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W Ger and 7 Allies, including US, near accord on status-of-forces agreement on troops in W Ger
House reverses self, backs soil bank; passes Cong compromise without clash; details
USSR press continues denunciation of ousted leaders; repts meetings and petitions urging they be expelled from party and be recalled as Sup Soviet deputies
Khrushchev, in Czech, describes shake-up as throwing out 'black sheep by the tail'; Czech party chief Novotny backs ousters; Bulganin has minor role in Czech welcoming ceremonies
Moscow radio denies rejection of all Western proposals; US officials encouraged
1957Derry Grehan, Canadian rock guitarist and songwriter[†]
Dermot Fergus "Derry" Grehan is a Canadian guitarist best known as a member of the rock band Honeymoon Suite. The band was co-founded by Johnnie Dee, keyboardist and vocalist Brad Bent, and drummer Mike Lengyell in 1981.
In 1957, the world population was approximately 2,852,618,337 people[†]