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June 17, 1956

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Headlines from June 17, 1956

Major Sports News; GOLF

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C Grimm resigns as mgr; F Haney successor

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EISENHOWER CALLS ON MOSCOW ANEW TO UNITE GERMANY; In Letter to Heuss He Says Europe's Security Depends on End of Partition A CHALLENGE TO SOVIET President Asks It to Prove Desire for Better Ties-- '53 Uprising Recalled

By Elie Abel Special To the New York Times

WASHINGTON, June 16-- President Eisenhower called on the Soviet Union again today to prove that it genuinely desired better relations with the West by allowing Germany to unite in freedom.

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PINEAU IN CAPITAL FOR KEY PARLEYS; French Diplomat to Confer With Dulles on Problems Facing NATO Countries

By Special to The New York Times

WASHINGTON, June 16--Foreign Minister Christian Pineau of France arrived today for talks with Secretary of State Dulles on the dilemma that confronts the North Atlantic alliance.

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Dulles and Wife See Son Ordained as Jesuit Priest; DULLES SEES SON ORDAINED PRIEST

By The New York Times

attends; illus with wife, son and Cardinal Spellman

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U.S. Vice Consul Is Killed By Cyprus Terrorist Bomb; Series of Bombings

By Homer Bigart Special To the New York Times

Killed by terrorist bomb, Nicosia, Cyprus

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Notable Births

1956Iain Milne, Scottish rugby player^[†]

Iain Gordon Milne is a former Scotland international rugby union player and British & Irish Lion.

Notable Deaths

1956Percival Perry, 1st Baron Perry, English businessman (born 1878)^[†]

Percival Lea Dewhurst Perry, 1st Baron Perry KBE was an English motor vehicle manufacturer who served as chairman of Ford Motor Company Limited in Britain for 20 years from its incorporation in 1928, completing almost a lifetime's work with Henry Ford. He also led the establishment of Slough Estates.

1956Paul Rostock, German surgeon and academic (born 1892)^[†]

Paul Rostock was a Nazi physician, official, and university professor. He was chief of the Office for Medical Science and Research under Third Reich Commissioner and Nazi war criminal Karl Brandt and a full professor, medical doctorate, medical superintendent of the University of Berlin Surgical Clinic.

1956Bob Sweikert, American race car driver (born 1926)^[†]

Robert Charles "Bob" Sweikert was an American racing driver, best known as the winner of the 1955 Indianapolis 500 and the 1955 National Championship, as well as the 1955 Midwest Sprint car championship – the only driver in history to sweep all three during a single racing season.

Historical Context for June 17, 1956

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