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press conf remark becomes major pol issue; he charges distortion by pol opponents
Acting Premier Ogata dubious
defendants found guilty of conspiring to use force to gain independence for PR
Wagner to intervene; business groups renew pressure on Eisenhower for injunction; truckers embargo shipments W of Chicago; hold Beck can prevent strike; urge him to come to NY; call 25¢ pay-rise demand effort to force individual pacts; renew arbitration offer; warn on effects of further cost increases on indus; Beck spokesman denies Beck personally, dictated choice of O'Rourke; says locals in 11-1 vote made decision; possible strike effects
G M Levy threatens suit against stations showing film; charges Roosevelt falsely accuses him of taking over operation of Yonkers Raceway and hiring labor racketeer T Lewis and ex-convict L Lynch; other Repub leaders mentioned in film named; Roosevelt cites Sen Ives ties to leaders; Repr Javits says scandal charges will not confuse voters
1954George Frazier, American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2023)[†]
George Allen Frazier was an American professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1978 to 1987, primarily as a set-up reliever.
1954Claude Ribbe, French historian and academic[†]
Claude Ribbe is a French writer, activist and filmmaker.
In 1954, the world population was approximately 2,685,894,860 people[†]