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results summarized; of 30 contests Dems risked 14, wen 15 and lead in 1; Repubs risked 16, won 14
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Eden repts Port Said under Brit control, s, Commons; GB cannot confirm Egyptian rept of continued firing in area; Keightley repts fighting ended; repts Brit-French troops control top qr (about 25 mi) of Canal zone; repts paratroopers reached within 1 mi of Qantara; puts Brit-French casualties at some 100 killed and wounded; map; Brit Admiralty repts paratroop landing was 1st ever to be supported only by carrier-borne aircraft, commando landing was 1st to use carrier-borne helicopters; GB suspends sailing of 1 troop transport from GB, cancels sailing of 2 others
delegates at UN reptdly press Israel privately to withdraw troops behind '49 armistice line lest USSR find excuse to intervene, cause gen war
1,500 picket fete marking Russian revolution anniv, USSR UN hdqrs, NYC; protest organized by Amer-Hungarian Fed; police hold back crowd; illus; Lodge boycotts fete; W L Burnap held for disorderly conduct
1956Mari Boine, Norwegian singer-songwriter and producer[â ]
Mari Boine is a Norwegian SĂĄmi singer. She combined a form of SĂĄmi joik singing with rock. In 2008, she became a professor of musicology at Nesna University College.
1956Richard Curtis, New Zealand-English screenwriter, film and television producer, and film director[â ]
Richard Whalley Anthony Curtis is a British screenwriter, producer and director. One of Britain's most successful comedy screenwriters, he is known for romantic comedy-drama films, including Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994), Notting Hill (1999), Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), Love Actually (2003), Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004), About Time (2013), Yesterday (2019) and That Christmas (2024), as well as the war drama film War Horse (2011), and for having co-written the sitcoms Blackadder, Mr. Bean and The Vicar of Dibley. His early career saw him write material for the comedy sketch shows Not the Nine O'Clock News and Spitting Image.
1956Steven Miller, American record producer and engineer[â ]
Steven Miller is an American record producer and executive. He is best known for his association with Windham Hill Records, where his ambient sound helped create notable instrumental recordings such as Michael Hedgesâ Aerial Boundaries, Mark Ishamâs Vapor Drawings and George Winstonâs December.
1956Chika Kuroda, Japanese chemist (born 1884)[â ]
Chika Kuroda was a Japanese chemist whose research focused on natural pigments. She was the first woman in Japan to receive a Bachelor of Science.
In 1956, the world population was approximately 2,795,409,994 people[â ]