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64 slain in single day's clashes; rebels kill, capture Moslems sympathetic to France; Faure urges bipartisan solution regardless of pol line-up in French Govt
Sen George holds policy not in 'very happy state' since Eisenhower's Sept 24 heart attack, radio int
Pres returns to regular work routine; return is start of crucial 5-wk period that will show how heart will react to full work load; he is seen resuming news confs soon
On farm program
Govt ends feud with Nicaragua as Ambs Fournier and Sevilla Sacasa sign accords, Washington, to implement '49 amity pact by surveying common border, halting terrorist acts and giving 5-nation investigating comm full access to both countries; map; accords follow OAS '55 recommendations; origins of Pres Somoza-Figueres dispute revd
1956Shawn Colvin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist[â ]
Shawn Colvin is an American singer-songwriter. She is best known for her 1997 Grammy Award-winning song "Sunny Came Home".
1956Antonio Muñoz Molina, Spanish author[â ]
Antonio Muñoz Molina is a Spanish writer and, since 8 June 1995, a full member of the Royal Spanish Academy. He received the 1991 Premio Planeta, the 2013 Jerusalem Prize, and the 2013 Prince of Asturias Award for literature.
1956Zonia Baber, American geographer and geologist (born 1862)[â ]
Mary Arizona "Zonia" Baber was an American geographer and geologist best known for developing methods for teaching geography. Her teachings emphasized experiential learning through field work and experimentation.
In 1956, the world population was approximately 2,795,409,994 people[â ]