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June 11, 1954

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Headlines from June 11, 1954

TRANSIT AGENCY AGREES TO PARLEY; Will Meet Union Today at City Request -- Optimism on Averting Strike Rises TRANSIT AGENCY AGREES TO PARLEY

By Leonard Ingalls

O'Grady confs; NYCTA agrees to resume formal efforts to resolve dispute; TWU membership gets final strike orders, rally; Quill says strike can be averted, TV int; Wagner optimistic; NYCTA sets confs with BLE and Motor Coach Employes; orders Warner to proceed with suit for injunction; Wagner orders city agencies curb activities, arrange vacations and leaves of absence for non-essential workers; Adams' com meets; emergency traffic plans pub

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EISENHOWER CALLS RED PERIL GLOBAL AND TRULY SERIOUS; Urges West to View Problem as Whole, Not Focus on One Area, Such as Indochina HE SEES 40-YEAR MENACE Says Nation Needs Defense Program It Can Afford to Carry for Long Time EISENHOWER CALLS RED PERIL GLOBAL

By Elie Abelspecial To the New York Times

Eisenhower warns against focusing attention on single area such as Indo-China, news conf; sees situation in delta better than at time of Dienbienphu; says deteriorating situation has not changed US mil budget policy; repts he has no plan to ask Cong stand-by authority for intervention

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Notable Births

John Dyson (Australian cricketer)

1954John Dyson, Australian cricketer[โ€ ]

John Dyson is an Australian former international cricketer (batsman) who is now a cricket coach, most recently in charge of the West Indies.

Historical Context for June 11, 1954

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