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es-Solh Govt leads in initial balloting to pick 1/3 of Deputies; 1 killed, 11 hurt, Beirut
bomb in casino in Algiers suburb kills 7, hurts 83; porter suspected; foreign newsmen accompanying Lacoste on mt trip seen suspicious of Algerian sincerity; Premier-designate Bourges-Maunoury backs Lacoste policies despite Socialist opposition
House subcom scores FCC for 'air of informality' in probes of indus; urges ethics code be adopted; proscribes 'informal' meetings; scores FCC handling of '55 sale of WPTZ by Westinghouse Elec to NBC; notes CBS and NBC hold 'dominant position' and 'determine' what Amers see on TV; opposes Govt control but urges removal of competitive barriers; NBC withholds statement
gets hon degree, Amer U (Washington)
crowds jam US exhibit; police called to keep order; Premier Cyrankiewicz tours pavilion; date for fair set so it would end before '56 riots anniv
1957John Diefenbaker leads the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada to a stunning upset in the 1957 Canadian federal election, ending 22 years of Liberal Party government.[†]
John George Diefenbaker was the 13th prime minister of Canada, serving from 1957 to 1963. He was the only Progressive Conservative party leader between 1930 and 1979 to lead the party to an election victory, doing so three times, although only once with a majority of the seats in the House of Commons.
In 1957, the world population was approximately 2,852,618,337 people[†]