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A E Stevenson warns USSR bloc may seize production leadership from free world in 20 yrs unless US mobilizes resources to meet challenge, s, St Louis
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Comr Bragalini repts 12 driving schools closed, 22 operators arrested in state-wide crackdown on license rackets; says 2 other schools have not reapplied for license to continue, 3 Motor Vehicle Bur employes have been dismissed, 4 others resigned and 102 licenses were revoked; action follows 18-mo probe concentrated in NYC area; probe to include rest of state; list of closed schools
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Pres seen taking relaxed view of election, news conf; cites Nixon phone call expressing satisfaction with tour
1956William Boeing, American businessman, founded the Boeing Company (born 1881)[†]
William Edward Boeing was an American aviation pioneer. He founded the Pacific Airplane Company in 1916, which was renamed to Boeing a year later. The company is now the largest exporter in the United States by dollar value and among the largest aerospace manufacturers in the world.
In 1956, the world population was approximately 2,795,409,994 people[†]