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truck crashes into 6 cars stalled by auto with flat tire, Queens-bound tube; 3 injured; pile-up delays traffic 15 mins, causes jams in mid-Manhattan; Manhattan approach illus
Gov Meyner backs NJ bill authorizing Port Authority to double-deck bridge
Gen Taylor says Army will spur efforts to produce intermediate ballistics missile with 1,500-mi range, news conf; says program will be treated as natl necessity; holds question of service jurisdiction will be held up pending development; says Redstone will be used as stepping stone in program, but will be retained by Army as standard weapon; sees missiles giving forces highly destructive long-range fire power into enemy areas and air
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10--The first political battle royal of the Congressional session began today as Democrats opened hearings into the Al Sarena Mines case. The issue hinged on how and why the Department of the Interior turned over public forest lands in Oregon to Al Sarena Mines, which then proceeded to "mine" the timber.
over 3,000 offenders jam cts on summonses; most of J tickets handed out by ptl in unmarked cars over New Yr wk-end; Manhattan ct illus
1956David Grant, Australian rugby league player (died 1994)[†]
David "Nana" Grant (1956–1994) was an Australian rugby league footballer originally from [Trangie], New South Wales. He played as a prop/back-rower in the 1970s and 1980s for a number of teams in the New South Wales Rugby Football League competition.
1956Big Bank Hank, American rapper (died 2014)[†]
Henry Lee Jackson, known by his stage name Big Bank Hank, was an American hip hop recording artist and manager. Also known as Imp the Dimp, he was a member of the trio the Sugarhill Gang, the first hip hop act to have a hit with the cross-over single "Rapper's Delight" on the pop charts in 1979. He contributed to many documentaries based on the rap music industry. Lyrics to his verse from "Rapper's Delight" were allegedly plagiarized from rhymes written by Grandmaster Caz.
1956Robert Earl Keen, American singer-songwriter[†]
Robert Earl Keen is an American country singer and songwriter from Houston, Texas.
1956Phyllis Logan, Scottish actress[†]
Phyllis Logan is a Scottish actress, widely known for her roles as Lady Jane Felsham in Lovejoy (1986–1993) and Mrs Hughes in Downton Abbey (2010–2015). She won the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer for the 1983 film Another Time, Another Place and was nominated for BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for the same film. Her other film appearances include Secrets & Lies (1996), Shooting Fish (1997), Downton Abbey (2019) and Misbehaviour (2020).
In 1956, the world population was approximately 2,795,409,994 people[†]