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November 30, 1957

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STATE ACTS TO END CARTING RACKETS; Lefkowitz Goes to Court to Dissolve 3 Concerns He Accuses of Monopoly

By Layhmond Robinson

Lefkowitz acts to dissolve Westchester Carting, Fleetwood Haulage and Suburban Carting cos; charges cos are controlled by ex-convict N Ratteni who used them to monopolize private carting in Yonkers with help of V J Squillante through Cartmen's Assn and Local 813; names V M Fiorillo as front for Ratteni; charges Local 813 threatened Local 456 when it tried to organize Rex Carting Co; co later sold to Ratteni

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EISENHOWER GOES TO FARM TO REST; FAMILY WITH HIM; Tours Acres Following Drive --His Condition 'Excellent' After Ten-Hour Sleep MEETS GRANDCHILDREN President Transacts Some Business and Confers on Legislative Program

By W.h. Lawrence Special To the New York Times

drs rept recovery excellent; Pres drives to Gettysburg with wife, Snyder, Hagerty; visits son and family there; tours farm in auto, walks; Hagerty asks news photographers not to use telephoto lenses; Pres illus

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Notable Births

John Ashton (musician)

1957John Ashton, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer[†]

John Geza Ashton is an English musician, songwriter, composer, and record producer, with a career spanning more than 40 years. He is best known as the guitarist of the Psychedelic Furs.

Richard Barbieri

1957Richard Barbieri, English keyboard player and songwriter[†]

Richard Barbieri is an English musician, composer and sound designer. Originally a member of new wave band Japan, he became the keyboard player in the progressive rock band Porcupine Tree in 1993. Besides its founder Steven Wilson, he is the longest tenured member of Porcupine Tree.

Joël Champetier

1957Joël Champetier, Canadian author and screenwriter (died 2015)[†]

Joël Champetier was a French-Canadian science fiction and fantasy author.

1957Thomas McElweem Irish Republican and hunger striker (died 1981)[†]

Thomas McElwee was a Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) volunteer who participated in the 1981 hunger strike. From Bellaghy, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, he died at the age of 23 after 62 days on hunger strike.

Patrick McLoughlin

1957Patrick McLoughlin, English miner and politician, Secretary of State for Transport[†]

Patrick Allen McLoughlin, Baron McLoughlin, is a British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he first became the Member of Parliament (MP) for West Derbyshire following the 1986 by-election. The constituency became the Derbyshire Dales for the 2010 general election; McLoughlin remained the seat's MP until 2019.

Colin Mochrie

1957Colin Mochrie, Scottish-Canadian comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter[†]

Colin Andrew Mochrie is a Scottish-born Canadian actor, writer, producer and improvisational comedian, best known for his appearances on the British and American versions of the improvisational TV show Whose Line Is It Anyway?.

Margaret Spellings

1957Margaret Spellings, American educator and politician, 8th United States Secretary of Education[†]

Margaret M. LaMontagne Spellings is an American government and non-profit executive who serves as president and CEO of the Bipartisan Policy Center. She previously served as the eighth United States secretary of education from 2005 to 2009. After leaving the government, Spellings served as president of the University of North Carolina System, overseeing the seventeen campus system from 2016 to 2019. She then served as president and CEO of Texas 2036 from 2019 to 2023.

Historical Context for November 30, 1957

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