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Gov Harriman, dedicating Idlewild air terminal, questions its adequacy for space travel era, which he expects within decade
State Dept upset over Stevenson declination; Eisenhower reptdly offered only casual suggestion despite Dulles urging he issue firm, hearty inv
Dem leaders seen agreed on need for Cong to steer ind course to meet USSR science-mil challenge
conv opens; Sec Mitchell reads Pres Eisenhower message; illus
W Zeckendorf says he has approval to change name of Bway-W 45th St-8th Av-W 44th St block to Theatre Sq; plans marquee around block
1957Adrian Borland, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 1999)[†]
Adrian Kelvin Borland was an English singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer, best known as the frontman of post-punk band The Sound.
1957Andrew Cuomo, American politician, 56th Governor of New York[†]
Andrew Mark Cuomo is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 56th governor of New York from 2011 until his resignation in 2021. A member of the Democratic Party and son of former governor Mario Cuomo, Cuomo previously served as the 64th attorney general of New York from 2007 to 2010, and is currently running for mayor of New York City.
1957Bill Hanzlik, American basketball player and coach[†]
William Henry Hanzlik is an American former professional basketball player and coach.
1957Project Vanguard: A launchpad explosion of Vanguard TV3 thwarts the first United States attempt to launch a satellite into Earth orbit.[†]
Project Vanguard was a program managed by the United States Navy Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), which intended to launch the first artificial satellite into low Earth orbit using a Vanguard rocket as the launch vehicle from Cape Canaveral Missile Annex, Florida.
In 1957, the world population was approximately 2,852,618,337 people[†]