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Sup Ct refuses to rev ruling that Tenn may not limit admissions to state-operated colls on basis of race, Memphis State Coll case
28 killed, over 200 hurt, Kan City, Mo, area; martial law declared; damage illus; map
AFL-CIO Exec Council unanimously expels Beck as orgn vp and Council member; charges he misused union funds; Beck calls suspension a 'nullity'; illus
Govt reptdly has expelled over 10,000 persons from Sofia, shipped them to northern villages and barred them from settling in 4 other cities; victims reptdly could take no furniture and their apts stay vacant; speculation
Sen passes $142,342,045 supplemental bill
1957James Bailey, American basketball player[†]
James L. Bailey is an American former professional basketball player. A 6-foot-9-inch (2.06 m) forward/center from Rutgers University, he was selected with the 6th pick of the 1979 NBA draft by the Seattle SuperSonics. Nicknamed "Jammin' James," he spent 9 seasons (1979–1988) in the National Basketball Association (NBA), playing for the Sonics as well as the New Jersey Nets, Houston Rockets, New York Knicks, and Phoenix Suns. He ended his NBA career with 5,246 total points.
1957Nadine Dorries, English politician[†]
Nadine Vanessa Dorries is a British author and a former politician who served as Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport from 2021 to 2022. She was Member of Parliament (MP) for Mid Bedfordshire from 2005 to 2023 for the Conservative Party.
1957Judge Reinhold, American actor and producer[†]
Edward Ernest "Judge" Reinhold Jr. is an American actor who is best known for his work in Hollywood films during the 1980s. He has starred in several popular films such as Stripes (1981), Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), and Ruthless People (1986). He has co-starred in all of the films in the Beverly Hills Cop series and The Santa Clause franchises.
1957Renée Soutendijk, Dutch actress[†]
Renette Pauline Soutendijk, known professionally as Renée Soutendijk, is a Dutch actress. A gymnast in her youth, Soutendijk began her acting career in the late 1970s. She was a favorite star of director Paul Verhoeven's films, and is perhaps best known for her work in his 1980 release Spetters and 1983's The Fourth Man. Her good looks and striking blond hair secured her status as a Dutch sex symbol in the 1980s.
1957Alexander Vertinsky, Ukrainian-Russian singer-songwriter, actor, and poet (born 1889)[†]
Alexander Nikolayevich Vertinsky was a Russian and Soviet artist, poet, singer, composer, cabaret artist and actor who exerted seminal influence on the Russian tradition of artistic singing.
In 1957, the world population was approximately 2,852,618,337 people[†]