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The voice of the Soviet earth satellite faltered yesterday and for six hours was silent. Beginning about Monday night, observers in many parts of the world reported that ... the signal had shifted from a rhythmic beeping to a steady signal or had vanished altogether.
Turkish and Syrian border guards exch fire; incident starts when Syrians insist on searching rr workers in border 'free zone'; Turkish dist gov protests; el Bitar holds Turkey masses troops, lr to Hammarskjold; Lebanese irked by reptd Syrian troop movement to Lebanon border, other moves; map
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8-- President Eisenhower held an hour-long conference with top scientists and defense officials today on United States missile and satellite programs and those of the Soviet Union.
Faubus again repts complaints of improper troop conduct in girls rooms; bars details; Jackson comments; Faubus says earlier charge that FBI held some incommunicado, Sept, has 'stood up' despite Hoover statement; Judge Robinson defers hearings on some 50 criminal cases linked to disorders
Fordham and Center approve higher prices; Center to buy Kennedy Bldg, originally not included in project, for demolition
1957Don Garber, American businessman[†]
Donald P. Garber is an American sports executive who has been the commissioner of Major League Soccer (MLS) since 1999. Garber is also the CEO of Soccer United Marketing and a member of the United States Soccer Federation board of directors.
1957Ini Kamoze, Jamaican singer-songwriter[†]
Ini Kamoze is a Jamaican reggae artist who began his career in the early 1980s and rose to prominence in 1994 with the signature song "Here Comes the Hotstepper". The single topped the US Billboard Hot 100 as well as record charts in Denmark and New Zealand, reaching number four on the UK Singles Chart.
In 1957, the world population was approximately 2,852,618,337 people[†]