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In 1957, the world population was approximately 2,852,618,337 people[†]
1957Marc Almond, English singer-songwriter[†]
Peter Mark Almond is an English singer-songwriter and musician. He is the lead vocalist of the synth-pop/new wave duo Soft Cell. He has a distinctive soulful voice and androgynous image. He has had a diverse career as a solo artist.
1957Tim Kring, American screenwriter and producer[†]
Richard Timothy Kring is an American screenwriter and television producer, best known for his creation of the drama series Strange World, Crossing Jordan, Heroes, and Touch.
1957Kelly McGillis, American actress[†]
Kelly Ann McGillis is an American actress. She is known for her film roles such as Rachel Lapp in Witness (1985), for which she received Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations; Charlie in Top Gun (1986); Made in Heaven (1987); The House on Carroll Street (1988); and as Katheryn Murphy in The Accused (1988). In her later career, she has starred in horror films such as Stake Land (2010), The Innkeepers (2011), and We Are What We Are (2013).
1957Paul Merton, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter[†]
Paul James Martin, known by the stage name Paul Merton, is an English comedian who is best known as one of the two regular panellists on the television show Have I Got News for You.
Sup Ct completes hearings; Girard atty Robinson rebuked for remarks allegedly discourteous to Eisenhower and Solicitor Gen Rankin
LONDON, July 8-The Soviet Union rejected today one of the essential Western conditions for a suspension of tests of nuclear weapons. Valerian A. Zorin, chief of the Soviet ...
H W Baldwin repts new high-speed, swept-wing medium bomber seen over Moscow; notes other new models seen in connection with Aviation Day rehearsals; repts MIG-21 and other models 1st seen in '56 now appear in production
Tenn; trial of Kasper et al opens; illus; 1st jury trial in South involving Fed contempt charges against segregationists
Indicted by Fed grand jury on 5 counts of spying for USSR; linked to Soble orgn; US will seek their extradition from France; Zlatovski comments; their pars
WASHINGTON, July 8--The Senate opened today a great struggle over the Administration's civil rights bill.
Khrushchev's confidence seen indicated by his departure with Bulganin for Czech; Leningrad party aide I N Turko charges Malenkov tried to make him sign 'notorious forgery' in '49; attacks on ousted leaders at various meetings throughout USSR cited; Dulles says shake-up strengthens his belief that communism in present form in USSR is 'a passing phase,'
returns to Washington from Duck Is
Murray pledges Hudson County orgn will back Meyner, conf with Meyner; like pledge not recd from Kenny
survey com advises Yonkers, 5 other large cities be fiscally ind; other proposals
Salisbury repts version of shake-up indicating Zhukov played decisive role in combating attempt by ousted leaders to unseat Khrushchev while his backers on Presidium were absent from Moscow; crisis rapidly arose when Khrushchev and Bulganin returned from Finland and ousted group asked Presidium meeting ostensibly to consider Leningrad fete ss; group reptd by some to have wanted to make Shepilov party 1st sec; others say even Bulganin and Voroshilov temporarily voted against Khrushchev; latter reptdly succeeded in turning tables by quick action in getting support of Central Com majority and Army
Coolidge, (Mrs) Calvin