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July 17, 1956

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Headlines from July 17, 1956

BMT TIE-UP ENDED; FULL IRT REPAIRS MAY TAKE 3 WEEKS; Train Stalled by Wanamaker Fire Is Hauled Out in a Daring Maneuver STATION IS PUMPED OUT Midtown Points on Subways Jammed in Rush Hours-- 50 Still Fight Blaze 50 Firemen Still on Job BMT Tie-Up Near Fire Is Over, Full IRT Service on East Side May Take 3 Weeks DARING MOVE ENDS BLOCK OF TUNNEL Four Stalled Cars Hauled Out--Extra Trains and Buses Put in Operation Stranded Cars Pulled Out Station Is Pumped Out Smelled Smoke All Week

By Peter Kihssthe New York Times

Cavanagh scores fire record of Lipsett Inc, co razing Wanamaker Bldg, during razing of 3d Av El and bldgs on present Stuyvesant Town site

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U.S. SAYS SOVIET HOLDS AMERICANS OF 2 LOST PLANES; Asserts Freed Prisoners Saw at Least 10 While Serving in Camps in Siberia ASKS KREMLIN FOR DATA Navy Craft Downed in Baltic in 1950 and B-29 Lost in Korean War Involved Airman Reported Seen U.S. SAYS SOVIET DETAINS AIRMEN U.S. Uses Names First Time

By Special to The New York Times

US charges USSR with holding at least 10 US airmen, note; men said to be part of crews of USN Privateer bomber downed, '50, in Baltic and B-29 downed during Korean War in Sea of Japan or Kamchatka area; charge based on information from other prisoners released by USSR

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TROOP CUT POLICY GAINING SUPPORT OF TOP U.S. AIDES; Government Is Seen Leaning Toward Radford Plan to Stress Nuclear Arms Tax Cuts Imperiled TROOP CUT POLICY GAINING SUPPORT Argument Against Radford

By Edwin L. Dale Jr. Special To the New York Times

US tends to policy of fewer ground forces in Eur, support for Adm Radford concept of stress on nuclear power; cost of maintaining both nuclear and conventional forces, belief Allies would not object factors; officials believe NATO may not need all 12 Ger divs

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Notable Births

Julie Bishop

1956Julie Bishop, Australian lawyer and politician, 38th Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs[†]

Julie Isabel Bishop is an Australian former politician who served as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2013 to 2018 and deputy leader of the Liberal Party from 2007 to 2018. She was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Curtin from 1998 to 2019. She has been the chancellor of the Australian National University since January 2020.

Bryan Trottier

1956Bryan Trottier, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach[†]

Bryan John Trottier is a Canadian and American former professional ice hockey centre who played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Islanders and Pittsburgh Penguins. He won four Stanley Cups with the Islanders, two with the Penguins and one as an assistant coach with the Colorado Avalanche. He shares the NHL record for points in a single period with six. He is also one of only eight NHL players with multiple five-goal games. In August 2014, Trottier was announced as an assistant coach for the Buffalo Sabres. In 2017, Trottier was named one of the "100 Greatest NHL Players" in history.

Historical Context for July 17, 1956

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