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France repts on its efforts to bolster Algerian econ, raise Moslem living standards; says it pays for at least 70% of all development programs; details of specific projects; reprs of both sides deny Arabs-Jews discord
Army reptdly develops 6 medium-range ballistic missiles despite apparent lack of funds, programming and facilities; leaders distressed by Wilson order banning test program
Amb George dies
Fed Reserve Chmn Martin holds prices will eventually drop as result of tight money policies, House com
Wilson, in July 1 testimony to House subcom, warned that 'yrly accrued expenditures' budget, backed by Eisenhower and Sen, could cause wasteful shift in programming and risk natl security
1957Larry Corowa, Australian rugby league player[†]
Larry Corowa MBE is an Indigenous Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. An Australian international and New South Wales representative winger, he played club football at the Balmain Tigers for six seasons between 1978 and 1983, with two games for the Gold Coast Seagulls in the 1991 New South Wales Rugby League Premiership. Playing on the wing, Corowa became one of Rugby League's most prolific try scorers of his era. He is one of a select few players to have scored more than a try a game in a season of football in Australia.
1957David Gill, English businessman[†]
David Alan Gill is a British football executive, formerly chief executive of Manchester United and a vice-chairman of The Football Association. He served as vice-chairman of the G-14 management committee until the G-14 was disbanded. He sits on the UEFA Executive Committee as of 2013. Gill was elected as a FIFA Vice-President sitting on the FIFA Council in 2015; rejecting this position in protest at Sepp Blatter until Blatter announced his resignation as FIFA President, following the 2015 FIFA corruption case.
1957Heinrich Otto Wieland, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1877)[†]
Heinrich Otto Wieland was a German chemist. He won the 1927 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his research into the bile acids.
1957American Bandstand, a show dedicated to the teenage "baby-boomers" by playing the songs and showing popular dances of the time, debuts on the ABC television network.[†]
American Bandstand (AB) is an American music performance and dance television series that aired in various iterations from 1952 to 1989. It was hosted by Dick Clark who also served as the program's producer.
In 1957, the world population was approximately 2,852,618,337 people[†]