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December 25, 1956

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Headlines from December 25, 1956

Nixon Back in U.S., Will Give President Refugee Proposals; NIXON TO PRESENT REFUGEE AID PLAN May Visit Camp Kilmer Airlines Give Views

By Jack Raymond Special To the New York Times

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Hungary Predicts 200,000 Idle in'57; HUNGARY EXPECTS 200,000 TO BE IDLE Christmas Not Named Radio Plays 'Silent Night'

By Unknown Author

fete noted in official press; Budapest radio plays recorded carols, 1st time since '46

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U.S. MAY GIVE UP DUST BOWL LANDS; Return to Private Ownership in Plains Is Mapped U.S. May Yield Plains Lands Rescued From Drought of 1930's All Was Submarginal Counties Get a Share

By William M. Blair Special To the New York Times

Adm expected to ask Cong to authorize return to private ownership of several millions Gt Plains acres rescued from drought of '30's; some officials oppose move; fear new misuse of land; hold pub ownership provides best conservation; Cong com defeat of '54 proposal to sell land noted; Govt land utilization projects described; total '55 income from projects was $1,618,410; other data

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Builders Widening Market to Negroes; BUILDERS OPENING SALES TO NEGROES New Law Effective July 1 Buffalo Case Is Noted

By Charles Grutzner

Comm Against Discrimination chmn Abrams repts bldrs beginning to sell or rent to Negroes in former all-white developments; cites areas; says Negroes can be accepted without loss of property values

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Device Found in Phone Booth; Bomb Tossed Into Park To Be Examined Today Pipe-Bomb Is Found in Library; Psychotic Again Is Chief Suspect Recalls Newspaper Photos

By Emanuel Perlmutterthe New York Timesthe New York Times

Suspected psychotic 'Mad Bomber' linked to home-made pipe-bomb found in phone booth of NY Pub Library main bldg; linked to 31 other plants, past 16 yrs; police take bomb to vacant lot; illus; to transfer it to Ft Tilden bomb-disposal area; chem engineer repts to police that shabbily dressed man accosted him in NY Pub Library reading room, asked about chem explosives and said he was familiar with type of explosive used by 'Mad Bomber'

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1956Robert Walser, Swiss author and playwright (born 1878)^[†]

Robert Walser was a German language Swiss writer. He additionally worked as a copyist, an inventor's assistant, a butler, and in various other low-paying trades. Despite marginal early success in his literary career, the popularity of his work gradually diminished over the second and third decades of the 20th century, making it increasingly difficult for him to support himself through writing. He eventually had a nervous breakdown and spent the remainder of his life in sanatoriums.

Historical Context for December 25, 1956

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

Headlines from December 25, 1956

Nixon Back in U.S., Will Give President Refugee Proposals; NIXON TO PRESENT REFUGEE AID PLAN May Visit Camp Kilmer Airlines Give Views

Hungary Predicts 200,000 Idle in'57; HUNGARY EXPECTS 200,000 TO BE IDLE Christmas Not Named Radio Plays 'Silent Night'

U.S. MAY GIVE UP DUST BOWL LANDS; Return to Private Ownership in Plains Is Mapped U.S. May Yield Plains Lands Rescued From Drought of 1930's All Was Submarginal Counties Get a Share

Builders Widening Market to Negroes; BUILDERS OPENING SALES TO NEGROES New Law Effective July 1 Buffalo Case Is Noted

Device Found in Phone Booth; Bomb Tossed Into Park To Be Examined Today Pipe-Bomb Is Found in Library; Psychotic Again Is Chief Suspect Recalls Newspaper Photos

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