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Educ Min orders teachers to purge courses of Stalinist concepts; advises using own judgment pending completion of new textbooks; official comments
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Repr Richards, reptg to House com on foreign aid study, urges easing of curbs
Dr John convicted of treasonable conspiracy and pub false data injurious to W Ger security, Fed Sup Ct; sentenced to 4 yrs at hard labor and to pay $23,800 trial costs; denounced by Chief Judge Geier
1956Michele Alboreto, Italian race car driver (died 2001)[†]
Michele Alboreto was an Italian racing driver, who competed in Formula One from 1981 to 1994. Alboreto was runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 1985 with Ferrari, and won five Grands Prix across 14 seasons. In endurance racing, Alboreto won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1997 with Joest, as well as the 12 Hours of Sebring in 2001 with Audi.
1956Dave Murray, English guitarist and songwriter[†]
David Michael Murray is an English guitarist, best known as a member of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden. He joined Iron Maiden early in its history, and is the second-longest serving member of the band after founder Steve Harris. He and Harris are the only members of Iron Maiden to have appeared on every album.
In 1956, the world population was approximately 2,795,409,994 people[†]