DJIIAULLE • • ( · I In France, it seems to be all over but the shouting, and there's plenty of shouting - vive DeGaulle! The General - the head of the French govemment. Under consistut1onal forms, 1t went like this:- President Coty summoned the wartime leader to Paris for a third time. Cheering crowds hailing DeGaulle, as he entered the Elysee Palace - by the side door. Which ls traditionally reserved - for the Premier. President Coty met him, and asked A him to form - what he calle<!("Govemment of national safety". The General - accepting the mandate. He'll take office, i t assured of the support of a non-Conaunist majority 1n the Hatlonal Assembly. But what's the meaning of 11 a govemment of national safety". The understanding la that, as Premier, DeOaulle will have special powers. Which would make him independent ot those parliamentary maJoritles, so changeable and fickle 1n Prance. Overturning one cabinet after another - with w~ having twenty- fl ve •••• governments since the end of Worl~ , . REGAULLI - 2 Tonight General DeGaulle laid down one ■ ajor condition - that he shall have full ~ o•er for a period ot time to make changes in the french constitution - then to submit these changes to a plebiscite ot the people. TodJ.7, the Fre . nch people were a winging to the side of DeGaulle. Paris - grown suddenly serious, tense, Losing - the careless, gay spirit prevailing until now - with Jokes - about the criaia. Paris and all France today - apprehensive. Seeing in ~,Gaulle - the only way out. But what about the Coa■ uniata? The7 are still - violently hostile. Threatening labor de■on1t~ation1. But the Reds a pp ear to be ■ore or leas isolated. W ith other leftist factions - moving to the aide of the sixty-seven Jtar old soldier, leader ot the free French in the Second lorld lar. DFDAULLE - SOCIALISTS The political drama in Paris today - was focused on a caucus of the Socialist Party. The decision - resting with ninet~ne Socialist members of the National Assembly. Last night, when DeGaulle came to Paris, 9pparently to become the head of the government - the Socialists had blocked him. Stubbornly refusing - to accept the General. And, if they voted against him, he could not get a majority in the National Assembly. Today, President Coty issued a solemn statement - that, if DeGaulle were not installed as head of the government, there• would be Civil War in France. In Algeria, the rebel army chiefs issued a warning - that, if DeGaulle did u not assume power with no delay, they would take action. Which everybody took to mean - paratroop forces from Algeria in an aerial invasion of France. such were the factors confronting the caucus of the Socialists, today. The decision - brought about by one of their ... former President of the Republic, Vincent Aurlol own members. ~ omAULLE - soc IALISTS - 2 Who stepped 1n - with action of his own. Sending a letter to DeGaulle - imploring him to take no action against the Republic. Not- to associate himself wit~bel Generals in Algeria and Corcisa. au1:,on the contrary to preserve the Republic. DeGaulle replied - he was afraid that anarchy and - I civil wa~ w~d come about. Afraid - the army 1n Algeria would intervene with force. He vowed that he had no wish to become the head of the government - by force. But - IIIJ only by popular mandate, legally. To the caucus of Socialists, Aurlol read the letter !!'~ffkl ~ueGaulle. The former President giving a wamlng in these words: - 'cl vil war 1s at our gates." So what did the Socialist representatives do? They voted, and the coWlt was - s1xty-two to twenty.nine_; .l1l favor of DeGaulle. tp Apparently, the deciding factor was the letter J>mAULLE - SOCIALISTS - 3 - tro• the General. A leader or the lett wing oppo1ltlon, Nltterand, said: "One cannot remain lnaenalble to General DeQaulle's letter". The political draa lnalde the caucua or the soc1allata - waa the tactor decla1ve 1n brlnging DeOaulle to power, today. TUIISIA The United States and Britain -to reJect an urgent request from Tunisia ; )'cir weapons 1 - armament tor uae against the French 1n Algeria. The Tunisian government argued - that the French