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March 24, 1954

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Headlines from March 24, 1954

Israel Quits Armistice Unit In Dispute on Bus Massacre; Israel Quits Jordan Truce Unit Over Lack of Decision on Attack

By Kennett Love

armistice comm rejects Israeli motion to condemn Jordan for bus ambush as Hutchison abstains from vote, thus failing to break tie between Israeli and Jordanian reprs; he holds evidence insufficient; text; Israel starts boycott of comm; warns abstention means 'end' of Hutchison and UN action in Near East; warns it may not be able to bar reprisals

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U. S. LINKS INCREASE IN INDO-CHINA HELP TO TRAINING GAINS; ' Aggressive' Efforts Stressed by Wilson to Strengthen Natives Fighting Reds

By Walter H. Waggoner

Dulles pledges any additional equipment needed for victory; minimizes mil importance of possible loss of Dienbienphu; sees decisive results in yr; Wilson holds effective and aggressive training of troops is essential, news conf; says Gen O'Daniel is being sent over to speed up training; repts sending of more US technicians is under study; French soldiers illus

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Notable Births

Robert Carradine

1954Robert Carradine, American actor[†]

Robert Reed Carradine is an American actor. A member of the Carradine family, he made his first appearances on television Western series such as Bonanza and his brother David's TV series, Kung Fu. Carradine's first film role was in the 1972 film The Cowboys, which starred John Wayne and Roscoe Lee Browne. Carradine also portrayed fraternity president Lewis Skolnick in the Revenge of the Nerds series of comedy films.

Rafael Orozco Maestre

1954Rafael Orozco Maestre, Colombian singer (died 1992)[†]

Rafael José Orozco Maestre was a Colombian singer of vallenato music. He was one of the major representatives of Colombian popular folk music and was lead singer and co-founder, alongside fellow accordionist Israel Romero, of the vallenato group Binomio de Oro de América, which was very popular in Colombia, Mexico and Venezuela.

Donna Pescow

1954Donna Pescow, American actress and director[†]

Donna Gail Pescow is an American film and television actress and director known as Annette in Saturday Night Fever, Angie Falco-Benson in Angie, Donna Garland in Out of This World and Eileen Stevens in Even Stevens.

Historical Context for March 24, 1954

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