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Suhrawardy in Washington; greeted by Pres Eisenhower, Vice Pres Nixon and Sec Dulles; illus
Bulganin lauds Khrushchev role in 'uncovering and destroying' anti-party group, s, Prague
LONDON, July 10--The United States challenged the Soviet Union today to produce a disarmament formula that the Russians thought would be acceptable to the West.
Israel, in talks with Leary, demands Syria curb incidents; US charge d'affaires confs with Israeli Foreign Min Dir Gen Eytan; Israeli wounded by Syrian sniper; Israeli delegate to UN M Kidron confs with UN officials
Liberal party conv backs him
1957Johann Lamont, Scottish educator and politician[†]
Johann MacDougall Lamont is a Scottish Labour Co-operative politician who served as Leader of the Scottish Labour Party from 2011 to 2014. She was previously a junior Scottish Executive minister from 2004 to 2007 and Deputy Leader of the Scottish Labour Party from 2008 until her election to the leadership in 2011. In addition to her ministerial and leadership roles, she has been a campaigner on equality issues and violence against women throughout her political career.
1957Peter Murphy, English singer-songwriter[†]
Peter John Joseph Murphy is an English musician, singer, and songwriter. He is the vocalist for the post-punk band Bauhaus, which he co-founded with Daniel Ash in 1978. After Bauhaus disbanded, Murphy formed Dalis Car with Japan's bassist Mick Karn and released one album, The Waking Hour (1984). He went on to release a number of solo albums, including Should the World Fail to Fall Apart (1986) and Love Hysteria (1988).
1957Patsy O'Hara, Irish Republican hunger striker (died 1981)[†]
Patsy O'Hara was an Irish republican hunger striker and member of the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA). O'Hara was one of 22 Irish republicans who died in the 1981 hunger strike.
1957Michael Rose, Jamaican singer-songwriter[†]
Michael Rose is a Jamaican reggae singer. He is most widely known for a successful tenure as the lead singer for Black Uhuru from 1977 to 1984, followed by a lengthy solo career. He has been praised as "one of Jamaica's most distinguished singers" and for launching a distinctive form of reggae singing that originated in his home neighborhood of Waterhouse in Kingston.
1957Prince Karim Husseini Aga Khan IV inherits the office of Imamat as the 49th Imam of Shia Imami Ismai'li worldwide, after the death of Sir Sultan Mahommed Shah Aga Khan III.[†]
Prince Karim al-Husseini, known as the Aga Khan IV, was the 49th imam of Nizari Isma'ilism from 1957 until his death in 2025. He inherited the Nizari imamate and the title of Aga Khan at the age of 20 upon the death of his grandfather, the Aga Khan III. During his imamate, he was also known by the religious title Mawlānā Hazar Imam by his Isma'ili followers.
In 1957, the world population was approximately 2,852,618,337 people[†]