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Sen Lanzillotti offers bill to give PSC Power to fix farm and retail prices
Wade, (Judge) A D: slain by defendant N Moon in ct, Warren; Moon attempts suicide
Pres defends plan, news conf; says Cong election yr will test feasibility; Sen Anderson comments; McCarthy urges flexible supports at 80-100% of parity instead of 75-90%; Agr Dept repts $7,510,400,000 spent for supports since '32; CCC has net realized loss of $1,110,100,000 in 20 yrs
High Comrs reprs suspend effort to agree on conf site; refer issue to Govts; deadlocked over West's contention 3 of 4 sessions must be held in W Berlin and USSR's insistence half be in E Berlin; US doubts dispute will delay conf; E and W Ger Communists demand all-Ger representation
1954Jim Duggan, American professional wrestler[†]
James Edward Duggan Jr., better known by his ring name "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, is an American semi-retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his time in World Wrestling Federation, where he won the first Royal Rumble match in 1988. In 2011 he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.
1954The Hudson Motor Car Company merges with Nash-Kelvinator Corporation forming the American Motors Corporation.[†]
The Hudson Motor Car Company made Hudson and other branded automobiles in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., from 1909 until 1954. In 1954, Hudson merged with Nash-Kelvinator to form American Motors Corporation (AMC). The Hudson name was continued through the 1957 model year, after which it was discontinued.
In 1954, the world population was approximately 2,685,894,860 people[†]