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January 22, 1954

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Headlines from January 22, 1954

City Water Post Goes To a Negro Engineer; NEGRO ENGINEER GETS WATER JOB

By Paul Crowell

A C Ford, Negro, apptd Comr

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Indians Send Notice to Reds To Take Back Their P.O.W's; Thimayya Tries Final Appeal to Get All, Including 21 Americans, Off His Hands -- Neutral Guard Troops Leaving

By Lindesay Parrott

NNRC majority again asserts granting civilian status to POWs would violate truce accord; Chinese en route to Formosa to arrive as civilians; some 50% of 1st 400 Koreans unofficially screened, Pohang, choose to enlist in SK Army; percentage reptd smaller than SK Army expected

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ATOMIC SUBMARINE LAUNCHED BY U. S.; SUMMER TESTS SET; First Nuclear Ship Christened by Mrs. Eisenhower -- Can Outrun Most Destroyers

By Elie Abel

Nautilus launched, Groton, by Mrs Eisenhower; Adm Carney and AEC Chmn Strauss laud Rickover role in development; launching and Nautilus Comdr Wilkinson illus; diagram of power plant

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Quill Charges Against Klein Sifted by Kings Grand Jury; Quill 'Bribe' Charge Against Klein Goes Before Kings Grand Jury

By Leonard Ingalls

Dist Atty Silver repts Kings County grand jury to probe possibility of criminal libel or attempted bribery; jury to query 4 newspaper reporters to whom Quill made charges; Quill and Klein invited to appear before jury; NYCTA gives Klein vote of confidence

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ARAB LEADERS ASK SPANISH MOROCCO REPUDIATE SULTAN; Moorish Chiefs Deny Fealty to French-Appointed Ruler and Seek Separate Regime

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Spanish Morocco notables ask Spain to separate zone from rest of Morocco, Tetuan gathering; attack French policy, reject authority of French backed-Sultan Sidi Mohammed ben Moulay Arafa and recognize Caliph, but not as Regent; Spanish Gov Gen Garcia Valino accepts petition and scores French policy

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1954Tully Blanchard, Canadian-American wrestler^[†]

Tully Arthur Blanchard is a Canadian-American professional wrestler and manager. He is best known for his appearances with Jim Crockett Promotions and the World Wrestling Federation in the mid-to-late 1980s as a member of The Four Horsemen and The Brain Busters. Championships held by Blanchard over his career include the NWA World Television Championship, NWA World Tag Team Championship, WWF World Tag Team Championship, and NWA United States Heavyweight Championship. He was inducted into the NWA Hall of Fame in 2009 and the WWE Hall of Fame in 2012.

Historical Context for January 22, 1954

In 1954, the world population was approximately 2,685,894,860 people^[†]

Headlines from January 22, 1954

City Water Post Goes To a Negro Engineer; NEGRO ENGINEER GETS WATER JOB

Indians Send Notice to Reds To Take Back Their P.O.W's; Thimayya Tries Final Appeal to Get All, Including 21 Americans, Off His Hands -- Neutral Guard Troops Leaving

ATOMIC SUBMARINE LAUNCHED BY U. S.; SUMMER TESTS SET; First Nuclear Ship Christened by Mrs. Eisenhower -- Can Outrun Most Destroyers

Quill Charges Against Klein Sifted by Kings Grand Jury; Quill 'Bribe' Charge Against Klein Goes Before Kings Grand Jury

ARAB LEADERS ASK SPANISH MOROCCO REPUDIATE SULTAN; Moorish Chiefs Deny Fealty to French-Appointed Ruler and Seek Separate Regime

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