De Gaulle in play for round-table peace amid civil war threat
France faced a grave crisis as Pflimlin urged a national effort and rights groups pressed to include De Gaulle in a broad round-table conference with middle-line party chiefs. Military moves and Corsica unrest fed fears of civil war and loss of liberties.
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Pflimlin
Paris
de Gaulle
France
Antoine Pinay
Rene Coty
North Africa
Assembly
Stern
Felt Named Pacific Command Chief by Eisenhower
President Eisenhower designates Admiral Harry D. Felt as commander in-chief of U S forces in the Pacific and Far East with headquarters at Pearl Harbor. Felt will replace Admiral Felix B. Stump who retires August 1.
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Washington
UPI
Eisenhower
Harry D. Felt
U. S
Pacific
Far East
Felt
Naval Operations
Felix B. Stump
U. S. Army
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
United Nations Command
Korea
James S. Russell
Atlantic Fleet
Senate
Russell
Topeka
Kans
Naval Academy
Russia
Middle East
Father Barry’s Funeral Rites Linked to Fatal Beach Tragedy
An airman from Foster AFB in Victoria Texas identified his wife, daughter, and Father Barry among victims pulled from the water after a beach accident. Justice of the Peace scheduled an inquest as rescue workers saved four others. Father Barry, son of Mrs Ida Barry, served as a chaplain in the Air Force and had a long clerical history in Syracuse before his priestly calling.
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Wayne Bailey
Foster Air Force Base
Victoria
Tex
Barry
Justice of the Peace
Jack Smith
Cage-Marshall Funeral Home
Rockport
Dick Fox
Father Barry
Syracuse
Ida Jacquin Barry
James M. Barry
Markland Ave
Bellevue
St. Michael’s College
St. Bernard's Seminary
Rochester
St. Joseph’s German Church
St. Mary’s
Cortland
St. John the Baptist
Rome
Air Force
Biloxi
Miss
3275Th
Parks Air Force Base
Oakland
Calif
Hickam Air Force Base
Hawaii
Charleston
Daniel
James
John
Vincent
Bernard
Philip
Anthony Barry
Beatrice Miller
Mary Kennedy
B57 Crashes Kill Two Crewmen Near Chanute AFB
An Air Force B57 bomber crashed soon after takeoff from Chanute Air Force Base in Illinois. Both crewmen died. canopy ejected at about 3,000 feet. Victims identified as 1st Lt. J. T. Flynn of Indianapolis and Capt. B. H. Griggs of Philadelphia, stationed at Langley AFB, Virginia.
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Champaign
Chanute Air Force Base
George Ogles
Chanute
Ogles
J. T. Flynn
Indianapolis
B. H. Griggs
Philadelphia
Langley Air Force Base
Kirk Represents N.Y. at Brussels
Retired Admiral Alan G. Kirk was named New York State representative for New York Day ceremonies at the Brussels World's Fair. He chairs the State Civil Defense Commission and was designated by Governor Averell Harriman on Saturday.
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Brussels
Alan G. Kirk
New York State
New York
Kirk
State Civil Defense Commission
Averell Harriman
Deaths mark varied lifespans across three states
Washington AP reports William H. Francis Jr. 43 former defense manpower official collapsed after playing tennis. New York AP notes Edith Martin Hodges 80 wife of Wall Street Journal executive Col. Gilbert T. Hodges died Saturday. Illinios AP shares Albert Crisler 85 retired contractor and father of Michigan athletic director Fritz Crisler died Saturday.
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Washington
William H. Francis Jr
Houston
Tex
New York
Edith Martin Hodges
Gilbert T. Hodges
The
Wall Street Journal
Morrison St
Earlville, Ill
Albert Crisler
H. O
Fritz) Crisler
University of Michigan
Tarzan’s son Weissmuller booked for disturbing the peace
John Weissmuller and Patrick O'Neal both 17 were accused in a citizens complaint of threatening Claud Allred in West Los Angeles after a party. Alfred summoned police. the youths fled and were later released to their parents. Weissmuller lives with his mother and stepfather.
