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Model Year 1957
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  PRES.  EISENHOWER  NOTES  
6,339  CORVETTES
BUILT IN 1957

St Louis, MO (AP) - The President of the USA, Dwight D. Eisenhower, proclaimed this day as "America's Sports Car Day" in honor of the 1957 Corvette.

Vice President Richard M. Nixon released the final production numbers and statistics on the 1957 Corvette.

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CORVETTE CHANGES FOR 1957

  • Fuel injected engine offered for the first time
  • 4-Speed manual transmission is an option
THIS  YEAR'S  TOP HEADLINES
The World in Review
  • USSR launches Sputnik, first earth-orbiting satellite
  • “Little Rock Nine” integrate Arkansas high school
  • MacMillan becomes British Prime Minister when Anthony Eden resigns
  • Eisenhower Doctrine calls for aid to Mideast countries that resist aggression from Communist nations

COST OF LIVING IN AMERICA

  • Automobile = $2,100
  • Avg. Income = $4,750
  • Gal. Gasoline = $.24
  • New Home = $19,000
  • Postal Stamp = $.03
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ENTERTAINMENT  REPORT

  • Top Movies -
    The Bridge on the River Kwai, Twelve Angry Men, Sayonara, Peyton Place
  • Television -
    Leave It to Beaver premieres on CBS
  • Music -
    Young Love, Honeycomb, Love Letters In The Sand, Wake Up Little Susie
1957  OWNER'S  MANUAL

1957  SPORTS  EVENTS

  • World Series -
    Milwaukee Braves defeated NY Yankees (4-3)
  • NBA Championship -
    Boston Celtics defeated
    St. Louis Hawks (4-3)
  • Stanley Cup -
    Montreal d. Boston (4-1)
  • Kentucky Derby -
    Iron Liege

DEATHS THIS  YEAR

  • Humphrey Bogart
  • Joseph McCarthy