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December 9, 1954

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Headlines from December 9, 1954

U. S. BIDS U. N. USE 'MORAL AUTHORITY' IN PEIPING JAILINGS; Lodge Opens Debate on Fliers as Soon as Agenda Item Is Accepted, 48 to 5 SEVEN-DAY WAIT WAIVED Soviet Sees Desire to Increase Tension -- Briton Pleads for East-West Trust U. S. BIDS U. N. USE MORAL AUTHORITY

By Thomas J. Hamiltonspecial To the New York Times

Assembly meets; Lodge urges adoption of 16-nation resolution; Assembly 48-5 with 5 abstaining, votes to put item on agenda; votes 44-5 with 8 abstaining to begin debate without usual 7-day delay and without referral to com; Assembly pres van Kleffens urges restraint to avoid complicating release of fliers; resolution makes no specific ref to fliers other than those charged with spying; Malik charges US raises issue because it is displeased with recent relaxation in internatl tension; charges US wants to use UN as propaganda weapon against Peiping; Nutting replies; Sec Pearson scores Malik stand; Lodge, Nutting, Pearson attack USSR arguments that airmen were guilty of espionage and that Communist China had not signed truce; Nutting, Lodge, Smith illus

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Notable Births

Jean-Claude Juncker

1954Jean-Claude Juncker, Luxembourger lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of Luxembourg[โ€ ]

Jean-Claude Juncker is a Luxembourgish politician who was prime minister of Luxembourg from 1995 to 2013 and president of the European Commission from 2014 to 2019. He also was Finance Minister from 1989 to 2009 and President of the Eurogroup from 2005 to 2013.

Henk ten Cate

1954Henk ten Cate, Dutch footballer and manager[โ€ ]

Hendrik Willem ten Cate is a Dutch football coach and former player.

Historical Context for December 9, 1954

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