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primary results; Sen Kuchel renominated; Sen Richards leads S W Yorty for Dem Sen nomination
Calif primary vote unexpectedly heavy
denounces it as brutal and arrogant; will discuss it with Eisenhower on US visit as example of danger of Western 'soft' reaction to USSR pol offensive; stresses trust in West on reunification; reaffirms plan to have Amb Haas give W Ger views to USSR leaders
Fed 3-judge panel, 2-1, rules segregation on city buses, Montgomery, violates Fed Const; defers injunction pending formal order to implement finding; gives opposing attys 2 wks to submit written suggestions on how it should be entered and whether stay should be granted pending appeal; expects Montgomery and Ala officials to appeal; Judge Lynne, who dissented, upholds separate but equal seating facilities; Ala PSC pledges appeal; King says Negroes will end boycott when they can ride on integrated bais; says protest, already in 6th mo, will continue until formal ct order is issued; hails decision
1956Björn Borg, Swedish tennis player; winner of eleven Grand Slam singles titles including five consecutive Wimbledons[†]
Björn Rune Borg is a Swedish former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 109 weeks. Borg won 66 singles titles during his career, including eleven majors: six at the French Open and five consecutively at Wimbledon. Borg was ATP Player of the Year from 1976 to 1980, the year-end No. 1 in the ATP rankings in 1979 and 1980, and the ITF World Champion from 1978 to 1980.
In 1956, the world population was approximately 2,795,409,994 people[†]