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ALBANY, Feb. 23 -- Governor Dewey's record-breaking $1,113,129,247 budget received final approval from the Legislature today after five hours of desultory debate in the Assembly.
Indicted for defrauding US in surplus Govt ship deals; Holmes comment; takes absence leave from State Dept
Min Bidault opposes deferring French vote on EDC pending conf; says Indo-Chinese states will be represented at conf but not Vietminh rebels who do not form a state
repts of 7 agencies thus far indicate at least 1,057 separations with loyalty involved in 40 cases; Sen com votes to probe separations
Asst Sec Robertson holds US must maintain mil strength in Asia as counter-threat to Communist aggression, House com hearing; sees outlook 'bleak' until Communist China rule falters
1954Plastic Bertrand, Belgian singer-songwriter and producer[†]
Roger François Jouret, better known as Plastic Bertrand, is a Belgian musician, songwriter, producer, editor and television presenter, best known for the 1977 international hit single "Ça plane pour moi".
1954Judith Ortiz Cofer, Puerto Rican author (died 2016)[†]
Judith Ortiz Cofer was a Puerto Rican author. Her critically acclaimed and award-winning work spans a range of literary genres including poetry, short stories, autobiography, essays, and young-adult fiction. Ortiz Cofer was the Emeritus Regents' and Franklin Professor of English and Creative Writing at the University of Georgia, where she taught undergraduate and graduate creative writing workshops for 26 years. In 2010, Ortiz Cofer was inducted into the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame, and in 2013, she won the university's 2014 Southeastern Conference Faculty Achievement Award.
1954Sid Meier, Canadian-American game designer and programmer, created the Civilization series[†]
Sidney K. Meier is an American businessman and computer programmer. A programmer, designer, and producer of many strategy and simulation video games, including the Civilization series, Meier co-founded MicroProse in 1982 with Bill Stealey and is the Director of Creative Development of Firaxis Games, which he co-founded with Jeff Briggs and Brian Reynolds in 1996. For his contributions to the video game industry, Meier was inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame.
1954Mike Pickering, English DJ and saxophonist[†]
Mike Pickering is an English musician, DJ, songwriter, A&R Executive from Manchester, UK.
1954Željko Glasnović, Croatian politician and general[†]
Željko Glasnović is a far-right politician and former Croatian military officer. He was a member of Croatian Parliament's club called Independents for Croatia.
1954Constantine Phipps, 5th Marquess of Normanby, British peer, writer, and entrepreneur[†]
Constantine Edmund Walter Phipps, 5th Marquess of Normanby, is a British peer, novelist, poet, and entrepreneur.
In 1954, the world population was approximately 2,685,894,860 people[†]