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Hammarskjold urges restraint, news conf; holds diplomatic approach to Arab-Israetli problems more important than arms embargo; sees agreement among major powers vital
Tilzer opens probe; grand jury to be chosen; Percy says probe will go beyond Shapiro charges; names H M Zaleski, Dem, as aide
Hammarskjold, in reply to Sharett lr, rebukes Israel for hasty accusation that Egypt broke cease-fire in May 7 incident; UN observers found evidence Israeli vehicles penetrated Egyptian territory; Hammarskjold warns such protests shake confidence in cease-fire; Israel informs Hammarskjold that Burns request for UN observers on Sea of Galilee may be reconsidered
Tito and Mollet issue communique on confs
MOSCOW, May 11--The Soviet Union has revoked some of its most stringent labor regimentation laws. The Government has also decided to release from jail persons convicted of quitting their jobs without permission.
1956Louis Calhern, American actor and singer (born 1895)[†]
Carl Henry Vogt, known by his stage name Louis Calhern, was an American actor. Described as a “star leading man of the theater and a star character actor of the screen,” he appeared in over 100 roles on the Broadway stage and in films and television, between 1923 and 1956. He was nominated for the Academy Award and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for portraying U.S. Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes in the 1950 film The Magnificent Yankee.
In 1956, the world population was approximately 2,795,409,994 people[†]