Mollet Leaves Paris as De Gaulle May Become Premier
Socialist Guy Mollet travels from Paris to meet Gen Charles de Gaulle amid speculation De Gaulle will be named premier this weekend. Coty outlines a one year power grab to reform government and Algeria with a referendum on a new constitution, while Daladier notes De Gaulle may govern via a deputy.
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Paris
Guy Mollet
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
National Assembly
Mollet
Rene Coty
Edouard Daladier
Coty
Daladier
Assembly
le Monde
Algeria
Elysee Palace
France
White House
O Connor Killed in 11 Car Crash at Indy 500
Pat O Connor 29, early leader in the 42nd 500 mile race, died in an 11 car first lap crash on the Indianapolis track. Dick Rathmann led early, Elisian and Russo survived injuries, Unser dislocated shoulder, race resumed after a 25 minute delay. Continued on page 2.
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O'Connor
Indianapolis
Pat O'Connor
Wilbur Shaw
North Vernon
Ind
Dick Rathmann
Miami
Ed Elisian
Bob Veith
Paul Russo
Paul Goldsmith
al Bisch
Len Sutton
Mike Magill
GM plants operate without contract after 21 years
GM and the United Auto Workers fail to reach a wage pact by midnight, triggering an immediate lack of contract across GM plants. Atlanta plants opened Memorial Day with no agreement, while 300,000 UAW members face new pay terms and delays on scheduled increases.
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Detroit. Mich
General Motors
United Auto Workers Union
Atlanta, Ga
UAW
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Avanta
Atlanta
Ford
Chrysler
Walter P. Reuther
Reuther
Defender Plan Draws Why Not From Negro Leader
Arlington plan by segregationists to enroll white children in Negro schools to retaliate against integration drew a sharp NAACP reply. Jack Rathbone said about 90 white children from Defender families could be enrolled, using one pupil if needed to spark a response, with action tied to Arlington County school rules.
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Arlington, Va
Northern Virginia
Arlington County
NAACP
The
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
Jack Rathbone
Defenders of State Sovereignty and Individual Liberties
Jack Rathbon
Arlington
Rathben
Defenders
Henkel-Harris Workers Reject Carpenters Union
At 660 N Loudoun St workers of Henkel-Harris Co. voted 31 to 2 against union representation by the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, APL-CIO. The NLRB supervised the election after a March recognition request and April rejection.
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Henkel-Harris Co., Inc
N. Loudoun St
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
Apl-Cio
Comned
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Doctors Increase 3 955 in U S
The American Medical Association reports 3 955 more physicians in 1957. A total of 7 455 new doctors were licensed to practice while 3 500 physicians died during the period.
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Chicago
United States
American Medical Assn
Council On Medical Education and Hospitals
VFW District Meeting In Berryville Sunday
The Seventh District meeting of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary will be Sunday at 2 p.m with Post 9760 Berryville. The meeting is in the community building on 8 Church St and open to all VFW and Auxiliary members in the area.
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The
Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary
Berryville
Church St
VPW
Holiday Deaths Close to Pace Of 1955 Record
Traffic deaths across the nation edge toward the 1955 Memorial Day toll as weather boosts travel. Pat O Connor dies in the Indianapolis 500 on lap one amid several early fatalities. Two Indy residents with race tickets die near the track in a red light crash. A Brownsville drag race crash kills three. Safety officials predict about 350 highway deaths in the 78 hour period and over 40 million cars on the road.
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Ned H. Dearborn
National Safety Council
Indianapolis
Pat O'Connor
Wilbur Shaw
Reading
Indiana
Brownsville
Sub Sinks After Being Rammed Off Oahu Island
HONOLULUAP The submarine Stickleback sank 50 hours after a ram by the destroyer escort Silverstein during antisubmarine exercises off Oahu 19 miles southwest of Pearl Harbor. No injuries. Sixty one crew members evacuated. a board of investigation will determine the collision cause.
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Pearl Harbor
Q. R. Schulz
Navy
Four Men Hurt in Two Wrecks Near Route 7 and Route 11
Two separate late night crashes in the Shenandoah Valley left four men injured and three cars wrecked. At 11:20 p.m. on Route 7 a 1955 Chevrolet sedan rolled and ended on its roof. three passengers and driver hurt, one released after forehead wound. Damage estimated at 1300 dollars. At 12:40 a.m. a two car crash on Route 11 north of Winchester involved a 1950 Chevrolet sedan. injuries reported and investigation continuing. Memorial Hospital treated all, with condition described as good.
