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December 25, 1957

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Headlines from December 25, 1957

L.I.R.R. RUNS AGAIN; HALT IN RUSH HOUR CAPS DAY'S STRIKE; 2-Hour Shutdown Follows Earlier Cuts in Service-- Holiday Work Is Issue COMMUTERS STRANDED Complete Stoppage Begins at 5:17 P.M.--Grievances Are Later Settled Two Crews Arrive Many Caught in Transit RUNS CURTAILED THROUGHOUT DAY Trainmen Report In Sick in Dispute Over Schedules-- Issues Settled Later Holiday Mood Ebbs

By Stanley Levey

BRT calls 'sick' strike over holiday work schedules on day before Christmas; service halted for 2 hrs during evening rush; walkout ends at 6:55 PM; union chmn Pryor scores way temporary restraining order was served; Kennedy calls strike unauthorized

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Rock Fall Routs Hundreds From Washington Heights; Retaining Wall Cracks

By Victor H. Lawn

Hundreds routed from homes by rock slide, Washington Hts, NYC

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KHRUSHCHEV SAYS KREMLIN WEIGHS ARMED FORCE CUT; Reducing of Conventional Power Is Linked to NATO Pledge Not to Attack GRAIN CROP DATA GIVEN Soviet Leader Says Harvest This Year Was Set Back to the Level of 1955 Defense Needs Stressed Meat-Milk Goal Noted KHRUSHCHEV SAYS ARMS MAY BE CUT

By William J. Jorden Special To the New York Times

Khrushchev says Sup Soviet asks Govt to weigh cutting size of armed forces while concentrating on latest types of weapons, s, Ukrainian Sup Soviet

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Subway Outlook Brightens As Mayor Enlists Labor Aid; Wagner and A.F.L.-C.I.O. Chiefs Here to Meet With Quill and Transit Authority Tomorrow to Seek 'Fair' Accord

By A.h. Raskin

Wagner asks 4 AFL-CIO officials to help seek 'fair' accord with TWU; AFL-CIO chiefs oppose recognition for splinter unions; NYCTA rejects MBA plea for pay rise; scored by Waldman; Mitchell comments on bill; illus

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Coast Oil Imports Restricted by U.S.; U.S. CURBS COAST ON IMPORTS OF OIL Exceeds Estimate

By Richard E. Mooney Special To the New York Times

Govt cancels W Coast's exemption from voluntary import curbs; 18 cos affected; Canada, whose export sales will be affected, objects; Alta not concerned

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Notable Births

1957Mansoor Akhtar, Pakistani cricketer^[†]

Mansoor Akhtar is a Pakistani former cricketer who played in 19 Test matches and 41 One Day Internationals between 1980 and 1990. In his Test career Mansoor scored one century and three half-centuries, with a highest score of 111 against Australia in Faisalabad. In his ODI career he failed to even record a half century and took only two wickets.

1957Chris Kamara, English footballer and sportscaster^[†]

Christopher Kamara is an English former professional footballer and manager who worked as a presenter and football analyst at Sky Sports from 1992 to 2022.

1957Shane MacGowan, English-Irish singer-songwriter (died 2023)^[†]

Shane Patrick Lysaght MacGowan was a British-born Irish singer-songwriter and musician, best known as the lead vocalist and primary lyricist of Celtic punk band the Pogues. He won acclaim for his lyrics, which often focused on the Irish emigrant experience; he also received widespread media attention for his lifestyle, which included decades of heavy alcohol and drug abuse. A New York Times obituary noted his "twin reputations as a titanically destructive personality and a master songsmith whose lyrics painted vivid portraits of the underbelly of Irish immigrant life."

Notable Deaths

1957Charles Pathé, French record producer, founded Pathé Records (born 1863)^[†]

Charles Morand Pathé was a pioneer of the French film and recording industries. As the founder of Pathé Frères, its roots lie in 1896 Paris, France, when Pathé and his brothers pioneered the development of the moving image. Pathé adopted the national emblem of France, the cockerel, as the trademark for his company. The firm, as Compagnie Générale des Éstablissements Pathé Frères Phonographes & Cinématographes, invented the cinema newsreel with Pathé-Journal.

Historical Context for December 25, 1957

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