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October 29, 1957

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Historical Context for October 29, 1957

In 1957, the world population was approximately 2,852,618,337 people^[†]

Notable Births

1957Dan Castellaneta, American actor, voice artist, comedian, singer and producer^[†]

Daniel Louis Castellaneta is an American actor. He is best known for voicing Homer Simpson on the animated series The Simpsons. Castellaneta is also known for voicing Grandpa in Nickelodeon's Hey Arnold!, and has had voice roles in several other programs, including Futurama, Sibs, Darkwing Duck, The Adventures of Dynamo Duck, The Batman, Back to the Future: The Animated Series, Aladdin, Earthworm Jim, and Taz-Mania.

Notable Deaths

1957Louis B. Mayer, Belarusian-American production manager and producer (born 1885)^[†]

Louis Burt Mayer was a Canadian-American film producer and co-founder of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios (MGM) in 1924. Under Mayer's management, MGM became the film industry's most prestigious movie studio, accumulating the largest concentration of leading writers, directors, and stars in Hollywood.

Historical Events

1957Israel's prime minister David Ben-Gurion and five of his ministers are injured when Moshe Dwek throws a grenade into the Knesset.^[†]

David Ben-Gurion was the primary national founder and first prime minister of the State of Israel. As head of the Jewish Agency from 1935, and later president of the Jewish Agency Executive, he was the de facto leader of the Jewish community in Palestine, and largely led the movement for an independent Jewish state in Mandatory Palestine.

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Headlines from October 29, 1957

SOVIET URGES U.N. WIDEN ARMS TALK; Suggests All Members Join in a New Commission-- West Cool to Idea Plan Opposed by U.S. Present Membership SOVIET URGES U.N. WIDEN ARMS TALK

By Kathleen Teltsch Special To the New York Times

USSR proposes abolishing Comm and subcom and creating new comm of all UN members

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Uranium Plentiful, U.S. Limits Output; URANIUM A GLUT, U.S. LIMITS OUTPUT

By Peter Kihss

Johnson says it is no longer in Govt interest to expand concentrate output since supply is so plentiful; urges continuing explorations to build up reserves for expanded demands by '70 or '75, rept to Atomic Indus Forum conf, NYC; repts avg cost of processing ore halved since '53

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Tchaikovsky Opera Opens 'Met' Season; Glitter of Opening Night at the 'Met' Is Preceded by Traditional Coffee Giving Way to Vodka

By Ross Parmenterthe New York Times

The Metropolitan Opera opened its seventy-third season last night with its great gold proscenium sharply dividing two different moods. On the stage was the sad-sweet melancholy of Tchaikovsky's "Eugene Onegin."

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FRENCH CHAMBER REJECTS MOLLET; Independents Join Opposition to Socialist's Attempt to Form New Government FRENCH CHAMBER REJECTS MOLLET Former Premiers Enlisted

By Robert C. Doty Special To the New York Times

Assembly defeats Mollet, 290-227

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Top Army Chiefs Denounce Doctrine of Air Supremacy; Defense Officials Fail to Halt Outburst Over Role in Missile Development-- Taylor Stresses Need for Defense Top Leaders of Army Denounce Credo of Air Power Supremacy

By Special to The New York Times

top Army officers assail air supremacy doctrine as war deterrent, urge stressing defense against ICBMs, ss, Army Assn; Lt Gen Mickelson holds offense alone insufficient in nuclear war

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Anastasia Is Buried In Stark Ceremony; ANASTASIA BURIED WITH STARK RITES Linked to Narcotics

By Emanuel Perlmutterthe New York Times (BY PATRICK A. BURNS)

Anastasia buried, Bklyn; illus; Coppola acquitted of vagrancy, held as material witness

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FLU EPIDEMIC CUTS STATE SCHOOL AID; Albany Reverses Its Plan-- City to Lose $3,000,000 Because of Absences FLU EPIDEMIC CUTS STATE SCHOOL AID 1% Too Low 10% Out Yesterday

By Warren Weaver Jr. Special To the New York Times

Educ Dept rules pss remaining open during flu epidemic will not get state aid for absentees unless attendance is down 20% or more

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MOSCOW EXPECTS A PARTY DECISION ON ZHUKOV'S CASE; Dismissal Still Unexplained --Rumors of Impending Action Sweep Capital PRAVDA STRESSES UNITY Editorial Is Similar to One Published before Ouster of Molotov Group Editorial Stresses Unity Four Months in Presidium MOSCOW EXPECTS ACTION ON ZHUKOV Molotov Ouster Recalled

By Max Frankel Special To the New York Times

ouster still unexplained; down-grading seen; Pravda ed stresses party unity, credits party with mil triumphs in World War II; similarity to July ed preceding Malenkov, Molotov and Kaganovich ousters noted

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U.S. and Soviet Outline Plans for Cultural Exchanges; U.S. and Soviet Offer Proposals For Greater Cultural Exchanges

By Dana Adams Schmidt Special To the New York Times

outlines USSR stand on US-USSR cultural exchs, statement; illus

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Turkey Says in U.N. Intimidation Is Aim Of Soviet and Syria; Assurances Renewed TURKEY ASSAILS SOVIET AND SYRIA

By Thomas J. Hamilton Special To the New York Times.the New York Times

Assembly session; Amb Sarper (Turkey) says USSR-Syrian charges seek to frustrate Baghdad Pact and other defense pacts; reassures Syria; says' al Kuwatly originally accepted Saud offer; cites Tunisian Pres Bourguiba comment on Syria's rejection; Noble and Georges-Picot call USSR-Syrian stand propaganda; latter urges Hammarskjold mediate; N Entezam backs mediation by Saud; urges UN promote Turkish-Syrian talks; USSR bloc, Yugoslavia, Greece back Syria; US backs Hammarskjold mission; illus

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M'ELROY REVOKES SLASH BY WILSON IN ARMS RESEARCH; Also Orders the Services to Restore Economy Cuts in Basic Study Programs SPENDING IS UNCHANGED Defense Chief Says Military Must Stay Within 38-Billion Figure Set by President Statement From Pentagon Order Sharply Criticized M'ELROY REVOKES SLASH BY WILSON

By Special to The New York Times

Sec McElroy restores over $170 million cut from arms research program

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U.S. AND BRITAIN AGREE TO SHARE ATOM ARMS WORK; Information to Be Pooled-- Accord Hinges on Change in Nuclear Legislation

By John W. Finney Special To the New York Times

accord reached in principle to divide responsibility for developing weapons

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