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December 20, 1955

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Headlines from December 20, 1955

JERSEY CITY GRAFT IN PAY IS CHARGED; Investigator's Report Says Some Jobholders Never Made an Appearance JERSEY CITY GRAFT ON PAY IS CHARGED

By Robert Conleyspecial To the New York Times

2d sec of rept charges Adm with padding payrolls with 'no-show' employes; cites cases of Roller, of A Stanfield who recd pay as Athletics Coordinator, of Mrs Reidy and her husband, of 2 iron workers paid as bldg inspectors on Bd, of another atty who spent 5 yrs in city law library collecting $5,000 a yr; says Reynolds must have known about Roller case, that Mayor Berry and Arlook overlooked fraud; Lamer asks Bd sue Mrs Reidy and Roller for recovery of salary; urges employe pay checks state that services have been performed

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SPAIN TO INCREASE MOROCCANS' ROLE; More Say in Internal Affairs of Zone Promised -- Goal of Independence Recognized MORE SELF-RULE SET FOR MOROCCO

By Camille M. Cianfarraspecial To the New York Times

Garcia Valino, after conf with Franco, Madrid, says Spain will give Moroccans bigger voice in internal affairs; says Spain backs desire for unity and independence but bars haste, will not recognize French-Moroccan accords without consultation; links planned conf with French Resident Gen Dubois

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Notable Births

Martin Schulz

1955Martin Schulz, German politician[ā€ ]

Martin Schulz is a German politician who was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Germany from 1994 to 2017 and a Member of the Bundestag (MdB) from 2017 to 2021. During his tenure he was Leader of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats from 2004 to 2012, President of the European Parliament from 2012 to 2017 and Leader of the Social Democratic Party from 2017 to 2018.

Binali Yıldırım

1955Binali Yıldırım, Turkish lawyer and politician, Turkish Minister of Transport[ā€ ]

Binali Yıldırım is a Turkish politician who served as the 27th and last prime minister of Turkey from 2016 to 2018 and Speaker of the Grand National Assembly from 2018 to 2019. He was Leader of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) from 2016 to 2017, then becoming parliamentary leader until 2018.

Historical Events

Cardiff

1955Cardiff is proclaimed the capital city of Wales, United Kingdom.[ā€ ]

Cardiff is the capital and largest city of Wales. Cardiff had a population of 372,089 in 2022 and forms a principal area officially known as the City and County of Cardiff. The city is the eleventh largest in the United Kingdom. Located in the southeast of Wales and in the Cardiff Capital Region, Cardiff is the county town of the historic county of Glamorgan and in 1974ā€“1996 of South Glamorgan. It belongs to the Eurocities network of the largest European cities. A small town until the early 19th century, its prominence as a port for coal when mining began in the region helped its expansion. In 1905, it was ranked as a city and in 1955 proclaimed capital of Wales. The Cardiff urban area covers a larger area outside the county boundary, including the towns of Dinas Powys and Penarth.

Historical Context for December 20, 1955

In 1955, the world population was approximately 2,740,213,792 people[ā€ ]