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Commerce Dept Trade Fairs Office dir MacClung repts US to exhibit in USSR bloc fairs under expanded program; says $1 million of $3.5 million to be requested for program will be used in bloc exhibits; program, begun in '54 to spur trade, counter USSR propaganda, revd
trade outside USSR bloc up from $663 million to $765 million, '55
US leases bldg for new Embassy, Rabat, Morocco; buys villa for Amb residence
Sec Lloyd holds maintenance of strength and influence of Empire among major aims of Govt foreign policy; says Govt will use force, if necessary, to hold parts vital to Brit strategic interests, s to Conservative party rally, Nottinghamshire
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1956Lucie Brock-Broido, American poet (died 2018)[†]
Lucie Brock-Broido born "Lucy Brock" was an American poet, widely acclaimed as one of the most distinctive and influential voices of her generation. Noteworthy for her work as a teacher, Brock-Broido served as a visiting professor of creative writing at Princeton University, the Briggs-Copeland Poet in Residence and director of creative writing at Harvard University, and as professor of creative writing and director of poetry at Columbia University. Throughout her career, she mentored multiple generations of new American poets, including Tracy K. Smith, Timothy Donnelly, Kevin Young, Mary Jo Bang, Stephanie Burt, and Max Ritvo.
In 1956, the world population was approximately 2,795,409,994 people[†]