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House (Hope) com repts 20% farm price drop since '51 not passed on to consumer; blames marketing and handling costs; breakdown
scroll and medal to Pres Rhee (SK)
conf ends; some participants listed; declaration
accused by Sen Knowland on use of classified data in '52 speech on Korean War; Morse reply
Wagner backs plea; pledges increases beyond 1,724 ptl planned in '54-55 budget; candidate Judge Leibowitz urges more ptl
1954Michael Arthur, English physician and academic[†]
Sir Michael James Paul Arthur FMedSci is a British academic who was the tenth provost and president of University College London between 2013 and January 2021. Arthur had previously been chairman of the Russell Group of UK universities and the vice-chancellor of the University of Leeds between September 2004 and 2013.
1954Gary Peters, English footballer and manager[†]
Gary David Peters is an English former professional footballer and now manager. His last position was with Shrewsbury Town in from 2004 to 2008.
1954Colette, French novelist and journalist (born 1873)[†]
Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, known mononymously as Colette or as Colette Willy, was a French author and woman of letters. She was also a mime, actress, and journalist. Colette is best known in the English-speaking world for her 1944 novella Gigi, which was the basis for the 1958 film and the 1973 stage production of the same name. Her short story collection The Tendrils of the Vine is also famous in France.
In 1954, the world population was approximately 2,685,894,860 people[†]