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September 11, 1956

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LONDON AND PARIS SEEK SUEZ POLICY; Leaders Meet in Britain-- Nasser Plan Dismissed as 'Nothing New' Military Action Less Likely LONDON AND PARIS SEEK SUEZ UNITY Participants in Conference Topics Reported Discussed New Cairo Bid Shrugged Off

By Kennett Love Special To the New York Times

Eden, Lloyd, Mollet, Pineau meet, London; discuss appeal to UN, pilot issue, mil policy, need to coordinate Big-3 policy, need to retain backing of 18 rations which supported London conf proposals; group seen favoring appeal to UN to gain time; French source says group decided to inform Security Council of 'gravity' of situation and to send lr to Dulles; Menzies arrives, London; holds situation same now as before London conf; repts to Eden; Henderson flies to US

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U. S. Still Opposes Force Against Cairo; U. S. STILL OPPOSES FORCE OVER SUEZ Dulles Deplores Failure Statement by Dulles

By Homer Bigart Special To the New York Times

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10--The United States still is dead set against the use of force in the Suez dispute.

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N.Y. CENTRAL ASKS 26% AVERAGE RISE FOR COMMUTATION; Abandoning of Putnam Line or Increases Up to $92 a Month Also Sought 32,000 Words of Testimony N.Y. CENTRAL ASKS COMMUTER RISE Putnam Move Called 'Hopeless' Further Request Indicated Atlantic City Run Threatened

By Alexander Feinberg

PRR asks NJ PUC permit to discontinue Atlantic City-NYC train and 2 trains, Trenton-Phillipsburg

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LOUISVILLE QUIET AS ITS SCHOOLS END SEGREGATION; Mixed Classes Started at All Levels--Clay, Ky., Crowd Turns Back Negro Pupils LOUISVILLE CALM AS SCHOOLS OPEN 'I'll Like It Here'

By Benjamin Fine Special To the New York Times

Fine repts Louisville starts integrated classes with little protest; illus; police ready for trouble; only demonstration is picketing of Educ Bd hdqrs by 5 persons, organized by Ky Citizens Councils under Grubbs; Grubbs reptdly planned march on Male HS, dropped plan when threatened with arrest for disturbing peace

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WIDE TALK ASKED; Bid Made as Menzies Leaves--Review of 1888 Pact Urged New Approach Is Urged NASSER PROPOSES NEW SUEZ PARLEY Egypt's Regrets Reiterated U.N. RECEIVES PROPOSAL A Text of the Egyptian Plan Is Handed to Hammarskjold

By Osgood Caruthers Special To the New York Times.special To the New York Times

Nasser proposes special body to work out settlement and revise 1888 conv; believes solution possible; regrets threats of force and efforts to induce tech personnel to quit Suez jobs; proposal circulated to all Govts with which Egypt has diplomatic ties; Egypt seen favoring broad negotiations rather than talks based on specific proposals; does not plan to protest mil build-up on Cyprus; reptdly feels UN consideration would drag out dispute; Western diplomats see little new in Nasser's proposal; Menzies com leaves Cairo

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1956Tony Gilroy, American director, producer, and screenwriter^[†]

Anthony Joseph Gilroy is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. He wrote the screenplays of The Bourne Identity (2002), The Bourne Supremacy (2004), and The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), the first three films in the Bourne film franchise, and wrote and directed the fourth film of the franchise, The Bourne Legacy (2012), as well as Michael Clayton (2007) and Duplicity (2009).

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1956Billy Bishop, Canadian colonel and pilot (born 1894)^[†]

Air Marshal William Avery Bishop, was a Canadian flying ace of the First World War. He was officially credited with 72 victories, making him the top Canadian and British Empire ace of the war, and also received a Victoria Cross. During the Second World War, Bishop was instrumental in setting up and promoting the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan.

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

Headlines from September 11, 1956

LONDON AND PARIS SEEK SUEZ POLICY; Leaders Meet in Britain-- Nasser Plan Dismissed as 'Nothing New' Military Action Less Likely LONDON AND PARIS SEEK SUEZ UNITY Participants in Conference Topics Reported Discussed New Cairo Bid Shrugged Off

U. S. Still Opposes Force Against Cairo; U. S. STILL OPPOSES FORCE OVER SUEZ Dulles Deplores Failure Statement by Dulles

N.Y. CENTRAL ASKS 26% AVERAGE RISE FOR COMMUTATION; Abandoning of Putnam Line or Increases Up to $92 a Month Also Sought 32,000 Words of Testimony N.Y. CENTRAL ASKS COMMUTER RISE Putnam Move Called 'Hopeless' Further Request Indicated Atlantic City Run Threatened

LOUISVILLE QUIET AS ITS SCHOOLS END SEGREGATION; Mixed Classes Started at All Levels--Clay, Ky., Crowd Turns Back Negro Pupils LOUISVILLE CALM AS SCHOOLS OPEN 'I'll Like It Here'

WIDE TALK ASKED; Bid Made as Menzies Leaves--Review of 1888 Pact Urged New Approach Is Urged NASSER PROPOSES NEW SUEZ PARLEY Egypt's Regrets Reiterated U.N. RECEIVES PROPOSAL A Text of the Egyptian Plan Is Handed to Hammarskjold

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