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NYC PO: C Malone, captured, Penna Station, after stealing parcel post packages from conveyor belts running between Station and 8th Ave PO; illus
NYC Mayor Wagner bars crossing AFM picket line (WINS dispute) at Yankee Stadium; comments; Boro Pres Lyons crosses; Local 802 pres Manuti had urged both not to cross; urges Lyons explain
rebels split Dienbienphu E-W defenses; gain foothold on airstrip; smash to within 2,400 ft fortress heart; rains slow French air assaults; French rept main defense points holding fast; maps; 2 US aircraft carriers reptd moved into Gulf of Tonkin; US Navy spokesman holds carriers have been operating in area for training; Maj Gen O'Daniel in Saigon; met by Amb Heath and Gen Gamblez; says mission does not include training of Vietnamese troops; optimistic over Dienbienphu battle outcome; to conf with Lt Gen Partridge on tour of area
Leaves Ankara
US Sec Wilson and Adm Radford conf with Sen Foreign Relations Com; leave impression that no form of US intervention in fighting is imminent; see stronger local defense under French leadership; Adm reptdly views situation as far from hopeless
1954Ellen Barkin, American actress[†]
Ellen Rona Barkin is an American actress. Her breakthrough role was in the 1982 film Diner, and in the following years, she had starring roles in films such as Tender Mercies (1983), Eddie and the Cruisers (1983), The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984), The Big Easy (1986), Johnny Handsome, and Sea of Love.
1954John Bowe, Australian racing driver[†]
John Philip Bowe is an Australian racing driver, presently racing a BMW M4 in the GT4 Australia series.
1954Mike Zuke, Canadian ice hockey player[†]
Michael Zuke is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centreman who played eight seasons in the NHL, between 1978 and 1986.
In 1954, the world population was approximately 2,685,894,860 people[†]