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Controller Gerosa repts loan applications for bldg middle-income apts being processed; sees 1st project begun in summer; NYC to barrow funds on own credit at lower interest rates, make service charge of 1/2%; developers to get 40% tax abatement for 30 yrs; M A Procaccino directs program
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28--The Secretary of Defense stepped on a political land mine today. Charles E. Wilson accused the National Guard, in effect, of harboring youthful draft dodgers during the Korean conflict.
Bigart describes border fight between Brit and Yemeni near Qataba; Western newsmen briefed on eve of battle; fighting sporadic; Yemeni Foreign Office Acting Dir Gen al Weisi says GB must yield Aden; Yemeni forces attacked Dhala airfield and fired field guns from Yemen into Aden; Yemen claims Brit force attacked Qataba
House vote set; Sen coms to vote on Fulbright motion for probe; probe will extend back to '46, as demanded by Repubs; Dulles testifies; accepts proviso that none of econ authorization can be used until 15 days after Cong coms are informed on proposed projects; Min Malik (Lebanon) hails Eisenhower program as countering communism
3d article on indus expansion from central cities and growth of shopping centers; stress on horizontal development noted; illus
1957Diane Delano, American actress (died 2024)[†]
Diane Delano was an American character actress. She was known for her numerous roles in films and television, such as Sergeant Barbara Semanski on the CBS television series Northern Exposure and Roberta "Bobbi" Glass on The WB television series Popular.
1957Ron Franscell, American author and journalist[†]
Ron Franscell is an American journalist, novelist and true crime writer best known for the true account The Darkest Night about the 1973 crimes against two childhood friends in the small community where Franscell grew up.
In 1957, the world population was approximately 2,852,618,337 people[†]