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Shenandoah River Bridge
Rt. 7
Glen Spencer Costello
Purcellville
Kenneth Franklin Orrison
Round Hill
Charles Henry Newlin
Joseph C. Grove
Philmont
Memorial Hospital
Friendship and
Winchester Volunteer Rescue
L. M. Bauserman
Costello
Mr. Newlin
Newlin
Grove
Mr. Orrison
Bauserman
J. H. Smith, Jr
Route 11
Winchester
Lawrence Austin
Mt. Falls
Girl Dies After Collision With Mother's Car
In Shreveport Louisiana Dianne Montgomery 18 died from injuries after a collision between her car and her mother Mrs L E Montgomery driving in the opposite lane Police reported speeds near 50 mph and skid marks showed braking 15 feet from impact The dead woman's fiancé Jerry Monroe owned the vehicle and they planned to marry soon The mother suffered lacerations and was hospitalized
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Shreveport
Dianne Montgomery
Byrd High School
L. E. Montgomery
Dianne
Jerry Monroe
Peace Prayers At Memorial Service At National Cemetery
A memorial service at National Cemetery honored war dead with rifles firing and taps. Rev L Coleman Games urged prayer for peace and warned against those who would violently overturn the country. Conrad Hoover Post 21 and Post 2123 of the VFW and American Legion sponsored the service with a color guard and wreath at the flagpole.
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L. Coleman Games
Cork Street
National Ave
Mr. Games
Legion Post
Daniel Grimes
The
Legion
Air Force denies B47 buzzed passenger airliner near Salina
Acting Secretary McIntyre rejected claims that Maj. Eugene Mathis buzzed a United Airlines jet carrying 57 passengers on a transcontinental route near Salina Kansas. The airliner, flying at 20 000 feet with five crew and 57 passengers, was reported by pilot W K Wolfe to have been passed within 500 to 1000 feet.
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Washington
Air Force
Salina
Kan
Malcolm A. McIntyre
United Air Lines
McIntyre
Maj
Eugene Mathis
Mathis
Civil Aeronautics
William F. Knowland
Gordon E. Hein
Schilling Air Force Base
Strategic Air Command
Hein
Schilling
United
W. K. Wolfe
Philadelphia
Homeowner Suggests Council Members Rake His Leaves
In Long Beach California a resident, Percy J. Powell, argued that since the city owns street trees it should own their leaves and proposed council members rake them. Councilmen balked citing pay and labor duties while one cited English hunting law about ownership. No action was reported.
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Long Beach
Calif
Eve
Percy J. Powell
Powell
Gerald Desmond
Charles Garrison
Honors Heaped On Unknowns Of Two Wars
Americans honor Unknowns from World War II Korea and World War I as flowers surround catafalques at the Capitol and Arlington. President Eisenhower welcomes Medal of Honor recipients and praises their defense of American ideals amid somber tributes and a nation’s mourning.
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Washington
Capitol
Korea
Arlington National Cemetery
America
National Cemetery
Arlington
Flanders Field
American Legion
Marine
American Red Cross
Salvation Army
Navy
Tendersweet Fried Clams at Howard Johnson Restaurant
A Howard Johnson restaurant menu lists tendersweet fried clams offered at George Washington Hotel. The item appears in an old dining ad labeled lp-5-30-1t.
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Howard Johnson
George Washington Hotel
Winchester Pacifist Walkers Reach Washington Protest
Seven pacifists began a 75 mile walk from Dranesville to Washington to protest nuclear weapon tests. Led by Yale graduate John Ingersoll the group plans door to door canvassing in Falls Church and joins other protesters to converge on the White House weekend.
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Dranesville
Falls Church
John Ingersoll
Yale University
Winchester - To - Washinton
Washington
Havano Childs
Winchester
Edward B. Ehre
Fairfax County
Karen Coranthal
New York State
Leesburg
Here
David Barrin
Herndon
Ingersoll
Russia
White House
Rotary Picnic Nets $750 For Charity Fund
J Kenneth Robinson told members the Rotary picnic last Saturday raised 750 dollars for charity. The event drew 740 attendees and reinforced club support for local service projects.
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Rotary Picnic Nets
Rotary
J. Kenneth Robinson
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Rae
Gen. de Gaulle
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Lai
Child
Everly Carper
Mortaine
3Rd Armored Division
Hugh Carper
Route 1
Shorty Templeman and
Jerry Unser
Unser
Russo
Templeman
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
Elisian
Jimmy Bryan
Eddie Sachs
Tony Bettenhausen
Johnny Boyd
Billy Garrett
Sachs
Bryan
Bettenhausen
Chuck Weyant
Springfield
Ill
Henkel-Harris
Carpenters Union
U.S
VFW
Associated Press
Kirk L. Simpson
the Star
Pifer Printing CO
Braddock St
Winchester Man
Walkers
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