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House adopts Wright amendment barring Fed control; Repr Lanham on outlook for anti-segregation amendment; Powell releases text of lr to Reprs warning he will press for its adoption
Baron dropped from Tammany post; Wagner, DeSapio back Harriman; Baron statement; to resign from County Com
J Gould repts drop in demand for TV air time, worst ever
BLS Consumer Price Index up 0.5% to 120.2, June; rise totals 4.8% since Mar '56; details; graph
Pervukhin apptd chmn of new State Com for Foreign Econ Relations, removed as Medium Machine Bldg Min; Y P Slavsky named Min
1957Mark Hunter, English politician[†]
Mark James Hunter is a British Liberal Democrat politician and leader of Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council who became Member of Parliament (MP) for Cheadle at a 2005 by-election. At the 2015 general election, Hunter lost his seat to Mary Robinson of the Conservative Party. Since 19 May 2022, Hunter has served as the leader of Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council. As leader he is also a member of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and is the combined authority's portfolio holder for Children and Young People.
1957Steve Podborski, Canadian skier[†]
Stephen Gregory Podborski is a Canadian former World Cup and Olympic downhill ski racer.
1957The Tunisian King Muhammad VIII al-Amin is replaced by President Habib Bourguiba.[†]
Lamine Bey, 4 September 1881 – 30 September 1962) was the last Bey of Tunis, and also the only King of Tunisia.
In 1957, the world population was approximately 2,852,618,337 people[†]