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Rayburn, Reprs McCormack, Albert, Kirwan oppose advisory com, refuse to serve on it, Rayburn wire to Butler; says legis program must come from Dems elected to Cong, not outside group; 'welcomes help' of any com set up by Natl Com
1st test rocket fired from Patrick USAF base, Fla, to gather data for satellite program; reaches 125-mi height and 4,000-mph speed; telemetering, other instruments ejected, tracked during flight; rocket similar to 1st-stage unit to be used to launch satellite; details
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Iraq recalls troops sent into Jordan Nov 4; move to indicate Jordanian and Iraqi peaceful intent seen
1956Sylvia, American country singer-songwriter[†]
Sylvia Jane Kirby, known mononymously as Sylvia, is an American country music and country pop singer and songwriter. Her biggest hit, was her single "Nobody" in 1982. It reached number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 5 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, number 9 on the Cashbox Top 100, and number 1 on the Billboard Country Singles chart. The song earned her a gold record certification and a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Country Vocal Performance. Her other country chart hits include "Drifter", "Fallin' in Love", "Tumbleweed" and "Snapshot". She was named Female Vocalist of the Year by the Academy of Country Music for 1982. She is also credited with making the first "concept" music video clip to air on Country Music Television (CMT), with "The Matador".
1956Jean-Pierre Thiollet, French journalist and author[†]
Jean-Pierre Thiollet is a French writer and journalist. He is also affiliated with the European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions, a European trade union.
1956Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810-9, a Canadair North Star, crashes near Hope, British Columbia, Canada, killing all 62 people on board.[†]
Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 810-9 was a Canadair North Star on a scheduled flight from Vancouver to Calgary. The plane crashed into Mount Slesse near Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada, on 9 December 1956 after encountering severe icing and turbulence over the mountains. All 62 people on board died, making it one of the deadliest airline crashes ever as of that date; it still ranks as the sixth deadliest air disaster in Canadian history.
1956An Aeroflot Lisunov Li-2 crashes near Anadyr, killing all 12 people on board.[†]
PJSC Aeroflot – Russian Airlines, commonly known as Aeroflot, is the flag carrier and the largest airline of Russia. Aeroflot is headquartered in the Central Administrative Okrug, Moscow, with its hub being Sheremetyevo International Airport. The Federal Agency for State Property Management, an agency of the Government of Russia, owns 73.77% of the company, with the rest of the shares being public float.
In 1956, the world population was approximately 2,795,409,994 people[†]