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September 1, 1956

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Headlines from September 1, 1956

RANGERS CALLED IN RACE DISORDER; Two Contrasting Scenes in a Tense Tennessee Town

By Luther A. Huston Special To the New York Times

Gov Shivers orders Rangers into Mansfield after 400 gather near hs to bar regis by Negroes; none enroll; Asst Dist Atty Hight manhandled, rescued by deputy sheriffs; illus; G Yoder of Telenews barred by crowd from taking photos; effigy of Negro hung over hs doorway; NAACP atty Davis wires Supt Huffman asking enrollment of 3 Negroes; Huffman refuses; holds they must regis in person; Davis wires Atty Gen Brownell asking Fed intervention; J A Gooch, atty for Manstield School Bd, asks Judge Brown for stay of mandate issued by Judge Estes ordering integration of Manstield schools; Brown refuses; Gooch to seek US Sup Ct stay pending appeal; Rangers chief Col Garrison repts situation under control; mob at Clinton, Tenn, illus trying to overturn car bearing Negro tourists driving through; Negro students illus on way to classes at Clinton HS

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U.S. To DEMAND RED CHINESE PAY FOR NAVY PLANE; Also Will Ask Compensation for Loss of 16 Lives in Downing Off Coast DIRECT ACCUSATION MADE Findings Indicate American Fliers May Have Strayed From Planned Course British to Relay Demand U.S. TO DEMAND CHINESE REDS PAY

By Alvin Shuster Special To the New York Times

US State and Defense Depts charge Chinese Communists with unjustified attack on USN Mercador; acknowledge craft may have 'passed over or near' island 37 mi off mainland through navigational error; will ask compensation

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Notable Births

1956Vinnie Johnson, American basketball player and sportscaster[†]

Vincent Johnson is an American former professional basketball player and a key player as sixth man for the Detroit Pistons during the team's National Basketball Association (NBA) championships of 1989 and 1990. He was nicknamed "the Microwave" in the NBA for his ability to score quickly off the bench. He also played for the Seattle SuperSonics and San Antonio Spurs.

Bernie Wagenblast

1956Bernie Wagenblast, transportation journalist, founder of Transportation Communications Newsletter[†]

Bernie Wagenblast is an American transportation journalist, radio personality and voice-over artist. She is the founder and editor of the Transportation Communications Newsletter. The newsletter originated as a discussion group in June 1998, evolving into its current format shortly thereafter. She also edits The AASHTO Daily Transportation Update, published by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, and hosts AASHTO's ETAP Podcast and the ITE Talks Transportation podcast for the Institute of Transportation Engineers.

Historical Context for September 1, 1956

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