Cochairman
Jacques Massu
Pfliml
Cherif Sideara
Felix Gaillard
Massu
Raoul Salan
Pflimlin
Salan
Committee of Public Safety
Sahara
Jacques Soustelle
Soustelle
Henri Lorillot
Pierre Pflimlin
Lorillot
Pflimlin Seeks Reforms as Algeria Turmoil Grows
Paris Premier Pierre Pflimlin travels to the National Assembly to urge constitutional reforms to shore up his government amid military civilian defiance in Algeria. Meanwhile in Tunis shooting incidents prompt Jean-Pierre Benard to report home. General de Gaulle signals willingness to assume power but with limited mediation. The junta in Algeria forms a 40 member All Algeria Committee of Public Safety led by Massu and Cherif Sidcara.
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Pflimlin
National Assembly
Algeria
Tunisia
Jean-Pierre Benard
Tunis
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Texas department store sales hold steady in mid May
The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas reports Texas store sales for the week ending May 17 were unchanged from a year earlier. Houston fell 5 percent, San Antonio down 2 percent, Dallas and Fort Worth flat, and El Paso rose 6 percent.
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Dallas
Texas
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Houston
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Fl Paso
Billion In Weapons Shipped Overseas
President Eisenhower told Congress that nearly a billion dollars in weapons and military equipment were sent to overseas allies in the last six months of 1957 boosting total military aid to 17 billion since 1950. About 45 percent went to the Far East and 30 percent to Europe with remaining areas receiving the rest. He noted that weapons alone cannot secure free nations and urged strength be matched by progress in economy education and social institutions.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Far East
Free World
New York Advertising Firm Under State Probe
The Snyder Daily News reports Borg Johnson Electronics Inc of 9 Fast 45th St New York City is under state investigation for an ad offering a battery free portable radio for 495 by mail. Attorney General Lefkowitz obtained a court order to halt company funds and dissolution. paper stopped accepting payment but could not cancel the run.
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Snyder Daily News
New York
Borg- Johnson Electronics, Inc
Fast 45Th St
New York City
Daily News
Louis J. Lefkowitz
Gation
Borg-Johnson
Lefkowitz
New York State
Supreme Court
Senate Prober Airlines Back Ike Safety Plan
Senate investigator Sen. A S Monroney and United Airlines safety director Carl Christensen backed President Eisenhower’s five point air safety proposals after deadly military civilian collisions. The Air Traffic Control Association warned against rapid control changes citing congestion and limited manpower. Christensen supported a bill by Monroney and 32 senators to create a new independent federal aviation agency to govern all air traffic.
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Washington
Eisenhower
A. S
Mike Monroney
Dokla
Carl Christensen
United Airlines
White House
Clarence N. Sayen
Airline
Pilots Assn
Air Traffic Control Assn
Clifford P. Burton
Association
Congressional
Christensen
Airways Modernization Board
New York City
Christenson
Los Angeles
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Monroney
Federal Aviation Agency
CAA
Commerce Department
Explosion at Nike base kills ten and injures three
Investigators comb a Nike base near Middletown New Jersey after eight Ajax missiles exploded in a deadly chain reaction destroying a launch area. Ten people died including six soldiers and four civilians while three were injured. Two servicemen survived.
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Vincent O'Mahoney
Middletown
N. J
Nike
Joseph W. McKenzie
Framingham
Mass
Pfc
Joseph Abcott
Grindstone
Duff
Army
Lebanon seeks Western support over Arab Rift at UN
Lebanon pressed for swift Security Council action against the United Arab Republic accusing Cairo of inflaming Lebanon’s internal strife. Western diplomats pledged support though outcomes depend on possible Soviet veto.
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United Nations
N.Y
Lebanon
U.N
Security Council
United Arab Republic
Karim Azkou
Nasser
U.A.R
Abdul Mawsoud Hassan
United States
Britain
Azkoul
Cairo
Arab League
Beirut
U.S
Robert McClintock
Soviet Union
Council
Iran
Camille Chamoun
UAW Plans Final Showdown On Auto Talks
DETROIT Mich The United Auto Workers top councils met in a rare joint session to plan a final showdown in auto industry contract talks. Reports say President Walter Reuther and his 25 member executive board revised union demands but no major changes occurred. any shift requires approval from councils representing GM Ford and Chrysler workers. The union seeks a minimum 10 cent per hour annual wage rise, larger fringe benefits, and a share of profits.
