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A report that Dr. Jesus de Galindez was thrown alive into the furnace of a freighter in New York harbor is being investigated by the office of District Attorney Frank S. Hogan.
US Steel, Bethlehem and Repub agree to joint bargaining sessions for 1st time in USWA history; all past joint confs stemmed from Govt intervention during Roosevelt and Truman Adms; McDonald agrees to talks in NYC beginning June 6 in effort to remove key conferees from indus pressures; hails cos agreement; US Steel repr J A Stephens denies move is step toward indus-wide negotiating com; says each co will bargain for itself; co and union bargaining corns formed
Security Council meets; Sir P Dixon (GB) submits resolution that Hammarskjold 'continue' good offices to achieve full compliance with armistice pacts; urges Council not to define or limit Hammarskjold task and not to define 'basic issues'; Arab reprs reptd opposed; Hammarskjold, opening debate, sees progress; hailed by Council members; Brit move backed by US, France, Australia, Cuba, Belgium, Peru; Dixon illus with Shukairy
14 Eur Govts issue statement opposing fare cut and Pan Amer 3d class plan; French aviation chief R Lemaire threatens action under bilateral pacts on landing rights and other privileges if fare agreement is not reached at IATA meeting
1,860, Fla; tabulation
1956Tim Lucas, American author, screenwriter, and critic[†]
Timothy Ray Lucas is an American film critic, biographer, novelist, screenwriter and blogger, best known for publishing and editing the video review magazine Video Watchdog.
1956Jonathan Idema, American soldier, mercenary, con artist, vigilante, and criminal (died 2012)[†]
Jonathan Keith "Jack" Idema was an American con artist, mercenary and former United States Army reserve non-commissioned officer, known for his vigilante activities during the War in Afghanistan.
In 1956, the world population was approximately 2,795,409,994 people[†]