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November 9, 1957

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Headlines from November 9, 1957

PROGRAM SPEEDED; Launchings Would Be in Addition to Navy Plans for Six

By John W. Finney Special To the New York Times

orders Army to undertake earth satellite program

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Plane Carrying 44 Overdue at Hawaii; AIRLINER WITH 44 IS LATE AT HAWAII

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Stratocruiser with 44 aboard overdue on San Francisco-Honolulu flight

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Dulles Asks Israel To Accept U.N. Aid In Border Disputes; Dulles Asks Israel to Accept U.N. Help on Border Disputes

By Dana Adams Schmidt Special To the New York Times

Sec Dulles lr to Ben Gurion urged Israel cooperate with UN truce comm regarding border incidents with Jordan; Ben Gurion reptdly gives no assurance on issue in reply

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RUSSIANS' SILENCE HINTS DOG IS DEAD; New Satellite Communique Omits Report on Animal for the First Time

By Max Frankel Special To the New York Times

USSR silence on dog's condition seen sign that it is dead

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VENEZUELA PLANS OWN AID PROGRAM IN LATIN AMERICA; Oil-Rich Regime to Extend Development Help Through Series of Bilateral Pacts

By Tad Szulc Special To the New York Times

Venezuela to aid less developed nations in Hemisphere via bilateral pacts, 1st such program by Latin Amer nation; denies planning pol conditions

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Notable Deaths

1957Peter O'Connor, Irish long jumper (born 1872)^[†]

Peter O'Connor was an Irish track and field athlete who set a long-standing world record for the long jump and won two Olympic medals in the 1906 Intercalated Games.

Historical Context for November 9, 1957

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