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Labor took stock of itself yesterday, the seventy-fifth anniversary of Labor Day.
Repubs weigh lengthening '58 campaign to better their chances
French admit killing 5 Tunisians; Tunisia protests incursions; warns it will defend self; French comdr in Algeria repts 2,300 rebel arms captured, Aug
USN frogmen's role in DEW Line supply operations discussed; illus
NY Times survey finds systems in NYC area increase operating budgets
1957Garth Ancier, American businessman[â ]
Garth Ancier is an American film and television producer and media executive.
1957Earl Cureton, American basketball player and coach (died 2024)[â ]
Earl Cureton was an American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "the Twirl", he played college basketball for the Robert Morris Colonials and Detroit Mercy Titans. Cureton was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the third round of the 1979 NBA draft. He won an NBA championship with the 76ers and the Houston Rockets, and also played in the NBA for the Detroit Pistons, Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Clippers, Charlotte Hornets, and Toronto Raptors. He also played in multiple countries overseas.
1957Steve Schirripa, American actor and producer[â ]
Steven Ralph Schirripa is an American actor. He is regularly credited as Steven R. Schirripa, including his total of over 300 total appearances in three long running series, playing: Bobby Bacala on The Sopranos; Leo Boykewich on The Secret Life of the American Teenager; and Detective Anthony Abetemarco on Blue Bloods. Schirripa is host of two Investigation Discovery series: Karma's A B*tch! and Nothing Personal. He is the voice of Roberto in the Open Season film series.
1957Sadhguru, Indian yogi, mystic[â ]
Jagadish "Jaggi" Vasudev, also known as Sadhguru, is an Indian guru and founder of the Isha Foundation, based in Coimbatore, India. The foundation, established in 1992, operates an ashram and yoga centre that carries out educational and spiritual activities. Sadhguru has been teaching yoga since 1982. He is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Inner Engineering: A Yogi's Guide to Joy and Karma: A Yogi's Guide to Crafting Your Destiny, and a frequent speaker at international forums.
1957Ivan Å ramko, Governor of the National Bank of Slovakia[â ]
Ivan Å ramko served as the governor of National Bank of Slovakia since January 2005 to January 2010. Å ramko is notable for overseeing Slovakia's adoption of the Euro currency in 2009. As a governor, he was considered an inflation hawk.
In 1957, the world population was approximately 2,852,618,337 people[â ]