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The business of keeping tabs on the presence of radioactivity may be the "hottest" industry in the atomic field.
J J Rocerto (J Russo) and R M Langone found beaten to death in stolen auto; were wanted for bail jumping by FBI; reptdly dead 2-3 days; slayings linked to A Telvi 'ride' slaying 12 hrs earlier
A large-scale developer is testing a system to counteract increasing friction between builders and purchasers of new homes over who should bear the responsibility for initial repairs.
Behind the strong, seven-hit pitching of Sal Maglie, the aroused Dodgers hammered the Chicago Cubs into a 6--3 defeat at Ebbets Field yesterday. It was the seventh straight victory for the world champions, who have won eleven of their last fourteen games.
IF the Soviet Union admits enough American tourists, there should be an early collapse of the illusion so long entertained in this country about the artistic superiority of the Russian theatre.
1956Teddy Atlas, American boxer, trainer, and sportscaster[†]
Theodore A. Atlas Jr. is an American boxing trainer and fight commentator.
1956Ronnie Musgrove, American lawyer and politician, 62nd Governor of Mississippi[†]
David Ronald Musgrove is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 62nd governor of Mississippi from 2000 to 2004. A Democrat, he previously served as the 29th lieutenant governor of Mississippi from 1996 to 2000. As governor, Musgrove had a conservative record.
1956Faustino Rupérez, Spanish cyclist[†]
Faustino Rupérez Rincón is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist who raced between 1979 and 1985. Ruperez is most famous for capturing the overall title at the 1980 Vuelta a España.
In 1956, the world population was approximately 2,795,409,994 people[†]