army in Algeria was in rebellion, outjot control or the government in Paris. Mid, therefore - ilight go on a rampage ,,I aga1na t the Tunisians. Today, however, the word 1n Vuhlngton waa - that the rebel French Generals 1n Algeria have given assurances, they - •an Tunisia no harm, 111d will keep the -I' peace. So, on that buls, the Tunisian request tor ara•nt - la reJected. The Brlt1ah and Aller1cana bellevlng - that ahlp•nta of weapona would only atlr up aore unrest 1n North Africa. CARDDfAL In Rome - a solemn requiem ror Cardinal Stritch of Chicago. In St. Ignatius Church- tltteen Cardinals and a throng of other prelates, diplomatea and otticlala ot the Italian government. The Church - crowded with twenty.five hundred people. The tar-tamed choir ot the s11t1ne Chapel sang the requiem - as the tuneral cere110nie1 were aolnnlzed. The body ot Cardinal Str1tch - then taken to the Rome airport. To be tlown - to Chicago. Another American 11U11cal triwnph - 1n lloaco•~ 'ftle Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra - playing a aerie• ot concerts 1n the Soviet capital. Audience• - inllllld ovations. And today, Journallatlc plaudits. I1n1tla, the ottlclal government newspaper - aUlllldng up the cheers wlth what it ~:/ calltl "the rlchneaa, akilltul i a ••terr and brilliant ~ v1rtuo1lty ot a our gueata." , BRAZIL There's danger ta of a general war breaking out - in the Matto Grosso. Jungle tribes - threatening to ta take the warpath against each other. Why? Well, a newspaper 1n Brazil, today, explained it 1n a headline worthy of our own tabloids. "Jungle Goddeaa cauaea tribal war" aaid the newspaper , In addition to the '' Jungle goddeaa" the story features - an American ■iaaionary. Trying, apparently - to play a benevolent role. ( .( In the tribe or the Xvantea, a marriage waa arranged tor an Indian •lden. Who, however, didn't like the brldegroo■ selected tor her. So, on the eve ot ~~r wedding, J hft tled. Making her way to another tribe, IOlltwhat 110re civilized - under the protection or American ■laalonary Robert Butler. Her rather waa ready to lead a war party - to get c..f the girl back. But the chief or the Xvantea, want1r~ to keep ~#, the peace • went tor 8 talk w1 th ■i111onary B11tler. H ~ wu nbuahed and killed - by warrior• troll Butler•' village. In BRAZIL - 2 retaliation tor which - his own trlbe111en killed tour ot Butler's Indiana. So tlle teud waa oo - with other tribes Jolning 1n. Threatening - a general war 1n the Matto Groaso - all beca111e ot a "Jungle goddeaa". But then - didn't Helen ot Troy start the aost taaoua war ot all? REORGANIZATION Democrats in Congress - expreaa bewildel'll8nt. Because President Elaenhower, yesterday - attacked the Detenae reorganization bill prepared by the Armed Services C01111ttee or the House. The Democrats pointing out - that Prealdent ~ ..... J Eisenhower, previously, ha~••• ~ approval or the bill. They thought everything waa tine. So, why doea he now say - the bill would cauae diaunity and promote waatetulneaa? Well, Preaident Ellenhower did ex.preaa approval. But - with reaervatlona. Arguing - there ahould be changea 1n the measure. There ae8IDI to be 10111 aort or ■lx·llP - the Democrats 1n a state or utonlatment and chagrin. OIL - A federal grand jury brought anti-trust law charges, today - against twenty.nine oil c0111plll1e1. Including the largest - headed by Standard 011 or Indiana, New Jeraey and <1110. 'Dle Texas Company and so on. The indictment alleges - price-fixing. Ttie case goea back to Nineteen Pltty-Seven - the tlM or the Suez Canal cr1a1a.Mld-eaatem oll ahlpmenta - impeded by the closing ot the canal. Bringing - a hlke 1n the price or 011 in th1a countl'J. The :Illa lncreue - a11101t the 1111e tor all the.., COIIPan1••· The departMnt or Justice - 1uapectlng collua1on. An 1nve1tlgatlon tollowed - culalnatlng with the lndlctmenta ta1 today. Charging - a conap1racy to violate the antl-truat laws. NBRGBR The merger of the United Presa and the International Mews Service is the subject or a rumpus 1n Congress. The combination of the two great~ news agencies to rorm the United Press International - ls