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November 10, 1956

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Headlines from November 10, 1956

U.S. PLANES HELP; Denmark and Norway Supply First Corps of Patrol Force General to Come Here U.N. SPEEDS UNIT TO PATROL SUEZ

By Kathleen Teltsch Special To the New York Times

Hammarskjold speeds action to get 1st police units into battle area; advance parties ot Danes and Norwegians to go to staging area, Naples, 'within 24 hrs'; to be airlifted to Italy in US mil transports, to Egypt in Swiss planes; equipped with light arms; blue-white UN armbands shipped to Egypt; Burns in Cairo to make arrangements; to conf with Hammarskjold in NYC; Brazil, Iran offer troops

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NEW HOUSING TIED TO LINCOLN SQ. SITE; Planners to Study Proposal to Make Redevelopment Core of Wider Project Planners Will Consider Proposal For New Housing at Lincoln Sq.

By Charles Grutzner

Planning Comm studies Citizens Housing and Planning Council proposal for replanning area, 58th-72d Sts, Central Pk to Hudson River, encompassing Lincoln Sq Project, for redevelopment in conjunction with Project; map; proposal would not delay Project; includes low- and middle-income housing

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Notable Births

Mohsen Badawi

1956Mohsen Badawi, Egyptian businessman and activist[†]

Mohsen Badawi is an Egyptian entrepreneur, political activist, and writer.

Sinbad (comedian)

1956Sinbad, American comedian and actor[†]

David Adkins, better known by his stage name Sinbad, is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He became known in the 1990s from being featured on his own HBO specials, appearing on several television series, most notably as Coach Walter Oakes in A Different World (1987–1991) and as David Bryan on The Sinbad Show (1993–1994). He has also appeared in films such as That's Adequate (1989), Coneheads (1993), Houseguest (1995), Jingle All the Way (1996), Good Burger (1997), Crazy as Hell (2002) and Planes (2013).

Notable Deaths

1956Gordon MacQuarrie, American author and journalist (born 1900)[†]

Gordon MacQuarrie was an American writer and journalist. Born in Superior, Wisconsin, he is best known for his short stories involving hunting and fishing, and for his semi-fictional organization known as The Old Duck Hunters' Association, Inc.(ODHA, Inc.) He died unexpectedly in Milwaukee, Wisconsin of a heart attack.

Historical Context for November 10, 1956

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