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Bryant HS, NYC students on way to PSAL champs, Madison Sq Garden, riot in IND subway special train; smash 3 cars; 12 held; 2 charged with disorderly conduct; C Vafias stabbed in melee in Garden between Bryant and Jamaica HS students; 3 others hurt; turned over to Juvenile Aid Bur
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W Ger Bundestag, 390-20, approves const amendments legalizing armament and establishing civil and parliamentary control over forces; Soc Dem Deputies explain they voted for legis to defend Ger democracy but will continue to oppose Ger role in NATO; Soldiers Charter approved against Soc Dem objections; some provisions of legis listed
defeats Dem proposal to take up Harriman legis program
SEATO conf opens; Dulles and Lloyd warn threat of Communist aggression persists despite USSR shift in tactics, pub and private ss; Dulles, in private s, holds free nations must rely primarily on deterrent effect of their striking power; Lloyd stresses threat from Communist China; cautions on frightening free nations into joining Communists by plan to expand SEATO; Pineau urges greater econ build-up of area; Min Casey and Vice Pres Garcia urge build-up of counter-subversion techniques
1956Bryan Cranston, American actor, director, and producer[†]
Bryan Lee Cranston is an American actor. After taking minor roles in television, he established himself as a leading actor in both comedic and dramatic works on stage and screen. He has received several accolades, including six Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, a Laurence Olivier Award and two Tony Awards, as well as nominations for an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award.
1956Andrea Levy, English author (died 2019)[†]
Andrea Levy was an English author best known for the novels Small Island (2004) and The Long Song (2010). She was born in London to Jamaican parents, and her work explores topics related to British Jamaicans and how they negotiate racial, cultural and national identities.
In 1956, the world population was approximately 2,795,409,994 people[†]