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FHA raises interest rate to 5 1/4%, lowers down payments on mortgages to spur home bldg
USN to deactivate 60 ships including 27 combat ships in econ move; loss in fighting strength to be made up by new ships bldg; active fleet after deactivation and additions put at 930-950
S Getlan testifies on paper locals creation; denies knowing he had been named pres of one
1957Bob Horner, American baseball player[†]
James Robert Horner is an American former professional baseball third baseman and first baseman who played ten seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily with the Atlanta Braves.
1957Jim McGreevey, American lawyer and politician, 52nd Governor of New Jersey[†]
James Edward McGreevey is an American politician of the Democratic Party who served as the 52nd governor of New Jersey from 2002 until his resignation in 2004 amidst a sex scandal.
In 1957, the world population was approximately 2,852,618,337 people[†]