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Resigns as Inter-Govt Relations Comm chmn at Pres aide S Adams request; ouster linked to his support of proposed Bricker const amendment
Repts on blast effects of '52 H-bomb test, Eniwetok, s, Chicago
Asst Sec Aandahl offers co-ops proposed pacts by which Govt would sell Clark Hill Dam power to Ga Power Co; E Arnall of Ga Elec Membership Corp calls pacts illegal; Aandahl plans statewide conf of co-ops to study proposal
Fact-finding panel (Faunce-Snyder-Turcott) hearings; Zorn gives NYCTA arguments against pay rises; says $6 million a yr can be saved if unions agree to certain changes in working conditions; pay demands revd
H Schwartz sees Premier Molenkov link to false charges made against Jewish orgns and drs in Jan '53 confirmed by rept that S D Ignatiev, ousted from party secretariat in Apr '53 for role in pressing charges, has been apptd party 1st sec in Bashkir Autonomous Repub; charges and repudiation by late L P Beria revd; link to Internal power struggle discussed
1954John Travolta, American actor, singer and producer[†]
John Joseph Travolta is an American actor. He began acting in television before transitioning into a leading man in films. His accolades include a Primetime Emmy Award and three Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for two Academy Awards, a British Academy Film Award, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards.
1954The first Church of Scientology is established in Los Angeles.[†]
The Church of Scientology is a group of interconnected corporate entities and other organizations devoted to the practice, administration and dissemination of Scientology, which is variously defined as a cult, a business, or a new religious movement. The movement has been the subject of a number of controversies, and the Church of Scientology has been described by government inquiries, international parliamentary bodies, scholars and numerous superior court judgements as both a dangerous cult and a manipulative profit-making business.
In 1954, the world population was approximately 2,685,894,860 people[†]