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November 18, 1954

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Headlines from November 18, 1954

U. S. WARNS SOVIET TO AVOID ATTACKS OR FACE FIGHTERS; Note Denies B-29 Fired First, but Concedes It Flew Over Disputed Habomai Isles JAPANESE CLAIM BACKED Bohlen Is Called for Talks -- May Get Bid to Testify in Congress on Policy U. S. WARNS SOVIET TO AVOID ATTACKS

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US warns USSR that US craft will get 'defensive protection,' presumably fighter escorts, unless USSR bars further attacks; rejects USSR version; holds USSR craft attacked without warning; notes officially for 1st time that it occurred over Habomais; backs Japanese claim to Habomais

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Notable Births

1954Carter Burwell, American composer and conductor[โ€ ]

Carter Benedict Burwell is an American film composer. He received Academy Award nominations for Best Original Score for Todd Haynes's Carol (2015) and Martin McDonagh's films Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) and The Banshees Of Inisherin (2022). He has frequently collaborated with the Coen brothers, having scored most of their films. He has also scored films by other directors such as Bill Condon, Spike Jonze, James Foley, Brian Helgeland, and John Lee Hancock.

Historical Context for November 18, 1954

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