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Detroit
Mich
United Auto Workers Union
Walter Reuther
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
UAW
Reuther
Blakley To Open Drive In Abilene Campaign Kickoff
Former Sen. William Blakley prepares to launch his bid to unseat Sen. Ralph Yarborough with an Abilene campaign rally. A parade barbecue and day-long events precede his address, followed by a news conference. Yarborough slated a major Austin speech for May 31 to liberal Democrats.
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Dallas
William Blakley
Abilene
Ralph Yarborough
Yarborough
Austin
Liberal Democrats of Texas
DOT
Blakley
Ike Praises Young Artist Cliburn Wins in Moscow
President Eisenhower congratulated 23 year old Van Cliburn of Kilgore Texas for winning first prize in the international Tschaikovsky piano contest in Moscow last month. He received Cliburn and his parents Mr and Mrs Harvey Cliburn and conductor Kiril Kondrashin in the White House.
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Washington
Eisenhower
van Cliburn
Kilgore
Tex
Moscow
Cliburn
Harvey Cliburn
Kiril Peet
Kondrashin
Young Cliburn
Firemen Battle Costly Blaze At Long Beach Refinery
Firefighters faced a massive blaze at the Hancock Oil Co refinery in Signal Hill near Long Beach. Two workers died trapped amid burning oil as 14 tanks exploded. evacuations and water supply issues hampered efforts to prevent a dangerous tetraethyl lead tank from rupturing.
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Long Beach
Calif
Signal Hill
Hancock Oil Co
Long Beach General Hospital
Long Beach Air Force Base
Same Weather In Prospect Same Weather In Prospect
The Weather Bureau kept a steady forecast of partly cloudy skies with scattered showers. Recordable rainfall amounts included Beaumont 0.39 inch Houston 0.52 and Dalhart 0.03 in the 24 hours ending Thursday midnight. Dawn temps ranged from 75 at Galveston to 55 at Junction along with highs from 101 at Presidio to 84 at Corpus Christi Galveston and Palacios.
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Weather Bureau
Beaumont
Houston
Dalhart
Galveston
Junction
Presidio
Corpus Christi
Palacios
Shotgun Shell Plant Rocked By Explosion
Sacramento dispatch reports a suburban shotgun shell plant, Carlsbad Ammunition Co., caught fire and exploded before dawn. Two blasts shook the area, hurling a sheriff deputy 40 feet and shattering windows. Deputy Lefty Willis was bruised. damage estimated between $20,000 and $40,000.
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Sacramento
Calif
Lefty Willis
Carlsbad Ammunition Co
Tigers Host Mineral Wells in Regional Playoff Opener
Snyder Tigers and Mineral Wells Mountaineers set regional playoff games with Snyder hosting the second and possible third games here after a coin toss. Snyder, District 1-AAA champion, beat Ector to clinch bi district. Mineral Wells holds 4AAA and had a bye.
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Bettween
Snyder Tigers
Mineral Wells Mountaineers
Mineral Wells
Tiger
Speedy Moffett
Snyder
Clovis Henry
Pat Simmons
Ector
National Guard Seizes Panama City Amid Major Student Strike
Nationwide unrest erupts as National Guard troops seize control of Panama City while President de la Guardia confronts a general strike led by rebellious students. Eight killed, sixty one wounded as rioters clash with police. downtown barricades, torn storefronts, and a bus strike disrupt life.
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Panama
National Guard
Panama City
Ernesto de la Guardia Jr
National University
Panama Canal Zone
Canal Zone
Colon
Caribbean
Poppy Sale By VFW Auxiliary Tomorrow
The annual Buddy Poppy Sale by the Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will be held here tomorrow in Snyder downtown. Ladies of the auxiliary and Boy Scouts will sell poppies all day to raise funds for disabled veterans widows orphans and support of the VFW National Home.
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Auxiliary of the
Veteran's of Foreign Wars
Snyder
VFW
Weather snapshot for Texas regions and readings
Readings show Thursday high 93 and low 56 with 7.30 am reading of 60. Cloud cover and scattered thundershowers forecast across South Central Texas through Saturday. North Central and West Texas expect partly cloudy skies with isolated afternoon storms and little temperature change.
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Snyder
Texas
Enet
West Texas
Oil Industry Keeping Watch On Nuclear Powered Ships
Oil companies watch nuclear propulsion as the N. S. Savannah becomes the first nuclear powered merchant ship though industry experts say oil will dominate for at least two decades. The Navy’s Skipjack submarine is to be launched soon as bunker fuel markets face new questions about atomic power and specialized lubricants.
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Hercules
Wlater Breede Jr
New York
N. S. Savannah
Savannah
Saratoga
United States
Constitution
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Socony Mobil Oil
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