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January 31, 1954

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Headlines from January 31, 1954

NEW IRON DEPOSIT RICH IN TITANIUM; Union Pacific Tests Indicate 228,000,000 Tons of Ore in Southeast Wyoming

By Unknown Author

Union Pacific RR repts huge deposits near Laramie, Wyo; may be largest in US

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FEIERABEND SLED PACES 4-MAN TEST; Swiss Ace Breaks Record in Both Heats -- U. S. Racers 3d, 4th in World Meet FEIERABEND SLED PACES 4-MAN TEST

By the Associated Press

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Jan. 30 -- Fritz Feierabend, Swiss daredevil, virtually wrapped up the world four-man bobsledding championship today with two electrifying rides down Cortina's treacherous, icy slide.

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THE NATION; AS THE GOVERNMENT BEGINS AN INVESTIGATION OF COFFEE PRICES -- FOUR ASPECTS OF THE SITUATION

By Unknown Author

chart on consumption, '30- 53, price rises, '40-54

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G. E. OUT OF TUNE AS TO TV OUTLOOK; Only Maker Off Key in Chant 'Business Is Fine' -- To Lay Off 2,150 Tomorrow G. E. OUT OF TUNE AS TO TV OUTLOOK

By Alfred R. Zipser Jr

One sour note crept into a "business is fine" chorus sung last week by many top manufacturers of television receivers.

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APPLE VALLEY, 10-1, WINS BY 4 LENGTHS IN $161,400 STAKES; Mrs. Ryan's Racer Leads All the Way to Take Maturity Before 48,000 Fans STRAIGHT FACE IS FOURTH By Zeus, Cerise Reine Also Finish Ahead of Favorite in Santa Anita Classic $161,400 MATURITY TO APPLE VALLEY

By the United Press

Apple Valley, Santa Anita Maturity

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Notable Births

1954Faoud Bacchus, Guyanese cricketer^[†]

Sheik Faoud Ahamul Fasiel Bacchus is a Guyanese former cricketer who played for the West Indies and the United States. He was a member of the West Indies squad which won the 1979 Cricket World Cup.

1954Adrian Vandenberg, Dutch guitarist and songwriter^[†]

Adriaan van den Berg, known as Adrian "Adje" Vandenberg, is a Dutch rock guitarist, best known for his tenure as one of the guitarists in Whitesnake during their successful late 1980s period and the band Vandenberg which he started in 1981. In 2013, Adrian formed a new band, Vandenberg's MoonKings, and recorded a new studio album which was released in early 2014.

Notable Deaths

1954Edwin Howard Armstrong, American engineer, invented FM radio (born 1890)^[†]

Edwin Howard Armstrong was an American electrical engineer and inventor who developed FM radio and the superheterodyne receiver system.

Historical Context for January 31, 1954

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