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Sen F Case suggests McCarthy censure proposal involving Zwicker be modified to have Sen merely 'disavow' McCarthy treatment of Gen
Dulles sees Communist subversion danger acute in S Vietnam, Sen com; says effective local police force is needed
Atty Gen Brownell announces new procedures to broaden pre-arrival inspections of immigrants, s, NYC; repts only those likely to abscond or who may be risks to security or pub safety will be held at detention centers; repts 6 centers being closed; says changes are within framework of McCarran-Walter Act
Dulles reptdly willing to appt qualified Dem as Dept consultant to aid bipartisanship
1954Paul McNamee, Australian tennis player[†]
Paul McNamee is an Australian former doubles world No. 1 tennis player and prominent sports administrator.
1954Ellis Island ceases operations.[†]
Ellis Island is an island in New York Harbor, within the U.S. states of New Jersey and New York. Owned by the U.S. government, Ellis Island was once the busiest immigrant inspection and processing station in the United States. From 1892 to 1954, nearly 12 million immigrants arriving at the Port of New York and New Jersey were processed there; approximately 40% of Americans may be descended from these immigrants. It has been part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument since 1965 and is accessible to the public only by ferry. The north side of the island is a national museum of immigration, while the south side of the island, including the Ellis Island Immigrant Hospital, is open to the public through guided tours.
In 1954, the world population was approximately 2,685,894,860 people[†]