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C&O approves sale of stocks for $20 million; purchasers C W Murchison and S W Richardson are Young's friends; they and White comment
Urges wider trade with USSR bloc, s, Commons, on Foreign Mins Council conf, Berlin
Humphrey opposes George bill, statement approved by Eisenhower; says Adm program has not changed; notes Jan 1 cuts; pledges further cuts when justified; sees Adm bill giving $1.5 billion in tax relief, 2/3 to individuals; Eisenhower reptdly to make radio-TV plea for his program; Treas aide denies Humphrey statement closes door on gen personal tax cuts in '54; House com modifies retirement income exemption so as to bar individual tax cuts of over $240; approves rise to 30% from present 20% of income limit on deductions for contributions
acquires Constance missal, said to be world's 1st printed book; evidence that book antedates Gutenberg Bible cited; page illus
Stevens issues statement from White House; denies surrender; says he never would allow Army personnel to be 'browbeaten or humiliated' by Cong coms; is fully backed by Eisenhower, who unsuccessfully sought unanimous statement by Repub subcom members that they would not mistreat Army witnesses; Sens McCarthy and Dirksen said they could not agree to language suggesting that witnesses had been mistreated; McCarthy charges Stevens made 'completely false statement' in saying that he had assurances that witnesses would not be 'browbeaten or humiliated'; says that he made it clear to Stevens that witnesses who are not frank and truthful would be 'vigorously' examined; denies Stevens charge that Zwicker was deprived of counsel; says Zwicker ought to be recalled to testify about affidavit, giving 'false version of his testimony,' circulated by Stevens to subcom members; Stevens says he will continue as Sec; Sens rept getting phone calls from Stevens protesting repts that he surrendered and saying that he had to resign because he lost 'standing'; Stevens hails Eisenhower support; McCarthy says Stevens will not be called before subcom if he lives up to accord
1954Prince Ernst August of Hanover[†]
Ernst August von Hanover is the head of the House of Hanover, members of which reigned in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1714 to 1901, the Kingdom of Hanover from 1814 to 1866, and the Duchy of Brunswick from 1913 to 1918. As the husband of Princess Caroline of Monaco, he is the brother-in-law of Albert II, Prince of Monaco.
1954Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkish politician, 12th President of Turkey[†]
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is a Turkish politician who has been the 12th and current president of Turkey since 2014. He previously served as the 25th prime minister from 2003 to 2014 as part of the Justice and Development Party (AKP), which he co-founded in 2001. He also served as mayor of Istanbul from 1994 to 1998. Coming from an Islamist background and promoting socially conservative policies, Turkey has experienced increasing authoritarianism, democratic backsliding and suppression of dissent under Erdoğan's rule.
In 1954, the world population was approximately 2,685,894,860 people[†]