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August 24, 1957

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Headlines from August 24, 1957

CONGRESS CHIEFS REACH AN ACCORD ON CIVIL RIGHTS; Rayburn, Martin, Knowland and Johnson Agree on a Jury Amendment SWIFT ACTION EXPECTED New Proviso Allows Judges to Dispense With Panels in Minor Violations

By William S. White Special To the New York Times

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23-- The Congressional leaders of both parties reached today a civil rights compromise that is likely to send a completed bill to President Eisenhower next week and thus permit the adjournment of Congress.

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41 AMERICANS GET PEIPING WELCOME; Youth Group That Defied Ban Cheered by Throngs

By Unknown Author

feted, Peiping

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3 CITED BY HOUSE IN CONTEMPT TEST; Unanimous Chamber Acts on First Balky Witnesses to Invoke Watkins Ruling Appeals Respected Broadcaster Cited 3 CITED BY HOUSE IN CONTEMPT TEST

By C.p. Trussell Special To the New York Times

House unanimously votes contempt; Walter comments

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REPUBLICANS BAR VOTE ON F.B.I. FILE; Effort to Strengthen Senate Measure Delays Final Action Till Monday REPUBLICANS BAR VOTE ON F.B.I. FILE Latest Draft Offered

By Anthony Lewis Special To the New York Times

Sen postpones vote on it pending debate on 2 amendments offered by Sen Dirksen

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Atom Blasts Set Off By Soviet and U.S.; ATOM TESTS MADE IN SOVIET AND U.S.

By Unknown Author

device exploded; flash seen in San Francisco; 41 missions by mil planes, 8 scientific tests held in connection with blast

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Notable Births

1957Jeffrey Daniel, American singer-songwriter and dancer^[†]

Jeffrey Glen Daniel is an American dancer, singer-songwriter, and choreographer, and a founding member of the R&B vocal group Shalamar. In Nigeria, he is best known as a judge on the first three seasons of Nigerian Idol.

1957Stephen Fry, English actor, journalist, producer, and screenwriter^[†]

Sir Stephen John Fry is an English actor, broadcaster, comedian, director, narrator and writer. He came to prominence as a member of the comic act Fry and Laurie alongside Hugh Laurie, with the two starring in A Bit of Fry & Laurie (1989–1995) and Jeeves and Wooster (1990–1993). He also starred in the sketch series Alfresco (1983–1984) with Laurie, Emma Thompson, and Robbie Coltrane, and in Blackadder (1986–1989) alongside Rowan Atkinson. Since 2011 he has served as president of the mental health charity Mind. In 2025, he was knighted for services to mental health awareness, the environment and charity.

Notable Deaths

1957Ronald Knox, English Catholic priest (born 1888)^[†]

Ronald Arbuthnott Knox was an English Catholic priest, theologian, author, and radio broadcaster. Educated at Eton and Balliol College, Oxford, where he earned a high reputation as a classicist, Knox was ordained as a priest of the Church of England in 1912. He was a fellow and chaplain of Trinity College, Oxford until he resigned from those positions following his conversion to Catholicism in 1917. Knox became a Catholic priest in 1918, continuing in that capacity his scholarly and literary work.

Historical Context for August 24, 1957

In 1957, the world population was approximately 2,852,618,337 people^[†]