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In 1957, the world population was approximately 2,852,618,337 people[†]
1957Vladimir Popovkin, Russian general (died 2014)[†]
Vladimir Aleksandrovich Popovkin was a Russian statesman and military figure. He was a commander of the Russian Space Forces, then First Deputy Defense Minister of Russia, then General Director of the Russian Federal Space Agency. He had the military rank of General of the Army and the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation.
1957Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, is integrated by the use of United States Army troops.[†]
Little Rock Central High School (LRCH) is an accredited comprehensive public high school in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States. The school was the site of the Little Rock Crisis in 1957 after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that segregation by race in public schools was unconstitutional three years earlier. This was during the period of heightened activism in the civil rights movement.
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Sec Lloyd voices GB's concern, s, UN Assembly
S Yacef, rebel chief in Algiers, captured with other rebel in Casbah after wounding 2 French soldiers
Exec council meets, NYC
Wilson orders Ark Guard to rept for duty; orders 1,000 troops of 101st Airborne Div to Little Rock; Maj Gen Walker in command; Wilson phrasing noted; Brucker phones Faubus on Wilson's signing of call; wires him explaining President's 'desire' that Ark units proceed to assembly points; announces their federalization; says only 'selected units' are needed for 'immediate duty' at hs; Brig Gen Clifton repts 101st Airborne was selected by Gen Taylor; Brig Gen Webb commands Div; Defense Dept repr explains deliberations involving confs with Counselor Dechert and Eisenhower
Estimate Bd approves Wiley plan to build $24 million worth of garages, 9 in lower and mid-Manhattan, 2 in Bronx; approves bldg of 610-car garage, Herald Sq; rejects Dir Beame alternate plan for 2 fringe projects at 2d and 9th Avs; Boro Pres Jack scores both plans; Wiley suggests Herald Sq rates geared for short-time parking
Clement proposes Southern Govs Conf set up com to seek conf with Eisenhower on crisis; confs with Hodges; Collins backs plan; Govs Conf asked to consider request to Pres to hold off using troops and agree with Faubus that Gov should maintain order; Griffin, Timmerman again oppose troops use; Gov Gary 'disappointed' by Eisenhower order; McKeldin backs it; views of Govs Hodges, Folsom, Williams, Harriman, Chandler, Daniel and Leader
Authorizing federalization of Ark Natl Guard and use of Fed troops to open way for racial integration of Little Rock, Ark, hs
flies to Washington for radio-TV s on Little Rock integration crisis
Western Big 3 reject USSR Sept 3 bid for Big-4 talks on Mideast; US reply says USSR note was offensive and cynically distorts US actions; scores USSR policy and arms shipments; warns US intends to carry out policy outlined in Eisenhower Doctrine
Orders Fed troops into Little Rock to keep order, enforce Fed ct rulings on racial integration at Central HS
3 USCG cutters return to US after finding North, west Passage from Arctic to Atlantic Oceans, 1st US ships to make passage; cutter Spar circumnavigated N Amer; goal was to find alternate route for DEW Line supply ships; cutters illus in Simpson Strait; Pres Eisenhower hails feat; map shows route