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Cabinet empowers Eden to decide duration of negotiations; Churchill statement on US-French talks endangering Western unity clarified; Eden, Churchill illus
hearing suspended when Dem reprs Hays and Pfost bolt to protest conduct of inquiry; Hays, protesting A M Sargent testimony, says witnesses are permitted to make charges against foundations before com members are informed of them and to 'drop' names of pub figures with derogatory connotations; Sen Douglas, who was named by Sargent in his testimony implying grants were made to projects seeking to socialize US educ, comments
US airlifts small arms to Honduras and Nicaragua as result of Communist shipment to Guatemala; Moscow radio charges US prepares attack on Guatemala
movie theatre operators protest; doubt more than $4 million yield; Wagner pledges hearing; Motion Picture Orgns Council cites indus effort to recover from Fed tax and TV competition; AFM urges tax on free admissions to radio and TV shows as substitute; Amer Variety Artists Guild scores tax; Wagner sees payroll tax as substitute
conf to take up gen principles for armistice; Communists make no commitment on separate treatment for Laos and Cambodia despite renewed US-French plea; Bidault and Smith attack Molotov proposal to devote 1 session to cease-fire and turn to pol settlement
1954John Beck, English footballer and manager[†]
John Alexander Beck is an English former footballer and manager. As a player, he made nearly 500 English Football League appearances for five clubs between 1972 and 1989.
1954Murali, Indian actor, producer, and politician (died 2009)[†]
Muraleedharan Pillai, popularly known as Murali, was an Indian film, stage and television actor and author. He mainly appeared in Malayalam films and a few Tamil films. He won the National Film Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Appa Mestry, a communist freedom fighter and professional weaver, in the 2002 film Neythukaran. He was known for his powerful portrayal of character roles, lead roles and negative roles, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest actors in Malayalam cinema.
1954Robert Capa, Hungarian photographer and journalist (born 1913)[†]
Robert Capa was a Hungarian-American war photographer and photojournalist. He is considered by some to be the greatest combat and adventure photographer in history.
In 1954, the world population was approximately 2,685,894,860 people[†]