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March 30, 1957

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Headlines from March 30, 1957

SOVIET TO RECAST INDUSTRY SYSTEM; Khrushchev Blueprint Slates Regional Councils in Place of Production Ministries Regional Councils Planned Scene of Output Stressed SOVIET TO RECAST INDUSTRY SYSTEM Stand on Consumer Goods

By William J. Jorden Special To the New York Times

Khrushchev outlines plan to replace indus mins with regional econ councils, to eliminate State Econ Comm headed by Deputy Premier Pervukhin, to reorganize Mins Council and State Control Min hooded by Molotov; Mins Council would include 15 constituent repub premiers, Gosplan chief and other tech com heads

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Police Let President Speed at 70 M.P.H.; Police Let Eisenhower Speed At 70 M.P.H. in Maryland Grant Was Fined

By the United Press

press cars following Eisenhower motorcade speeding to Gettysburg intercepted by Montgomery County, Md, police and required to slow down to legal 55 mph; White House cars permitted to continue at 75-mph; Hagerty, Natl Safety Council, AAA silent when queried on speed limit violation; press cars resume speed and overtake Pres after crossing county line

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Mined Fence on Gaza Line Suggested Anew by U.N.; Border Barrier, as First Proposed in 1955, Called Acceptable to Israel if Burns' Troops Patrol Inside the Strip U.N. URGES FENCE FOR GAZA BORDER Arabs patrol, Israeli Says Attack on Train Reported U.N. Head Studies Gaza Plan

By Seth S. King Special To the New York Times

Israel repts UN has again brought up plan suggested in '55 by Burns to build mined fence along Strip border; favors plan; insists UNEF, not Egypt, patrol barrier on Egyptian side; charges Arab policemen under Egyptian command have joined UN patrols in guarding Strip border; Hammarskjold informs Advisory Com Burns is working on plan to separate Strip from Israel; says joint UN-Egyptian force would patrol it

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Notable Births

1957Marie-Christine Koundja, Chadian author and diplomat[†]

Marie-Christine Koundja is a Chadian writer and diplomat, who has worked in various departments, ministries and embassies of her country. The first published female Chadian author, she has written two novels: Al-Istifakh, ou, L'idylle de mes amis (2001) and Kam-Ndjaha, la dévoreuse (2009).

Historical Context for March 30, 1957

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