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In 1957, the world population was approximately 2,852,618,337 people[†]
1957Lyle Lovett, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer[†]
Lyle Pearce Lovett is an American country singer and actor. Active since 1980, he has recorded 14 albums and released 25 singles to date, including his highest entry, the number 10 chart hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, "Cowboy Man". Lovett has won four Grammy Awards, including Best Male Country Vocal Performance and Best Country Album. His most recent album is 12th of June, released in 2022.
1957Murray Pierce, New Zealand rugby player[†]
Murray James Pierce is a former New Zealand rugby union player who played as a lock forward. He won 26 caps for the All Blacks between 1984 and 1989 and played in the victorious New Zealand team at the 1987 Rugby World Cup. Pierce made his debut for the All Blacks in the 1984 tour to Australia and Fiji. In addition to his 26 international test caps, he played 28 additional games for the All Blacks. Pierce was also a sworn member of the New Zealand Police as were a number of other All Blacks of his era, such as John Gallagher.
1957The Mackinac Bridge, the world's longest suspension bridge between anchorages at the time, opens to traffic connecting Michigan's upper and lower peninsulas.[†]
The Mackinac Bridge is a suspension bridge that connects the Upper and Lower peninsulas of the U.S. state of Michigan. It spans the Straits of Mackinac, a body of water connecting Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, two of the Great Lakes. Opened in 1957, the 26,372-foot-long bridge is the world's 27th-longest main span and is the longest suspension bridge between anchorages in the Western Hemisphere. The Mackinac Bridge is part of Interstate 75 (I-75) and carries the Lake Michigan and Huron components of the Great Lakes Circle Tour across the straits; it is also a segment of the U.S. North Country National Scenic Trail. The bridge connects the city of St. Ignace to the north with the village of Mackinaw City to the south.
Christenberry s, TV, radio, reception, pol club rallies on Tammany, on exodus of middle-income groups
T E Dewey opposes conv, Javits backs it; Dewey sees conv costly and outmoded; urges special comm to make recommendations to voters on article-by-article basis over period of yrs; Harriman, Riegelman rebuttal; NY Real Estate Bd opposes conv
Zhukov fate apparently decided; mil newspapers continue to stress party primacy in mil forces, need for more pol indoctrination of service men; claim party credit for past mil achievements; Communist China backs line; H Schwartz sees party control of forces consequence of Zhukov ouster
Wagner s, Bronx, on 8 reasons for re-election; refutes educ attack; s to Negro Mins on Little Rock integration crisis; TV s on traffic; s, Times Sq
Sen (McClellan) com hearing on Mennen Co relations with Labor Relations Assocs (Chicago) ex-head L Jackson; co vp G Mennen tells of Zackman offer, and his rejection of it, to call off former AFL Auto Workers '51 Morristown strike for $15,000; says Dioguardia came to co and deplored Zackman action but made demands that led to contract for warehousemen; he, Jackson and mgr H Oldenburg testify co was 'neutral' in '54 representation election won by Chem Workers Union; sen com counsel Kennedy shows co lr circulated at that time urging workers reject unions; others testimony noted; Gov Williams will not be called to testify
Little Rock, Ark; NAACP aides ordered held for failing to submit membership and fiscal records; Mann asked orgn, Capital Citizens Council, Mothers League and Freedom Fund for such data; segregationist groups complied
US aid talks reopen, Washington; delegation chmn Lychowski outlines needs
Krupp and Thyssen expansion discussed; recent deals will give them mkt domination
NLRB rules picketing for recognition illegal if pickets do not represent majority of workers, Curtis Bros, Teamsters Union case, Washington, DC
Nixon desire to strengthen Repubs in Cong seen key to moves to get Gov Knight to run for Sen; reptdly feels Knight would back Adm more than Knowland
Accepts skins for $1,800 fur coat from Maine beaver trappers; Washington again stirred on gifts issue; trappers seek to spur beaver trade; illus