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6th article on problems of London and Stockholm shows similarities to and differences from US cities problems
7 killed, over 50 children hurt when DC-7C crashes in school playground after mid-air collision with scorpion jet, Pacoina, Calif
Breaks with Communist Party, H Schwartz rept on int; por
United Marine Div Local 333 strikes against Marine Towing and Transportation Employers; talks continue; NYC plans fuel controls if needed; speculation; Capt O'Hare, J P McAllister comment
UNITED NATIONS, N.Y., Jan. 31--The United States drew up today its own version of twin resolutions on the Middle Eastern situation.
1957Gilbert Hernandez, American author and illustrator[†]
Gilberto Hernández, usually credited as Gilbert Hernandez and also by the nickname Beto, is an American cartoonist. He is best known for his Palomar/Heartbreak Soup stories in Love and Rockets, an alternative comic book he shared with his brothers Jaime and Mario.
1957Mohammed Jamal Khalifa, Saudi Arabian businessman (died 2007)[†]
Mohammed Jamal Khalifa (1 February 1957 – 31 January 2007) was a Saudi businessman from Jeddah who married one of Osama bin Laden's sisters. He was accused of funding terror plots and groups in the Philippines in the 1990s while head of the International Islamic Relief Organization branch there. He was murdered in Madagascar in 2007.
1957Friedrich Paulus, German general (born 1890)[†]
Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst Paulus was a German Generalfeldmarschall during World War II who is best known for his surrender of the German 6th Army during the Battle of Stalingrad. The battle ended in disaster for the Wehrmacht when Soviet forces encircled the Germans within the city, leading to the ultimate death or capture of most of the 265,000-strong 6th Army, their Axis allies, and collaborators.
1957Northeast Airlines Flight 823 crashes on Rikers Island in New York City, killing 20 people and injuring 78 others.[†]
Northeast Airlines Flight 823 was a scheduled flight in the United States, from New York City's LaGuardia Airport to Miami International Airport, Florida, which crashed shortly after takeoff on February 1, 1957. The aircraft operating the service was a Douglas DC-6 four-engined propeller airliner, registration N34954, which entered service in 1955. It crashed near Rikers Island, which sent corrections personnel and inmates to rescue and assist survivors.
In 1957, the world population was approximately 2,852,618,337 people[†]