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approves $1.6-billion bill; lower down-payments on FHA-insured houses, $250 million for slum clearance and urban renewal among provisions; Sen defeats Morse amendment for 200,000 pub housing units yrly for 2 yrs; approves Bennett amendment limiting Fed share of slum clearance-urban renewal projects to 2/3 of cost
Anderson, R B, Treas Sec
House approves full cut; defeats Repub effort to recommit bill, 242-151; Sec Douglas urges Sen subcom restore full $669,280,000 cut from USAF request
'55 law benefiting Boro Pres Lyons and Justice Golden is basis of suit of 18 present or past Munic Ct Justices suit for back pay
Dulles shies from election implications in Adenauer stand on reunification and disarmament, news conf
1957Mike Clayton, Australian golfer[†]
Michael Andrew Clayton is an Australian professional golfer, golf course architect and commentator on the game. He won the 1984 Timex Open on the European Tour and won six times on the PGA Tour of Australasia between 1982 and 1994.
1957Piero Carini, Italian race car driver (born 1921)[†]
Piero Carini was a racing driver from Italy. He was born in Genoa and died in Saint-Étienne, France.
In 1957, the world population was approximately 2,852,618,337 people[†]