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In 1956, the world population was approximately 2,795,409,994 people[†]
1956Rick Sutcliffe, American baseball player and broadcaster[†]
Richard Lee Sutcliffe, nicknamed "the Red Baron", is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, Chicago Cubs, Baltimore Orioles, and St. Louis Cardinals between 1976 and 1994. Sutcliffe is currently a broadcaster for ESPN and Marquee Sports Network.
gets hon degree; citation; illus with Pub Orator Higham; s at dinner
Cong com rejects Fed hwy bill provision expressing Cong intent to reimburse NYS for hwys already built
Radford, Wilson plead for full mil aid request as vital to US security, Sen Appropriations Com; George com rept warns Sen against cuts beyond com recommendations
Judge Kaufman rejects Sobell plea; holds petition devoid of merit; seen referring to B Russell, Sartre statements; holds contentions baseless, accusations sought to embarrass US; holds issues raised by Sobell not new; holds he would be guilty even if contentions were sustained; decision subject to appeal; scored by Mrs Sobell
McLeaish says Benson suggested he resign; denies White House asked resignation; denies excessive drinking; explains actions; links charges to employes he ousted after taking over, '53; denies insulting Mrs Carter; Hanson testifies McLeaish asked him to resign following rept he was under probe; W Reed testifies McLeaish ousted him for drinking; holds he drank often with McLeaish and that McLeaish was always drunk; Adm Illinois dir Reuss testifies McLeaish and aide Holliday sent him lists of Repubs to be named to Adm county corns
House Rules Com clears Kelley bill; Smith sees sum involved as $8.35 billion, not $1.6 billion; Bailey would amend bill to limit Govt liability to 1/2 debt service charges with ceiling of $150 million; com rejects Udall bill giving more aid to schools needing extra facilities to carry out integration
with Min Pineau issues communique on Washington confs
USSR and Yugoslavia sign declarations, Moscow, renewing Govt and party ties; Min Zhukov says Yugoslavia would be USSR ally in war
Washington office inspected by agents for devices to 'eavesdrop' on Sen (Symington) subcom hearing in adjacent room
SAN JUAN, P.R., June 20 --Charles Edward Fisher, an Eastern Airlines captain, said the Venezuelan airliner looked like a "ball of fire" as it crashed into the sea today.
USSR bloc arms shown at Cairo mil parade; include heavy tanks, jet fighters, bombers; Nasser, Min Amer attend
crash is worst in scheduled lines history; 24 victims were Venezuelan children returning home from US schools; 20 were Amers; crash described by USCG comdr Hancox and Eastern liner capt who witnessed it; scene illus