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French Cabinet faces hardening opposition to dealing with nationalist elements; Min Fouchet defends policy
resigns to direct Repub legal strategy in connection with recanvass of NYS votes
Adenauer confirms repts his Govt coalition is seriously split over accord, radio s; defends accord; failure of talks with All-Ger Bloc and Ger party leaders and Free Dems opposition discussed
UN Assembly unanimously approves 5-power resolution for Disarmament Comm subcom secret talks; refers Indian resolution on arms truce to subcom; van Kleffens, Martin, Vishinsky, Wadsworth, Dixon, Moch, R Sandler (Sweden) and Menon on outlook
she is White House overnight guest
1954Vincenzo D'Amico, Italian footballer (died 2023)[†]
Vincenzo D'Amico was an Italian footballer who played as a midfielder or forward. In all, he played seventeen seasons in Italian professional football, mostly for S.S. Lazio.
1954Alejandro Sabella, Argentine footballer and manager (died 2020)[†]
Alejandro Javier Sabella was an Argentine football player and manager. Born in Buenos Aires, he began his playing career with River Plate in his home country before moving to England in 1978 to play for Sheffield United. He then had a spell with another English side, Leeds United, before returning to South America and representing Estudiantes, Grêmio, Ferro Carril Oeste and Irapuato.
1954Jeffrey Sachs, American economist and academic[†]
Jeffrey David Sachs is an American economist and public policy analyst who is a professor at Columbia University, where he was formerly director of The Earth Institute. He worked on sustainable development and economic development.
In 1954, the world population was approximately 2,685,894,860 people[†]