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Yugoslavia holds to non-recognition, apparently to avoid offending West
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Govt concerned over tension in Royal Family over Hofmans; some see chances of divorce or abdication; member of comm Queen apptd to probe gossip reptd depressed; outlook discussed
Bulganin toasts Eisenhower health, US Embassy reception, Moscow
1956Horacio Cartes, Paraguayan businessman and politician, President of Paraguay[†]
Horacio Manuel Cartes Jara is a Paraguayan politician and businessman who is serving as president of the Colorado Party since 2023, having previously served as president of Paraguay from 2013 to 2018.
1956James Lofton, American football player and coach[†]
James David Lofton is an American former professional football player and coach. He played in the National Football League (NFL) as a wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers (1978–1986), Los Angeles Raiders (1987–1988), the Buffalo Bills (1989–1992), Los Angeles Rams (1993) and Philadelphia Eagles (1993). He was also the NCAA champion in the long jump in 1978 while attending Stanford University.
In 1956, the world population was approximately 2,795,409,994 people[†]