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December 26, 1956

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SOVIET SHAKES UP UNIT THAT PLANS NATION'S ECONOMY; Pervukhin Named to Succeed Saburov as Top Official of State Commission SIX EXPERTS APPOINTED Reorganization Comes After Party's Criticism of Poor Investment Practices Party Report Recalled Step Ahead for Pervukhin Shift Is at Top Level SOVIET SHAKES UP TOP PLANNING UNIT

By William J. Jorden Special To the New York Times

Apptd to State Comm for Current Planning

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2 TOP U.N. AIDES ON WAY TO EGYPT TO SPUR SUEZ JOB; Cordier and Katzin Will Try to Heal Rift on Salvage-- Wheeler More Optimistic No Word of Decisions Work Linked to Gaza Issue 2 TOP U.N. AIDES ON WAY TO EGYPT Wheeler Sees Early Start

By Lindesay Parrott Special To the New York Times

Cordier and Katzin leave for Egypt after confs with Hammarskjold and Bunche; speculation; Egyptian aide says work will be barred until all Israeli troops withdraw; silent on whether condition includes withdrawal from Gaza Strip

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NIXON URGES ALL IN U.S. TO EXPAND AID TO HUNGARIANS; Asks for Type of Personal Touch and Care That Government Cannot Give Quota Increase Implied Nixon Praises Hungarians NIXON URGES ALL TO AID REFUGEES

By Special to The New York Times

Nixon urges all Amers to give freely to provide type of care for refugees that Govt cannot give, TV s; refugee family illus at McGuire base

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INDIAN DIPLOMAT TALKS WITH POPE; Message From Nehru Said to Have Been Delivered in Rare Yule Audience Pope Changes Routine INDIAN DIPLOMAT TALKS WITH POPE Canterbury Supports U.N.

By Paul Hofmann Special To the New York Times

ROME, Dec. 25--Pope Pius XII granted an unusual Christmas morning audience to an Indian diplomat today.

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683 DIE IN TRAFFIC AS HOLIDAY TOLL SETS U.S. RECORD; All Accidental Deaths Total 847--47 Perish in Fires Over 4-Day Week-End GOVERNOR CALLS PARLEY Meeting on Jan. 18 to Discuss Safety--36 Lose Lives in State and 13 in City Thirteen Deaths Here Day Mostly Cloudy U.S. TRAFFIC TOLL REACHES A RECORD

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rept on accidents, travel rush as holiday ends

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1956David Sedaris, American comedian, author, and radio host^[†]

David Raymond Sedaris is an American humorist, comedian, author, and radio contributor. He was publicly recognized in 1992 when National Public Radio broadcast his essay "Santaland Diaries". He published his first collection of essays and short stories, Barrel Fever, in 1994. His next book, Naked (1997), became his first of a series of New York Times Bestsellers, and his 2000 collection Me Talk Pretty One Day won the Thurber Prize for American Humor.

Historical Context for December 26, 1956

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

Headlines from December 26, 1956

2 TOP U.N. AIDES ON WAY TO EGYPT TO SPUR SUEZ JOB; Cordier and Katzin Will Try to Heal Rift on Salvage-- Wheeler More Optimistic No Word of Decisions Work Linked to Gaza Issue 2 TOP U.N. AIDES ON WAY TO EGYPT Wheeler Sees Early Start

NIXON URGES ALL IN U.S. TO EXPAND AID TO HUNGARIANS; Asks for Type of Personal Touch and Care That Government Cannot Give Quota Increase Implied Nixon Praises Hungarians NIXON URGES ALL TO AID REFUGEES

INDIAN DIPLOMAT TALKS WITH POPE; Message From Nehru Said to Have Been Delivered in Rare Yule Audience Pope Changes Routine INDIAN DIPLOMAT TALKS WITH POPE Canterbury Supports U.N.

683 DIE IN TRAFFIC AS HOLIDAY TOLL SETS U.S. RECORD; All Accidental Deaths Total 847--47 Perish in Fires Over 4-Day Week-End GOVERNOR CALLS PARLEY Meeting on Jan. 18 to Discuss Safety--36 Lose Lives in State and 13 in City Thirteen Deaths Here Day Mostly Cloudy U.S. TRAFFIC TOLL REACHES A RECORD

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