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March 18, 1957

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New O'Neill Drama Is Found by Swede; O'Neill Play, Feared Destroyed, Unearthed by Swedish Producer

By Arthur Gelb

Royal Dramatic Theater plans production of newly-found E O'Neill play More Stately Mansions

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DULLES TO MEET MRS. MEIR TODAY; Israeli Official to Ask What Action the U.S. Will Take Regarding Gaza Strip U.S. Intentions at Issue DULLES TO MEET MRS. MEIR TODAY Gaza Called Peril to Israel

By Dana Adams Schmidt Special To the New York Times

Meir in US; comments; confs with Eban and Pearson, NYC; Meir, Eban illus

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State Will Regulate All the Selling Done On Installment Plan; STATE TO CONTROL TIME-SALES FIELD Further Study Slated

By Warren Weaver Jr. Special To the New York Times

ALBANY, March 17--All installment sales will be regulated by the state as the result of additional legislation agreed upon today by the Harriman Administration and the Republican legislative leaders.

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Truman Bids West Unite to Meet Peril in Germany, Africa and Asia; RUMAN BIDS U.S. IEAL ALLIED RIFT Mentions Third Area Recalls His Instructions 'Sheer Nonsense Now'

By Harry S. Truman

H S Truman warns of Communist expansion

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POPE SEES NIXON AND PRAISES U.S.; Endorses Goodwill as a Key Instrument for Settling of International Disputes Tells of Pope's Remarks POPE SEES NIXON AND PRAISES U.S. TEXT OF POPE'S SPEECH

By Thomas F. Brady Special To the New York Times.associated Press Radiophoto

Vice Pres Nixon delivers Pres message to Pope

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1957Christer Fuglesang, Swedish physicist and astronaut^[†]

Arne Christer Fuglesang is a Swedish physicist and an ESA astronaut. He was first launched aboard the STS-116 Space Shuttle mission on 10 December 2006, making him the first Swedish citizen in space.

Historical Context for March 18, 1957

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

Headlines from March 18, 1957

New O'Neill Drama Is Found by Swede; O'Neill Play, Feared Destroyed, Unearthed by Swedish Producer

DULLES TO MEET MRS. MEIR TODAY; Israeli Official to Ask What Action the U.S. Will Take Regarding Gaza Strip U.S. Intentions at Issue DULLES TO MEET MRS. MEIR TODAY Gaza Called Peril to Israel

State Will Regulate All the Selling Done On Installment Plan; STATE TO CONTROL TIME-SALES FIELD Further Study Slated

Truman Bids West Unite to Meet Peril in Germany, Africa and Asia; RUMAN BIDS U.S. IEAL ALLIED RIFT Mentions Third Area Recalls His Instructions 'Sheer Nonsense Now'

POPE SEES NIXON AND PRAISES U.S.; Endorses Goodwill as a Key Instrument for Settling of International Disputes Tells of Pope's Remarks POPE SEES NIXON AND PRAISES U.S. TEXT OF POPE'S SPEECH

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