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May 23, 1954
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Headlines from May 23, 1954
Indians Nip Orioles In 10th Inning, 4 to 3; INDIANS TRIUMPH OVER ORIOLES, 4-3
CLEVELAND, May 22 -- Al Smith's tenth - inning single, which drove in Rudy Regalado from second, gave the Cleveland Indians their ninth straight victory today, a 4-3 triumph over the Baltimore Orioles. The Indians' first-place margin remained at two games.
LOOKING FOR TROUBLE; Notes on 'The French Line,' Released Without a Code Seal
HOWARD HUGHES' candid defiance of Hollywood's firm Production Code in going ahead and releasing "The French Line" without a Code seal appears something less than a fine challenge flung down in the name of Free Art when one takes a good look at the picture, now on the Criterion's screen.
Bridges' Cash Aid to Old I. L. A. Bared in Data Given Prosecutor; Bridges' Cash Aid to Old I. L. A. Bared in Data Given Prosecutor
Evidence that locals of Harry Bridges' left-wing West Coast dock union had contributed funds to the embattled old International Longshoremen's Association was disclosed yesterday.
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Notable Births
1954Gerry Armstrong, Northern Irish international footballer[โ ]
Gerard Joseph Armstrong is a Northern Irish former footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur.
1954Marvelous Marvin Hagler, American boxer and actor (died 2021)[โ ]
Marvelous Marvin Hagler was an American professional boxer who competed from 1973 to 1987. He reigned as the undisputed champion of the middleweight division from 1980 to 1987, making twelve successful title defenses, all but one by knockout. Hagler also holds the highest knockout percentage of all undisputed middleweight champions at 78 percent. His undisputed middleweight championship reign of six years and seven months is the second-longest active reign of the 20th century. He holds the record for the sixth longest reign as champion in middleweight history. Nicknamed "The Marv" and annoyed that network announcers often did not refer to him as "Marvelous", Hagler legally changed his name to "Marvelous Marvin Hagler" in 1982.
Historical Context for May 23, 1954
In 1954, the world population was approximately 2,685,894,860 people[โ ]