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News f* Washington, D. C.-Pteeldeat Eiaeafcjver. who believed he cmU come to terms with Senator William Eaowiaad of California three yurt ago, after the (teeth et the late Boh Taft, hee aignlfled dato ^ ^iiy" the'TtaO ^1. It bmjt be denied but Senator Kaowtand ead the Praeideat have •ever settled dm to the close harmony ead cooperation that is desirable between the President and kit Senate Iwidfr. And Know* laad has failed to come around, aa some hi the White House bad hoped he might, after years of nudginc at the White House. He reauiaa a basic Taft-wiag Republican, aad his attitude oa the Eisenhower program has beea a head trap more than oace to the modem Republicans fighting under the Elsenhower beaner, Know laad, however, has strong support for his cause among other Repub1 leans, not the least ot it la the Sesete itself Aad because the group who follow hit philosophy are making a bold bid to take over the party at the 1M0 convention, President Elsenhower la already making plana to head them off. He has reportedly told friends that he will eaereise something of a veto power la the aext convention. It la thought that the President is willlag to submit s list of names, of prospective Republican nominees —aad that any one of these men nominated will receive the active, speaking support of Mr. Eisenhower. On the contrary, the Preaident threatens to atay out of the campaign if someone who does not go along with his general philosophy is nomiaated. The main cleavage is in the field of foreign affairs, and Mr. Eisenhower la worried lest some of the old nationalism-isolatonism of the past rears its head and takes over in the party. Reports from Africa tell of continuing widespread rebel activity, in Algeria, a former French colonial possession which France to SHOWS START AT 7:30 Note with Wide Screen and CinemaScope Friday-Saturday JUNE 7 - 8 Rebel InTown John Payne Rulh Roman Sunday JUNE 9 HUK George Montgomery Mona Freeman COLOR MoiulayT uettday JUNE 10 - 11 The Eddie Duchin Story Tyrone Power COLOR Wednesday-Thursday JUNE It • 13 Man Who t Talked To Much James Stewart Doris Day 11 1 J I" day claim* to pert of riHH itself. The French claim it not tb« itramer of claim, for Africa to • Modem country and there to • growing paaatou therein for ind»pmi*. In that country, the French are tying down huge quantities of military equipment and men and have weakened their NATO contribution to an inaigifleant level in order to nipprtu the torrortom in Algeria But the late* report* Indicate the French art making no progress. In fact, the murder of a prominent Algerian in Pari* a few dayi ago highlighted the cauae of the rebels, who had placed this faro ous Moslem on the sssa sal nation list becauae he had" favored Paris' control of Algeria. And reports from Tunisia indicate that the strength of the rebels In Algeria to aa strong or stronger, than ever French clalma of victories, it to said, against the terrorists, actually represent the number of Arab civilians killed in a raid on aeme town or village, theae aources aay. I And the rebel seem to have plen-! ty of arma. The rebels claim they get much of their equipment from French deserters, but much of it j reaches them from Tuniaia, it is believed, alao. A year ago French military au-1 thoritiea were saying the end of the guerrilla war In Algeria was In sight but now they only claim the situation is improving. Many doubt that mm Moscow the arm to that Ntkita Khrushchev lu> bectmw an (VM stronger figure la the Canmuiiut reftota thaa ha was a year ago. It will be icmembered that sensational stories war* circulate ad about Khrushchev nod hia drinking, and predictions made that he «ai on the way out, not too long ago. The contrary b true. Khrushchev ii active and la the moat Influential official to the finance program, the agricultural program, the heavy industry program and in many other fie Ida of govern raent in Moacow. Mora and mora, be spaalu out on the major dungas and intentions of the government in various fields. While he Is not expected to stage a coup, and become another Joseph Stalin, he Is thought to be more firmly entrenchad today than ever before—as the top man la Moscow. BUSINESS PICKUP A business-outlook session of the Commerce Department's Business Advisory Council, meeting recently In Hot Springs, Virginia, saw signs that the economy is gathering strength for a gradual rise in business activity for the rest of 1957. Total production of goods and services is seen to be rising slowly to a record rate of about *438.000,000,000 annually by the final quarter of 1867. That compares with >427,000,000,000 in the January-February-March quarter. Wi<" b Tubercle By MM. FRANCES C. FRANCIS Wkat I* Tuberculosis? To tight this diliui suecesafuUy, It I* Decenary to understand it fully— what It la how R develop*, whom R strikes, and the weapons we have at oar disposal to aae against R. Tuberculosis is a contagious dieease cauaed by a term called the tubercle beciUus Although TB can affect other parta of the body. R strikes most often the buys. Records of the disease date beck to the dawn of history, but R wasn't until IMS that the germ which causes Tuberculosis was discovered by he Germin physician, Robert Koch. How does tuberculosis strike? Tuberculosis spreads from parson to person. It is not inherited; no one is born with R. The disease la picked up only from someone who has TB bp; 1. breathing air with TB nn is it. (People who have tuberculoma nu> spread the germs by coughing, meeting, or spit tiag.) 1 Carrying germ* into the mouth on (iugen. food, eating utensils; by kissing someone who | has active tuberculous, or in mom other way. gg Tuberculosis can strike anyone, anywhere, any time—it can kill at ail age* However, more deaths and more new eases occur in middle and old age than among young-, er people. It also affects about twice a* many men aa women. Poor general health lower* the body's resistance to TB germs. Frequent exposure to infections, inadequate diet, poor housing, and other health and social problems make it possible for the germs to giiB g fmrlh-rrH. H flint the tody u unable to overcome the infection People living In crowded in greater danger from tuberculosis because they have more chances to eome la contact with thoee who have active TB. Among the people who are hit eapeeiaHjr hard by the diaeaae are American Indiana, Negroes, and Americans of Spanish descent. There are usually no symptom* in the early atagea at tube rev loeii A peraon may feel well aad yet be sick with TB. Thia is the time when the diseaae can be mast eaaily cured. When signs do appear, it may mean that the diaeaae has entered an advanced, mora difficult stage. Symptoms may include one or more of the following: excessive fatigue, losa of appetite and weight, frequent colds, chronic coughing, fever, indigestion, night sweats, and spitting up of blood. NEWS ABOUT OUR Servicemen GOING TO IOUA Sfc June* H. Morctz, sob ol Mr. and Mr*. Forace MoreU, lei) May 23 for Ft Levis, Washington. From there he will go to Korea. His wife. Bow Lee and children James David, Michael, Dickie, and Bosa will remain here until they can join him in Japan. RECEIVES PROMOTION 24th Dir . Korea—John T. Bingham, 22, ion of Mr. and Mrs. Doa H. Bingham, Sugar Grove, N. C„ recently was promoted to specialist third class while serving In Korea with the 24th Infantry Division. Specialist Bingham ia a records clerk with the division's 24th Military Police Company. Overseas since June ltM, be entered Ike Ann; la December IMS aid completed bask training at Fart JackMB. S. C. Bingham attended Appalachian State Teachers College for t»o years. Kg afefc-. . The "Miss North Carolina Dairy PrineeM" contest trill be held in Winston Salem from June K through 27. You'll Enjoy Seeing Amazing MYSTERY HILL Between Boone and Blowing Rock Oprn Every ^ Wec*
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