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April 28, 1956

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Headlines from April 28, 1956

RECORD ROAD BILL PASSED BY HOUSE WITH HIGHER TAX; Authorization Measure Sets Up 51-Billion Program for 13-Year Period ROLL-CALL VOTE 388-19 Federal Outlay Is Tripled --Favorable Action in Senate Is Predicted Interstate System Projected RECORD ROAD BILL PASSED BY HOUSE

By John D. Morris Special To the New York Times

House passes $51.86 billion hwy bill, 388-19; Fed share of program will be $37.61 billion, 3 times present rate; states will pay $14.25 billion with user taxes yielding $14.81 billion over 16 yrs; list of Reprs who voted against bill

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Marciano Retires From Boxing; Heavyweight Ruler Undefeated; Victor in All 49 Pro Bouts, He Wants to Devote More Time to His Family Marciano Retires From Boxing as Undefeated World Heavyweight Champion ROCKY, 31, YIELDS TO FAMILY PLEAS Norris for Tournament First Pro Bout in 1947 Seldom With Family An Aggressive Fighter

By William R. Conklinthe New York Timesthe New York Timesthe New York Times

Rocky Marciano, iron-fisted son of a New England shoe factory worker, retired yesterday as undefeated world heavyweight boxing champion at the age of 31 to devote more time to his family.

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ARMY EASES CODE INSECURITY CASES; Limits 'Guilt by Association' --Says G.I. 'Risk' Himself Must Lean to Subversion

By Anthony Lewis Special To the New York Times

Army drastically curbs use of 'guilt by assn' as security test; Brucker Oct 17 '55 order made pub directing that soldiers are not to be adjudged risks just because of assn with allegedly subversive person or group; all past security discharges to be revd; order specifically discounts certain innocent assns including having suspect kin or joining Communist-front group in belief it is harmless; USN, USAF weigh use of same policy; factors to be weighed in judging alleged risks listed

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Notable Births

Jimmy Barnes

1956Jimmy Barnes, Scottish-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]

James Dixon Barnes is an Australian rock singer. His career, both as a solo performer and as the lead vocalist with the rock band Cold Chisel, has made him one of the most popular and best-selling Australian music artists of all time. By 2022 he had achieved 15 solo number-one albums in Australia, more than any other artist. He has won many awards, and been nominated for many more. In 2005 he was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame as a solo artist, after also having been an inductee in 1992 as a member of Cold Chisel. His music has covered many genres, including hard rock, blues rock, soul, R&B, country, country rock, and electronic. Some of his albums were recorded at his own recording studio, Freight Train Studios.

Notable Deaths

Fred Marriott

1956Fred Marriott, American race car driver (born 1872)[†]

Fred Marriott was an American race car driver. In 1906, he set the world land speed record at 127.659 mph (205.5 km/h) at the Daytona Beach Road Course, while driving the Stanley Land Speed Record Car. This garnered Stanley Motor Carriage Company the Dewar Trophy. A crew of four accompanied the car to Daytona, Marriott was chosen to be driver because he was the only bachelor.

Historical Context for April 28, 1956

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