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FCC opens applications to all toll TV systems for 3-yr trials under strict rules; no method may be tried in over 3 cities; each city must have 4 TV outlets; list of qualifying cities; FCC repts 3 systems submitted to it are ready for tests (Zenith, Skiatron, Internatl Telemeter)
Repr Van Zandt, after USSR tour, repts hydroelec progress behind USSR
civic leaders cancel rept on compromise plan; Davies dismisses Jackson suit against Walker and Col Kuhn to remove Fed troops; finds no Fed const issue; Jackson to appeal; station KARK failure to carry students panel discussion causes dispute
McClellan com votes to supply insurgents with com files containing conv records
Wagner and Sharkey appt com to weigh Isaacs-Sharkey-Brown anti-bias bill; move seen certain to delay Council action on bill until after elections; both reaffirm support for bill's principles
1957Jon Lindstrom, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter[†]
Jon Robert Lindstrom is an American actor, writer, director, producer, and musician. He is well known for his roles of Kevin Collins and Ryan Chamberlain on the ABC Daytime soap opera General Hospital and its spin-off Port Charles. In 2024 his debut novel Hollywood Hustle, published February 6 by Crooked Lane Books, is an official USA Today Bestseller.
1957Catherine Ringer, French singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress[†]
Catherine Ringer is a French singer, songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, dancer, choreographer, actress, former pornographic performer, and co-founder of the pop rock group Les Rita Mitsouko. She is the daughter of French artist Sam Ringer. She is also the lead vocalist for Plaza Francia Orchestra where she performs with Eduardo Makaroff and Christoph H. Müller, formerly of Gotan Project.
In 1957, the world population was approximately 2,852,618,337 people[†]