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Sen Dems seek broader program; Sparkman plans bill
'57 crime rept
Named dir of new Advanced Research Projects Agency, set up by Defense Dept to devise outer space weapons, rockets and other space vehicles; to resign as GE vp effective Apr 1; illus
AFL-CIO sets Apr 15 deadline for affiliate compliance with code on dem practices
Dulles and USSR Amb Menshikov exch hopes for better US-USSR ties
1958Sherri Martel, American wrestler and manager (died 2007)[†]
Sherry Lynn Schrull was an American professional wrestler and manager, better known by her ring names, Sherri Martel and Sensational Sherri.
1958Marina Silva, Brazilian environmentalist and politician[†]
Maria Osmarina Marina da Silva Vaz de Lima, known as Marina Silva, is a Brazilian politician and environmentalist, currently serving as Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, a position she previously held from 2003 to 2008. She is the founder and former spokeswoman of the Sustainability Network (REDE). A former senator for the state of Acre between 1995 and 2011, she has been a federal deputy for the state of São Paulo since 2023. She ran unsuccessfully for president in 2010, 2014 and 2018.
In 1958, the world population was approximately 2,911,249,671 people[†]