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October 10, 1956

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Headlines from October 10, 1956

BOMB BID UPHELD; Democrat, in Seattle, Says G.O.P. Scuttles Atoms-for-Peace Presidency 'Diminished' Attacks Farm Policy STEVENSON BACKS HALTING OF TESTS Assails Resources Policy No Criticism of Policy

By Harrison E. Salisbury Special To the New York Times

Stevenson begins swing through NW and Pacific Coast states; s, airport, Chicago, scoring Adm nuclear bomb policy; travels through Mont, Idaho, Washington; s, Boise, on farm policy; s, Great Falls, scoring Adm natural resources policy; s, Seattle charging Adm torpedoes its own atoms-for-peace program and abdicates nuclear power responsibility to private indus

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Notable Births

Amanda Burton

1956Amanda Burton, Northern Irish actress and producer[†]

Amanda Burton is a Northern Irish actress. Her notable credits include Heather Haversham in the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside (1982–1986), Beth Glover in the ITV drama series Peak Practice (1993–1995), Sam Ryan in the BBC crime drama series Silent Witness, Clare Blake in the ITV crime drama series The Commander (2003–2008), Karen Fisher in the BBC school-based drama series Waterloo Road (2010–2011) and Katherine Maguire in the ITV detective series Marcella (2020).

David Hempleman-Adams

1956David Hempleman-Adams, English businessman and adventurer[†]

Sir David Kim Hempleman-Adams, is a British industrialist and adventurer.

Taur Matan Ruak

1956Taur Matan Ruak, East Timorese politician, 3rd President of East Timor[†]

José Maria de Vasconcelos, popularly known as Taur Matan Ruak, is an East Timorese politician who served as 9th prime minister of East Timor from 2018 to 2023. He also served as 5th president of East Timor from 2012 to 2017.

Historical Context for October 10, 1956

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