SEIZED U.S. NEWSMEN ARE FREED BY CUBA
Date: 06 March 1957
Special to The New York Times
Newsman G Prentice and photographer A Falletta (Birmingham News), held by Govt, freed after US Embassy queries
Mark E. Smith Birthday, Date of Birth
Mark Edward Smith (5 March 1957 – 24 January 2018) was an English singer-songwriter best known as the lead vocalist, lyricist and only constant member of the post-punk group the Fall. Smith formed the band after attending the Sex Pistols' 20 July 1976 gig at the Lesser Free Trade Hall in Manchester, and was its leader until his death. During their 42-year existence, the Fall's line-up included some sixty musicians, with whom Smith released 32 studio albums and numerous singles and EPs.
Smith had a difficult and complex personality and was a long-term alcoholic. He was known for his biting and targeted wit, evident in interviews, for which he was much in demand by music journalists throughout his career. He was suspicious of the trappings of fame and largely avoided socialising with people associated with the music scene, including other Fall members. The dark and sardonic aspect of his personality often appears in his lyrics; he particularly derided music industry people. Smith's approach to music was unconventional and he did not have high regard for musicianship, stating that "rock & roll isn't even music really. It's a mistreating of instruments to get feelings over."
The Fall are regarded as one of the most important and influential post-punk bands of the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s. Although Smith was difficult to work with, he was revered by fans and critics, and was described as a "strange kind of antimatter national treasure."
Read more...- Birthday, Date of Birth
- Tuesday, March 5, 1957
- Place of Birth
- Salford
- Age
- 69
- Star Sign
- ♓
The March 5, 1957 was a Tuesday under the star sign of ♓. It was the 63 day of the year. President of the United States was Dwight D. Eisenhower.
If you were born on this day, you are 69 years old. Your last birthday was on the Thursday, March 5, 2026, 91 days ago. Your next birthday is on Friday, March 5, 2027, in 273 days. You have lived for 25,293 days, or about 607,036 hours, or about 36,422,196 minutes, or about 2,185,331,760 seconds.
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5th of March 1957 News
News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on March 5, 1957
DULLES FAVORING CHINA NEWS SHIFT; Secretary Says U.S. Wants to Cancel Ban on Newsmen but Has Not Found Way
Date: 06 March 1957
Special to The New York Times
Sec Dulles says he and Pres Eisenhower are eager to end bans but cannot find satisfactory means, news conf; says State Dept plans no legal action against 3 who defied ban; Gov Harriman scores ban
Saigon Police Seize Paper
Date: 06 March 1957
S Vietnam police seize 4,000 copies of Dan Chu for speculating on identity of Pres Ngo Dinh Diem assailant
BAN ON PRESS VISITS TO CHINA ASSAILED
Date: 05 March 1957
Dean Barrett urges State Dept end ban on newsmen visits to Communist China, article in Saturday Rev
Pentagon Is Counseled To Give Public 'Facts'
Date: 06 March 1957
Special to The New York Times
Defense Dept inter-office memo urges execs give newsmen facts, answer freely; seen unusually positive
Independence Leader; Man in the News
Date: 06 March 1957
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HARRIMAN ADMITS IGNORING CENSOR; Tells TV Executives That as Cabinet Aide He Did Not Have Speeches Cleared
Date: 06 March 1957
Gov Harriman scores trend toward secrecy in Govt; admits he, as Commerce Sec ('46-49), ignored then Pres Truman order to clear foreign policy ss with State Dept; says Truman later backed him
TRANSPORT NEWS: EUROPE BECKONS; Tourists Get Assurances of Normal Travel Conditions --New Air Coach Plan
Date: 06 March 1957
United to offer NYC-San Francisco 'coach-with-frills' service
Record of Dulles' News Conference on the Middle East and Other World Affairs; Expects Suez Progress
Date: 06 March 1957
statement seen blow to Israeli expectations that US would oppose Egyptian return to Strip