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Gens Gruenther and Shepherd s; tribute to late J V Forrestal; H H Ewing elected bd chmn, J A Hill Assn pres, R L Maxwell exec com chmn
US proposes new agency to implement Pres Eisenhower plan for internatl atomic energy pool
Sec Stevens repts Chrysler will mfr long-range ground-to-ground missile Redstone designed by Dr von Braun
Jenner invites Watkins to testify to his subcom on changes; notes that Watkins asked ban on 1-man hearings although he was only Sen present while interrogating a witness in McCarthy censure hearings; Sens Kefauver, Ferguson invited
1954Basia, Polish singer-songwriter and record producer[â ]
Barbara StanisĹawa "Basia" Trzetrzelewska, better known mononymously as Basia, is a Polish singer-songwriter and recording artist noted for her Latin-inspired jazz-pop music.
1954John Drew, American basketball player (died 2022)[â ]
John Edward Drew was an American professional basketball player. A small forward from GardnerâWebb University, he played eleven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Drew was a two-time NBA All-Star, and was the first player banned under the substance abuse policy instituted by league commissioner David Stern.
1954Scott Fields, American guitarist and composer[â ]
Scott Fields is a guitarist, composer, and bandleader. He is best known for blending music that is composed with music that is written and for his modular pieces. He works primarily in avant-garde jazz, experimental music, and contemporary classical music.
1954Patrice Rushen, American singer-songwriter and producer[â ]
Patrice Louise Rushen is an American jazz pianist, R&B singer, record producer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and music director.
1954Barry Williams, American actor[â ]
Barry William Blenkhorn, better known by his stage name Barry Williams, is an American actor. He is known for his role as the eldest of the Brady sons, Greg Brady, on the ABC television series The Brady Bunch (1969â1974), a role he reprised in several sequels and spin-offs including the animated series The Brady Kids (1972â1973), the variety series The Brady Bunch Hour (1976â1977) and the television films The Brady Girls Get Married (1981) and A Very Brady Christmas (1988) and the reality television series A Very Brady Renovation (2019).
1954The U.S. Navy submarine USSÂ Nautilus is commissioned as the world's first nuclear-powered vessel.[â ]
USS Nautilus (SSN-571) was the world's first nuclear-powered boat, nuclear-powered submarine, and the first submarine to complete a submerged transit of the North Pole on 3 August 1958. Her initial commanding officer was Eugene "Dennis" Wilkinson, a widely respected naval officer who set the stage for many of the protocols of today's Nuclear Navy in the US, and who had a storied career during military service and afterwards.
In 1954, the world population was approximately 2,685,894,860 people[â ]