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In 1956, the world population was approximately 2,795,409,994 people[†]
1956Pierre-Louis Lions, French mathematician and academic[†]
Pierre-Louis Lions is a French mathematician. He is known for a number of contributions to the fields of partial differential equations and the calculus of variations. He was a recipient of the 1994 Fields Medal and the 1991 Prize of the Philip Morris tobacco and cigarette company.
1956Jackson Pollock, American painter (born 1912)[†]
Paul Jackson Pollock was an American painter. A major figure in the abstract expressionist movement, Pollock was widely noticed for his "drip technique" of pouring or splashing liquid household paint onto a horizontal surface, enabling him to view and paint his canvases from all angles. It was called all-over painting and action painting, since he covered the entire canvas and used the force of his whole body to paint, often in a frenetic dancing style. This extreme form of abstraction divided critics: some praised the immediacy of the creation, while others derided the random effects.
Moscow talks deadlocked, in effect suspended after Shigemitsu confs with Khrushchev, Bulganin, Shepilov; Khrushchev unrelenting on Kunashiri, Etorofu; Shigemitsu admits impasse; to interrupt talks if necessary to attend London conf on Suez Canal
decree to end easy divorce laws set
bill vetoed would have set special taxing method for real estate investment trusts
Ital Line sues Swedish Line for $25 million; answers all points made in Swedish petition; urges ct deny Swedish exoneration plea; doubts right to seek liability limitation; denies moon was shining; says weather was foggy, ships met with Stockholm on Doria's starboard bow; says Doria veered to left (south); to file own liability limitation petition; Ali queries whether Capt Nordenson was on bridge at time of crash; agreement reached on pre-trial depositions; all available ship logs to be weighed by ct
HHFA regional admr Fried doubts Fed aid unless city 'shows more interest'; criticizes Estimate Bd delay on preliminary phase; Council on Housing Relocation Practices chmn Present holds Mayor's Slum Clearance Com filing of plans with HHFA bypasses Bd
Big 3 circulate plan for settlement among nations invited to conf; plan reptdly includes reaffirmation of freedom of passage, internatl authority to control canal's operation, tolls, finances, maintenance and development, provision for reasonable income for Egypt, compensation for Co shareholders, provision for arbitration of disputes between Co and new authority and between Egypt and authority by Internatl Ct panel; some Western diplomats suggest Egypt have all powers not specifically delegated to new authority and that latter have no power over Egyptian citizens; Eisenhower confs with Nixon; Dulles says Pres called White House conf to share responsibility with Cong, particularly if there is risk of hostilities; Asst Sec Gray, ODM Dir Flemming to attend; Pakistan Natl Assembly official Gibbon recognizes Egypt's 'suzerainty' over canal but backs internatl control of its operation
Harriman arrives, Chicago; met at train by group of Illinois delegates; scores 'moderation,' news conf; claims some NC delegates; sees Truman; DeSapio sees Truman
Lakes, Ross Castle and part of Kenmare Estate bought from Mrs Grosvenor by J S Robertson of US for about $300,000; map; illus; Robertson pledges to keep lakes and Castle as tourist attractions; Killarney Tourist Development Co pressed Prime Min Costello for Govt intervention to have Lakes bought by State Tourist Bd; Costello opposed; M W Balfe song about Killarney cited
liberals on Platform Com circulate declaration acceptable to Southerners; proposals include strengthening existing laws and providing effective adm machinery for rights protection; plan authors understood to have Mrs Roosevelt backing; Ervin says Southerners could 'live with' result if only Northerners would settle 'for what Truman has recommended'; Truman comment on '47 Civil Rights Comm proposal seen carrying forward his effort to avoid party split; reprs of AFL-CIO, ADA and NAACP urge Conv ask alteration of Sen rules permitting filibusters and other time-killing techniques to prevent votes on legis, Platform Com
6 eastern rrs ask permit to raise 1st-class fares 45%, far above plane rates
Egyptian Embassy in London decries Eden s as 'incompatible with internatl courtesy and relations,'
in Washington to conf with Eisenhower