De Gaulle Arrives in Algiers Amid Uncertain Mission
Premier De Gaulle lands in Algiers to meet insurgent rulers Gen. Raoul Salan and the Public Safety Committee. Crowds cheer as he visits the war memorial and summer palace, while officials and Moslems weigh integration and endgame options to resolve four years of rebellion.
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Relman Morin
Associated Press
Algiers
de Gaulle
Algeria
Raoul Salan
Public Safety Committee
Summer Palace
United States
Partly Cloudy Forecast For Southern Illinois
Partly cloudy and warm with a chance of showers tonight and Thursday. Low tonight in the 60s. Thursday high in the 80s. Thursday night near 60. Yesterday low 62, today 69 at 7 am and 6 pm, yesterday 76. Yesterday high 78, today 85 at noon. Sunrise 4:30 am, sunset 7:27 pm.
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Illinois
Conant Sees Weak Foreign Language Teaching in U S High Schools
Dr. James B. Conant, addressing NYU graduates, says US high schools teach math and science well but foreign language courses are often deficient. He urges larger school districts and notes many students study two languages for two years instead of three in one language.
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James B. Conant
Conant
Harvard University
New York
Way To Stop Speaker In A Pinch
At the General Federation of Women's Clubs meeting in Detroit about 3000 delegates heard the chair apologize after a feminine voice pinched the speaker for running overtime. The incident halted the program briefly as the audience relaxed.
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General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Carlyle Dam Land Purchase Signals Start of Project
Carlyle Illinois June 4 AP James Royle receives a government check for one acre as the Army Engineers begin buying 26 parcels to assemble a 1000 acre site for a 6500 foot Carlyle Dam. Ground breaking Oct 18. Project cost about 36 million dollars. Dam will shield 72000 acres of bottom land from floods.
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James Royle
Carlyle Dam
Carlyle
Charles B. Schweizer
St. Louis Army Engineers
Crab Orchard Lake
Illinois
Globemaster Crash Kills Six Crewmen at Travis AFB
An Air Force C124 Globemaster crashed during takeoff at Travis Field California killing six of eight crewmen. The four engine cargo plane, en route to Honolulu and Tachikawa Japan, carried 20000 pounds of cargo. Two crewmen escaped unhurt. one severely injured. Air Force declined to identify crew members or discuss a cause.
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Travis Afb
Calif
Honolulu
Tachikawa
Japan
Douglas Aircraft Co
Long Beach
Air Force
NBC Official Raps Plan For Network Control
NBC vice president David Adams testified before the senate commerce committee that direct federal control of radio and television networks would bring regulation for regulation and harm the public and industry. He argued the Bricker bill would extend government interference into private entertainment and advertising. Bricker said no action was planned this session and Adams criticized the bill for vague scope of FCC authority.
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Washington
National Broadcasting Co
David Adams
NBC
Senate Commerce Committee
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Federal Communications Commission
Adams
Bricker
Congress
FCC
Eisenhower Signs Bill for Emergency Jobless Relief Funding
President Eisenhower signed an emergency federal financing bill to aid states with extended jobless relief payments. The measure directs funds to support unemployed workers as economic strain persists nationwide.
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Eisenhower
Crossing Plea Studied in Urbana Grade Crossing
Illinois Commerce Commission takes under advisement a joint Urbana Urbana petition with the Wabash Railroad to establish a grade crossing at Wabash Street Urbana.
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Springfield, Ill
Illinois Commerce Commission
Urbana
Wabash Railroad
Brown Tops Knowland In California Primary As Dems Lead
Democratic attorney general Edmund G. Pat Brown surged to a large margin over U S Senator William F Knowland in California governor nomination contests amid a Democratic trend that also boosted Clair Engle in the Senate race Brown carried Alameda County and led statewide two party totals while Knight and Christopher battled for the GOP nomination Brown and Knowland both predicted victory in the general election and Knowland pressed labor reform as his campaign issue.
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California
Edmund G
Pat) Brown
U.S
William F. Knowland
Senate
Alameda
Brown
Knowland
Clair Engle
Red Bluff
Goodwin J. Knight
Knight
George Christopher
San Francisco
Christopher
Engle
Washington
Helen
Edmund Brown Proves Vote Getter in California Primary
Edmund G. Pat Brown, a 53 year old Democrat and former Republican, won strong support in the California primary. Known as a moderate and lively campaigner, he contrasts with Republican foe William F. Knowland and pledges to fight labor corruption while opposing right to work laws. Brown, San Francisco born and of Irish German descent, switched to Democrat in 1934 and could become California’s first Democratic governor since 1938 if elected.
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Morrie Landsberg
Associated Press
San Francisco
Edmund G
Pat) Brown
California
William F. Knowland
Brown
Knowland
Assembly
Dodgers Lead In Close Vote On Chavez Ravine
Dodgers lead in Los Angeles vote on Proposition B to redevelop Chavez Ravine for a new stadium. Early returns show 47 471 to 43 453 with about 90 924 ballots tabulated. The deal trades Chavez Ravine acreage for Wrigley Field with a 52 000 seat stadium and a public park plan.
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Dodgers
Chavez Ravine
Los Angeles
Jne
Dodger
Walter O’malley
Patrick McGee
O’ Malley
Civic Center
Ball Club
Wrigley Field
Boy Ties Rescue Aurora Man Saves Child On Tracks
Sheriff's deputies searched area schools to locate two older boys who tied 7 year old Michael Evans to railroad tracks with a clothesline in Norwalk California. Michael freed himself just before an approaching train. His companions Robin Denton and Calvin Denton alerted his father Frank Evans. The boy said the attackers warned they would hang him to a telephone pole but failed to loop the rope over a spike.
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Michael Evans
Norwalk
Calif
Sheriff's
Michael R. Evans
Michael
Lee Denton
Calvin Denton
Frank Evans
Eisenhower Addresses Naval Graduates On Peace And Strength
President Eisenhower urged United States Naval Academy graduates to pursue a just peace and world security through strength. He warned against obsolescence in military management and called for continued study of military principles to guard the peace.
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Annapolis
Eisenhower
United States Naval Academy
Rogram
Navy
Air Force
Marine Corps
Academy
Pilot Runs Out Of Gas In Florida Flight
Alpharetta Ga June 4 AP C G Dutcher of Winnetka Ill flew a light plane to West Palm Beach to visit his wife. He ran out of gas, landed in a corn field, refueled at a station, then taxied 10 miles to a baseball field for takeoff.
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Alpharetta
C. G. Dutcher
Winnetka
Ill
Florida
West Palm Beach
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McElroy
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Executive Department
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