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December 6, 1954

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Headlines from December 6, 1954

BUTLER, IN ATTACK, CALLS EISENHOWER ILL-FITTED FOR JOB; New Democratic Head Says President Lacks Capacity to Rule and Unify U. S. ADOPTS A FIRMER STAND Stevenson Leaves Door Ajar for '56, Clarifying Plans for Lesser Party Role PRESIDENT TARGET OF BUTLER ATTACK

By W. H. Lawrencespecial To the New York Times

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 5 -- Paul M. Butler, newly elected Democratic Chairman, asserted today that there was growing evidence that President Eisenhower lacked the capacity to govern and unite the American people.

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JUNE U. N. SESSION SOUGHT ON COAST; San Francisco, Charter City, Invites Assembly to Hold Commemorative Meeting JUNE U. N. SESSION SOUGHT ON COAST

By Thomas J. Hamiltonspecial To the New York Times

San Francisco tentatively invites '54 Assembly to hold meetings there to commem 10th anniv of Charter signing; offers to pay some costs; meetings to summarize UN activities, reaching climax on June 26 anniv date

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Moscow Diplomacy Unbends at Parties; SOVIET DIPLOMACY SHIFTS AT PARTIES

By Clifton Danielspecial To the New York Times

Comment on USSR use of parties to further diplomacy

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FREED FLIER SAYS PEIPING IS HOLDING MORE U. S. AIRMEN; Canadian Now in Hong Kong Brings News of Americans Other Than 11 Jailed DETAILS NOT DISCLOSED Data on Prisoners' Identity Sent to Washington After Aide Sees Informant FREED FLIER SAYS RIDS HOLD OTHERS

By Henry R. Liebermanspecial To the New York Times

reptd not among USAF personnel held by Communist Chinese with now free Canadian flier MacKenzie

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City Wages Constant Battle To Keep Streets Litter-Free; Our Global Notoriety for Dirt and Disorder Found Undeserved -- Continuing War on Trash Costs 50 Millions a Year The Only Real Cure for New York's Reputedly Dirty Face Is a Larger Cleaning Force, Survey Shows CITY LITTER POSES A DAILY PROBLEM

By Harrison Salisbury

No city in the world comes within ten million dollars of spending what it costs New York City each year to keep clean.

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Notable Births

1954Nicola De Maria, Italian painter^[†]

Nicola De Maria is an Italian painter living and working in Torino, Italy. De Maria is known for his abstract figurative works, which have been characterized as lyrical and colourful.

1954Chris Stamey, American singer-songwriter, musician, and music producer^[†]

Christopher Charles Stamey is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. After a brief time playing with Alex Chilton, as well as Mitch Easter under the name Sneakers, Stamey formed the dB's with Peter Holsapple.

Historical Context for December 6, 1954

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