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Adm Radford, Wilson see USAF generally superior to USSR force, Sen com; Radford confident USAF will maintain lead
Brit Govt defeats Laborite censure move on Cyprus policy, 314-236, Commons; Labor MP Griffiths had urged end to Makarios exile, new Brit-Cypriote conf; Lennox-Boyd reiterates Govt intends to restore order before negotiating; wary of NATO or Council of Eur intervention; charges Labor Govt refused enosis demand, '51; offers to show documentary proof only in private
USSR proposed armed forces cut includes demobilization of 30,000 men now in E Ger
J F Byrnes charges Sup Ct usurped states powers with segregation edict, amended Const rather than interpreting it, article in US News & World Rept; urges curbing Ct to preserve states rights; says edict worsened race relations; holds framers of 14th Amendment did not contemplate ending segregation
state conv; Harriman keynoter
1956Andreas Loverdos, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Labour[†]
Andreas Loverdos is a Greek politician who was Minister for Education and Religious Affairs from 2014 to 2015.
1956Dan Patrick, American television anchor and sportscaster[†]
Daniel Patrick Pugh, known professionally as Dan Patrick, is an American sportscaster, radio personality, and actor. He hosts The Dan Patrick Show broadcast on radio on Premiere Radio Networks and streaming on Peacock. He co-hosted NBC's Football Night in America and served as a senior writer for Sports Illustrated. He worked at ESPN for 18 years, where he often anchored the weeknight and Sunday 11 p.m. edition of SportsCenter. He is unrelated to his partner Bill Patrick at SportsCenter. He is also the host of the podcast "Dan Patrick Takes a Gamble", highlighting the world of sports wagering.
1956Kevin Greenaugh, American nuclear engineer (died 2023)[†]
Kevin Charles Greenaugh was an American nuclear engineer who was a senior manager at the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) in Washington, DC, United States.
1956Austin Osman Spare, English painter and magician (born 1886)[†]
Austin Osman Spare was an English artist and occultist who worked as both a draughtsman and a painter. Influenced by symbolism and Art Nouveau, his art was known for its clear use of line, and its depiction of monstrous and sexual imagery. In an occult capacity, he developed magical techniques including automatic writing, automatic drawing and sigilization based on his theories of the relationship between the conscious and unconscious self.
In 1956, the world population was approximately 2,795,409,994 people[†]