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populace greetings along south coast of GB; Pres Coty sent message as flotilla neared France; Churchill boards yacht in The Solent to welcome Queen
Deputy Sec Anderson s, dinner
Winne cleared of all charges; verdict seen weakening State's case against over 100 other county officials under similar indictments
patronage reptd factor in Dem county orgns dissension against Meyner
rept that 2d AEC consultant has been challenged on security grounds held false; partisan split in AEC seen ruling out unanimity on how to interpret findings on Oppenheimer
1954Diana Liverman, English-American geographer and academic[†]
Diana Liverman is a retired Regents Professor of Geography and Development and past Director of the University of Arizona School of Geography, Development and Environment in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences in Tucson, Arizona.
1954Caroline Thomson, English journalist and broadcaster[†]
Caroline Agnes Morgan Thomson, Lady Liddle was chair of the charity Oxfam until October 2020. She is a former BBC executive and was the Corporation's chief operating officer, from 2006 to 2012 and she stood in for Mark Thompson, the former director general, when necessary. Thomson has served as the senior independent director on the BBC Board since April 2025.
1954William March, American soldier and author (born 1893)[†]
William March was an American writer of psychological fiction and a highly decorated U.S. Marine. The author of six novels and four short-story collections, March was praised by critics but never attained great popularity.
In 1954, the world population was approximately 2,685,894,860 people[†]