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February 2, 1956

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HARRIMAN OFFERS A RECORD BUDGET WITH CUT IN TAXES; BACKS ROAD PLAN Proposes 1.5 Billions in State Spending --Pay Rise Set Highway Program Urged HARRIMAN OFFERS A RECORD BUDGET Tax Collections Run High Two Tax Cut Plans Dewey Started Practice

By Leo Egan Special To the New York Times

Harriman urges $40-million cut by allowing $5 deduction for each taxpayer and dependent, Budget Message; plans $10-million cut in 'humanizing' amendments effective on '56 income; $5 cut to apply to '55 tax payment; Empire State C of C exec vp Mills, G A Shoemaker warn of future tax rises

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MAYOR, BACKING TRUCKMEN, BARS CROSSTOWN TEST; He Blocks Wiley Proposal to Ban Standing on Alternate Sides of Some Streets Test Area Changed Twice Curb Space Scarce

By Joseph C. Ingraham

Mayor Wagner backs trucking indus opposition to Operation Crosstown, Wiley plan to outlaw standing on 1 side of crosstown sts in the morning and on the opposite side in the afternoon; Wiley repts Teamsters ridicules night loading plan; cos cite difficulties in rescheduling deliveries, other objections

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WILSON TO NAME MISSILES 'CZAR' TO RUSH PROGRAM; Acts After Jackson Predicts Soviet Will Fire 1,500-Mile Projectile This Year Urgent Move Asked WILSON TO NAME MISSILES 'CZAR'

By William S. White Special To the New York Times

Sec Wilson says he will name civilian 'czar' to adm and spur missiles program stressing development of intercontinental ballistics type, press conf; announcement follows Sen Jackson s in Sen demanding apptmt and predicting USSR would fire missile within yr; Jackson warns of effects should USSR take lead in field; Wilson says he weighed apptmt for some time; to visit Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Ala

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SOUTH AFRICANS ORDER SOVIET OUT; Consulates Directed to Close by March 1--Propaganda Dissemination Charged Listening Post Remains SOUTH AFRICANS ORDER SOVIET OUT Soviet Seeks More Contacts

By Leonard Ingalls Special To the New York Times

A P Volkov says USSR hopes for other than diplomatic forms of contact; denies Western press rept of USSR mil aid

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Pentagon Weighing Shorter Draft Term; PENTAGON WEIGHS DRAFT TERM TRIM Deferment Change Studied Gain in Program Noted Critical Skills Listed

By Anthony Leviero Special To the New York Times

repts personnel with critical skills may enlist for 8 yrs with active duty ltd to 6 mos

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1956Adnan Oktar, Turkish cult leader^[†]

Adnan Oktar, also known as Adnan Hoca or Harun Yahya, is a Turkish cult leader and Muslim televangelist.

Notable Deaths

1956Charley Grapewin, American actor (born 1869)^[†]

Charles Ellsworth Grapewin was an American vaudeville and circus performer, writer, and stage and film actor. He worked in over 100 motion pictures during the silent and sound eras, most notably portraying Uncle Henry in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's The Wizard of Oz (1939), "Grandpa" William James Joad in The Grapes of Wrath (1940), Jeeter Lester in Tobacco Road (1941), Uncle Salters in Captains Courageous (1937), Gramp Maple in The Petrified Forest (1936), Wang's Father in The Good Earth (1937), and California Joe in They Died With Their Boots On (1941).

1956Truxtun Hare, American football player and hammer thrower (born 1878)^[†]

Thomas Truxtun Hare was an American Olympic medalist who competed in track and field and the hammer throw. He also played football with the University of Pennsylvania and was selected first-team All-American all four years. Sports Illustrated wrote, "Few early 20th Century players were as revered as Hare, who played every minute of every game." He was selected as a charter member of the College Football Hall of Fame in 1951.

1956Pyotr Konchalovsky, Russian painter (born 1876)^[†]

Pyotr or Petr Petrovich Konchalovsky was a Russian and Soviet painter. He was a founding member and Chairman of the Knave of Diamonds group.

Historical Context for February 2, 1956

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

Headlines from February 2, 1956

HARRIMAN OFFERS A RECORD BUDGET WITH CUT IN TAXES; BACKS ROAD PLAN Proposes 1.5 Billions in State Spending --Pay Rise Set Highway Program Urged HARRIMAN OFFERS A RECORD BUDGET Tax Collections Run High Two Tax Cut Plans Dewey Started Practice

MAYOR, BACKING TRUCKMEN, BARS CROSSTOWN TEST; He Blocks Wiley Proposal to Ban Standing on Alternate Sides of Some Streets Test Area Changed Twice Curb Space Scarce

WILSON TO NAME MISSILES 'CZAR' TO RUSH PROGRAM; Acts After Jackson Predicts Soviet Will Fire 1,500-Mile Projectile This Year Urgent Move Asked WILSON TO NAME MISSILES 'CZAR'

SOUTH AFRICANS ORDER SOVIET OUT; Consulates Directed to Close by March 1--Propaganda Dissemination Charged Listening Post Remains SOUTH AFRICANS ORDER SOVIET OUT Soviet Seeks More Contacts

Pentagon Weighing Shorter Draft Term; PENTAGON WEIGHS DRAFT TERM TRIM Deferment Change Studied Gain in Program Noted Critical Skills Listed

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Notable Deaths

Historical Context for February 2, 1956