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nominated Defense Sec; Eisenhower, at earlier news conf, lauds him and confirms he is considered for post; problem of McElroy financial holdings noted; McElroy int, Cincinnati; por
hearing; Sen Kennedy urges bar assns check lawyers 'doing more than advising clients of legal rights' at hearings; names H E Cooper, J Jacobs, S Basset t, A Landa; Bassett, Jacobs, Cooper comment: Flowerized Presentations pres Hermanson testifies he signed $150-a-mo pact with Equitable Research, Dio front, after Dio cleared up labor trouble at his non-union plant; says he did not renew pact after Dio was convicted of conspiracy; Roto Broil partner I Jacobean testifies he withheld dues money from Dio AIW local because of co 'financial difficulty'; com investigator F A Lloyd says books show $23,612 due from co; local business mgr B Talkow invokes 5th Amendment; Talkow counsel A Eltman, sworn in at Sen Kennedy request, testifies co once owed local $12-13,000, now owes $8,000; Dio aides A Santa Maria, D Consentino and H Reiss invoke 5th Amendment; Dio Roto Broil pres Kllnghoffer denies 'connivance,' says co owes less than $10,000
More than 500 student policemen completed their second tour of duty on youth crime beats in the city last night. With minor exceptions, they maintained Tuesday night's record of peace and quiet.
Mayor Wagner yesterday threw the city's power and pres. tige behind a drive to end the exploitation of Puerto Rican and Negro workers by union racketeers and unscrupulous employers.
Cabinet approves 'austerity' budget, with $1.71-billion budget cut; budget still at record $15 billion, 1.1 billion over '57
1957Dennis Drew, American keyboard player[†]
Dennis Arnold Drew is the keyboardist for the American alternative rock band 10,000 Maniacs. He has been with the band since its inception in 1981 and is one of three founding members along with Steve Gustafson and John Lombardo in the current band lineup. Drew also spent 17 years (2004-2021) as the general manager of WRFA-LP, a community radio station in Jamestown, New York. He previously had a stint at WNAE-AM in nearby city Warren, PA, before the band's beginning.
In 1957, the world population was approximately 2,852,618,337 people[†]