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February 19, 1954

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Headlines from February 19, 1954

29 OF 430 OUSTED CALLED DISLOYAL; Breakdown of 2,200 Total Is Begun -- Ex-Aide's Suit Terms Program Unconstitutional

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

available official records show that out of more than 430 of 2,200 ousted, loyalty of 29 was questioned; unofficial figures show 41 loyalty cases in over 1,000 ousters; Prof J P Peters sues for reinstatement to Pub Health Service post from which he was ousted, May '53, after finding of reasonable doubt as to his loyalty; was accused of CP membership and links with orgns and persons sympathetic to communism; suit challenges loyalty program const; Sen Johnston dissatisfied with Adm plan for ltd breakdown of ouster data; pub of records of Commerce and Justice Dept funds hearings, House subcoms, show that of 132 Commerce ousters 23 were loyalty cases, that of 8 Justice ousters, 1 was alleged former CP member

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Notable Births

Francis Buchholz

1954Francis Buchholz, German bass player[†]

Francis Buchholz is a German musician best known as the bass guitarist of German rock band Scorpions from 1973 until 1992. Since leaving Scorpions, he has been a member of Michael Schenker's Temple of Rock.

Michael Gira

1954Michael Gira, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer[†]

Michael Rolfe Gira is an American singer-songwriter, composer, author and artist. Now based in New Mexico, he founded the band Swans, in which he sings and plays guitar, in New York City in the 1980s at the height of the no wave movement. He is also the founder of Young God Records and previously fronted Angels of Light.

Sócrates

1954Sócrates, Brazilian footballer and manager (died 2011)[†]

Sócrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira, simply known as Sócrates, was a Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder. His medical degree and his political awareness, combined with style and quality of his play, earned him the nickname "Doctor Socrates". Easily recognizable for his beard and headband, Sócrates became the "symbol of cool for a whole generation of football supporters". In 1983, he was named South American Footballer of the Year. In 2004, he was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest midfielders of all time.

Historical Events

Transfer of Crimea to Ukraine

1954Transfer of Crimea: The Soviet Politburo of the Soviet Union orders the transfer of the Crimean Oblast from the Russian SFSR to the Ukrainian SSR.[†]

In 1954, the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union transferred the Crimean Oblast from the Russian SFSR to the Ukrainian SSR. The territory had been recognized within the Soviet Union as having "close ties" to the Ukrainian SSR, and the transfer commemorated the Union of Russia and Ukraine Tercentenary.

Historical Context for February 19, 1954

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