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September 19, 1956

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Boy Kills Abductor, Saves Father's Life; BOY KILLS ROBBER SAVING HIS FATHER Kuhel a Native of Germany

By Unknown Author

Chase Bank (NYC): H Walgenbach abducts Heidelberg, W Ger, branch mgr, wife and son, 14, in robbery plot; shot dead by son

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HIGH-LEVEL DRIVE PLEDGED BY NIXON; He Dismisses the Hiss Case as Issue--Gives Talks in Indiana and California Cautions Democrats HIGH-LEVEL DRIVE PLEDGED BY NIXON

By William M. Blair Special To the New York Times

Vice Pres Nixon denies Mrs Roosevelt statement that he called Mrs H G Douglas a Communist in '50 Sen campaign, s, Indianapolis

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CAIRO ACTS TO CUT TRADE WITH WEST; Virtual Boycott and Turning Toward East Are Reaction to Economic Squeeze CAIRO ACTS TO CUT TRADE WITH WEST Mission to Czechoslovakia Nasser Reported Hopeful

By Special to The New York Times

Min Nousseir announces virtual boycott against West in favor of more trade with bloc; move seen reaction to Western squeeze over Suez

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PEIPING MINISTER TERMS AIR FORCE NO LONGER WEAK; Defense Head Asserts China Is Ready Against Attack, but Plans No Aggression Disavows Aggressive Aim CHINA'S AIR FORCE GAINS, REDS HEAR Soviet Stresses China Ties

By William J. Jorden Special To the New York Times

Deputy Premier Mikoyan hails Chinese Communists and Mao Tse-tung for 'major contributions' to theory and success in finding 'new forms of bldg socialism,'

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On the Steppes of Outer Mongolia--Nomads Still

By The New York Times (by Jack Raymond). @ 1956, the New York Times Company

J Raymond picture article; map; contrast between old and new shown

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Historical Context for September 19, 1956

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