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RCA bd chmn D Sarnoff taps out message using atomic battery that converts energy directly into electricity for 1st time; illus
Sec Talbott says new program will provide 126 combat wings and 11 troop-carrier wings, by '57
Approved as Fed Coal Mine Safety Bd of Rev chmn, Sen com
Adenauer agrees to Western proposal that reunited Ger pledge not to try to change borders by force; Sec Eden and others views cited
POWs petition Thimayya to help them get Communists to accept them as 'free men'; Communists agree to let NK and Communist China Red Cross take care of men pending convocation of pol conf; seen avoiding direct action; Thimayya reptdly approves transfer; Amers illus
1954Peter Laird, American author and illustrator[†]
Peter Alan Laird is an American comic book writer and artist. He is best known for co-creating the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with writer and artist Kevin Eastman.
1954Ed Schultz, American talk show host and sportscaster (died 2018)[†]
Edward Andrew Schultz was an American television and radio host, political commentator, news anchor and sports broadcaster.
In 1954, the world population was approximately 2,685,894,860 people[†]