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Sen Finance Com sets vote on bill; chmn Byrd says bill will be reptd to Sen floor even if stripped of disputed features; Adm support uncertain as Repubs Flanders and Carlson waver; Dems doubt veto; pol campaign value of issue noted
USSR again pledges to allow return to W Ger of any still in USSR
STUTTGART, Germany, April 29--Chancellor Konrad Adenauer's foreign policy was approved today at the closing session of the annual conference of the Christian Democratic Union, the Chancellor's party.
Comr Kennedy adds 20 unmarked cars, 116 men to special force; orders continuous operation; stresses accident prevention
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1956Lars von Trier, Danish director and screenwriter[†]
Lars von Trier is a Danish film director and screenwriter.
1956Alben W. Barkley, American lawyer and politician, 35th Vice President of the United States (born 1877)[†]
Alben William Barkley was the 35th vice president of the United States serving from 1949 to 1953 under President Harry S. Truman. In 1905, he was elected to local offices and in 1912 as a U.S. representative. Serving in both houses of Congress, he was a liberal Democrat, supporting President Woodrow Wilson's New Freedom domestic agenda and foreign policy.
1956Former Vice President and Democratic Senator Alben Barkley dies during a speech in Virginia.[†]
Alben William Barkley was the 35th vice president of the United States serving from 1949 to 1953 under President Harry S. Truman. In 1905, he was elected to local offices and in 1912 as a U.S. representative. Serving in both houses of Congress, he was a liberal Democrat, supporting President Woodrow Wilson's New Freedom domestic agenda and foreign policy.
In 1956, the world population was approximately 2,795,409,994 people[†]