, ▁with ▁ 6 5 . 9 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁Est es ▁K ef au ver ▁is ▁selected ▁as ▁vice - pres ident ial ▁candidate . ▁The ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁Germany ▁is ▁b anned ▁by ▁the ▁Federal ▁Constitution al ▁Court ▁of ▁West ▁Germany ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁methods . ▁Ho ▁Chi ▁Min h ▁and ▁other ▁officials ▁make ▁a ▁public ▁ap ology ▁for ▁problems ▁with ▁North ▁Vietnam ' s ▁land ▁reform ▁program . ▁The ▁estimated ▁number ▁of ▁" land l ords " ▁killed ▁since ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁is ▁between ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ; ▁ 1 2 , 0 0 0 ▁are ▁released ▁from ▁pr isons ▁after ▁the ▁government ' s ▁ap ology . ▁The ▁Metropolitan ▁Police ▁Mur der ▁Squad ▁takes ▁over ▁the ▁investigation ▁of ▁the ▁activities ▁of ▁British ▁doctor ▁John ▁Bod kin ▁Adams , ▁" pro bably ▁the ▁wealth iest ▁GP ▁in ▁England ". ▁Adams ▁was ▁later ▁tried ▁and ▁acqu itted , ▁and ▁would ▁return ▁to ▁medical ▁practice ▁within ▁five ▁years . ▁ ▁August ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁( S aturday ) ▁ ▁August ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁( S und ay ) ▁The ▁British ▁co aster ▁Tra qu air ▁s inks ▁ ▁off ▁Al de burgh , ▁Su ff olk , ▁UK . ▁All ▁eleven ▁crew ▁members ▁are ▁res cu ed . ▁ ▁August ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁( M ond ay )