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Chmn Strauss repts progress in developing atomic weapons for use against aircraft
plan far Fed development of basin seen halted for duration of Adm as Sen rejects Hell's Canyon bill; Speaker Rayburn says Dems will not seek its passage at this Cong session
outlays for supports up $3 billion from estimate of 18 mos ago
NYCTA repts on revenue losses resulting from Wanamaker Bldg fire damage
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1956Paul Cook, English drummer[†]
Paul Thomas Cook is an English musician, best known as the drummer and a founding member of the punk rock band the Sex Pistols. He is nicknamed "Cookie" by friends in the punk music scene.
1956Thomas N'Kono, Cameroonian footballer[†]
Thomas N'Kono is a Cameroonian former professional footballer. One of the greatest goalkeepers from the continent of Africa, he was mainly associated with Espanyol, whom he represented for almost a decade playing more than 300 official matches.
1956Jim Prentice, Canadian lawyer and politician, 16th Premier of Alberta (died 2016)[†]
Peter Eric James Prentice was a Canadian politician who served as the 16th premier of Alberta from 2014 to 2015. In the 2004 federal election he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a candidate of the Conservative Party of Canada. He was re-elected in the 2006 federal election and appointed to the cabinet as Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians. Prentice was appointed Minister of Industry on August 14, 2007, and after the 2008 election became Minister of Environment on October 30, 2008. On November 4, 2010, Prentice announced his resignation from cabinet and as MP for Calgary Centre-North. After retiring from federal politics he entered the private sector as vice-chairman of CIBC.
1956James Alexander Calder, Canadian educator and politician, Canadian Minister of Militia and Defence (born 1868)[†]
James Alexander Calder was a Canadian politician.
In 1956, the world population was approximately 2,795,409,994 people[†]