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Xmas shoppers jam Budapest stores despite drab, war-like atmosphere of city
25-40 Egyptians reptd killed, 100 wounded, Brit officer killed in night-long guerrilla attacks on Port Said occupation forces as Brit turn over most of city to UNEF; Danish unit taking over strong point fired on; no casualties
Eisenhower Adm weighs Taft-Hartley Law amendments to deal with special problems of bldg trades unions; Sec Mitchell confs with employer and union reprs
USSR charges 3 USAF B-57-type craft violated its air space in Vladivostok area; says conditions precluded pilot error; charges reconnaissance attempt; demands culprits be punished
4 chs, Trenton, set afire during night; historic 1st Meth Ch most severely damaged; illus; 6 firemen hurt; police probe possible link to Mar 14 fire at St Mary's Cathedral
1956Peter Farrelly, American director, producer, and screenwriter[†]
Peter John Farrelly is an American film director, screenwriter, producer and novelist. Along with his brother Bobby, the Farrelly brothers are mostly famous for directing and producing quirky comedy and romantic comedy films such as Dumb and Dumber; Shallow Hal; Me, Myself and Irene; There's Something About Mary; and the 2007 remake of The Heartbreak Kid.
1956Dominic Lawson, English journalist and author[†]
Dominic Ralph Campden Lawson is a British journalist.
1956Totka Petrova, Bulgarian runner[†]
Totka Nikolaeva Petrova is a retired female middle-distance runner who represented Bulgaria in the 1970s and the early 1980s. She specialized in the 800 and 1500 metres, and won numerous international medals. She was named both the Bulgarian Sportsperson of the Year and the BTA Best Balkan Athlete of the Year in 1977. She is still the Bulgarian 1500 metres record holder.
1956Eddie Acuff, American actor (born 1903)[†]
Edward DeKalb Acuff was an American stage and film actor. He frequently was cast as a droll comic relief, in the support of the star. His best-known recurring role is that of Mr. Beasley, the postman, in the Blondie movie series that starred Penny Singleton and Arthur Lake.
In 1956, the world population was approximately 2,795,409,994 people[†]