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November 24, 1954

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Headlines from November 24, 1954

TOWING TO CLEAR 3 CROSS STREETS; Cars on 34th, 42d and 57th to Be Removed From 4 to 6 -- Parking Rules Revised TOWING TO CLEAR 3 CROSS STREETS

By Joseph C. Ingraham

Wagner repts adoption of test plan, worked out in cooperation with merchants, to tow away cars parked at 34th, 42d and 57th Sts curbs between 4 and 6 PM Mondays through Fridays; says plan may be dropped after Xmas; Wagner and Traffic Council approve amended rules to legalize 24-hr parking; Adams proposed cutting parking time from 72 to 24 hrs; curb on drs privileges also approved; $5 million of projects in Wiley's off-st program approved; list; 200 meters in financial dist to provide only 1/2 hr for 10¢ instead of hr because of need for short-term space

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U. N. IS UNANIMOUS IN VOTE ENDORSING U.S. ATOM PROGRAM; Committee Adopts Peace Plan for International Pooling -Soviet Changes Barred U. N. IS UNANIMOUS ON U. S. ATOM PLAN

By Thomas J. Hamiltonspecial To the New York Times

Assembly com unanimously approves resolution on agency and internatl scientists conf after rejecting USSR amendments to link agency to Assembly and Security Council and to open conf to all nations; A A Sobolev says USSR vote was for resolutions's principle; silent on whether USSR will join agency; Lodge and Moch defend resolution; Peru pledges material contribution

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Notable Births

Clem Burke

1954Clem Burke, American drummer (died 2025)[†]

Clement Anthony Burke was an American musician best known as the drummer for the band Blondie. He joined the band shortly after its formation in 1975 and remained with Blondie throughout the band's entire career until his death in 2025. He appeared on all of the band's albums with two of the founding members, Debbie Harry and Chris Stein. He was drummer for the Ramones for a brief time in 1987 under the name Elvis Ramone, and played on albums by other artists, including Eurythmics, Bob Dylan and Iggy Pop. He was a member of the Romantics from 1990 until 2004.

Emir Kusturica

1954Emir Kusturica, Serbian actor, director, and screenwriter[†]

Emir Kusturica is a Serbian film director, screenwriter, actor, film producer and musician. Kusturica has been an active filmmaker since the 1980s.

1954Margaret Wetherell, English psychologist and academic[†]

Margaret Wetherell is a prominent academic in the area of discourse analysis.

Notable Deaths

Mamie Dillard

1954Mamie Dillard, African American educator, clubwoman and suffragist (born 1874)[†]

Mary "Mamie" J. Dillard was an American educator, clubwoman and suffragist.

Historical Context for November 24, 1954

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