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February 1, 1954

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Headlines from February 1, 1954

RUSSIANS SEEKING TO REASSURE WEST ON PEACEFUL AIMS; Allies Told at Parley in Berlin That Moscow Wants Accord, but Skepticism Is Voiced ATOMIC ISSUE STRESSED Ban on Nuclear Arms but Not Destruction of U. S. Stocks Said to Be Goal of Soviet RUSSIANS SEEKING TO REASSURE WEST

By C. L. Sulzbergerspecial To the New York Times

BERLIN, Jan. 31 -- Soviet sources have been giving private assurances to the West that Moscow sincerely wishes to find an accommodation with the democratic powers, including an agreement on atomic weapons.

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BRICKER ACCEPTS ACCORD IF BACKED BY THE PRESIDENT; Declares Compromise Meets the 'Cardinal Principle' of Treaty Amendment WHITE HOUSE IS SILENT But Consensus Is That Ohioan Yields -- Justice Department Reported Against Plan BRICKER WILLING TO YIELD IN PART

By Clayton Knowlesspecial To the New York Times

Amer Forum of the Air: ints; Repr Keating

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SCHOOL BIAS TO END AT MILITARY POSTS; Wilson Bids Services Cease All Segregation by '55 -- Federal Operation Seen SCHOOL BIAS TO END AT MILITARY POSTS

By the United Press

Sec Wilson, backed by Pres Eisenhower, orders segregation end in all mil post schools by Sept '55; Sec Hobby reptdly was opposed; Asst Sec Hannah says Educ Office will operate schools which local or state agencies refuse to integrate; NAACP repr lauds Hannah; 2 posts involved in order rept ending bias yrs ago

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Leahy, Notre Dame Coach, Quits; 11-Year Tenure Ended by Illness; Leahy Resigns as Head Football Coach at Notre Dame on Doctors' Orders 45-YEAR-OLD PILOT IN POST SINCE '41

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

F Leahy resigns, Notre Dame, because of health; Leahy, Rev T M Hesburgh comment; career; tributes

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CITY REALTY VALUE RISES HALF BILLION TO A RECORD HIGH; $20,369,499,758 Is Set as Tentative Total, but May Be Cut Before Final Action CITY REALTY TOTAL UP HALF A BILLION

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1954Chuck Dukowski, American singer-songwriter and bass player^[†]

Gary Arthur McDaniel, better known by his stage name Chuck Dukowski, is an American punk rock musician. He is most well-known for being the bass player and an occasional songwriter for Black Flag.

1954Bill Mumy, American actor, writer, and musician^[†]

Charles William Mumy Jr. is an American actor, writer, producer, and musician. He came to prominence in the 1960s as a child actor whose work included television appearances on Bewitched, I Dream of Jeannie, The Twilight Zone, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, and a role in the film Dear Brigitte, followed by a three-season role as Will Robinson in the 1960s sci-fi series Lost in Space. Mumy later appeared as lonely teenager Sterling North in the film Rascal (1969) and Teft in the film Bless the Beasts and Children (1971).

Historical Context for February 1, 1954

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

Headlines from February 1, 1954

RUSSIANS SEEKING TO REASSURE WEST ON PEACEFUL AIMS; Allies Told at Parley in Berlin That Moscow Wants Accord, but Skepticism Is Voiced ATOMIC ISSUE STRESSED Ban on Nuclear Arms but Not Destruction of U. S. Stocks Said to Be Goal of Soviet RUSSIANS SEEKING TO REASSURE WEST

BRICKER ACCEPTS ACCORD IF BACKED BY THE PRESIDENT; Declares Compromise Meets the 'Cardinal Principle' of Treaty Amendment WHITE HOUSE IS SILENT But Consensus Is That Ohioan Yields -- Justice Department Reported Against Plan BRICKER WILLING TO YIELD IN PART

SCHOOL BIAS TO END AT MILITARY POSTS; Wilson Bids Services Cease All Segregation by '55 -- Federal Operation Seen SCHOOL BIAS TO END AT MILITARY POSTS

Leahy, Notre Dame Coach, Quits; 11-Year Tenure Ended by Illness; Leahy Resigns as Head Football Coach at Notre Dame on Doctors' Orders 45-YEAR-OLD PILOT IN POST SINCE '41

CITY REALTY VALUE RISES HALF BILLION TO A RECORD HIGH; $20,369,499,758 Is Set as Tentative Total, but May Be Cut Before Final Action CITY REALTY TOTAL UP HALF A BILLION

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