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May 14, 1954

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Headlines from May 14, 1954

EISENHOWER SIGNS BILL FOR SEAWAY BY U.S. AND CANADA; Says It Will Aid Both Nations as He Moves Dream of Half Century Closer to Reality PRESIDENT SIGNS BILL FOR SEAWAY

By Clayton Knowlesspecial To the New York Times

Eisenhower signs bill with 9 pens, 3 are of wood from Ft Detroit; Pres comments; illus; gives 3 pens to bill's sponsors, 1 to Canadian Amb Heeney and remainder to other persons and orgns; Dondero and other Cong leaders laud his leadership; attempts by Pres F D Roosevelt to have Seaway authorized recalled

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VIETMINH STEPS UP ATTACKS IN DELTA; French Smash Heavy Blows Below Hanoi -- Will Fly Out Dienbienphu Wounded VIETMINH STRIKES SOUTH OF HANOI French Bolster Defenses Against Vietminh Rebels' Attacks in Important Delta Area

By Henry R. Liebermanspecial To the New York Times

rebels launch heavy attack, Red River Delta; overrun French posts at Phuly; French counterattack; hurl back rebels; heavy losses reptd on both sides; rebels again cut Hanoi-Haiphong communications; Vietnamese-French units re-open rd; French and Vietminh reprs reach accord at Dienbienphu on evacuation of 1st group of 450 French Union wounded; copters to be used; French to cancel all air activity in area during evacuation; Huard repts rebel reprs silent on de Castries and nurse

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Notable Deaths

Heinz Guderian

1954Heinz Guderian, Prussian-German general (born 1888)[†]

Heinz Wilhelm Guderian was a German general during World War II who later became a successful memoirist. A pioneer and advocate of the "blitzkrieg" approach, he played a central role in the development of the panzer division concept.

Historical Context for May 14, 1954

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