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June 21, 1954

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Headlines from June 21, 1954

DEBATE IS BITTER; French Motion Is Voted After Bar to Inquiry by the Americas U. N. COUNCIL ASKS LATIN CEASE-FIRE

By A. M. Rosenthalspecial To the New York Times

USSR repr Tsarapkin, in UN Security Council, vetoes move backed by all other Council members to refer Guatemalan issue to OAS as issue of regional rather than world concern; charges 'aggression' against Guatemala if part of US threat to all Central Amer; US Amb Lodge holds veto sign of USSR intent to gain foothold in Hemisphere; warns USSR to 'stay out,'

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HENSEL DECLARES M'CARTHY SOUGHT TO KILL CHARGES; Says Senator Offered to Act but Feared He Would Look Like a 'Damn Fool' DENIES ALL IN AFFIDAVIT Wisconsin Republican Quoted as Stating Strategy Was to Kick Below Belt HENSEL RELATES M'CARTHY OFFER

By Special to The New York Times

Hensel makes pub affidavit which he sent to Mundt on June 16 with request that it be placed in record; in affidavit says that on May 3 McCarthy offered to withdraw charges if he could do so without appearing a 'damn fool,' that offer coma to nothing because McCarthy refused to make pub confession of error, that McCarthy told him he learned from an Indian named Charlie to kick his opponents below the belt until they are helpless, that at subcom exec session on May 17 McCarthy admitted he did not know truth of charges he made against Hensel; Hensel on role in preparing Army rept on Schine

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Notable Births

1954Már Guðmundsson, Icelandic economist, former Governor of Central Bank of Iceland[†]

Mår Guðmundsson is an Icelandic economist and policy maker. He was the Governor of the Central Bank of Iceland from 2009 to 2019.

Mark Kimmitt

1954Mark Kimmitt, American general and politician, 16th Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs[†]

Mark Traecey Patrick Kimmitt is a retired American general and fomer diplomat. He served as the 16th Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs under George W. Bush from August 2008 to January 2009. Before he joined the State Department, he was a brigadier general in the United States Army and served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle East. Kimmitt has also served as deputy director for strategy and plans for the United States Central Command and deputy director for operations/chief military spokesman for coalition forces in Iraq; he also served at NATO's SHAPE headquarters in Belgium.

Robert Menasse

1954Robert Menasse, Austrian author and academic[†]

Robert Menasse is an Austrian writer.

Notable Deaths

Gideon Sundback

1954Gideon Sundback, Swedish-American engineer, developed the zipper (born 1880)[†]

Otto Fredrik Gideon Sundbäck was a Swedish-American electrical engineer, who is most commonly associated with his work in the development of the zipper.

Historical Context for June 21, 1954

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