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Harriman details mine operations; s, Cornwall, NY; says all but $2.5 million was paid off by '39
Basso, H: The View from Pompey's Head
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 23 -- Navy, which hadn't won a game at Franklin Field since 1945, took care of that detail in conclusive fashion today. Moving at flank speed all the way, the midshipmen overwhelmed Pennsylvania, 52 -- 6, before 41,228 spectators.
Pres Eisenhower at Repub rally, Gettysburg; endorses candidates; singling out 5 for House; rally site illus
MILWAUKEE, Oct. 23 -- A two- touchdown short-ender, Fordham fought Marquette to a 14-14 tie today in an intersectional football game before a near-capacity homecoming crowd of 19,500 at Hilltop Stadium.
1954Doug Davidson, American actor[†]
Douglas Donald Davidson is an American television actor. He has portrayed Paul Williams on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless from 1978 to 2020, making him one of the soaps' longest-serving cast members.
1954Tom Mulcair, Canadian lawyer and politician[†]
Thomas Joseph Mulcair is a Canadian lawyer and retired politician who served as the leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP) from 2012 to 2017 and leader of the Official Opposition from 2012 to 2015. He was elected to the House of Commons in 2007 and sat as the member of Parliament (MP) for Outremont until 2018.
1954Jožo Ráž, Slovak singer-songwriter and bass player[†]
Jozef "Jožo" Ráž is a Slovak singer–songwriter and bassist from Bratislava known mainly for his work with the group Elán.
1954Mike Rounds, American businessman and politician[†]
Marion Michael Rounds is an American businessman and politician serving as the junior United States senator from South Dakota since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 31st governor of South Dakota from 2003 to 2011.
1954Brad Sherman, American accountant, lawyer, and politician[†]
Bradley James Sherman is an American accountant and politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 32nd congressional district. A member of the Democratic Party, he first entered Congress in 1997. Sherman represented California's 24th congressional district for three terms, California's 27th congressional district for five terms, and California's 30th congressional district for five terms. His district includes parts of the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County and the eastern part of the Simi Hills in Ventura County.
1954Malcolm Turnbull, Australian journalist and politician, 29th Prime Minister of Australia[†]
Malcolm Bligh Turnbull is an Australian former politician, businessman and barrister who served as the 29th prime minister of Australia from 2015 to 2018. He held office as leader of the Liberal Party from 2008 to 2009 and again from 2015 to 2018, and was the member of parliament (MP) for the New South Wales division of Wentworth from 2004 to 2018.
1954US President Dwight D. Eisenhower pledges United States support to South Vietnam.[†]
Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the 34th president of the United States, serving from 1953 to 1961. During World War II, he was Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe and achieved the five-star rank as General of the Army. Eisenhower planned and supervised two of the most consequential military campaigns of World War II: Operation Torch in the North Africa campaign in 1942–1943 and the invasion of Normandy in 1944.
In 1954, the world population was approximately 2,685,894,860 people[†]