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Mow case; Chang Chih-ku of Los Angeles charged with larceny of $200,000 said to be part of $810,000 recd from Mow; held, NYC; denies wrongdoing; says Nationalist Govt confiscated $1 million of his property in China
Article on US Govt growing use of paid informers
final surplus disposal under MSP provisions brings total to $245 million of which GB bought $72.5 million
repts to Pres Eisenhower and Sec Dulles; says Israel, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan accept principle of unified development project for sharing Jordan River water; lists major accords
Dulles cautions against committing US to withdraw if Communists are seated; asserts his own opposition to them; visited by Knowland; latter also sees Eisenhower; denies criticizing Dulles; sees effort to attach rider to MSP bill; denies seeking Cong action mandatory on Adm; Repr Hosmer offers resolution directing Adm withdraw if Communists are seated; Repr Clardy offers resolution declaring Adm ought to withdraw; Sen H A Smith reserved on withdrawal
1954Simon Anderson, Australian surfer[†]
Simon Anderson is an Australian competitive surfer, surfboard shaper, and writer. He is credited with the 1980 invention of a three-fin surfboard design, called the "thruster".
In 1954, the world population was approximately 2,685,894,860 people[†]