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July 4, 1956

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Headlines from July 4, 1956

SENATORS CHARGE WILSON MISLEADS NATION ON MIGHT; Democrats Assert Conflict With Testimony of Aides 'Distorted' the Picture SECRETARY PLANS REPLY Insists 'I'm Doing Very Best I Can' in Day of Bitter Clashes at Hearing Inconsistency Charged SENATORS CHARGE WILSON MISLEADS 'Conflicting' View Cited

By Anthony Leviero Special To the New York Times

defends conduct in office, Sen (Symington) subcom; Symington charges Wilson misleads US on mil capabilities

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HOUSE VOTE BARS FUNDS TO SCHOOLS MAINTANING BIAS; Powell Amendment Added to Construction Bill--Final Tally Due Tomorrow Funds Would Be Withheld SCHOOL BILL GETS ANTI-BIAS RIDER Roosevelt Family Assailed

By Joseph A. Loftus Special To the New York Times

House, as Com of the Whele, approves Powell amendment to Kelley bill, 164-116; voting shows heavy Repub backing and splits in so-called civil rights bloc and Negro vote; Frelinghuysen amendment changing program from $400 million a yr for 4 yrs to $300 million for 5 yrs and authorizing purchases of bldg bonds adopted; Repr Boiling cites H S Truman lr advising against Powell amendment; Repr Roosevelt backs amendment; Powell discounts filibuster threat; sees Sen considering Hill, not Kelley bill, which omits anti-segregation amendment; com rejects McConnell and Barden amendments

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Eisenhower Tries A Few Golf Shots; EISENHOWER TRIES A FEW GOLF SHOTS Signs Vatican Damage Bill

By Russell Baker Special To the New York Times

GETTYSBURG, Pa., July 3 --Today, ninety-three years to the day after the Confederacy received its mortal wounds on the outskirts of town, President Eisenhower celebrated a different type of milestone.

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TRUMAN OPPOSES HEALTH AS ISSUE; Returning From Europe, He Scores President, However, as 'Part-Time' Official TRUMAN OPPOSES HEALTH AS ISSUE Butler's Views on Health Hagerty Is Unimpressed

By Richard P. Huntthe New York Times (BY EDWARD HAUSNER)

Truman urges Pres health not be issue, news conf, NYC; view seen at variance with that of Butler

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POLAND IS CALLED LAND OF UNREST; NEW RIOTS SEEN; Travelers Back From Poznan Also Report More Arrests After the Outbreak 2,000 BELIEVED JAILED Most Are Said to Be Under 25 Years--Specific Signs of Discontent Related Agrarian Discontent Cited POLAND IS CALLED A LAND OF UNREST

By Harry Gilroy Special To the New York Times

unrest continues

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Notable Births

1956Robert Sinclair MacKay, British academic and educator^[†]

Robert Sinclair MacKay is a British mathematician and professor at the University of Warwick. He researches dynamical systems, the calculus of variations, Hamiltonian dynamics and applications to complex systems in physics, engineering, chemistry, biology and economics.

Historical Context for July 4, 1956

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