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mediators press for accord, extension of strike deadline; Wagner warns on strike effects, wire
US citizens C Blaisdell and C Fuentes deported for aiding rebels; R F Master and T McC Miller await trial; US community hons Smith, US Embassy reception; Mex repts breaking up rebel expedition set for Cuba
NYC repts no cases for wk, 1st time since start of records; Salk vaccine credited
Langmuir, Irving
12th anniv of independence; Sukarno s
1957Ken Kwapis, American director and screenwriter[†]
Kenneth William Kwapis is an American film and television director, screenwriter, and author. He specialized in single-camera sitcoms in the 1990s and 2000s and has directed feature films such as Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird (1985), The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2005), and He's Just Not That Into You (2009).
1957Laurence Overmire, American poet, author, and actor[†]
Laurence Overmire is an American poet, author, actor, educator, genealogist, peace activist, civil rights, human rights, and animal rights advocate and environmentalist.
1957Robin Cousins, British competitive figure skater[†]
Robin John Cousins MBE is a British former competitive figure skater who was BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 1980. He was the 1980 Olympic champion, the 1980 European champion, a three-time World medalist (1978–1980) and four-time British national champion (1977–1980), winning all of these titles during his amateur career. He followed this with a successful career as a professional figure skater and later starred in ice shows as well as producing several of his own. He is able to spin in either direction, both clockwise and anti-clockwise, which is an unusual skill for a figure skater.
In 1957, the world population was approximately 2,852,618,337 people[†]