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all 18 nations accept invs to 2d London conf; Pakistan, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, critical of users assn plan; Italy, W Ger doubtful; others lukewarm; Pakistan reptdly accepts Egypt's conf bid
Export-Import Bank sets large credits for urgently needed machinery
Stevenson says it is more important for him to have Dem Cong than for Eisenhower to have Repub Cong if re-elected, news conf, Washington
Meyner urges NJ Legis approve double-decking; links bldg of Bergen County Expressway
Charges Suez Canal users assn plan violates UN Charter and 1888 Constantinople Conv, lr to UN Security Council pres
1956Chris Hedges, American journalist and author[†]
Christopher Lynn Hedges is an American journalist, author, commentator and Presbyterian minister.
1956Peter Šťastný, Slovak ice hockey player and politician[†]
Peter Šťastný, also known colloquially as "Peter the Great" and "Stosh", is a Slovak-Canadian former professional ice hockey player and politician who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1980 to 1995. Šťastný is the second-highest scorer of the 1980s, after Wayne Gretzky. During his time with the Quebec Nordiques, Šťastný became a Canadian citizen. From 2004 to 2014, he served as a Member of the European Parliament for Slovakia. During his NHL career, he played with the Quebec Nordiques, New Jersey Devils, and St. Louis Blues.
1956Anant Gadgil, Indian politician[†]
Anant Gadgil is an Indian politician and architect, who has been a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council 2014 to 2022. He is a member of the Indian National Congress party. Born into the Gadgil gharana of Velneshwar-Wai, Gadgil is the son of Vitthalrao Gadgil and a grandson of Narhar Vishnu Gadgil. He graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture degree from Mumbai University, before going onto finish his Master of Architecture in the United States. He is married and resides in Mumbai.
1956Adélard Godbout, Canadian agronomist and politician, 15th Premier of Quebec (born 1892)[†]
Joseph-Adélard Godbout was a Canadian agronomist and politician. He served as the 15th premier of Quebec briefly in 1936, and again from 1939 to 1944, in addition to serving as the leader of the Parti Libéral du Québec (PLQ) from 1936 to 1949.
In 1956, the world population was approximately 2,795,409,994 people[†]