denounced by Congrea111&n Blnanuel Celler of New York and Senator Kefauver or Tennessee. The Senator - asking the Department ot Juatlce to take up the matter. Poaalbly - seeking a court inJunctlon againlt the merger. -·- Today, Congresaaan Keating or lew York spoke .. scathingly of what he called - frlgge~happy anti-trust - zealots~, He pointed out that congress doesn't know the tacts behind the conaolldatlon ot the U P and the I N s, which was compelled by econoalc reasons, according to Frank Bartholomew, President of the United Preas International. ADI> MBRGm The Department or Justice calla the merger okay. Because the I HS waa doing badly - bualneaa tailing. a>MMfflEE A witness, giving evidence, collapsed at a Congressional hearing, today. Succumbing - to a heart attack. Prank Miller or Freeport, Louisiana - Chairman of the Southwestern Gas and Electric Company. Testifying - againat a bill connected with power- dama. Reading a state11ent - when, suddenly, he slumped 1n his chair. The flrat one to reach him was Congressman Miller ot Nebraska. The legiBlator - also a phyaiclan. He •d• the diagnosis quickly - a coronary. Frank Miller, alxty-e1ght years old. APARTMENT HOUSES Ph1ladelph1a - to have the largest apartment house 1n the world. So annowiced - by the Pennsylvania Railroad and developer Sylvester Lowery. Called PeM Towers, the building will be thirty stories high, and occupy an entire city block, with nine hundred apartments - allll thirty three hundred roo111 ! Exceeding- the largest apart•nt howsea 1n lew York. Situated 1n the downtown area, fem Towers will be completed in the spring ot Nineteen Sixty. Phlladelphla to be - the apartment houae chaplon. A strange, grim story comea trom the M1a1ia1ippi state prison. About - the "mabler". J. c. caaeron, mo had an impediment of apeech - mioh cauaed hlm to chew• llP h1a words, 1n an a al1101t unpronouncable way. "'ftle . . bler" convicted or capital cri•. Given - adeath aentance. "The lllllbler" executed 1n the N111i111ppi ga1 chuber, laat night. it the lut 110111nt, he recited the twenty-third psalm. Clearly, diatlnctly, without 1nJ llllpedlaent or apHoh. ' ' The Lord la 1111 shepherd - I ahall not nnt. He ll&keth • to lle dnn 1n green putUNa - he leadeth • bealde the atlll •t•ra". lo . . bllng lfflaYYer • e1peclally llhen the dOOlled Mn at the gu chulber c- to the tourth verse. "y•, though I walk through the valley or the lhadow of death, I will tear no evll- tor thou art with•• MIQ thy rod and thy start they comtort me. II The mumbler • speaking hie last words, with the cleareat of enunciation. JOOS A radio friend, Albert Rapp ot the Unlverelty or Tennessee, sends me - a handsomely printed monograph publi1hed ~ byJoxburge Club or San Francisco, a group o f bibllophilea. The book is dl called - "the ancient Greekl and Joe Miller." With tranalationa - from a Jokebook ot Hellenic antiquity. Right ott the bat, I noticed a tulllar ldleese - the one about the 111n mo trained h11 donkey to go without eating. And had nearly succeeded - men the donkey dled. Another ldlee1e Dli 1n the Joe Miller ot the Ancient Greekl goes like th1a: A prote11or • t a trlend, and aaid: ...-- Why, I beard that you wre dead. The fellow replied: Well, I'• alive. -rla,.Jbe proteaaor said: But I u1ure you, the aan mo told me is much 110re truthful than you. n Another whlmay tells of a • aan who uked a shopkeeper where somebody lived. To which the shop-keeper replied: "I'm alone, but lf you will watch 111 ahop, 1 1 11 go along and show you. , , ~--~ - 2 Joke• that ••ta la .. b - in Athena - ■ore tban two tboaaan4 1•ar1 aao, Don - a,oat toar bu4re4 i.e. POX - ) V _ J f ~ ~ ~ ~~ Over 1n England - a rox -- shot a hunter - whlch seems like a Br1t1ah vera1on or "an bites dog." The rox waa 1n a hole. The hunter - thruatJ.ng the butt or his shotgun down into the hole. Whereupon the gun tired, and peppered h1a I.I'll with buclmhot. Exalnatlon ahowed that, When the butt or thl gun . - puahed lnto the bole - the tox, whll• ICrabllng around, pulled the trigger with h11 paw. The next th1Jlg n lcnOlf, n ~ 11 bl hearlnl about the tllh that caught the tlabel'lllft.