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phone monitoring regarded as standard procedure among Washington officials; legal aspects discussed; pertinent Communications Act sec cited
Pres Eisenhower visits Log Cabin Memorial near Hodgenville, Ky; s on Lincoln's forebearance under provocation; cites Gen McClellan incident; lays wreath at statue, Hodgenville
gen fund collections for current fiscal yr to Mar 31 (9 mos) up $4,000,149 over same period last yr; total is $332,915,706, Gerosa and Treas Bragalini rept
2d day of hearings; Stevens, his apptmt clerk J J Lucas Jr testify; Lucas illus
Redevelopment Agency exec dir Kenny and tech advisor Roller resign; both linked to FHA scandals
1954Mumia Abu-Jamal, American journalist, activist, and convicted murderer[†]
Mumia Abu-Jamal is an American political activist and journalist who was convicted of murder and sentenced to death in 1982 for the 1981 murder of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner. While on death row, he wrote and commented on the criminal justice system in the United States. After numerous appeals, his death sentence was overturned by a federal court. In 2011, the prosecution agreed to a sentence of life imprisonment without parole. He entered the general prison population early the following year.
1954Jack Blades, American singer-songwriter and bass player[†]
Jack Martin Blades is an American rock musician. He has worked in the bands Rubicon, Night Ranger, and Damn Yankees. He has also recorded with Tommy Shaw under the name Shaw Blades and has done work alongside the Tak Matsumoto Group. Blades' most recent efforts include a second solo album and three albums with Revolution Saints, which he was a member of until 2022.
1954Guy Mairesse, French racing driver (born 1910)[†]
Guy Mairesse was a French racing driver. He participated in three Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on 3 September 1950. He scored no championship points.
In 1954, the world population was approximately 2,685,894,860 people[†]