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Hoffman safe deposit box at S Amboy Trust missing; Gindhart saw only part of Hoffman confession, affidavit
Cancel Miranda, Figuero Cordero and Flores Rodriguez sentenced to 25-75 yrs, Mrs Lebron 16-25 yrs; statements by Judge Holtzoff, attys, defendants; illus
GATT repts '53 world trade balance best since war despite post-Korean War strains; US stabilizing role cited; drop in 3 indus area sales to producing areas discussed
insists issue is substantive and subject to veto
1954Théophile Abega, Cameroonian footballer and politician (died 2012)[†]
Théophile Abega Mbida, nicknamed Doctor, was a Cameroonian football player and politician. Playing as a midfielder he was part of the Cameroon national team, playing all three matches at the 1982 FIFA World Cup and captaining the side to their first African Nations Cup victory in 1984, where he scored a goal in the final. He was nicknamed "The Doctor" in tribute to his footballing intelligence.
1954Kevin O'Leary, Canadian journalist and businessman[†]
Terrence Thomas Kevin O'Leary, also known as Mr. Wonderful, is a Canadian businessman, television personality, and actor. From 2004 to 2014, he appeared on various Canadian television shows, including the business news programs SqueezePlay and The Lang and O'Leary Exchange, as well as the Canadian reality television shows Dragons' Den and Redemption Inc. In 2008, he appeared on Discovery Channel's Project Earth. Since 2009, he has appeared on Shark Tank, the American version of Dragons' Den.
In 1954, the world population was approximately 2,685,894,860 people[†]