Thursday, June 28, 1956

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The Headlines

CITY CONSIDERING MARKET ON PIERS; May Ask Port Body to Study Proposed West Side Mart City May Ask the Port Authority To Weigh New Wholesale Mart

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The must-have

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On This Day

• In Poznań, workers from HCP factory go to the streets, sparking one of the first major protests against communist government both in Poland and Europe.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712)
• Peter Paul Rubens (1577)
• Luigi Pirandello (1867)
• Muhammad Yunus (1940)
• Henry VIII (1491)

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Tech Check

Hard Disk Drive (IBM 305), Videotape & Transatlantic Telephone Cable.

Cost of Living (1950)