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March 13, 1954

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Headlines from March 13, 1954

Mayor Bids for Quick Peace As Pier Strike Losses Rise; He Calls Parley Today of Rival Unions and Shipping Group -- Eisenhower's Aid Asked by Board of Trade MAYOR SEEKS END TO DOCK WALKOUT

By Stanley Levey

Mayor Wagner conf with Douds and city officials on walkout threat to city's econ; calls rival unions and Shipping Assn to special conf on return to work; conf with Commerce & Indus reprs; NY Trade Bd asks Pres Eisenhower and Wagner to intervene; only 2 piers worked in Manhattan; 5 worked in Bklyn; return to work fails to occur in Jersey City

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Notable Births

Valerie Amos, Baroness Amos

1954Valerie Amos, Baroness Amos, Guyanese-English politician and diplomat[†]

Valerie Ann Amos, Baroness Amos is a British Labour Party politician and diplomat who served as the eighth UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator. Before her appointment to the UN, she served as British High Commissioner to Australia. She was created a life peer in 1997, serving as Leader of the House of Lords and Lord President of the Council from 2003 to 2007.

1954Robin Duke, Canadian actress and screenwriter[†]

Robin Duke is a Canadian actress, comedian, and voice actress. Duke may be best known for her work on the television comedy series SCTV and, later, Saturday Night Live. She co-founded Women Fully Clothed, a sketch comedy troupe which toured Canada. She teaches writing as a faculty member at Humber College in Toronto and had a recurring role playing Wendy Kurtz in the sitcom Schitt's Creek.

Historical Events

Battle of Dien Bien Phu

1954The Battle of Điện Biên Phủ begins with an artillery barrage by Viet Minh forces under Võ Nguyên Giáp; Viet Minh victory led to the end of the First Indochina War and French withdrawal from Vietnam.[†]

The Battle of Điện Biên Phủ was a decisive defeat of the French Union by the Viet Minh in the First Indochina War. It took place between 13 March and 7 May 1954.

Historical Context for March 13, 1954

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