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attempt to allay French fears of Ger mil revival seen aim of planned Brit pact for greater ties with EDC
Dem amendments to NYS budget for more funds for NYC rejected, Sen
thousands of bargain-seekers jam 14th St, causing near-riot; traffic rerouted; several hurt; 3 TV sets at $6.95 among Hearn's sales items; stores rept record sales; illus; Hearn's, Bronx, also opened
Zwicker says McCarthy treated him more sternly-than ex-Communist who preceded him, int; says McCarthy challenged his honesty or intelligence for obeying orders; stresses his anti-communism; says that Peress had been ordered to Korea, '53, but order was countermanded; says he had no choice but to grant discharge to Peress; por
Repubs decide on short campaign to reduce Dems chance to build up their candidate; some Dems now weigh naming Wagner
1954Rajini Thiranagama, Sri Lankan physician and academic (died 1989)[†]
Rajani Thiranagama was a Sri Lankan Tamil human rights activist and feminist who was assassinated by the LTTE cadres after she had criticised them for their atrocities. At the time of her assassination, she was the head of the Department of Anatomy at the University of Jaffna and an active member and one of the founders of University Teachers for Human Rights, Jaffna.
1954Viktor Yushchenko, Ukrainian captain and politician, 3rd President of Ukraine[†]
Viktor Andriiovych Yushchenko is a Ukrainian politician who was the third president of Ukraine from 23 January 2005 to 25 February 2010. He aimed to orient Ukraine towards the West, European Union, the G7 and NATO.
1954The first mass inoculation of children against polio with the Salk vaccine begins in Pittsburgh.[†]
Poliomyelitis, commonly shortened to polio, is an infectious disease caused by the poliovirus. Approximately 75% of cases are asymptomatic; mild symptoms which can occur include sore throat and fever; in a proportion of cases more severe symptoms develop such as headache, neck stiffness, and paresthesia. These symptoms usually pass within one or two weeks. A less common symptom is permanent paralysis, and possible death in extreme cases. Years after recovery, post-polio syndrome may occur, with a slow development of muscle weakness similar to what the person had during the initial infection.
In 1954, the world population was approximately 2,685,894,860 people[†]