$1,000,000 Fire Ruins 200 Cars, 2 Piers and 4 Buildings in Jersey; JERSEY DOCK FIRE DESTROYS 200 CARS
By Special to The New York Times
200-300 cars on dock and in warehouse, Edgewater, destroyed by fire
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June 2, 1954
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JOHNSTON TO TALK WITH ARABS ON AID; Israelis Also Agree to Renew Study of U. S. Development Plan for Jordan Valley JOHNSTON TO TALK WITH ARABS ON AID
By Dana Adams Schmidtspecial To the New York Times
Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt and Israel agree to conf again with Johnston on US development plan; Johnston sets conf with Arab reprs, Cairo; will conf with Israelis separately, Tel Aviv; plan and Johnston 1st trip, '53, revd; Johnston hopeful
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Vietminh Driven Off At Hub Near Hanoi; VIETMINH DRIVEN FROM DELTA HUB
By the Associated Press
French garrison, Chonoi, beats off heavy attack for 4th time
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FEARS ON DEFENSE IN INDOCHINA STIR FRENCH ASSEMBLY; Laniel Cabinet Is Questioned on Capacity to Resist -- Government Defers Reply FEARS ON DEFENSE AROUSE ASSEMBLY
By Lansing Warrenspecial To the New York Times
Deputy Montel urges France to publicize policy of granting freedom to her territories to halt US criticism of being a colonial nation
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HIGH COURT BARS LEYRA EXECUTION; Police Use of Psychiatrist in Getting Murder Confession Is Held Unconstitutional HIGH COURT BARS LEYRA EXECUTION
By Luther A. Hustonspecial To the New York Times
Leyra, (Mr and Mrs) C: US Sup Ct, 5-3, reverses son's murder conviction; backs NY Civil Liberties Union appeal that psychiatric techniques used to obtain confessions violated due process of law; Union counsel O Fraenkel lauds decision; Dist Atty Silver says Leyra files will be studied to determine possibility of 3d trial
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Notable Births
1954Dennis Haysbert, American actor and producer[†]
Dennis Dexter Haysbert is an American actor. He is known for his roles as President David Palmer on the first five seasons of 24, baseball player Pedro Cerrano in the Major League film trilogy, Secret Service agent Tim Collin in the political thriller film Absolute Power, Sergeant Major Jonas Blane on the CBS military action drama series The Unit, and God on the Netflix show Lucifer. He has also appeared in the films Love Field, Navy SEALS, Heat, Waiting to Exhale, and Far from Heaven, as well as the science fiction series Incorporated. He is currently the narrator for the A&E Network's American Justice television series.
Historical Context for June 2, 1954
In 1954, the world population was approximately 2,685,894,860 people[†]