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December 29, 1954

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Headlines from December 29, 1954

Gov. Lodge to Be Envoy to Spain And Dunn Ambassador to Brazil; White House Sends 'Regrets' to Kemper, Who Quit Rio Post After Criticism GOV. LODGE PICKED AS ENVOY TO SPAIN

By Charles E. Eganspecial To the New York Times

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PEIPING TIGHTENS TIES TO VIETMINH; Accords on Railway, Aviation and Water Projects Aim to Strengthen North Vietnam Peiping Tightens Vietminh Ties With Rail and Aviation Accords

By Henry R. Liebermanspecial To the New York Times

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Soviet Ban on Skyscrapers Likely In Drive to Cut Waste in Building; SYKSCRAPER BAN IN SOVIET LIKELY

By Clifton Danielspecial To the New York Times

N S Khrushchev Dec 7 s to conf pub in Moscow papers; scores waste in tall bldgs; urges standard designs for mass bldg program; warns against violating orders for efficiency and econ

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60.4 Warmth Sets Record Here; Mysterious Odor Annoys Many; MERCURY AT 60.4 SETS RECORD HERE

By Unknown Author

Obnoxious odor permeates parts of Manhattan and Bronx; inspectors vainly seek cause; illus; Comr Greenburg comments

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FRANCO DUE TO SEE PRETENDER TODAY; Meeting Reported Arranged Near Portuguese Border on Spanish Succession Issue FRANCO DUE TO SEE PRETENDER TODAY

By Camille M. Cianfarraspecial To the New York Times

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Notable Births

1954Albrecht Böttcher, German mathematician^[†]

Albrecht Böttcher is a German mathematician. His field of research is functional analysis.

1954Norihito, Prince Takamado of Japan (died 2002)^[†]

Norihito, Prince Takamado was a Japanese member of the Imperial House of Japan and the third son of Takahito, Prince Mikasa and Yuriko, Princess Mikasa. He was a first cousin of Emperor Akihito, and was seventh in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne at the time of his death.

1954Mike Parry, English broadcaster and former journalist^[†]

Michael Alan Newton-Parry is an English broadcaster and former journalist.

1954Roger Voudouris, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2003)^[†]

John Roger Voudouris was an American singer-songwriter/guitarist best known for his 1979 hit "Get Used to It".

Notable Deaths

1954William Merriam Burton, American chemist (born 1865)^[†]

William Merriam Burton was an American chemist who developed the widely used Burton process of thermal cracking for crude oil.

Historical Context for December 29, 1954

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