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13 Negroes regis in 5 white schools; illus; Bass says some Negro parents keep children home for fear of violence; many white parents protest integration; Kasper active
Dulles doubts balance of power is disturbed by USSR announcement of intercontinental ballistic missile test, news conf
rejects Western disarmament proposals, UN subcom
com halts hearings, killing bill for this yr
Sen, 62-25, approves $3,692,710,000; rejects, 59-28, Ellender move to cut mil aid $225 million; Johnson, Knowland lead fight for funds; Ellender, Russell, Johnston, Jenner lead opposition; Eisenhower pleased, hails bipartisan Sen aid; urges House approve sum; Knowland, after White House conf of Repub Cong leaders, repts Pres may seek supplemental funds, Jan; Passman doubts House will approve Sen bill
1957Greg Clark, English businessman and politician, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government[†]
Gregory David Clark is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy from 2016 to 2019. He also was Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government from 2015 to 2016 and Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities from July to September 2022. Later, he was the Chair of the Science, Innovation and Technology Select Committee. A member of the Conservative Party, he served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Tunbridge Wells from 2005 until 2024.
1957Ivo Josipović, Croatian lawyer, jurist, and politician, 3rd President of Croatia[†]
Ivo Josipović is a Croatian academic, jurist, composer, and politician who served as the president of Croatia from 2010 to 2015.
1957Daniel Stern, American actor and director[†]
Daniel Jacob Stern is an American actor, artist, director, comedian, and screenwriter. He is best known for his roles as Marv Murchins in Home Alone (1990) and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992), Phil Berquist in City Slickers (1991) and City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (1994), the voice of adult Kevin Arnold on the television series The Wonder Years, and the voice of Dilbert on the animated series of the same name. Other notable films of his include Breaking Away (1979), Stardust Memories (1980), Diner (1982), Blue Thunder (1983), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), The Milagro Beanfield War (1988), Coupe de Ville (1990), and Very Bad Things (1998). He made his feature-film directorial debut with Rookie of the Year (1993).
1957Ai Weiwei, Chinese sculptor and activist[†]
Ai Weiwei is a Chinese contemporary artist, documentarian, and activist. Ai grew up in the far northwest of China, where he lived under harsh conditions due to his father's exile. As an activist, he has been openly critical of the Chinese Government's stance on democracy and human rights. He investigated government corruption and cover-ups, in particular the Sichuan schools corruption scandal following the collapse of "tofu-dreg schools" in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. In April 2011, Ai Weiwei was arrested at Beijing Capital International Airport for "economic crimes," and detained for 81 days without charge. Ai Weiwei emerged as a vital instigator in Chinese cultural development, an architect of Chinese modernism, and one of the nation's most vocal political commentators.
1957U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond begins a filibuster to prevent the United States Senate from voting on the Civil Rights Act of 1957; he stopped speaking 24 hours and 18 minutes later, the longest filibuster ever conducted by a single Senator.[†]
The United States Senate is a chamber of the bicameral United States Congress; it is the upper house, with the U.S. House of Representatives being the lower house. Together, the Senate and House have the authority under Article One of the U.S. Constitution to pass or defeat federal legislation.
In 1957, the world population was approximately 2,852,618,337 people[†]