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September 25, 1956

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Headlines from September 25, 1956

DOCK UNION VOTE WITHIN A MONTH IS ORDERED HERE; Labor Board Asks Peace on Piers as I.L.A. Strike Monday Is Threatened Walkout Is Pressed Hatch Men Included DOCK UNION VOTE IS ORDERED HERE Meeting Tomorrow Set

By Jacques Nevard

NLRB orders election within 1 mo; asks dock peace pending vote; backed by FMCS and NYC Marine and Aviation Dept; rules out coast-wide election; limits votes to Greater NY; denies IBL request hatch bosses be barred; FMCS dir Finnegan asks unions for written peace pledges

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UNION SEES 'CRISIS' IN--TEXTILES FIELD; Million Workers Said to Be Condemned by Industry's Declining Standards Do Not Want Explosion Says Sales Lag 'CRISIS' DECLARED BY TEXTILE UNION

By A.h. Raskin

TWUA stresses low wages as compared to other industries, lack of orgn; only 25% of workers are organized; those in Southern plants recd total wage rises of 7¢ an hr, '51-55, while rises in other major industries totaled 41-46¢; TWUA plans program to raise wages, spread unionization, otherwise improve conditions

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Notable Births

Danny Hillis

1956W. Daniel Hillis, American computer scientist, engineer, and author, founded the Thinking Machines Corporation[†]

William Daniel Hillis is an American inventor, entrepreneur, and computer scientist, who pioneered parallel computers and their use in artificial intelligence. He founded Thinking Machines Corporation, a parallel supercomputer manufacturer, and subsequently was Vice President of Research and Disney Fellow at Walt Disney Imagineering.

Jamie Hyneman

1956Jamie Hyneman, American special effects designer and television host, founded M5 Industries[†]

James Franklin Hyneman is an American special effects expert who was co-host of the television series MythBusters alongside Adam Savage, where he became known for his distinctive beret and walrus moustache. He is also the owner of M5 Industries, the special effects workshop where MythBusters was filmed.

Miroslav Volf

1956Miroslav Volf, Croatian Protestant theologian and public intellectual[†]

Miroslav Volf is a Croatian Protestant theologian and public intellectual and Henry B. Wright Professor of Theology and director of the Yale Center for Faith and Culture at Yale University. He previously taught at the Evangelical Theological Seminary in his native Osijek, Croatia and Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California (1990–1998).

Historical Events

TAT-1

1956TAT-1, the first submarine transatlantic telephone cable system, is inaugurated.[†]

TAT-1 was the first submarine transatlantic telephone cable system. It was laid between Kerrera, Oban, Scotland and Clarenville, Newfoundland. Two cables were laid between 1955 and 1956 with one cable for each direction. It was inaugurated on September 25, 1956. The cable was able to carry 35 simultaneous telephone calls. A 36th channel was used to carry up to 22 telegraph lines.

Historical Context for September 25, 1956

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