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May 14, 1956

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Headlines from May 14, 1956

NAUTILUS SAILS IN ON FIRST TRIP HERE; Nuclear Submarine Receives Throaty Harbor Greeting in Her 4-Hour Visit

By Milton Bracker

Nautilus visits NYC; illus

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SOVIET BIDS JAPAN RESTORE OLD TIES WITHOUT A PACT; Moscow Offers Diplomatic Relations Before a Peace Treaty Is Concluded TOKYO SAID TO VETO IDEA Proposal Is Revealed After Japanese Refuse to Sign a Fishing Agreement

By Jack Raymond Special To the New York Times

Japanese give reasons for walkout

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POLLITT RESIGNS BRITISH RED POST; KEEPS HIGH ROLE; Remains as Party Chairman --Cites Ill Health but Tie to Stalin Shift Is Seen

By Kennett Love Special To the New York Times

H Pollitt resigns as gen sec of Communist party; cites ill health; move seen part of de-Stalinization process; Pollitt made chmn and pol com member; asked by exec com to play major role in party leadership; J Gollan made gen sec, W Gallacher pres; other changes

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SOVIET PLANS END OF PRISON CAMPS; M.V.D. Man Says Captives Will Serve Near Homes

By Special to The New York Times

visits corrective labor camp, Tula

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Church Foreign Missions Meet Anti-West Challenge; Sources of Information

By Stanley Rowland Jr

NY Times survey of foreign Christian missions finds intensified measures to meet Communist challenge; dissociation of native chs from Western founders, other methods discussed

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1956Hazel Blears, English lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government^[†]

Hazel Anne Blears is a British former Labour Party politician, who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) successively for the constituencies of Salford and Salford and Eccles between 1997 and 2015.

1956Steve Hogarth, English singer-songwriter and keyboardist^[†]

Steve Hogarth, also known as "h", is an English musician. Since 1989, he has been the lead singer of the rock band Marillion, for which he also performs additional keyboards and guitar. Hogarth was formerly a keyboard player and co-lead vocalist with the Europeans and vocalist with How We Live. AllMusic has described Hogarth as having a "unique, expressive voice" with "flexible range and beautiful phrasing".

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1956Joan Malleson, English physician (born 1889)^[†]

Joan Graeme Malleson was an English physician, specialist in contraception and prominent advocate of the legalisation of abortion.

Historical Context for May 14, 1956

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

Headlines from May 14, 1956

NAUTILUS SAILS IN ON FIRST TRIP HERE; Nuclear Submarine Receives Throaty Harbor Greeting in Her 4-Hour Visit

SOVIET BIDS JAPAN RESTORE OLD TIES WITHOUT A PACT; Moscow Offers Diplomatic Relations Before a Peace Treaty Is Concluded TOKYO SAID TO VETO IDEA Proposal Is Revealed After Japanese Refuse to Sign a Fishing Agreement

POLLITT RESIGNS BRITISH RED POST; KEEPS HIGH ROLE; Remains as Party Chairman --Cites Ill Health but Tie to Stalin Shift Is Seen

SOVIET PLANS END OF PRISON CAMPS; M.V.D. Man Says Captives Will Serve Near Homes

Church Foreign Missions Meet Anti-West Challenge; Sources of Information

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