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October 19, 1954

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CONTEMPT IS LAID TO CLYDE POWELL; Former Housing Aide Named for Refusal to Answer -- U.S. Sues Builders

By the United Press

Washington Fed grand jury charges Powell with contempt for refusing to answer questions, specifically whether he took official diaries of office when dismissed; Bush on scandals; blames Dem Adm; Brownell sues 3 cos controlled by Woodner family to recover $500,000 advanced by USAF, '52; cos allegedly defaulted on $600,000 loan for project near Chanute base, Rantoul, Ill; FBI and Indiana dist atty probe Indianapolis scandals

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Notable Births

Sam Allardyce

1954Sam Allardyce, English footballer and manager[†]

Samuel Allardyce is an English football manager and former professional player. Allardyce made 578 league and cup appearances in a 21-year career spent mostly in the Football League, as well as brief spells in the North American Soccer League and League of Ireland. He was signed by Bolton Wanderers from Dudley Town in 1969 and spent nine years at Bolton, helping the club to win the Second Division title in 1977–78. He spent the 1980s as a journeyman player, spending time with Sunderland, Millwall, Tampa Bay Rowdies, Coventry City, Huddersfield Town, Bolton Wanderers, Preston North End, and West Bromwich Albion. During this time, he helped Preston win promotion out of the Fourth Division in 1986–87.

Deborah Blum

1954Deborah Blum, American journalist and author[†]

Deborah Leigh Blum is an American science journalist, and the director of the Knight Science Journalism program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is the author of several books, including The Poisoner's Handbook (2010) and The Poison Squad (2018), and has been a columnist for The New York Times and a blogger, via her blog titled Elemental, for Wired.

Joe Bryant

1954Joe Bryant, American basketball player and coach (died 2024)[†]

Joseph Washington "Jellybean" Bryant was an American professional basketball player and coach. He played for the Philadelphia 76ers, San Diego Clippers, and Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also played for several teams in Italy and one in France. Bryant was the head coach of the WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks from 2005 to 2007 and returned to that position for the remainder of the 2011 WNBA season. Bryant also coached in Japan and Thailand. He was the father of the late basketball player Kobe Bryant.

Historical Context for October 19, 1954

In 1954, the world population was approximately 2,685,894,860 people[†]