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The first telephone cable between North America and Europe was opened yesterday with ceremonies in New York, London and Ottawa.
S Maglie (Bklyn) pitches no-hitter against Phila
Israeli troops raid several Jordanian Army posts and police station, Husan area, kill about 50; rept armored cars destroyed, mil booty captured; rept raid is reprisal and deterrent
com meets; ILA offers to extend pact 1 mo on condition future benefits be made retroactive to Oct 1 by port and E and Gulf Coast employers, response to Fed, NYC pleas to avert strike; Shipping Assn, ILA to conf on offer; immediacy of IBL election seen bar to disciplining Anastasia; police to augment waterfront sqd despite peace offer
stumps 1,000 mi through Mich pressing charge of Adm control by big interests
1956Steve Butler, American race car driver and engineer[†]
Steve Butler is an American former auto racing driver. He won six national driving championships in USAC Sprint Car and Silver Crown open-wheel racing. Butler was highly regarded for his technical skills and performed chief mechanic duties on several of his winning race cars. He also communicated his view of racing to fans both as author and television commentator. Despite a relatively brief racing career (1981–1993), Butler is an inductee into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame, the USAC Hall of Fame, and the Hoosier Auto Racing Fan's Hall of Fame. He retired at age 37 to pursue both an engineering career and more time with his growing family. Butler currently resides in Kokomo, IN.
1956Linda Hamilton, American actress[†]
Linda Carroll Hamilton is an American actress. Known for portraying tough, resilient characters, she made her film debut in 1979 before achieving fame with her starring role as Sarah Connor in The Terminator (1984) and two of its sequels, Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) and Terminator: Dark Fate (2019). She is the recipient of various accolades, including two Saturn Awards, two MTV Movie Awards, a Satellite Award and a Romy Award, as well as nominations for three Golden Globes and one Primetime Emmy.
In 1956, the world population was approximately 2,795,409,994 people[†]