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Souvanna Phouma postpones formation of coalition govt after reptg Pathet Lao group will be included; says 1,500 Pathet Lao soldiers will enter Royal Army, remainder be disbanded; Assembly to remain in session to await final decision
IUD conv
Planning Comm urges exempting $500 million in bonds from debt limit to finance program
merger plan with PRR revealed
top Army officers at Kremlin meeting; Navy newspaper Sovetsky Flot scores officers who weaken effectiveness of party; mentions 'someone' who sought to lessen pol work and separate it from mil training; holds officers regardless of rank must be subject to criticism for shortcomings; says comdrs bear full responsibility for mil and pol training; grounds for attack on laxity in mil seen; Belgrade hears Zhukov has been dropped from party Presidium and Central Com
1957Carter Beauford, American drummer and composer[†]
Carter Anthony Beauford is an American drummer, percussionist, and founding member of Dave Matthews Band. He is known for his ability to adapt to a variety of genres, and both his ambidextrous and his open-handed drumming styles. He plays the drums and sings backing vocals in the band. Beauford was ranked number 10 by a Rolling Stone magazine reader's poll in 2010 for the greatest drummers of all time.
In 1957, the world population was approximately 2,852,618,337 people[†]