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Dulles may go to London for final talks; conf with Amb Bonnet
5 Chinese who rejected repatriation arrive, NYC; voice gratitude to UN; lead march through Chinatown; illus
com rejects demand for new counsel; affirms 'absolute confidence' in Chadwick and De Furia; Watkins holds completion of rept by Oct possible; Morse, Fulbright hail conduct of hearings; Flanders sends Watkins brief on McCarthy's alleged attacks on press
27 lordships of manors constituting Beaumont collection to be auctioned, London, Nov 3; title of gentility, other benefits included; history
Wagner indicates decision near on continued operation or sale to Consol Edison; reveals Deputy City Admr Clapp study of situation
1954Adrian Adonis, American wrestler (died 1988)[†]
Keith Adonis Franke was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, "Adorable" Adrian Adonis. He was best known for his appearances with the American Wrestling Association and World Wrestling Federation throughout the 1980s.
1954Hrant Dink, Turkish journalist (died 2007)[†]
Hrant Dink was a Turkish-Armenian intellectual, editor-in-chief of Agos, journalist, and columnist. As editor-in-chief of the bilingual Turkish-Armenian newspaper Agos, Dink was a prominent member of the Armenian minority in Turkey best known for advocating Turkish–Armenian reconciliation and human and minority rights in Turkey. He was often critical of both Turkey's denial of the Armenian genocide and of the Armenian diaspora's campaign for its international recognition. Dink was prosecuted three times for denigrating Turkishness, while receiving numerous death threats from Turkish nationalists.
1954Barry Shabaka Henley, American actor[†]
Barry Shabaka Henley is an American character actor. Henley has appeared as a regular in a number of television series, has numerous film credits, and is a fixture in films by director Michael Mann, having worked with the director three times. From 2019 to 2024, he co-starred in the CBS sitcom Bob Hearts Abishola as Uncle Tunde.
1954Marilyn Monroe's iconic skirt scene is shot during filming for The Seven Year Itch.[†]
Marilyn Monroe was an American actress and model. Known for playing comic "blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the most popular sex symbols of the 1950s and early 1960s, as well as an emblem of the era's sexual revolution. She was a top-billed actress for a decade, and her films grossed $200 million by her death in 1962.
In 1954, the world population was approximately 2,685,894,860 people[†]