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October 26, 1954

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Vishinsky Cautions France On German Arms Accords; VISHINSKY SCORES GERMAN ARMING

By Thomas J. Hamiltonspecial To the New York Times

Vishinsky sees accords to rearm W Ger incompatible with Western stand, com; says USSR will revive demand for 1/3 non-atomic arms and forces cut; criticizes air reconnaissance under US control agency plan; Wadsworth replies; 5-power resolution backed by Chile, Peru and Lebanon; Menon offers resolution asking Disarmament Comm study arms truce pending control accord; Australia offers resolution asking Comm to have Secretariat summarize big-powers stands

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Notable Births

Vasilis Hatzipanagis

1954Vasilis Hatzipanagis, Greek footballer[โ€ ]

Vasilis Hatzipanagis is a Greek former professional footballer. He played as a midfielder for Iraklis Thessaloniki in the Greek Alpha Ethniki and Pakhtakor Tashkent in the Soviet Supreme League. He also played for Greece and the Soviet Union side.

Adam Mars-Jones

1954Adam Mars-Jones, English author and critic[โ€ ]

Adam Mars-Jones is a British novelist and literary and film critic.

D. W. Moffett

1954D. W. Moffett, American actor and director[โ€ ]

Donald Warren Moffett is an American film, stage, and television actor. He began his career in stage productions in Chicago before starring in the original New York City production of Larry Kramer's The Normal Heart in 1985. He subsequently starred in a Broadway production of The Boys of Winter the same year. He made his feature film debut in Bob Rafelson's thriller Black Widow (1987) before portraying a serial killer in the thriller Lisa (1990).

James Pickens Jr.

1954James Pickens Jr., American actor[โ€ ]

James Pickens Jr. is an American actor. He is best known for his starring role as Dr. Richard Webber on the ABC medical drama television series Grey's Anatomy and for his supporting roles as Deputy Director Alvin Kersh on later seasons of the Fox Network science fiction series The X-Files and Chuck Mitchell on Roseanne and The Conners (2018โ€“22).

Historical Context for October 26, 1954

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