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wire to Pres Eisenhower hailing his re-election, efforts to establish peace; text
F Lewis repts increasing USSR pressure to forestall sweeping Govt changes, Politburo confs; Russians reptdly urged gradual change, opposed wholesale ouster of mins; pro-Soviet factions intensify pol activity; pub backs thorough shakeup
Formation of aid com prior to active intervention of 'volunteers' recalled in light of formation of similar com for Mideast war
NYCTA repts passenger revenues July-Oct, 1.7% over '55 period; sees trend to regaining riders 1st time since '48; Rockaway Div data not Included; $2-million deucit seen there, fiscal '57
Eisenhower orders 'extraordinary measures' to expedite entry of 5,000 Hungarian refugees before expiration of Refugee Relief Act
1956Aino Kallas, Finnish-Estonian author (born 1878)[†]
Aino Krohn Kallas was a Finnish-Estonian author. Her novellas are considered to be prominent pieces of Finnish literature.
In 1956, the world population was approximately 2,795,409,994 people[†]