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State Attorney General Jacob K. Javits yesterday eased the brim of his hat into the ring for a Republican nomination for United States Senator.
Sen Goldwater discloses he recd campaign gift from member of Keck family, TV int; UP says-gift was from a Bill Keck; says Goldwater believes he is kin of H Keck but does not know if he is linked to Superior Oil Co; Goldwater defends propriety of gift
Harriman again seeks conf on compromise; outlook dim
Socialist Internatl Council blames Arabs for tensions; charges USSR upsets arms balance and Western Big-3 appease Arabs
Pope warns against lures of USSR aid offers
1956Adriana Barraza, Mexican actress[†]
Adriana Barraza González is a Mexican actress. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Babel (2006).
1956Teena Marie, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2010)[†]
Mary Christine Brockert, known professionally as Teena Marie, was an American soul and R&B singer, songwriter, and producer. She was known by her childhood nickname Tina before taking the stage name Teena Marie and later acquired the nickname Lady T, given to her by her collaborator and friend Rick James.
1956Christopher Snowden, English engineer and academic[†]
Sir Christopher Maxwell Snowden, is a British electronic engineer and academic. He was the former Vice-Chancellor of Surrey University (2005–2015), and of the University of Southampton (2015–2019). He was president of Universities UK for a two-year term until 31 July 2015. He is currently the chairman of the ERA Foundation.
In 1956, the world population was approximately 2,795,409,994 people[†]