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August 2, 1956

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Headlines from August 2, 1956

PRESIDENT PRAISES NIXON, STATES NO 'PREFERENCE'; PUTS HEALTH UP TO NATION; Eisenhower Is Confident He Can Serve a 2d Term Feels That He Is Improving Every Day and Stresses His Sense of Obligation to Nation and Republican Party PRESIDENT RAISES ISSUE OF ILLNESS. First Parley in 8 Weeks.

By Russell Baker Special To the New York Times

Series of articles, Eisenhower's 4 Yrs

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Eisenhower's Four Years; A Study of Administration Progress In Fulfillment of Civil Rights Pledges STUDY OF 4 YEARS UNDER EISENHOWER Democrats Split in 1948 Like Campaign Oratory No Partisan Triumphs Bipartisan Study Urged Celler's Bill Passed An Early Decision Progress in Capital

By Luther A. Huston Special To the New York Times

L A Huston article on Adm gains in fulfilling rights pledges

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KEFAUVER BACKED FOR SECOND PLACE BY HIS DELEGATES; Supporters of Stevenson and Harriman Split on Effect of Senator's Withdrawal Favorite Son Speculation KEFAUVER BACKED FOR SECOND PLACE. Both Support Stevenson.

By Leo Eganthe New York Times (BY ROBERT WALKER)

Strong pressure developed yesterday to obtain the Democratic Vice Presidential nomination for Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee. The Senator withdrew from the race for the Presidential nomination the day before.

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PRESIDENT SIGNS PENSION MEASURE; Social Security Bill Sets Up Disability Insurance, Cuts Women's Benefit Age PRESIDENT SIGNS PENSION MEASURE TEXT OF STATEMENT

By Charles E. Egan Special To the New York Times

WASHINGTON, Aug.1--President Eisenhower signed today the new Social Security bill. It establishes a system of disability insurance and lowers the age at which women may receive benefits.

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Suits Ask $700,000 From Swedish Line; DAMAGES SOUGHT IN DORIA SINKING

By Peter Kihss

Suits claiming more than $700,000 in damages from the Swedish American Line and its motorship Stockholm in the sinking of the Andrea Doria were reported ready for filing in Federal court here today.

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1956Fulvio Melia, Italian-American physicist, astrophysicist, and author^[†]

Fulvio Melia is an Italian-American astrophysicist, cosmologist and author. He is professor of physics, astronomy and the applied math program at the University of Arizona and was a scientific editor of The Astrophysical Journal and an associate editor of The Astrophysical Journal Letters. A former Presidential Young Investigator and Sloan Research Fellow, he is the author of six English books and 230 refereed articles on theoretical astrophysics and cosmology.

Historical Context for August 2, 1956

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

Headlines from August 2, 1956

PRESIDENT PRAISES NIXON, STATES NO 'PREFERENCE'; PUTS HEALTH UP TO NATION; Eisenhower Is Confident He Can Serve a 2d Term Feels That He Is Improving Every Day and Stresses His Sense of Obligation to Nation and Republican Party PRESIDENT RAISES ISSUE OF ILLNESS. First Parley in 8 Weeks.

Eisenhower's Four Years; A Study of Administration Progress In Fulfillment of Civil Rights Pledges STUDY OF 4 YEARS UNDER EISENHOWER Democrats Split in 1948 Like Campaign Oratory No Partisan Triumphs Bipartisan Study Urged Celler's Bill Passed An Early Decision Progress in Capital

KEFAUVER BACKED FOR SECOND PLACE BY HIS DELEGATES; Supporters of Stevenson and Harriman Split on Effect of Senator's Withdrawal Favorite Son Speculation KEFAUVER BACKED FOR SECOND PLACE. Both Support Stevenson.

PRESIDENT SIGNS PENSION MEASURE; Social Security Bill Sets Up Disability Insurance, Cuts Women's Benefit Age PRESIDENT SIGNS PENSION MEASURE TEXT OF STATEMENT

Suits Ask $700,000 From Swedish Line; DAMAGES SOUGHT IN DORIA SINKING

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