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New York last week became the first city in the nation to pass a law that would ban racial discrimination in private housing.
moderate leaders vexed by US failure to prosecute Sept rioters; Justice Dept reprs find evidence of conspiracy lacking; legal problems discussed
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (UP) --The Department of Agriculture estimates that more than 40,000,000 Christmas trees will be on the market this holiday season.
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1957Mike Buchanan, British men's rights advocate[†]
Gordon Michael Alexander Buchanan is a retired businessman and men's rights activist, who founded and for two separate periods has led the organisation Justice for Men and Boys (J4MB), which formerly operated as a minor political party, in the United Kingdom.
1957James Cama, American martial artist and educator (died 2014)[†]
James Cama Sr. was an American martial arts practitioner and teacher.
1957Phil Collen, English singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]
Philip Kenneth Collen is an English musician who is best known as the co-lead guitarist for the rock band Def Leppard. Collen joined the band in 1982 during the recording of the Pyromania album. Before joining Def Leppard, Collen had performed with a number of bands in the burgeoning British glam metal scene. Outside of Def Leppard, he has been involved in a number of side projects; those projects include the trio Man Raze, with which he is the lead singer and sole guitarist.
In 1957, the world population was approximately 2,852,618,337 people[†]