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Los Angeles
Johnny Weissmuller
John
Weissmuller
Patrick O'Neal
Claud Allred
West Los Angeles
Alfred
Young Weissmuller
Two Die in Fire at Toronto Nursing Home
A Toronto nursing home fire killed two elderly residents and left at least 12 others in critical condition. Police and nurses evacuated remaining residents, ages 75 to 85, as smoke filled the facility.
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Toronto
Priest seeks Sicilian donkey cart for world’s largest pizza
The Rev. Louis Donanzan of St. Michael’s Church Chicago seeks a genuine Sicilian donkey cart to haul the world’s largest pizza. The giant pie will be showcased at the Italian Music Fair at the church.
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Chicago
UPIC
Louis Donanzan
St. Michael's Church
Archbishop O Hara Overcomes Crisis After Collapse
Archbishop Gerald Patrick O Hara of Savannah Atlanta and the Pope's delegate to Britain has passed the crisis and is reported out of danger. The 67 year old Philadelphia resident collapsed last Wednesday after returning from an overseas trip.
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London
Gerald Patrick O'Hara
Savannah
Atlanta
Britain
Archbishop O'Hara
Philadelphia
Sprague Endorses Len Harriman Nomination in New York GOP Rally
Sprague backs Len Harriman for the state Republican nomination as his home county rally endorses a resolution to nominate Harriman at the state convention. The scene in Mineola signals closure of hopes for Heck and Mahoney supporters, with officials debating unity and timing ahead of the Rochester nominating convention.
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Mineola
Sprague
Len
New York
Assembly
Oswald D. Heck
Schenectady
Heck
New York City
Harriman
Mahoney
Buffalo
George M. Pierce
Olean
Senate
Cattaraugus County
Salamanca
Pierce
Watertown
Jefferson County
GOP
State Executive
Jefferson
Henry A. Wise
Rochester
Dean Taylor
Troy
Hall
Robert F. Wagner
Newspaper poll on Wag ner support among party chairmen
Farley former VU 8S postmaster general won equal support from the chairmen after Wag ner. The paper said it queried all 62 party chairmen for the poll published in Sunday editions. It did not reveal how many responded.
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Farley
Wagner
Plane Explodes at Otis AFB Sabotage Sought
Investigators probed a RC121 Super Constellation radar reconnaissance plane that exploded at Otis Air Force Base Mass after 100000 miles of safe flight. Sabotage was a possibility as 12 airmen escaped. cause listed as undetermined.
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Otis Air Force Base
Mass
UPS
Cape Cod
Imperial Northwest Express Debuts With Hostess Aboard
Detroit city launches a new express bus line seven miles from the suburbs to downtown. The Imperial Northwest Express features attractive hostesses on board to add glamour to the ride.
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Detroit
Whitby Bay Carnival Eyes Sausage Eating Feat
London UPI reports at the Whit ley Bay Carnival in North umberland County the reigning sausage eater known as Little Joe Steele plans to surpass his record by attempting to down 10 feet of spicy sausage at the upcoming fair.
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London
UPI
Whitley Bay
Northumberland County
Little Joe” Steele
Wil
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Algiers
Lauris) Norstad
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Raoul Salan
Algeria
Salan
Varis
Admiral Felt
Pacific Command
G. J. O'Doherty
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St. Joseph’s
David J. Norcott
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Walter A. Faery
N.Y
Tarzan
Marine Midland
Marine Midland Office
Nha Midland Trust Company
Central
Syracese
Oswego
Pulton
Phoenix
Mantiva
Terry Merthera
Lights
Shoppingtown
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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Centy
Dewey
America
Tammany al
Oyster Bay
Neces
Tilford Reserve
RT Ae
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T.M. Palm Beach Co
T.M. Goodall-Sanford, Inc
Onondaga Men's Shop
E. Jefferson St
Onondega Hotel
Fort Lauderdale
St. Petersburg
Tampa-Clearwater
Daytona Beach
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Virgin Islands
Jamaica
Washington, D.C
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Onongaga Hotel
Rhoon
Palm Beach
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Onondaga Hotel
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