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March 13, 1956

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SPAIN HINTS END OF PROTECTORATE TO UNIFY MOROCCO; Madrid Held Ready to Back Merger With French Zone, in Apparent Policy Shift Newspaper Supports Unity SPAIN HINTS END OF MOROCCO RULE

By Camille M. Cianfarra Special To the New York Times

Spain, in radical policy shift, seen ready to give up Spanish zone to unified, ind Morocco; officiallyinspired ed by P Gomez Aparicio in Madrid Hoja Oficial del Lunes cited; ed suggests direct negotiations with Sultan; insists that Spain have equal rights with France in unified state; Istiqlal party leader el Fassi in Madrid; Torres sets conditions for Spanish-Moroccan accord including complete independence; area map

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EDEN AND MOLLET JOIN IN ARMS PLAN; Britain and France Will Present Merged Proposals at U.N. Talks in London EDEN AND MOLLET JOIN IN ARMS PLAN

By Drew Middleton Special To the New York Times

Eden, Mollet agree on joint Brit-French plan to be submitted to subcom, conf, Chequers, GB; Brit reptdly take stand between French, US approaches in order to check French acceptance of USSR proposals; reject any French, USSR plan without adequate controls; Min Nutting discusses Brit-French plan with Stassen; Eden tells US Amb Aldrich of it

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Notable Births

Dana Delany

1956Dana Delany, American actress and producer[โ€ ]

Dana Delany is an American actress. After appearing in small roles early in her career, Delany received her breakthrough role as Colleen McMurphy on the ABC television drama China Beach (1988โ€“1991), for which she received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 1989 and 1992. She received further recognition for her appearances in the films Light Sleeper (1992), Tombstone (1993), Exit to Eden (1994), The Margaret Sanger Story (1995), Fly Away Home (1996), True Women (1997), and Wide Awake (1998). Delany also provided the voice of Lois Lane in Superman: The Animated Series, Justice League and Justice League Unlimited.

Jamie Dimon

1956Jamie Dimon, North-American businessman and banker[โ€ ]

James Dimon is an American businessman who has been the chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of JPMorgan Chase since 2006.

Historical Context for March 13, 1956

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