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GB set for 9-nation conf; plans attacked by Left-wing Laborites; France warned US and GB will rearm Ger outside NATO if France resists
ILA certification effect on pier rackets discussed; pub officials see need for greater effort by law enforcement agencies; see gains despite AFL defeat; union complains of lack of support from AFL; Meany denies intent to drop fight against ILA
TAIPEI, Monday, Sept. 6 (AP) -- Chinese Communists were reported yesterday to have shelled -- for the third successive day -- Quemoy Island, where two United States officers were killed Friday.
Manila conf opens; Dulles opposes maintaining forces at all danger points; urges mobile striking power; stresses conf aim to win and sustain independence for nations desiring it; urges protection for Cambodia, Laos and free Vietnam; asks conf to provide for possible later participation of other nations; Philippine Vice Pres Garcia elected conf chmn; stresses importance of conf; Magsaysay links peace of Asia and future world freedom to conf
Sen Knowland holds protest notes ineffective, urges US break diplomatic ties with USSR, wire to Pres Eisenhower; Eisenhower reptdly bars such move; reptd irked that Knowland released wire to press before he recd it; will send reply to Knowland but will not make it pub
1954Carly Fiorina, American businesswoman and activist[†]
Cara Carleton "Carly" Fiorina is an American businesswoman and politician, known primarily for her tenure as chief executive officer (CEO) of Hewlett-Packard (HP) from 1999 to 2005. Fiorina was the first woman to lead a Fortune Top-20 company.
1954Demetris Kizas, Cypriot footballer[†]
Demetris Kizas is a Cypriot former international footballer.
1954Patrick O'Hearn, American bassist and composer[†]
Patrick John O'Hearn is an American multi-instrumentalist, composer, and recording artist.
1954John Sauven, English economist and environmentalist[†]
John Sauven is a British environmentalist who was executive director of Greenpeace's UK division from 2008 to 2022, and previously responsible for Greenpeace's communications. Sauven started working in a temporary position for Greenpeace in 1991 while waiting for a place at teacher's training college. As director, Sauven has helped to shape Greenpeace UK's commitment to defend the natural world and promote peace by investigating, exposing and confronting environmental abuse, and championing environmentally responsible solutions.
In 1954, the world population was approximately 2,685,894,860 people[†]