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WARSAW, Jan. 14--Premier Chou En-lai of Communist China has given assurances of continued support for efforts to evolve a more democratic form of communism in Poland.
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y., Jan. 14--The Israeli authorities have restored law and order in the Gaza Strip, a United Nations military officer said in a report today. He also gave the impression that Israel planned to occupy the area permanently.
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y., Jan. 14--The United States presented to the United Nations today a new five-point proposal for world disarmament. It included international control of intercontinental missiles and of experiments for warfare in new regions of space.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14--Young men who join the National Guard or the Army Reserves will be required after April 1 to take at least six months' training on active duty. The Army, in announcing this and other revisions in reserve training today, said the changes were "based on military considerations."
1957David Ige, American politician[†]
David Yutaka Ige is an American politician and engineer who served as the eighth governor of Hawaii from 2014 to 2022. A Democrat, he served in the Hawaii State Senate from 1994 to 2014 and the Hawaii House of Representatives from 1985 to 1994.
1957Marty Lyons, American football player and sportscaster[†]
Martin Anthony Lyons is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle and defensive end for 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) during the 1970s and 1980s. Lyons played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, earning consensus All-American honors. Selected in the first round of the 1979 NFL draft, he played his entire professional career for the NFL's New York Jets. He was a member of the Jets' famed "New York Sack Exchange," the team's dominant front four in 1981 and 1982 that also featured Mark Gastineau, Abdul Salaam and Joe Klecko. Following his playing career, he spent 22 years as a radio analyst for the Jets from 2002 to 2023.
1957Andrew Tyrie, English journalist and politician[†]
Andrew Guy Tyrie, Baron Tyrie, is a British politician and former chair of the Competition and Markets Authority. A member of the Conservative Party, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Chichester from 1997 to 2017. Tyrie was previously a special adviser at HM Treasury and chair of the Treasury Select Committee, having taken up the role on 10 June 2010. He was described by Donald Macintyre of The Independent in 2013 as "the most powerful backbencher in the House of Commons", and by The Economist as a liberal conservative.
1957Mario Van Peebles, Mexican-American actor and director[†]
Mario Van Peebles is a Mexican-born American director and actor. He is best known for appearing in Heartbreak Ridge in 1986, and known for directing and starring in New Jack City in 1991, and USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage in 2016. He is the son of actor and filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles, whom he portrayed in the 2003 biopic Baadasssss!, which he also co-wrote and directed.
In 1957, the world population was approximately 2,852,618,337 people[†]