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May 31, 1954

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Headlines from May 31, 1954

THRUWAY TO COST NEARLY A BILLION, TWICE '51 ESTIMATE; Bids Invited on $300,000,000 in Revenue Bonds Backed Solely by Toll Receipts FEES FOR DRIVERS GIVEN $20 Yearly Permit Good for Unlimited Travel -- Others Pay 1 1/4 Cents a Mile THRUWAY TO COST TWICE 1951 FIGURE

By Joseph C. Ingraham

over-all cost of 562-mi Thruway officially set at $962 million, almost twice '51 estimate, Tallamy statement to 15,000 bankers inviting bids on $300 million in revenue bonds backed by toll receipts; complete schedule of tolls and fees pub; annual permit for passenger cars unrestricted use of 500 mi of system to cost $20; bridge tolls extra; some sample tolls; toll sites; data on openings of various secs; bldg cost seen major issue in fall election

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Notable Births

Thomas Mavros

1954Thomas Mavros, Greek footballer[†]

Thomas Mavros is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Vicki Sue Robinson

1954Vicki Sue Robinson, American actress and singer (died 2000)[†]

Vicki Sue Robinson was an American singer closely associated with the disco era of late 1970s pop music; she is most famous for her 1976 hit, "Turn the Beat Around".

Notable Deaths

1954Antonis Benakis, Greek art collector and philanthropist, founded the Benaki Museum (born 1873)[†]

Antonis Benakis (1873–1954) was a Greek art collector and the founder of the Benaki Museum in Athens, Greece, the son of politician and magnate Emmanuel Benakis and the brother of author Penelope Delta. He is the hero of Delta's book "Trellantonis", a literary account of the sundry, mischievous adventures of children growing up in Alexandria, Egypt, in the early 20th century.

Historical Context for May 31, 1954

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