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Toriello charges invasion by exiles, aided by other Central Amers and US
dirs approve sale of co holdings to Webb & Knapp
GB, refusing US request, finds no gen power of search on high seas in peacetime
Acting Controller Gen Weitzel questions Eisenhower order, lr to Holifield read to com; suggests seeking lowest bidder; Holifield and Sen Gore to seek to block contract; Gore questions Strauss on integrity and independence of AEC; Strauss denies he has power policy or seeks to impose it; W von Tresckow protests through counsel that his rejected lower bid for steam plant was not adequately weighed; AEC gen mgr Nichols denial; TVA aide R A Kampmeier disputes Nichols data on pub-vs-private power costs
Peruvian Min Rivera Schreiber conf with Eisenhower on combating communism in Hemisphere
1954Mike O'Brien, English lawyer and politician, Solicitor General for England and Wales[†]
Michael O'Brien KC is a British lawyer and former Labour Party politician who was Member of Parliament (MP) for North Warwickshire from 1992 to 2010, serving in a number of ministerial posts.
1954Lou Pearlman, American music producer and fraudster (died 2016)[†]
Louis Jay Pearlman was an American music manager and scam artist. He was the person behind many successful 1990s boy bands, having formed and funded the Backstreet Boys. After their massive success, he then developed NSYNC.
1954Kathleen Turner, American actress[†]
Mary Kathleen Turner is an American actress. Known for her distinctive deep husky voice, she is the recipient of two Golden Globes, as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a Grammy, and two Tony Awards.
1954Richard Wilkins, New Zealand-Australian journalist and television presenter[†]
Richard Stephen Wilkins is a New Zealand–born Australian television and radio presenter. He is the entertainment editor for the Nine Network and weekend announcer on smoothfm.
In 1954, the world population was approximately 2,685,894,860 people[†]