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August 10, 1954

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Historical Context for August 10, 1954

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

Notable Births

1954Peter Endrulat, German footballer^[†]

Peter Endrulat is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

1954Rick Overton, American screenwriter, actor and comedian^[†]

Richard Overton is an American actor and screenwriter. His writing credits include Dennis Miller Live (1994–2002), for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award, while his acting credits include Gung Ho and Odd Jobs, Million Dollar Mystery (1987), Willow (1988), The Rocketeer (1991), Eight Legged Freaks (2002) and Northfork (2003).

Notable Deaths

1954Robert Adair, American-born British actor (born 1900)^[†]

Robert Adair was an American-born British actor. He was born in San Francisco. He was also known as Robert A'Dair, the name by which he was billed in Journey's End (1930).

Historical Events

1954At Massena, New York, the groundbreaking ceremony for the Saint Lawrence Seaway is held.^[†]

Massena is a town in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. Massena is along the county's northern border, just south of the St. Lawrence River and the Three Nations Crossing of the Canada–United States border. The population was 12,433 at the 2020 census. The town of Massena contains a village also named Massena.

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Headlines from August 10, 1954

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Pres and wife take grandchildren on cabin cruiser ride down Potomac; illus

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7% MAIL PAY RISE IS VOTED BY HOUSE; Chamber, 351-29, Overrides G.O.P. Leadership -- Threat of Veto Is Ignored 7% MAIL PAY RISE IS VOTED BY HOUSE

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House, 351-29, approves temporary 7% pay rise; overrides Repub leadership and ignores warnings of Eisenhower veto; Sen Carlson, Summerfield comment

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3 BALKAN NATIONS SIGN 20-YEAR PACT FOR MILITARY AID; Treaty Commits Yugoslavia, Turkey and Greece to Act at Once on Aggression LINK TO NATO IS IMPLIED Political Unity is Provided -- Three Power Assembly Foreseen by Signatories 3 BALKAN NATIONS SIGN 20-YEAR PACT

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Turkish-Greek-Yugoslav mil pact signed; link to NATO implicit

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DAY OF RAIN AIDS BIG DROUGHT AREA; Heaviest Fall Since Oct. 28 Saves Many Crops, Swells Reservoirs -- 2 Inches Here DAY OF RAIN AIDS BIG DROUGHT AREA

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2-in rain, heaviest in 9 mos, eases drought; illus

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Judge Frees Touhy, Gang Foe of Capone; TOUHY, GANGSTER, FREED BY JUDGE

By the United Press

CHICAGO, Aug. 9 -- Roger (The Terrible) Touhy, who rivaled the late "Scarface" Al Capone as one of Chicago's most notorious gansters, was freed after twenty years in prison today. A judge decided he had been wrongly convicted of kidnapping and threw out sentences totaling 298 years.

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SENATE APPROVES PRESIDENT'S PLAN ON FARM SUPPORT; Chamber, in 49-to-44 Vote, Accepts House Measure for Flexible Props DAIRY RISE IS REJECTED Administration Gains a 2d Victory as Present Parity System Is Retained SENATE ENDORSES FARM PROP PLAN

By William M. Blairspecial To the New York Times

Sen, 49-44, approves Schoeppel amendment to Aiken proposal for 82.5-90% parity on 5 basic crops; defeats McCarthy amendment for 90-100%; 2 amendments on dairy sec defeated; Kefauver vote not recorded

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Gen. Vogel Upholds T.V.A.; Would Not Call It 'Socialism'; T.V.A. 'SOCIALISM' DOUBTED BY VOGEL

By Special to The New York Times

Vogel pledges to uphold TVA, Sen com; would not call it example of 'creeping socialism,' reply to Morse; supports expanding facilities, including power, if need is proved, reply to Gore; agrees with Stennis and Gore on halting territorial expansion

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NATIONALISTS SINK 8 PEIPING GUNBOATS; Red Ships, Caught in Formosa Strait, Go Down in Furious Sea Fight, Taipei Reports NATIONALISTS SINK 8 RED WAR CRAFT

By the Associated Press

Nationalists sink 8 Communist gunboats in Formosa Strait; map; Nationalist VP Chen Cheng says attack on mainland will neither start world war nor require Western manpower

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30 Killed as Airliner Hits Peak in Azores; 30 DIE AS AIRLINER HITS AZORES PEAK

By the Associated Press

30 killed including 3 Amers when Constellation crashes into peak, Azores, on Hamburg-Bogota run; map

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M'CARTHY ALLOWED TO CROSS-EXAMINE; PANEL SITS AUG. 30; Hearings Open to the Public and Press but Television and Radio Are Barred M'CARTHY INQUIRY TO START AUG. 30

By Anthony Levierospecial To the New York Times

Watkins repts on com conf; pub hearings set for Aug 30; McCarthy granted right to cross-examine any witness but only one person will be able to examine any given witness; pub and press to be admitted; TV cameras, radio barred; reprs of TV and radio to be admitted on same basis as press; photos to be ltd to ints before or after hearings; aim is law ct decorum and rules; com revs changes

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Communists Renew Drive Against Religion in Soviet; Communists Renew Their Drive Against Religion in Soviet Union

By Harrison E. Salisburyspecial To the New York Times

Communist party renews propaganda drive against religion; stresses influence on youth; Party Life (pub) admits religion has gained recently because of increased ch activity; anti-religious pubs and slogans noted; comment on past drives

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Eisenhower to Bar Return Of Seized German Assets; Reported to Have Told Adenauer That None of Legislation Now in Congress Would Receive His Approval Eisenhower Bars the Restoration Of German Assets Seized in War

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US House approves bill giving heirless property seized by US as enemy assets to orgns to rehabilitate survivors, US

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