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she arrives, NYC; illus; acknowledges City welcome; voyage described; illus
Ives charges Silesian Amer Corp sought dealings with Ger, '41-42, by negotiating to sell unredeemed bonds to Swiss co representing Ger interests, radio-TV s, NYC; US Treas barred deal because of wartime curbs; Ives says US investors lost $5 million
BLS Consumer Price Index down 0.3%, Sept, to 114.7; Sec Mitchell on significance; chart
Salerno area hit, 3d such disaster in 30 yrs; maps; 263 dead, scores hurt, homeless; damage described; Govt rushes relief
Du Mont, with White House approval, incorporates telecast of Eisenhower meeting with Cabinet into regular commercial program; believed 1st such instance; Pres press sec Hagerty comment
1954Jan Duursema, American illustrator[†]
Jan Duursema is an American comics artist known for her work on the Star Wars comics franchise. She is the creator of Denin and Vila from Naldar, the Twi'lek Jedi Aayla Secura and the Kiffar Jedi Quinlan Vos.
1954Mike Kelley, American artist and musician (died 2012)[†]
Michael Kelley was an American artist whose work involved found objects, textile banners, drawings, assemblage, collage, performance, photography, sound and video. He also worked on curatorial projects; collaborated with many other artists and musicians; and left a formidable body of critical and creative writing. He often worked collaboratively and had produced projects with artists Paul McCarthy, Tony Oursler, and John Miller. Writing in The New York Times, in 2012, Holland Cotter described the artist as "one of the most influential American artists of the past quarter century and a pungent commentator on American class, popular culture and youthful rebellion."
1954Chris Tavaré, English cricketer and biologist[†]
Christopher James Tavaré is a retired English international cricketer who played in 31 Test matches and 29 One Day Internationals between 1980 and 1989. His style of play was characterised by long periods at the crease and a relatively slow rate of run-scoring.
1954Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. becomes the first African-American general in the United States Air Force.[†]
Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr. was a United States Air Force (USAF) general and commander of the World War II Tuskegee Airmen.
In 1954, the world population was approximately 2,685,894,860 people[†]