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MONTGOMERY, Ala., April 23--The Montgomery City Lines tonight ordered an end to segregated seating on buses effective tomorrow.
Quarles, commenting on N S Khrushchev statement, reiterates Feb 9,10 testimony before House (Mahon) subcom in which he saw long-range bombers remaining superior to missiles in any global war within 5 yrs
WASHINGTON, April 23-- The Supreme Court ruled today against the last vestige of racial segregation in public transportation.
T Daley charges Stickel threatened to kill him; says his group nevertheless elected him Local 445 sec-treas, expelled Stickel because of his conviction on extortion charges; says Stickel used $25,000 of Local's funds to fight charges; Lacey concedes he lacks proof that O'Rourke victory would hand Joint Council control over to gangsters
BERLIN, April 23--The Soviet Union charged tonight that a United States intelligence agency had tunneled into East Berlin and built there an elaborate wire-tapping installation.
1956James A. Winnefeld, Jr., American admiral[†]
James Alexander "Sandy" Winnefeld Jr. is a retired United States Navy admiral who served as the chair of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board. While on active duty, Winnefeld served as the ninth vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from August 4, 2011, to July 31, 2015.
In 1956, the world population was approximately 2,795,409,994 people[†]