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Queen, Prince Philip arrive, Paris; greeted by Pres Coty; warmly welcomed by crowds; attend state dinner, opera; illus; Prince Philip awarded Legion of Honor Grand Cross; Queen makes Coty Knight Grand Cross, Order of Bath; visits Unknown Soldier's tomb; illus
last wreck cleared; Abukir towed to Great Bitter Lake; Egypt silent on resumption of full navigation; Wheeler inspects final clearance at Port Said; hailed by Hammarskjold
WAVE officers with advanced degrees may be assigned to Acad staff to ease shortage of instructors
Apptd Premier and Interim Defense Min
WASHINGTON, April 8-- Civil rights legislation made a definite gain in the House of Representatives today. There was, for the first time, an outlook for House action on the program next month.
1957Seve Ballesteros, Spanish golfer and architect (died 2011)[†]
Severiano Ballesteros Sota was a Spanish professional golfer, a World No. 1 who was one of the sport's leading figures from the mid-1970s to the mid-1990s. A member of a gifted golfing family, he won 90 international tournaments in his career, including five major championships between 1979 and 1988; The Open Championship three times and the Masters Tournament twice. He gained attention in the golfing world in 1976, when at the age of 19, he finished second at The Open. He played a leading role in the re-emergence of European golf, helping the European Ryder Cup team to five wins both as a player and captain.
1957Martin Margiela, Belgian fashion designer[†]
Martin Margiela is a Belgian fashion designer, artist, and founder of the French luxury fashion house Maison Margiela. Throughout his career, Margiela has maintained a low profile, refusing to grant face-to-face interviews or be photographed. Since leaving fashion in 2008, he has emerged as an artist, exploring the themes that made him an iconic figure in fashion. He is considered to be one of the most influential fashion designers in recent history for his iconic deconstructed, upcycled aesthetic and oversized silhouette.
1957Jamie Redfern, English-born Australian television presenter and pop singer[†]
Jamie Redfern is an English-born Australian television presenter and personality and pop singer. Redfern was an original cast member of children's variety show, Young Talent Time from April 1971 to early 1972, before leaving the show to tour in the US with Liberace. According to Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, he "possessed a booming, mature voice which belied his tender age... [he] scored four Top 40 hit singles and sold more than $1.3 million worth of records." His equal highest-charting singles were the double-A sided covers of "Rainbow on the River"/"We'll Meet Again", and "Venus", which each peaked at No. 8 on the Go-Set national charts.
1957The Suez Canal in Egypt is cleared and opens to shipping following the Suez Crisis.[†]
The Suez Canal is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez and dividing Africa and Asia. The 193.30-kilometre-long (120.11 mi) canal is a key trade route between Europe and Asia.
In 1957, the world population was approximately 2,852,618,337 people[†]