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Saudi Arabian oil chief Sheikh Tariki proposes all new pipelines in Arab countries be owned and operated by Arab Govts under common carrier plan, int, Beirut
NY Times survey finds uneven strides toward integration; repts most pupils in schools of own ethnic group, little change in dist lines for grade schools despite urging by Urban League and NAACP; notes schism between school officials and various civic and teacher groups on program; cites views of Lewis, others; notes long-range bldg program in 'fringe' areas to help cut segregation; JHS 258 described as center of integration fight in Bklyn; map; problems of each boro noted; compared with problems in South
rebel chiefs ask UN to settle war; reaffirm demand for independence; conf with Bourguiba and Cabinet
Sen (McClellan) com hears testimony that Englander Co got 'soft' contract with Teamsters through labor relations consultant N Shefferman; co repr denies contract was substandard; M Katz, former Upholsterers union organizer, testifies Shefferman paid him $2,800 for 1 day's work during which he looked over Englander Bklyn plant employes to see if he recognized any W Coast Communists; denies he talked to Shefferman repr, '51, when he called off picket line at Englander's Oakland plant; illus
Eisenhower holds it miraculous that inflation has not been worse, news conf; holds consumers should buy in own best interests
1957Brian Stokes Mitchell, American singer and actor[†]
Brian Stokes Mitchell is an American actor and singer. A powerful baritone, he has been one of the central leading men of the Broadway theater since the 1990s. He has received numerous accolades including a Tony Award, a Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award and a nomination for a Grammy Award. In 2016 he received the Isabelle Stevenson Award.
1957Robert Pollard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]
Robert Ellsworth Pollard Jr. is an American singer and songwriter. He is the frontman and leader of indie rock band Guided by Voices, which he also the band’s only constant member. In addition to this, he has also released 22 solo albums.
In 1957, the world population was approximately 2,852,618,337 people[†]