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Battleship Missouri to join moth-ball fleet, Sept; no official Navy confirmation; recent overhaul seen 1st step; ship's service revd; illus; may be followed into lay-up by Iowa, New Jersey and Wisconsin; Navy stress on aircraft carriers noted
Empire Windrush (troopship): 1,500 servicemen and families saved, 4 crewmen killed when boiler room explosion starts flash fire off Algiers; 18 hurt; 4 ships of different flags arrive in 1 hr; passengers on way to GB from Far and Near East outposts; Capt Wilson lauds passengers and crew; vessel sinks; map
NY Times (A H Raskin) survey notes NYC unemployment drop, Feb
major crackdown against strike leaders and employers expected; US Atty Lumbard seen key man in program; over 600 dockers leave for Washington; Waterfront Comm charges against employers revd; liner docks with aid of tugs despite strike; DeSapio scores Dewey criticism of Wagner's role in crisis; says issue is in state and Fed hands; Ct enjoins dockers from refusing to work diverted cargo, Baltimore
1954Mario Clark, American football player[†]
Mario Sean Clark is an American former professional football player who played as a cornerback for the Buffalo Bills and San Francisco 49ers in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Oregon.
1954Martha A. Sandweiss, American historian[†]
Martha Ann Sandweiss is an American historian, with particular interests in the history of the American West, visual culture, and public history. She is a professor of History at Princeton University, and the author of several books. Sandweiss is the Founder and Project Director of the Princeton & Slavery Project, a large-scale investigation into Princeton University's historical ties to the institution of slavery.
1954Suzanna Sherry, American legal scholar[†]
Suzanna Sherry is an American legal scholar in the area of constitutional law with particular emphasis in the subject of federal courts. She is the Herman O. Loewenstein Chair Emerita at the Vanderbilt University Law School.
1954Evelyn C. White, American writer and editor[†]
Evelyn Corliss White is an American writer and editor. Her books include the collection Black Women's Health Book: Speaking for Ourselves and the biography Alice Walker: A Life.
In 1954, the world population was approximately 2,685,894,860 people[†]