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April 26, 1956

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Headlines from April 26, 1956

DEMOCRATS MAP DIRECT FARM AID; New Measure Would Bring Receipts to 90% of Parity DEMOCRATS PLAN DIRECT FARM AID

By William M. Blair Special To the New York Times

Agr Dept sets supports at about 82 1/2%

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Officials Try to Conceal News, Head of Publishers' Group Says; OFFICIAL SECRECY ON NEWS CHARGED Daily Worker Case Discussed Election Charges Forecast Gainza Paz Urges Free Press Stresses Need for Resistance

By Russell Porter

Richard W. Slocum, president of the American Newspaper, Publishers Association, charged yesterday that Federal, state and local government officials were interfering with freedom of the press. He said they did so by withholding information that the public was entitled to have.

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RUSSIAN LEADERS END BRITISH TALK; RESULTS ARE FEW; Accords Set on More Trade in Non-strategic Products and on Mideast Aims LONDON SEES BENEFITS Emphasis on U.S. Ties and Plain Speaking at Parleys Held Salutary for Soviet Statement Is Awaited RUSSIAN LEADERS END BRITISH TALKS

By Drew Middleton Special To the New York Times

Brit-USSR leaders communique following London conf supports UN action to alleviate hardships; text

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NEW 'RISK' RULES SET FOR SEAMEN; U.S. Issues Changes to Meet Court Decision Against 'Secret Informers' NEW 'RISK' RULES ON SEAMEN ISSUED

By Anthony Lewis Special To the New York Times

USCG gets new rules to satisfy Ct ruling; changes seen unsatisfactory; further litigation seen

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HOUSE UNIT VOTES CIVIL RIGHTS BILL; Substitutes Administration Plan for Celler Measure-- N.A.A.C.P. Hails Action Goes to Rules Committee

By Special to The New York Times

WASHINGTON, April 25-- The House Judiciary Committee overrode Southern objections today and approved the Administration's civil rights proposals.

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Notable Births

1956Koo Stark, American actress and photographer^[†]

Kathleen Norris Stark, better known as Koo Stark, is an American photographer and actress, known for her relationship with Prince Andrew. She is a patron of the Julia Margaret Cameron Trust, which runs the museum of the Victorian pioneer photographer.

Notable Deaths

1956Edward Arnold, American actor (born 1890)^[†]

Günther Edward Arnold Schneider was an American actor of the stage and screen.

Historical Events

1956SS Ideal X, the world's first successful container ship, leaves Port Newark, New Jersey, for Houston, Texas.^[†]

SS Ideal X, a converted World War II T-2 oil tanker, was the first commercially successful container ship.

Historical Context for April 26, 1956

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