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Dean Dunning reveals funds for Columbia U long-range radar research so tight program has been imperiled; urges long-term funding; Dr Chambers repts fluctuations in planning and financing, Penna U; warns on effects; some projects carried on in hope funds will be restored; Dr Woodrow repts funds cuts harm projects, Princeton
US to make special contribution of over $5 million for UNEF retention; GB and France plan similar aid; $40 million needed to maintain force to Sept '58; Amb Lodge statement lauds UNEF
As a result of the crushing defeat at the polls Tuesday, a struggle for power within the city Republican party appeared in the offing yesterday.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 6-- Bernard M. Shanley, the President's appointments secretary, resigned today to run for the Senate seat now held by H. Alexander Smith, Republican of New Jersey.
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1957John Benitez, American DJ, songwriter, and producer[†]
John Benitez, also known as Jellybean, is an American musician, songwriter, DJ, remixer, and music producer. He has produced and remixed artists such as Madonna, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, and the Pointer Sisters. He was later the executive producer of Studio 54 Radio. In December 2016, Billboard magazine ranked him as the 99th most successful dance artist of all-time.
1957King Kong Bundy, American wrestler (died 2019)[†]
Christopher Alan Pallies was an American professional wrestler, stand-up comedian and actor better known by his wrestling gimmick and ring name, King Kong Bundy. Under this gimmick, he portrayed a pugnacious, trash-talking villain character.
1957Christopher Knight, American actor[†]
Christopher Anton Knight is an American actor and businessman. He is best known for playing Peter Brady in the 1970s series The Brady Bunch. He has since gone on to become a businessman and enjoyed a semi-resurgence in the public eye with television appearances in the 2000s.
1957Cold War: The Gaither Report calls for more American missiles and fallout shelters.[†]
The Cold War was a period of global geopolitical rivalry between the United States (US) and the Soviet Union (USSR) and their respective allies, the capitalist Western Bloc and communist Eastern Bloc, which lasted from 1947 until the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. The term cold war is used because there was no direct fighting between the two superpowers, though each supported opposing sides in regional conflicts known as proxy wars. In addition to the struggle for ideological and economic influence and an arms race in both conventional and nuclear weapons, the Cold War was expressed through technological rivalries such as the Space Race, espionage, propaganda campaigns, embargoes, and sports diplomacy.
In 1957, the world population was approximately 2,852,618,337 people[†]