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August 31, 1956

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Headlines from August 31, 1956

CITY SNUBS MOSES, VOTING $150,000 FOR ZONING STUDY; Board of Estimate Approves Project Assailed by Park Head as Waste of Money Moses Assails Project CITY ZONING STUDY TO COST $150,000

By Charles G. Bennett

Estimate Bd approves $150,000 study for comprehensive rezoning plan; Comr Moses, Boro Pres Lyons opposed; Moses lr to Mayor Wagner charges Planning Comm never officially approved it; Felt disputes claim; Moses denounces planned study; similar study, '50, noted

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STEVENSON HEARS SOUTH IS FOR HIM; Leaders Are Enthusiastic-- Nominee Scores President on His Nuclear Policies STEVENSON HEARS SOUTH IS FOR HIM Russell Wires Stevenson Plan Was Cancelled Clement Also Confident

By William M. Blair Special To the New York Times

Dem leaders of 10 Southern states, predicting 'solid South' for Stevenson, see no reason for rights issue to bar Dem victory

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T.W.U. Says Mayor's Aide Helped Motormen's Union; In Letter to Wagner It Threatens to Scrap Contract With Transit Authority if Rival Labor Units Are Recognized T.W.U. DENOUNCES CITY TRANSIT ROLE Letter from the T.W.U.

By Ralph Katz

TWU attacks NYC Adm for role in current strife, lr to Wagner; singles out Peer, charging he aids MBA; threatens to scrap pact with NYCTA if 'splinter' unions are recognized; sees Adm-NYCTA rift, motivated by pol; charges 'splinter' unions with blackmail

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Farm Assets and Debts at Peak; Net Income Declined 5% in 1955; ASSETS AND DEBTS OF FARMS AT PEAK No Drop in Buying

By Special to The New York Times

Fed Reserve Bd repts rise in repayments; consumer income rise linked

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Javits Charges a 'Smear'; Denies Any Tie With Reds; Smear Is Called 'Scurrilous' Influence on Choice Doubted JAVITS CHARGES 'SMEAR' POLITICS Eastland Declines Comment

By Peter Kihss

denies 'vicious rumors' of Communist assns, statement, NYC; J G Sourwine accusations noted; Javits asks for Sen Internal Security subcom hearing; denies any tie with Communists, reply to NY Times query

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Notable Births

1956Mária Balážová, Slovak painter and illustrator^[†]

Mária Balážová is a contemporary Slovak artist. Her practise as an artist is usually associated with new geometry, post-geometry and postmodern.

1956Kent Nilsson, Swedish ice hockey player^[†]

Kent Åke Nilsson is a Swedish former professional ice hockey centre. He played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) for the Winnipeg Jets, and in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Atlanta and Calgary Flames, Minnesota North Stars and Edmonton Oilers, as well as teams across various European leagues.

1956Masashi Tashiro, Japanese singer, actor, and director^[†]

Masashi Tashiro is a Japanese former television performer and a founding member of the band Rats & Star. Tashiro was a tenor singer with the band and, later, a TV entertainer in Japan. He directed a film after the breakup of Rats & Star.

1956Tsai Ing-wen, Taiwanese politician and the President of the Republic of China^[†]

Tsai Ing-wen is a Taiwanese politician and legal scholar who served as the seventh president of the Republic of China (Taiwan) from 2016 to 2024. A member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), she intermittently served as chair of the DPP from 2008 to 2012, 2014 to 2018, and 2020 to 2022. She was the first woman to hold the presidency in Taiwan’s history.

Historical Context for August 31, 1956

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