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July 16, 1954

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Headlines from July 16, 1954

80 'RISKS' OUSTED BY ARMED FORCES; Wilson Reports to Senators on Last 4 Months -- Says 392 Cases Are Pending 80 'RISKS' OUSTED BY ARMED FORCES

By the Associated Press

Sec Wilson testifies, Sen Armed Services Com, that 80 have been ousted from forces in past 4 mos as security risks, that 392 cases pend; repts security system tightened without infringing on individual rights; Sens M C Smith, Symington comment; Defense Dept gen counsel Brucker, Asst Sec Milton, Under Sec Douglas testify on security measures

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FRENCH BAR DATE FOR VIETNAM VOTE; Backed by U.S. and Britain -- Paris Wants Line Between 17th and 18th Parallels FRENCH BAR DATE FOR VIETNAM VOTE

By Thomas J. Hamiltonspecial To the New York Times

French bar fixed date for Vietnam elections; will hold out for 17-18th Parallel partition line; backed by US and GB; West fears election within 6 mos, as Communists demand, would result in Communist victory; both sides start exch of separate truce proposal drafts for Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia; Brit wary of cease-fire by Mendes-France July 20 deadline without detailed control provisions; French would draft those after cease-fire; truce supervision discussed

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Notable Deaths

Herms Niel

1954Herms Niel, German soldier, trombonist, and composer (born 1888)[†]

Ferdinand Friedrich Hermann Nielebock, known as Herms Niel, was a German composer of military songs and marches.

Historical Context for July 16, 1954

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