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June 28, 1956

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Headlines from June 28, 1956

HOUSE VOTES BILL TO GIVE VETERANS HIGHER PENSIONS; Measure Aids World War I Men With Non-Service Disability at Age 65 Disability Pay Raised HOUSE APPROVES AID TO VETERANS

By C.p. Trussell Special To the New York Times

House, 364-51, votes to raise non-service-incurred disability pensions to World War I veterans ??? $90 a month at age 65; rejects cost of living adjustment to veterans with service-connected disabilities; confines automatic pensions to World War I veterans; cuts added pension bonus for overseas duty 10%; approves rise to $75 a mo for totally disabled veterans of both World Wars and Korean War; other provisions; speculation on Sen reception

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DULLES DECLARES ATTACK ON STALIN HAS SHAKEN REDS; Says Moscow Control Over Foreign Communists Also Has Been 'Loosened' SEES VICTORY FOR WEST Secretary Asserts Soviet Has Won No Triumph Since '50 --Warns on Cut in Tito Aid Dissatisfaction Called High Dulles Asserts Attack on Stalin Has 'Shaken and Loosened' Reds

By Elie Abel Special To the New York Times

Dulles holds anti-Stalin campaign loosens USSR grip on foreign Communist parties, news conf; lays discontent to loosening of iron discipline Stalin imposed; holds such discipline tolerable only if it produces Communist victories; sees natl parties now becoming more popular at home

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Notable Births

Amira Hass

1956Amira Hass, Israeli journalist and author[†]

Amira Hass is an Israeli journalist and author, mostly known for her columns in the daily newspaper Haaretz covering Palestinian affairs in Gaza and the West Bank, where she has lived for almost thirty years.

1956Noel Mugavin, Australian footballer and coach[†]

Noel Mugavin is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy and Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Historical Events

PoznaƄ

1956In PoznaƄ, workers from HCP factory go to the streets, sparking one of the first major protests against communist government both in Poland and Europe.[†]

PoznaƄ is a city on the River Warta in west Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business center and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John's Fair, traditional Saint Martin's croissants and a local dialect. Among its most important heritage sites are the Renaissance Old Town, Town Hall and PoznaƄ Cathedral.

Historical Context for June 28, 1956

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