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greeted at NYC airport by M J Quill, others; int; out of pol; will remain Mex resident; cites plans for NYC stay; bars comment on ex-wife but says he is still married in eyes of RC Ch; illus
in Washington; greeted by Dulles and others; illus
Eisenhower hopeful on peace because of united strength and determination, news conf; cites evidence
Eisenhower defends contract, news conf; lauds Strauss integrity and business sense; says FPC and TVA found contract satisfactory; says he would discipline person who made copies available to press
Eisenhower to s, Detroit
1954Aeroflot Flight 136 crashes near Krasnoyarsk, killing 19.[†]
Aeroflot Flight 136 was an aviation disaster involving an Ilyushin Il-12P passenger aircraft operated by Aeroflot, which occurred on Thursday 28 October 1954 in Krasnoyarsk Krai, on the slope of Mount Sivukha. The crash resulted in the deaths of 19 people.
In 1954, the world population was approximately 2,685,894,860 people[†]