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May 8, 1957
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Headlines from May 8, 1957
Relative of Lanza Denies He Sought Political 'Help'; Horan Insists Fix Is Issue
Viggiano testifies on talks with Fitzgerald and Stone; denies seeking pol help; DeSapio wire to com denies link to parole; Parole Div aide W Doud testifies he cannot explain how Stone was substituted for Hirsch
EUROPEANS PLAN VAST POWER GOAL FOR ATOMIC POOL; Committee Urges 6 Nations Map 15,000,000-Kilowatt Capacity in Ten Years U.S. ASSISTANCE PLEDGED Britain and Canada to Aid Program Designed to Cut Need for Coal and Oil
3-man com issues rept urging 15-million-kw capacity for 10-yr power program; sees shortage of traditional fuels solved as result; estimates elec consumption will double in 10-12 yrs; finds US will contribute fissile materials and tech data, GB will help train engineers and Canada will give natural uranium and reactor; suggests 3 nations be linked with Euratom by 'agreements of assn'; repts nuclear fuel costs are less than half as great as those of ordinary fuels, making total spending on nuclear fuels for program $2 billion; sees costs of power dropping as indus develops, but estimates that present cost ranges from 11-14 mills a kw hr, while that for elec produced by conventional fuels is 11-12 mills; urges orders for nuclear plants be placed by end of '58; US State Dept and AEC officials hail plan, stress eagerness to help; Strauss comments; Com for US of Eur urges Euratom pact be ratified by all members before summer
15 REPORTED SLAIN IN COLOMBIA RIOTS; Soldiers Fire on Rojas' Foes in Cali--Protests Against His Re-election Spread
15 reptd killed as police fire on anti-Rojas demonstrators, Call, mostly unarmed students; unrest spreads; Assembly sets aside 1886 Const provision that prevents Pres from succeeding self; RC Ch stand still unclear; student riot end and Leon Valencia release illus
U.S. SUGGESTS CURB ON SHIPPING ARMS; Also Urges at London Talk That Troop Movements Be Put Under Control
LONDON, May 7--The United States suggested today the adoption of international controls on arms shipments and troop movements.
Notable Births
1957Bill Cowher, American football player, coach, and analyst[†]
William Laird Cowher is an American sports analyst, former professional football player and coach. Following a six-year playing career as a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL), he served as a head coach in the NFL for 15 seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He began his coaching career as an assistant under Marty Schottenheimer for the Cleveland Browns and Kansas City Chiefs, serving as the latter's defensive coordinator from 1989 to 1991. In 1992, Cowher was named head coach of the Steelers, whom he led until his retirement following the 2006 season. After retiring, he joined The NFL Today as a studio analyst.
Historical Events
1957South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem began a state visit to the United States, his regime's main sponsor.[†]
Ngô Đình Diệm was a South Vietnamese politician who was the final prime minister of the State of Vietnam (1954–1955) and later the first president of South Vietnam from 1955 until his capture and assassination during the CIA-backed 1963 coup d'état.
Historical Context for May 8, 1957
In 1957, the world population was approximately 2,852,618,337 people[†]