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July 7, 1957

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Miss Gibson Tennis Victor; Hoad to Turn Professional; BASEBALL

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illus presenting Wimbledon women's singles tennis trophy to A Gibson

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Ten Senators Prod Eastland for Action On Refugees' Entry; 10 SENATORS SPUR IMMIGRATION AID

By Special to The New York Times

7 Repub, 3 Dem Sens send lr to Sen (Eastland) com urging hearings on immigration legis; stress status of parolees and plight of teen-agers still in Austrian camps

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ATTACK GROWING; Ex-Premier Accused of Planning Deaths of High Officials

By William J. Jorden Special To the New York Times

MOSCOW, July 6--Nikita S. Khrushchev charged today that former Premier Georgi M. Malenkov had helped to plan the deaths of several high-ranking Communist officials in Leningrad in 1949.

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Charges Indicate a Return To Stalin-Like Procedure; Khrushchev's Indictment of Malenkov Also Suggests More of the Late Leader's Crimes Will Be Bared

By Harrison E. Salisbury

Soviet developments yesterday strongly suggested that Nikita S. Khrushchev might be preparing to place his erstwhile associate, Georgi M. Malenkov, on trial for his life.

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1957Jonathan Dayton, American director and producer^[†]

Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris are a duo of American directors and producers for films and music videos. They started their career directing videos for such artists as Red Hot Chili Peppers, R.E.M. and the Smashing Pumpkins. Together they directed the films Little Miss Sunshine (2006), Ruby Sparks (2012), and Battle of the Sexes (2017). They also directed the Netflix comedy series Living with Yourself (2019) and episodes of the Hulu series Fleishman Is In Trouble (2022).

1957Berry Sakharof, Turkish-Israeli singer-songwriter and guitarist^[†]

Berry Sakharof is an Israeli rock guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer who is popular and critically acclaimed. He is often referred to as "the prince" or "the prince of Israeli rock".

Historical Context for July 7, 1957

In 1957, the world population was approximately 2,852,618,337 people^[†]

Headlines from July 7, 1957

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Miss Gibson Tennis Victor; Hoad to Turn Professional; BASEBALL

Ten Senators Prod Eastland for Action On Refugees' Entry; 10 SENATORS SPUR IMMIGRATION AID

ATTACK GROWING; Ex-Premier Accused of Planning Deaths of High Officials

Charges Indicate a Return To Stalin-Like Procedure; Khrushchev's Indictment of Malenkov Also Suggests More of the Late Leader's Crimes Will Be Bared

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Historical Context for July 7, 1957