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Asks Sen to ratify Internatl Atomic Energy Agency charter
BLS Consumer Price Index up 0.4% to 118.7, Feb, in 6th consecutive rise; Clague declines to forecast changes for rest of yr; offers data showing all but prices for services have been relatively stable since '52; chart
US offers to join Pact's Mil Com, Eisenhower-Macmillan conf, Bermuda; transmits proposal to Pact members; links Eisenhower doctrine; US membership will be confined to combating Communist aggression and US will not be bound by mutual defense clause; Brit spokesman welcomes move; US reptdly will join mil maneuvers
activities; Pres practices golf; illus
Quinn apologizes to Councilmen for insinuating most members knew of his ties with Fried and interest in bldg gas stations; queried on employment by Triboro, '53
1957Lucio Gutiérrez, Ecuadorian politician, 52nd President of Ecuador[†]
Lucio Edwin Gutiérrez Borbúa is an Ecuadorian politician and former military officer who served as the 43rd president of Ecuador from 2003 until his impeachment in 2005. In 2023, he was elected to the National Assembly.
1957Robbie James, Welsh footballer and manager (died 1998)[†]
Robert Mark James was a Welsh international footballer who played for many teams including Swansea City, Stoke City and Queens Park Rangers. He represented his country on 47 occasions over a period of ten years, scoring a total of seven goals.
1957Amanda Plummer, American actress[†]
Amanda Michael Plummer is an American actress. She is known for her work on stage and for her film roles, including Joe Versus the Volcano (1990), The Fisher King (1991), Pulp Fiction (1994), and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013). Plummer won a Tony Award in 1982 for her performance in Agnes of God. She most recently appeared in the third season of Star Trek: Picard (2023).
In 1957, the world population was approximately 2,852,618,337 people[†]