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April 18, 1954

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Headlines from April 18, 1954

Nasser Supplants Naguib As Premier in Cairo Shift; NASSER BECOMES PREMIER OF EGYPT

By Special to The New York Times

again resigns at Premier; replaced by Vice Pres Nasser; remains as Pres

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Utilities Hit Power Sale Preferences; Favor New U. S. Policy for Local Emphasis on Development

By Thomas P. Swift

J E Loiseau and other utilities execs laud Adm policy of more local and less Fed emphasis on power development, but urge revising 'preference clauses' in Fed laws which give co-ops and pub bodies priority in buying power from Fed agencies; Utility Workers Union asks revision

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HOOVER ADVISES A BAN ON DEFICITS TO END INFLATION; Ex-President Tells Editors That Such Financing Is the 'Surest Road to Disaster'

By Luther A. Huston

ASNE rejects proposal to probe charges newspapers showed bias

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Governor, Too, Finds Jersey Fish Elusive; SEASON ON TROUT OPENS IN JERSEY

By Special to The New York Times

Gov Meyner opens NJ trout season; fails to catch any; illus

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PET FOOD MARKET BIG -- AND GROWING; Frozen Meat Joins Standbys for Dogs and Cats -- Score of Companies Competing

By James J. Nagle

Gastronomically, Fido and Kitty never heretofore have had it so good. They are eating foods that for tastiness and nutritive value match and, in some cases, even surpass the victuals consumed by their owners.

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Notable Births

1954Robert Greenberg, American pianist and composer^[†]

Robert M. Greenberg is an American composer, pianist, and musicologist who was born in Brooklyn, New York. He has composed more than 50 works for a variety of instruments and voices, and has recorded a number of lecture series on music history and music appreciation for The Great Courses.

Historical Events

1954Gamal Abdel Nasser seizes power in Egypt.^[†]

Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein was an Egyptian military officer and revolutionary who served as the second president of Egypt from 1954 until his death in 1970. Nasser led the Egyptian revolution of 1952 and introduced far-reaching land reforms the following year. Following a 1954 assassination attempt on his life by a Muslim Brotherhood member, he cracked down on the organization, put President Mohamed Naguib under house arrest and assumed executive office. He was formally elected president in June 1956.

Historical Context for April 18, 1954

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