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3 USAF B-66s complete 8,100-mi flight from Calif to Clark Field, Philippines; map
Jordan asks other Arab states help in curbing Egyptian propaganda; Arab refugee leaders in Jordan protest campaign, wires to Arab leaders; US says Egypt and USSR seek to stir tensions; Saudi Arabian troops reptd in Jordan to bolster Hussein
Secs Folsom and Mitchell s at Labor Dept-sponsored conf on gearing schools to econ needs; Folsom, revg rept on USSR, stresses need for changes, mainly by local communities
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Army seen launching satellite in Feb; Dr Porter hails Army's entry into program; sees a satellite launched ahead of schedule; Army program still secret though now officially part of IGY
1957Greg Abbott, American politician, 48th Governor of Texas[†]
Gregory Wayne Abbott is an American politician, attorney, and jurist who has served since 2015 as the 48th governor of Texas. A member of the Republican Party, he served from 2002 to 2015 as the 50th attorney general of Texas and from 1996 to 2001 as a justice of the Texas Supreme Court. Abbott is the longest-serving incumbent governor in the United States.
In 1957, the world population was approximately 2,852,618,337 people[†]