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survey of relations with people of countries where troops are stationed; illus; details on Ger, GB, France, Morocco, Japan
over 5,000 at TWU rally; illus; vote to strike if demands are not met; Quill, other leaders score critics
Dulles to attend Council meeting, Ankara, Jan
E Ger repts Western Big 3 diplomats will need E Ger visas for internal travel beginning Jan 1
NYC employment drops 50,000 in yr to 3,563,000; Comr Lupin sees no quick recovery
1957Matt Lauer, American journalist and television host[†]
Matthew Todd Lauer is a former American television news personality, best known for his work with NBC News. After serving as a local news personality in New York City on WNBC, his first national exposure was as the news anchor for NBC's Today from 1994 to 1997. In 1997, Lauer was moved from the news desk to the host's chair and was co-anchor of Today from 1997 to 2017. He was also a frequent contributor to the evening news magazine Dateline NBC. With NBC, Lauer hosted the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and co-hosted the opening ceremonies of several Olympic Games.
1957Glenn Robbins, Australian comedian and actor[†]
Glenn Maxwell Robbins is an Australian comedian, writer, actor, television and radio presenter. He is best known for The Comedy Company, portraying Kel Knight in Kath & Kim and adventurer Russell Coight in All Aussie Adventures. Robbins has appeared on The Panel, Thank God You're Here and Have You Been Paying Attention?.
In 1957, the world population was approximately 2,852,618,337 people[†]