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June 25, 1956

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Headlines from June 25, 1956

U.S. REDS DEMAND RUSSIA TELL MORE ON STALIN TERROR; Attack Restricting of Blame for Mistakes to Dictator-- Khrushchev Hit on Jews

By Wayne Phillips

Natl Com voices 'shock' at Khrushchev revelations of Stalin terror; confesses US party uncritically justified many policies of USSR now shown to be wrong; Daily Worker pub 6 articles in opening move of pub discussion of party policies leading to natl conv, Dec; May meeting held most 'self-criticial' in party history; E Dennis rept at meeting said party has lost influence; he now backs policies for which Browder was ousted, '46; C Lightfoot urged party be ind; M Weiss held party affected by 'cult of Stalin' and made many 'serious mistakes'; F M Fine charged party is weak; linked inadequate natl com leadership; W Schneiderman scored state and natl leadership; anon writers queried action on Browder, attacked W Z Foster leadership

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GUATEMALA ACTS TO CURB RED 'PLOT'; Civil Rights Are Suspended --Demonstrators Clubbed, Many Arrests Reported

By Special to The New York Times

Govt decrees state of alarm, suspends most Const guarantees 30 days; charges Communists plot disturbances, including murdering enemies to cast blame on Govt; police break up workers and univ students rally marking '44 overthrow of late Pres Ubico; scores reptd held, including Law Students Assn pres Balcarcel, Hoy ed M Monteforte Toledo and 3 Estudiante eds; Min Rodriguez Genis silent on arrests; says demonstration made typical Communist demands; capital quiet

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Notable Births

Anthony Bourdain

1956Anthony Bourdain, American chef and author (died 2018)[†]

Anthony Michael Bourdain was an American celebrity chef, author and travel documentarian. He starred in programs focusing on the exploration of international culture, cuisine, and the human condition.

Boris Trajkovski

1956Boris Trajkovski, Macedonian politician, 2nd President of the Republic of Macedonia (died 2004)[†]

Boris Trajkovski was a Macedonian politician who served as the President of Macedonia from 1999 until his death in 2004 in a plane crash.

1956Craig Young, Australian rugby player and coach[†]

Craig Young is an Australian former representative rugby league footballer for the Australia national rugby league team, the New South Wales Blues and a stalwart player over 11 seasons from 1977 to 1988 with the St. George Dragons in the NSWRL premiership competition. He played as a prop-forward. His nickname was "Albert" after his middle name and/or the cartoon character Fat Albert.

Historical Context for June 25, 1956

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