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While Russia continued to play her vigorous role in world affairs last week there came from Moscow a sign of internal economic stress --stress that could have important national and international repercussions.
Joint communique with Pres Ngo Dinh Diem on threats to peace in SE Asia
Lower down payments for homes bought with Governmentbacked mortgages appear to be on the way.
The record cotton surplus accumulated in the past five years is being cut sharply.
BALTIMORE, May 11--Casey Stengel's special "Let's-talk-itover" meeting, called seven hours before tonight's game, might have had something to do with the sudden turnabout of the Yankees. Whatever the reason, the manager welcomed the change, as the world champions rallied to beat the Baltimore Orioles, 6--4, and end their three-game losing streak.
1957Lou Whitaker, American baseball player[†]
Louis Rodman Whitaker Jr., nicknamed "Sweet Lou", is an American former professional baseball second baseman. Whitaker spent his entire career with the Detroit Tigers. From 1977 to 1995, he appeared in 2,390 games for the Tigers, third most in franchise history behind Ty Cobb and Al Kaline. He helped the Tigers win the 1984 World Series, was selected as an American League All-Star five consecutive years (1983–1987) and won four Silver Slugger Awards and three Gold Glove Awards (1983–1985). The Tigers retired his No. 1 jersey in August 2022.
1957Alfonso de Portago, Spanish bobsledder and racing driver (born 1928)[†]
Alfonso Antonio Vicente Eduardo Ángel Blas Francisco de Borja Cabeza de Vaca y Leighton, 11th Marquess of Portago, GE, best known as Alfonso de Portago, was a Spanish aristocrat, racing and bobsleigh driver, jockey and pilot.
1957Erich von Stroheim, Austrian-American actor, director, and producer (born 1885)[†]
Erich Oswald Hans Carl Maria von Stroheim was an Austrian-American director, screenwriter, actor, and producer, most noted as a film star and avant-garde, visionary director of the silent era. His 1924 film Greed is considered one of the finest and most important films ever made. After clashes with Hollywood studio bosses over budget and workers' rights problems, Stroheim found it difficult to find work as a director and subsequently became a well-respected character actor, particularly in French cinema.
In 1957, the world population was approximately 2,852,618,337 people[†]