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January 25, 1956

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Seatless I.R.T. Shuttle Trains Proposed by Transit Board Head; SHUTTLE MAY RUN SEATLESS TRAINS

By Ralph Katz

NYC Transit Authority urges staggered business hrs, Grand Central area, to relieve subway congestion

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Hammarskjold Gets Egypt To Back El Auja Peace Plan; Parley Held With Premier U.N. EL AUJA PLAN BACKED BY EGYPT U.N. Chief Tours Area Jordan Reports Incursion Syrian-Israeli Truce Urged

By Harry Gilroy Special To the New York Times

Hammarskjold repts Egypt accepts proposals to ease El Auja tensions; indicates move came from talks with Nasser and others; plan includes provisions for UN personnel to mark zone, removal of Egyptian personnel; Jordan repts soldier wounded by Israeli patrol, El Feife; Syrian source repts Burns urges cease-fire, Sea of Galilee area; map

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Mr. Truman's Memoirs: Struggles Over China; INSTALLMENT 4 OF EXCERPTS FROM 'YEARS OF TRIAL AND HOPE' Mr. Truman's Memoirs: Struggles for China INSTALLMENT 4, EXCERPTS FROM 'YEARS OF TRIAL AND HOPE'

By Harry S. Trumanthe New York Timesthe New York Times

AMERICANS have always had friendly feelings toward the Chinese. American missionaries, American doctors and American teachers have spent many years in China, and their Christian and humanitarian efforts were long supported with real fervor by the people at home.

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BOMB TEST TALKS WITH EDEN LIKELY; Dulles Says Limit or Control May Be Topic in Meetings With President Next Week Dulles Envisages No Formula BOMB TEST TALKS WITH EDEN LIKELY Germany a Certain Topic Sees Latin America Secure

By Dana Adams Schmidt Special To the New York Times

Sec Dulles discounts success for USSR bid, news conf

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PRESIDENT FINDS ECONOMY RISING DESPITE SOME LAGS; URGES CREDIT CURB STUDY; OUTPUT AT RECORD Eisenhower Report to Congress Puts Total Near 400 Billion U.S. Action Pledged PRESIDENT FINDS ECONOMY RISING Some Sales Discouraged The President's Analysis

By Edwin L. Dale Jr. Special To the New York Times

Econ Rept to Cong

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Notable Births

1956Andy Cox, English guitarist^[†]

Andrew Cox is a British guitarist, who along with Dave Wakeling, formed ska band The Beat in 1978.

1956Dinah Manoff, American actress^[†]

Dinah Manoff is an American stage, film, and television actress and television director. She is best known for her roles as Carol Weston on Empty Nest, Elaine Lefkowitz on Soap, Marty Maraschino in the film Grease, and Libby Tucker in both the stage and film adaptations of I Ought to Be in Pictures, for which she won a Tony Award.

Historical Context for January 25, 1956

In 1956, the world population was approximately 2,795,409,994 people^[†]