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May 9, 1956

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WILSON ATTACKS 'FEAR MONGERS'; BACKS ARMS PLAN; Defense Budget 'Adequate,' He Says--Reports Rise in Production of B-52's Security Budget 'Sound' Wilson Attacks 'Fear Mongers'; Calls Defense Budget Adequate

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WIDER WAGE ACT ASKED BY MEANY; He Urges Congress Extend Benefit to 9,500,000 More in Low-Pay Category WIDER WAGE ACT ASKED BY MEANY

By Joseph A. Loftus Special To the New York Times.associated Press Wirephoto

G Meany urges extending Wages and Hrs Act to retail indus, Sen subcom; S H Ruttenberg offers formula

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MISSION ACHIEVED, U.N. CHIEF HOLDS; Hammarskjold Will Release Mideast Report Tomorrow --Asks Delay in Action MISSION ACHIEVED, U.N. CHIEF HOLDS Mission in Three Stages

By Thomas J. Hamilton Special To the New York Times

speculation on Hammarskjold rept; he confs with reprs of France, GB; to consult with USSR repr Sobolev; Burns, Gohar meet, Gaza, on implementing cease-fire

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DULLES SEES HOPE OF MIDEAST PEACE IN SOVIET PLEDGE; Says Settlement Is Possible if Moscow Carries Out Its Promise to Back U.N. EXPLAINS ARMS REFUSAL Secretary Tells B'nai B'rith Object Is to Avoid Clash-- Lauds NATO Decision Halls Step Toward Unity DULLES SEES HOPE OF MIDEAST PEACE Faith in U.N. Stressed

By Elie Abel Special To the New York Times

Dulles more optimistic on problems solution, s, B'nai B'rith Sup Lodge; sees USSR 'increasingly aware of dangerous consequences of reckless action'; repts NATO Council is 'acutely conscious' of problem of maintaining peace; defines goals of US and its N Atlantic allies as maintenance of Israel's independence and friendly relations with surrounding Arab states; sees goals compatible; sees hope for solutions to problems improved with initial success of Hammarskjold mission

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DISPOSAL OF CROPS ABROAD PLANNED; FARM BILL HAILED; NATO Is Studying Proposal to Create Food Stockpile With U.S. Surpluses DOMESTIC VIEWS SOUGHT Rise in Shipments Is Based on Passage of Agriculture Measure in Congress European Production Off DISPOSAL OF CROPS ABROAD PLANNED

By William M. Blair Special To the New York Times

WASHINGTON, May 8--Prospects brightened today for an increase in the disposal abroad of the Government's multi-billion-dollar holdings of surplus farm products.

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1956Wendy Crewson, Canadian actress and producer^[†]

Wendy Jane Crewson is a Canadian actress and producer. She began her career appearing on Canadian television, before her breakthrough role in 1991 dramatic film The Doctor.

Historical Context for May 9, 1956

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

Headlines from May 9, 1956

WILSON ATTACKS 'FEAR MONGERS'; BACKS ARMS PLAN; Defense Budget 'Adequate,' He Says--Reports Rise in Production of B-52's Security Budget 'Sound' Wilson Attacks 'Fear Mongers'; Calls Defense Budget Adequate

WIDER WAGE ACT ASKED BY MEANY; He Urges Congress Extend Benefit to 9,500,000 More in Low-Pay Category WIDER WAGE ACT ASKED BY MEANY

MISSION ACHIEVED, U.N. CHIEF HOLDS; Hammarskjold Will Release Mideast Report Tomorrow --Asks Delay in Action MISSION ACHIEVED, U.N. CHIEF HOLDS Mission in Three Stages

DISPOSAL OF CROPS ABROAD PLANNED; FARM BILL HAILED; NATO Is Studying Proposal to Create Food Stockpile With U.S. Surpluses DOMESTIC VIEWS SOUGHT Rise in Shipments Is Based on Passage of Agriculture Measure in Congress European Production Off DISPOSAL OF CROPS ABROAD PLANNED

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