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March 8, 1956

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EISENHOWER HINTS HE WOULD RESIGN IF INCAPACITATED; Also Asserts He Will Not Be Available' for 2d Term in Event Health Fails AVOIDS PLEDGE TO NIXON Counsels Him to Chart Own Course--Vice President is Silent on Running Again By W.H. LAWRENCE Special to The New York Times. 'I Wouldn't Be Available' EISENHOWER GIVES A HEALTH PLEDGE No Criticism of Nixon

By Associated Press Wirephoto

Pres says he would resign instantly if health fails to point where he felt he could not perform duties adequately, news conf; stresses he means basic organic deterioration, not minor illness

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Notable Births

Laurie Cunningham

1956Laurie Cunningham, English footballer (died 1989)[†]

Laurence Paul Cunningham was an English professional footballer who played as a left winger. He notably played in England, France, and Spain, where he became the first-ever English player to sign for Real Madrid.

David Malpass

1956David Malpass, American economist and government official[†]

David Robert Malpass is an American economic analyst and former government official who served as President of the World Bank Group from 2019 to 2023. He previously served as Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs under Donald Trump, having served as an economic advisor to Trump during the 2016 U.S. presidential election; Deputy Assistant Treasury Secretary under Ronald Reagan; and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State under George H. W. Bush. He was chief international economist at Bear Stearns from 1993 to 2002, and chief economist from 2002 to the firm's collapse in 2008.

Historical Context for March 8, 1956

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