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...Vive v. Volk...
Congratulations on the May 26 De Gaulle article. You made a forward step to a better understanding of the French leader who, as in 1941, is the only apparent salvation of France. Once again, Vive De Gaulle is coming to mean Vive la France in the eyes of the free world...
Sixty for Lunch. All along De Gaulle's hour-long route from the airport to the city of Algiers, thousands of Algerian French, urged on by cheerleaders, dutifully shouted "Vive De Gaulle!" But their loudest cheers were raised for Jacques Soustelle, right-wing firebrand, onetime Governor General of Algeria, who also rode in the procession. At De Gaulle's first stop in Algiers-to lay a cross of Lorraine wreath at the foot of the city's World War I memorial-beefy Jacques Soustelle, grinning with delighted embarrassment, was obliged to gesture his admirers to silence before...
...France.' Then he asked: 'Who am I talking to?' We explained that it was station WMGM in New York City. Said De Gaulle: 'Oh, the motion picture company?'* Then the voice screamed: 'Everybody knows the best station in New York is WINS! Vive la France!' We knew then that it was a hoax...
...could not even try to finger the hoaxer. WINS played it cool. Said a station spokesman: "It was definitely not anyone here, although I've seen a lot of people walking around smirking. It sure has livened up things for us. We've been announcing 'Vive la WINS' all day and even giving the time in French...