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September 15, 1956

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Headlines from September 15, 1956

CAIRO IS UNEASY; Westerners Ready for Emergency--Signs of Hostility Lacking

By Sam Pope Brewer Special To the New York Times

Egypt takes over full operation of canal; repts 70 pilots, including 12 foreigners, will remain at jobs, work double schedule to keep canal in operation; Brit Embassy advises 2,000 remaining natls to leave; US Embassy keeps check on 2,200 US citizens; Nasser confs with Amer, Sabry, others; Egyptian fleet continues maneuvers off Alexandria; some observers consider it defensive move to avoid surprise attack

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ATOMIC SCIENTISTS FIND 4TH PARTICLE; 'Anti-Neutron' Action Tops H-Bomb in Energy

By Special to The New York Times

4th particle of matter called anti-neutron found by 4 Calif U physicists working with Bevatron atom-smasher; particle, when close to neutron, causes annihilation of both and release of several hundred times more energy than in hydrogen bomb reaction; discovery confirms symmetry of nuclear forces; Prof Lawrence cites gain in basic research despite absence of immediate practical application

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Notable Births

Ross J. Anderson

1956Ross J. Anderson, British academic and educator (died 2024)[†]

Ross John Anderson was a British researcher, author, and industry consultant in security engineering. He was Professor of Security Engineering at the Department of Computer Science and Technology, University of Cambridge where he was part of the University's security group.

Maggie Reilly

1956Maggie Reilly, Scottish singer-songwriter[†]

Maggie Reilly is a Scottish singer best known for her collaborations with the composer and instrumentalist Mike Oldfield. Most notably, she performed lead vocals on the Oldfield songs "Family Man", "Moonlight Shadow", "To France", and "Foreign Affair", all of which were international hits in the early 1980s.

Ned Rothenberg

1956Ned Rothenberg, American saxophonist, clarinet player, and composer[†]

Ned Rothenberg is an American multi-instrumentalist and composer. He specializes in woodwind instruments, including the alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, flute, and shakuhachi. He is known for his work in contemporary classical and free improvisation. Rothenberg is a graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. He was a founding member of the woodwind trio New Winds with J. D. Parran and Robert Dick. He has performed with Samm Bennett, Paul Dresher, Fred Frith, Evan Parker, Marc Ribot, Elliott Sharp, John Zorn, Yuji Takahashi, Sainkho Namtchylak, and Katsuya Yokoyama.

Historical Context for September 15, 1956

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