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8-yr non-aggression pact signed by India and Communist China; India agrees to withdraw troops from Yatung and Gyantse and to turn over all property in Tibet to China; recognizes Tibet as part of China; provisions include regulating trade and pilgrim traffic; map
E J Chalmers files 34 claims of 40 acres each on Fed lands of Camp Smith, Peekskill, NY; map; believed to be 1st claim of discovery in NYS; AEC confirms finds warrant further study; Chalmers attys say claims are worth commercial exploitation
com hearing; Gross-Morton interests lr to FHA controller Thompson in Oct '49 introduced; acknowledges bldg costs were less than FHA appraisal and that capital distribution of $800,000 of surplus had been made; lists FHA-estimated costs not incurred; com sees lr proof FHA knew of 'windfall' profit and distribution; Thompson says he reptd lr to Powell; Capehart repts FHA files show no reply went to Gross; Thompson testimony shows FHA had to foreclose on SC project on which Sen Maybank had scored 11% kickback arrangement between mortgagor and contractor; Deputy Asst FHA Comr Perce tells Com FHA increased 'hundreds' of mortgages while Sec 608 projects were being built; repts Powell had final power on increases but thinks Powell never 'overruled the underwriters'; Sen Bennett and others on com help show bldr could get increase for rising costs of 1 material without having to prove he had not saved in other areas; Adm bill to be altered on results of hearings
Bao Dai agrees to admit Vietminh to conf; Eden personal appeal to India, Ceylon and Pakistan to join in plan for settlement increases possibility of wide Asian participation
House defeats Coudert rider to defense funds bill to require prior Cong approval for US combat troops use in Indo-China; Repr D A Reed backs proposal; cites Nixon statement backing use of troops if French withdraw
1954Jane Campion, New Zealand director, producer, and screenwriter[†]
Dame Elizabeth Jane Campion is a New Zealand filmmaker. Best known for her feature films with themes of rebellion and often focused on women in leading roles who are outsiders in society, Campion is regarded among one of the prominent female filmmakers in women's cinema.
1954Kim Darroch, English diplomat, UK Permanent Representative to the European Union[†]
Nigel Kim Darroch, Baron Darroch of Kew, is a former British diplomat. He served as the British Ambassador to the United States between January 2016 and December 2019, and previously as National Security Adviser and UK Permanent Representative to the European Union.
1954Frank-Michael Marczewski, German footballer[†]
Frank-Michael Marczewski is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender.
In 1954, the world population was approximately 2,685,894,860 people[†]