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June 12, 1956

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Headlines from June 12, 1956

President Talks to Adams And Gets Out of Bed Twice; Adams at Hospital Office PRESIDENT HOLDS BUSINESS SESSION Meeting Is Discussed Text of Bulletins

By Special to The New York Times

Pres has brief business conf with Adams, 1st since operation; walks twice to chair 20 ft away, with less pain, supported lightly by Ravdin; visited by wife, son; drs satisfied with progress; office set up near Pres suite; Hagerty describes planned routine; asks photographers not to try to take pictures of Pres through window

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Libya Orders Curb On Propagandists; U.S. Is Cooperating

By Special to The New York Times

Govt asks foreign missions to stop distributing propaganda materials and importing printed matter except as they conform to Libyan laws; Washington, DC, sources say Libya seeks to bar sharp rise in USSR and Egyptian propaganda activities which would overshadow those of US and other Western powers; USIA orders offices in Tripoli and Benghazi to stop certain of its activities outside Govt premises

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Notable Births

1956Terry Alderman, Australian cricketer and sportscaster[†]

Terence Michael Alderman is a former Australian international cricketer who played primarily as a right-arm fast-medium bowler.

Historical Context for June 12, 1956

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