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Eisenhower ruges Cong conf drop amendment
Mendes-France gives US and GB French reply on USSR bid
hearing; undercover FBI agent J Mazzei says GE employe L Passikoff was sent to Pittsburgh as 'trouble shooter' by Communist party; Passikoff tries to get his subpoena quashed on ground that McCarthy himself faces 'serious charges'; ejected after refusing to testify on Communist ties; illus; 3 other GE employes, W S Nisula, W O Suokko, J O Mattson invoke 5th Amendment; refuse to testify on Communist ties; com backs contempt citations for 4
backs annual audit of finances and welfare funds of fed locals
1954Nico AssumpĆ§Ć£o, Brazilian bass player (died 2001)[ā ]
Nico AssumpĆ§Ć£o, was a Brazilian bass player.
1954Demetrius Constantine Dounis, Greek violinist and mandolin player (born 1886)[ā ]
Demetrius Constantine Dounis, also known as D. C. Dounis, was an influential teacher of violin and string instrument technique, as well as violinist, violist, and mandolin player.
1954Radio Pakistan broadcasts the "QaumÄ« TarÄna", the national anthem of Pakistan for the first time.[ā ]
The Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation ; also known as Radio Pakistan, serves as the national public broadcaster for radio in Pakistan. Although some local stations predate its founding, it is the oldest existing broadcasting network in Pakistan. The network was established on 14 August 1947, following Pakistan's independence from Britain. On 20 December 1972 its character was changed to a statutory body governed by a board of directors and led by a Director General. Radio is broadcast through FM, AM and shortwave radio frequencies. Select programming is also available through WRN.
In 1954, the world population was approximately 2,685,894,860 people[ā ]