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January 25, 1957

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Headlines from January 25, 1957

ELECTRICAL UNION TO TRY OFFICERS WHO INVOKE FIFTH; I.U.E. Asserts Policy Applies to Any Who Defy Inquiry on Rackets or Reds BECK'S STAND ASSAILED Board Suggests That Entire Federation Support Full and Free Testimony

By A.h. Raskin Special To the New York Times

IUE rules that any officer who invokes 5th Amendment in Cong probes into racketeering and communism will automatically be put on trial within union; exec bd approves code governing conduct of ovary official in all fields of union activity; pres Carey comments

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Bomb-Hunt Delay Laid to Con Edison By Police Sources; POLICE SAY EDISON IMPEDED SEARCH

By Unknown Author

police sources charge Consol Edison impeded search by denying for almost 2 yrs the existence of old employe records; co denies charge; Arm repts formal probe on how files were found; Kennedy says he will not act on reward money until claim is made; Consol Edison says neither Kelly nor co will file claim; ptl barred from sharing reward; J D C Murray and H F Spellman take over Metesky defense

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INSTITUTES ALTER HOUSING PROJECT; Inducements Offered by 3 Medical Groups to Move York Avenue Tenants

By Charles G. Bennett

Cancer Memorial Center, Sloan-Kettering Inst and Rockefeller Med Research Inst modify terms of proposed $6.5-million middle-income project, York Av and 66th St, for staffs, Estimate Bd hearing; map; orgns would virtually take over burden of resettling present tenants; offer to reimburse Housing Authority for cost of condemnation; ask complete tax exemption; Citizens Housing and Planning Council exec vp Bobbins, Citizens Union exec sec Hallett back project

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Notable Births

Eskil Erlandsson

1957Eskil Erlandsson, Swedish technologist and politician, Swedish Minister for Rural Affairs[†]

Lars Eskil Anders Erlandsson is a Swedish politician who served as Minister for Rural Affairs from 2010 to 2014, having previously served as Minister for Agriculture from 2006 to 2010. A member of the Centre Party, he was MP of the Swedish Riksdag from 1994 to 2019.

Andy Harris (politician)

1957Andrew Harris, American politician[†]

Andrew Peter Harris is an American politician and physician serving as the U.S. representative for Maryland's 1st congressional district since 2011. The district includes the entire Eastern Shore, as well as several eastern exurbs of Baltimore County. He is the only Republican member of Maryland's congressional delegation.

Jenifer Lewis

1957Jenifer Lewis, American actress and singer[†]

Jenifer Jeanette Lewis is an American actress. She began her career appearing in Broadway musicals and worked as a back-up singer for Bette Midler before appearing in films Beaches (1988) and Sister Act (1992). Lewis is known for playing roles of mothers in the films What's Love Got to Do With It (1993), Poetic Justice (1993), The Preacher's Wife (1996), The Brothers (2001), The Cookout (2004), Think Like a Man (2012) and in the sequel Think Like a Man Too (2014), Baggage Claim (2013) and The Wedding Ringer (2015), as well as in The Temptations miniseries (1998).

Notable Deaths

Ichizō Kobayashi

1957Ichizō Kobayashi, Japanese businessman, founded Hankyu Hanshin Holdings (born 1873)[†]

Ichizō Kobayashi , occasionally referred to by his pseudonym Itsuō (逸翁), was a Japanese industrialist and politician. He is best known as the founder of Hankyu Railway, the Takarazuka Revue, and Toho. He served as Minister of Commerce and Industry between 1940 and 1941.

Kiyoshi Shiga

1957Kiyoshi Shiga, Japanese physician and bacteriologist (born 1871)[†]

Kiyoshi Shiga was a Japanese physician and bacteriologist. He had a well-rounded education and career that led to many scientific discoveries. In 1897, Shiga was credited with the discovery and identification of the Shigella dysenteriae microorganism which causes dysentery, and the Shiga toxin which is produced by the bacteria. He conducted research on other diseases such as tuberculosis and trypanosomiasis, and made many advancements in bacteriology and immunology.

Historical Context for January 25, 1957

In 1957, the world population was approximately 2,852,618,337 people[†]