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July 21, 1956

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Headlines from July 21, 1956

Mock Attack Hits 75 Areas in Nation-- 'State of War' Set; 10,000 Leave Capital

By Anthony Leviero Special To the New York Times

Nuclear bombing drill, Operation Alert

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U.N.-Israeli Talks Hailed as 'Fruitful'; U.N.-ISRAELI TALK CALLED 'FRUITFUL' Final Private Session Held Diplomats Attend Luncheon 2 Israeli Boats Fired On

By Homer Bigart Special To the New York Times

conf with Ben Gurion, other Israeli officials; hon, Min Myerson luncheon

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HOUSE UNIT VOTES FOR U.S. REACTORS; Approves Fund for Federal Atom Power Program HOUSE UNIT VOTES FOR U.S. REACTORS

By John D. Morris Special To the New York Times

House Appropriations Com approves $400 million for Fed program over Adm objections; balks at approving Repr Cannon rept assailing AEC, particularly Strauss, for letting program 'stagnate'

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TOP POLE BLAMES OFFICIALS IN RIOT; Ochab, PartyChief, Concedes Poznan Job Grievances

By John MacCormac Special To the New York Times

WARSAW, July 20--Edward Ochab, Polish Communist leader, said today that "the soullessness of the authorities" rather than the machinations of imperialist agents was a chief cause of the recent riots in Poznan. He made the charge in a speech at the party's Central Committee meeting.

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City at Standstill in U.S.-Wide Atom Raid Test; 5 Bombs 'Wipe Out' New York--Drill Called Best Yet Five 'Bombs' Dropped CITY COOPERATES IN 'BEST' RAID TEST Times Square Emptied Broadcasting Control Tested

By Russell Porter

New York was theoretically blown off the map by hydrogen bombs yesterday, but New Yorkers took it all in stride. Two hours later millions of hypothetically dead and injured were actively taking part in the city's most successful Civil Defense alert test.

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1956Michael Connelly, American author^[†]

Michael Joseph Connelly is an American author of detective novels and other crime fiction, notably those featuring LAPD Detective Hieronymus "Harry" Bosch and criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller. Connelly is the bestselling author of 38 novels and one work of non-fiction, with over 74 million copies of his books sold worldwide and translated into 40 languages. His first novel, The Black Echo, won the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award for Best First Novel in 1992. In 2002, Clint Eastwood directed and starred in the movie adaptation of Connelly's 1997 novel, Blood Work. In March 2011, the movie adaptation of Connelly's novel The Lincoln Lawyer starred Matthew McConaughey as Mickey Haller. Connelly was the President of the Mystery Writers of America from 2003 to 2004.

Historical Context for July 21, 1956

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

Headlines from July 21, 1956

Mock Attack Hits 75 Areas in Nation-- 'State of War' Set; 10,000 Leave Capital

U.N.-Israeli Talks Hailed as 'Fruitful'; U.N.-ISRAELI TALK CALLED 'FRUITFUL' Final Private Session Held Diplomats Attend Luncheon 2 Israeli Boats Fired On

HOUSE UNIT VOTES FOR U.S. REACTORS; Approves Fund for Federal Atom Power Program HOUSE UNIT VOTES FOR U.S. REACTORS

TOP POLE BLAMES OFFICIALS IN RIOT; Ochab, PartyChief, Concedes Poznan Job Grievances

City at Standstill in U.S.-Wide Atom Raid Test; 5 Bombs 'Wipe Out' New York--Drill Called Best Yet Five 'Bombs' Dropped CITY COOPERATES IN 'BEST' RAID TEST Times Square Emptied Broadcasting Control Tested

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