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Premier-designate Mendes-France subordinates EDC to econ reform
HAMBURG, Germany, June 14 (AP) -- United States officials insisted today that the ammunition destined for Guatemala was live, although a port representative said it had been marked "dummy ammunition," meaning that the shells were without explosives.
Killed in auto crash near Beacon, NY
E R Harriman holds combined solicitation with other local charities unsatisfactory
33d day of hearings; Carr testifies while McCarthy rests from wk-end speaking tour; testifies that Army used offers of favors for Schine as 'bait' in effort to stop subcom probe; denies knowing of improper efforts by McCarthy or Cohn to gain favors for Schine; testifies that Cohn did not in his presence threaten to 'wreck' Army or to see that Stevens was ousted, that Stevens and Adams urged subcom to probe USAF and Navy, that Stevens volunteered special assignment as observer at Army intelligence schools to Schine, that Stevens suggested photo with Schine, that Lawton was primary topic of a NYC conversation which Army witnesses testified dealt with Schine, that Army aides repeatedly sought to stop Ft Monmouth probe and used Schine as 'hostage' and later sought to 'blackmail' McCarthy by threatening pub of rept on Schine matter; Symington asks Carr whether a subversive who had got job on subcom staff could reveal to potential enemy contents of secret Govt documents given to McCarthy; McCarthy demands Symington apologize for smear on subcom staff; angry clash ensues; Symington says subcom files ore 'sloppiest' and 'dangerously handled'; McCarthy challenges Symington to testify under oath; argument continues after subcom adjourns for roll-call vote
1954Jim Belushi, American actor[†]
James Adam Belushi is an American actor and comedian. His television roles include Saturday Night Live (1983–1985), According to Jim (2001–2009), and Good Girls Revolt (2015–2016).
1954Terri Gibbs, American country music singer and keyboard player[†]
Teresa Fay Gibbs is an American country music artist. Between 1980 and 2017, she recorded eleven studio albums, including four for MCA Records and one for Warner Bros. Records. She also charted 13 singles on the Billboard country singles charts in that timespan, including her debut single, "Somebody's Knockin'", which reached No. 8 on the country charts, No. 13 on the pop charts and No. 3 on the Adult Contemporary charts. She also entered the country top 20 with "Rich Man", "Mis'ry River", "Ashes to Ashes" and "Anybody Else's Heart but Mine." Gibbs has been blind since infancy.
1954Paul Rusesabagina, Rwandan humanitarian[†]
Paul Rusesabagina is a Rwandan human rights activist and former hotelier. He worked as the manager of the Hôtel des Mille Collines in Kigali, during a period in which it housed 1,268 Hutu and Tutsi refugees fleeing the Interahamwe militia during the Rwandan genocide. None of these refugees were hurt or killed during the attacks. An account of Rusesabagina's actions during the genocide was later depicted in the film Hotel Rwanda in 2004, in which he was portrayed by American actor Don Cheadle. The film has been the subject both of critical acclaim and controversy in Rwanda.
1954Zdeňka Šilhavá, Czech discus thrower and shot putter[†]
Zdeňka Šilhavá is a Czech retired female track and field athlete who represented Czechoslovakia. She set the world record in the women's discus throw on 26 August 1984 with a distance of 74.56 metres (244.6 ft). That mark still is the national record.
1954Beverley Whitfield, Australian swimmer (died 1996)[†]
Beverley Joy Whitfield was an Australian breaststroke swimmer of the 1970s, who won a gold medal in the 200-metre breaststroke at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. She was coached by Terry Gathercole and Don Talbot.
In 1954, the world population was approximately 2,685,894,860 people[†]