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in Stockholm; to accept seat in Swedish Acad left vacant by his late father; holds press conf; to visit bro, Gov of Sordermanland Prov
In the cold war last week the Allies strove with the formidable task of building up their strength. The Communists displayed a mixture of propaganda attack and of gestures, the meaning of which was uncertain.
conf; reptdly agree on cut in Vietnam Army; Ely makes detailed rept
Quite Early One Morning
1954Jeff Allam, English race car driver[†]
Jeffrey Frank Allam, is a former British racing driver who made his name in Saloon Car racing. He now works as Head of Business for Allam Motor Services in Epsom which are a Skoda sales and service and Vauxhall servicing dealership.
1954Tim Parks, English author and translator[†]
Timothy Harold Parks is a British novelist who has lived in Italy since 1981. He is also an author of nonfiction, a translator from Italian to English, and a professor of literature.
In 1954, the world population was approximately 2,685,894,860 people[†]