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mil leaders reptdly will protest cuts
Pres pilots 2-engine plane for new mins on flight to Gettysburg; believed 1st Pres to fly while in office; H S Truman comments; Pres had license in '30s; comment on fondness for flying; he golfs, Gettysburg; illus
D Barclay on understanding teen-agers
some paintings shown, Moscow, by World Youth Festival delegates illus
1957Sikander Bakht, Pakistani cricketer and sportscaster[†]
Sikander Bakht is a Pakistani former international cricketer who played in 26 Test matches and 27 One Day Internationals for Pakistan from 1976 to 1989. He was included in the team in place of Ehteshamuddin and took 11 wickets in that Test and 24 wickets in the series.
1957Simon McBurney, English actor and director[†]
Simon Montagu McBurney is an English actor, playwright, and theatre and opera director. He is the founder and artistic director of the Théâtre de Complicité, London. He has had roles in the films The Manchurian Candidate (2004), Friends with Money, The Last King of Scotland, The Golden Compass (2007), The Duchess (2008), Robin Hood, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), Magic in the Moonlight, The Theory of Everything, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015), and Nosferatu (2024). He played Cecil the choirmaster in BBC's The Vicar of Dibley (1994–2004).
1957Frank Serratore, American ice hockey player and coach[†]
Frank Serratore is an American ice hockey coach, currently with the Air Force Falcons men's ice hockey team. He formerly coached professional hockey in the International Hockey League with the Minnesota Moose from 1994 to 1996.
In 1957, the world population was approximately 2,852,618,337 people[†]