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Harriman, Wagner open fair; Green, Under Sec Williams s; illus; J A Farley presides; 50,000 attend
Byrd, Bridges see Sen willing to sustain most of House cuts; Bridges hopeful of cutting over $3 billion; Hauge doubts budget can be cut enough to justify tax cut
WASHINGTON, April 14--A score of big Government regulatory agencies are girding for a long siege of investigation and criticism. At issue will be their powers to administer laws and to make rules and act as judges in disputes.
AEC aide Damstedt held on charge of spying for USSR; nation's ties with USSR strained over other spy cases
Service in 9 countries described; compared with US; illus
1957Evelyn Ashford, American runner and coach[†]
Evelyn Ashford is an American retired track and field athlete, the 1984 Olympic champion in the 100-meter dash, and the world record-holder in the 60-yard dash. She ran under the 11-second barrier over 30 times and was the first woman to run under 11 seconds in an Olympic Games. Ashford has the distinction of owning the longest unbroken athletics record.
In 1957, the world population was approximately 2,852,618,337 people[†]