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Premier U Nu (Burma) sees Western and Communist power blocs heading for war; fears spark in SE Asia; cites US-Communist China hostility; offers program to strengthen SE Asia and preserve peace
Benson holds farmers begin to realize 90% of parity is not solution to problem
1954Moira Harris, American actress[†]
Moira Jane Sinise is a former American actress. She appeared in several films and television shows. She is married to actor-filmmaker Gary Sinise.
1954Jay Jay French, American guitarist and producer[†]
Jay Jay French is an American guitarist, manager, record producer and founding member of the heavy metal band Twisted Sister. He is a columnist, author and motivational speaker who oversees licensing and intellectual property rights for the Twisted Sister brand.
1954Germany: Otto John, head of West Germany's secret service, defects to East Germany.[†]
Otto John was a German lawyer and intelligence official. During World War II, he was a conspirator in the 20 July plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler. Following the war, he became the first head of West Germany's domestic intelligence service, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution. In July 1954, he surfaced in East Germany, where he made public appearances criticizing the government in Bonn and Chancellor Konrad Adenauer. After his return to West Germany in 1955, despite maintaining that he had been drugged and kidnapped, John was convicted and sentenced to prison for treason.
In 1954, the world population was approximately 2,685,894,860 people[†]