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March 5, 1954

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WILDCAT WALKOUT DUE TO PIER WRIT MAY ERUPT TODAY; It's Now or Never, Say I.L.A. Men, Angered by Injunction Banning Truck Boycott WILDCAT WALKOUT MAY ERUPT TODAY

By A. H. Raskin

Fed Dist Ct Judge Dimock signs restraining order barring ILA from strikes or other interference with tracks driven by Local 807 members; ILA membership defiant; wildcat walkout threatened; order signed on NLRB petition; Local 807 removes pickets; Teamsters hail order; Douds issues unfair labor practice complaint against ILA and Moore-McCormack; Capt Bradley says union instructs men to abide by order; charges discrimination by NLRB; election hearing; Rev J M Corridan says few hiring bosses are free of mob influence

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Judicial System Mapped for State To Expedite Its Court Procedures; A JUDICIAL SYSTEM MAPPED FOR STATE

By Russell Porter

Temporary State Comm on Cts urges new statewide judicial system; urges creating Judicial Conf made up of top judges and an office of dir for ct adm; bases plan on Fed system; would free judges of clerical and adm duties; sends draft of 4 bills to speed trials and ease calendar congestion to Legis; Comm says plan will first apply to state cts but can be extended to lower cts

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Notable Births

João Lourenço

1954João Lourenço, Angolan politician, 3rd President of Angola[†]

João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço is an Angolan politician who is currently serving as the third president of Angola since 26 September 2017. Previously, he was the minister of defence from 2014 to 2017. In September 2018, he became the chairman of the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), the ruling party. He was the party's secretary-general from 1998 to 2003.

1954Marsha Warfield, American actress[†]

Marsha Francine Warfield is an American actress and comedian. She grew up on Chicago's South Side, graduating from Calumet High School. She is best known for playing tough, no-nonsense bailiff Roz Russell on the NBC sitcom Night Court from 1986 to 1992, reprising the role on a guest basis for its 2023 revival. Warfield also starred in the sitcom Empty Nest as Dr. Maxine Douglas (1993–95). Before Night Court, she was a writer and performer on the short-lived Richard Pryor Show.

Historical Context for March 5, 1954

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