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In 1957, the world population was approximately 2,852,618,337 people[†]
1957Daire Brehan, Irish journalist, lawyer, and actress (died 2012)[†]
Daire Brehan was an Irish actress, broadcaster and barrister who presented a variety of BBC Radio programmes during the 1990s including Language Live, for BBC Radio 5, You and Yours, The Afternoon Shift (1995–98) and Pick of the Week for BBC Radio 4, a documentary Too Many Songs on American comic songster Tom Lehrer for BBC Radio 2, Pick of the World for BBC World Service, and Today’s Agenda for BBC Radio Kent.
1957Alexander Dityatin, Russian gymnast and colonel[†]
Aleksandr Nikolaevich Dityatin is a retired Russian gymnast, three-time Olympic champion, and Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR. Winning eight medals at the 1980 Summer Olympics, he set the record for achieving the most medals of any type at a single Olympic Games. The American swimmer Michael Phelps has now twice equalled this record, at Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008. Dityatin competed for the Leningrad Dinamo sports society.
1957Oliver Hardy, American actor, singer, and director (born 1892)[†]
Oliver Norvell Hardy was an American comic actor and one half of Laurel and Hardy, the double act that began in the era of silent films and lasted from 1926 to 1957. He appeared with his comedy partner Stan Laurel in 107 short films, feature films, and cameo roles. He was credited with his first film, Outwitting Dad, in 1914. In most of his silent films before joining producer Hal Roach, he was billed on screen as Babe Hardy.
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Govt to map 15-yr development plan for econ decentralization to begin in '61; USSR aid shipments in past 2-3 mos reptd prompt; 1st US aid shipment arrives; econ problems revd
Saltonstall, after caucus of Sen Repubs, repts some discussion of compromise
536 rookies begin night patrols; illus; Kennedy orders use of force if necessary; no incidents reptd
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6--Secretary of State Dulles said today that Moscow's acceptance of Western proposals for aerial and ground inspection would make international disarmament "almost inevitable."
Stassen says inspection proposal does not include all US bases abroad because it does not cover all Communist bases in Asia, reply to Zorin, subcom; notes proposal includes extension clause to cover eventually all areas
sale of lines to private cos made less likely by NYCTA rept of small surplus in operations, fiscal '57
PARIS, Aug. 6--Premier Maurice Bourges-Maunoury lent full support today to Finance Minister Felix Gaillard in his struggle to cut the swollen French budget by more thin 10 per cent.
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hearing; Paragon Brass Products pres Claude says Chester demanded $2,000 for 'soft' contract for 15-employe plant, '54, threatened Claude family; links NYC police to strike called by Chester; says he paid Chester $880 after 7-wk shutdown; Chester invokes 5th Amendment; S Leher, assn atty for NYC auto glass dealers, mostly 1-2-man shops, testifies assn got 'very favorable contract' from Dio-run Auto Workers Local 227, '55; says Dio asked $2,500 but settled on other terms; repts assn had no jurisdictional trouble after deal, but stopped paying Dio after his extortion conviction; L Boyar backs Lehrer; NYC Auto Repairmen's Assn pres L Pope testifies his assn feared unionization, formed own 'paper' local; Acting Comr Kennedy comments on alleged NYC police link to Chester
Dulles hopes trouble will not spread; repts Imam's appeal recd; notes internal troubles in Oman in 1860, 1912 and 1914; Brit troops on move; Arab League weighs appeal to UN Security Council
ICC grants rate rises
with Pres Eisenhower