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USSR bloc Consultative Com urges big powers accord to bar atomic weapons, declaration; hinges Ger settlement on withdrawal or limitation of forces; would include all Ger in proposed demilitarized Eur zone; backed by Deputy Premier Molotov
Mrs F D Roosevelt issues statement on behalf of self, ex-Pres Truman and AFL-CIO vp Reuther urging US sell Israel arms to restore power balance
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Comr Cavanagh reprimands Waldorf-Astoria Hotel mgt for tardiness in reptg fire; mgr Lee vows no further delays; Cavanagh comments
J Reston on preoccupations among Govt officials that divert attention from needed re-examination of anti-Communist struggle
1956Irlene Mandrell, American musician, actress, and model[†]
Ellen Irlene Mandrell is an American musician. She is the younger sister of country singers Barbara and Louise Mandrell.
1956Amii Stewart, American singer and dancer[†]
Amy Paulette "Amii" Stewart is an American disco and soul singer who found prominence with her 1979 U.S. Billboard number 1 hit cover of Eddie Floyd's song "Knock on Wood", often considered a classic of the disco genre. Stewart scored further international hits including "Light My Fire" (1979) and "Friends" (1985). Stewart is the stepsister of actress-singer Miquel Brown and aunt to Brown's daughter, singer Sinitta.
1956H. L. Mencken, American journalist and critic (born 1880)[†]
Henry Louis Mencken was an American journalist, essayist, satirist, cultural critic, and scholar of American English. He commented widely on the social scene, literature, music, prominent politicians, and contemporary movements. His satirical reporting on the Scopes Trial, which he dubbed the "Monkey Trial", also earned him attention. The term Menckenian has entered multiple dictionaries to describe anything of or pertaining to Mencken, including his combative rhetorical and prose styles.
In 1956, the world population was approximately 2,795,409,994 people[†]