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December 30, 1954

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Headlines from December 30, 1954

SUN IS HARNESSED TO CREATE FOOD; Science Team on the Coast Duplicates Photosynthesis Outside Plants' Cells

By William L. Laurence

Sunlight harnessed to make possible duplication of photosynthesis outside living plant, W L Laurence rept on Drs Arnon, Allen, Whatley, J B Capindale, L J Durham studies reptd to AAAS; hailed as crucial milestone in man's search for knowledge; seen step toward harnessing sun for creation of food and indus power; achievement of duplication of photosynthesis made through isolated chloroplast of the green plant; discovery of new photosynthetic process called photosynthetic phosphorylation announced, reaction forming new organic phosophorus compound named adenosine triphosphate (ATP); hitherto unrecognized photosynthetic catalysts identified: Vitamins B-C, K and C; radioactive carbon-dioxide and phosphorus aided experiments

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Red China Invited to Talks Of Asian-African Powers; Preparatory Parley Also Asks 2 Vietnams and Japan to 30-Nation April Session, Called Largest Held in Far East

By Tillman Durdin

Mins issue communique; conf set for last wk in Apr at Bandung, Indoesia; bids to go to Communist China, Arab League states, Central African Fed, Gold Coast nations, Libya, Turkey, Afghanistan, French Indochina, Ethiopia, Iran, Japan, Liberia, Nepal, Philippines, Sudan and Thailand; conf aims, resolutions outlined

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Notable Births

Barry Greenstein

1954Barry Greenstein, American poker player and philanthropist[†]

Barry Greenstein is an American professional poker player and former mathematics postgraduate student. He has won a number of major events, including three at the World Series of Poker and two on the World Poker Tour. Greenstein donates part of his profit from tournament winnings to charities, primarily Children Incorporated, earning him the nickname "the Robin Hood of poker". He was elected into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2011.

Notable Deaths

Archduke Eugen of Austria

1954Archduke Eugen of Austria (born 1863)[†]

Archduke Eugen Ferdinand Pius Bernhard Felix Maria of Austria-Teschen was an Archduke of Austria and a Prince of Hungary and Bohemia. He was the last Grand Master of the Teutonic Order from the Habsburg dynasty.

Historical Events

National Bureau of Investigation (Finland)

1954The Finnish National Bureau of Investigation is established to consolidate criminal investigation and intelligence into a single agency.[†]

The National Bureau of Investigation is a national law enforcement agency of the Finnish Police and the principal criminal investigation and criminal intelligence organization of Finland. The Bureau's main tasks are to counter and investigate organized crime, provide expert services, and develop methods for criminal investigation. NBI is also responsible for financial intelligence (FININT), such as preventing money laundering and terrorism financing. NBI headquarters has been situated in the city of Vantaa within the Capital Region since 1994 with field offices in Tampere, Turku, Mariehamn, Joensuu, Oulu and Rovaniemi. It is subordinate to the National Police Board under the jurisdiction of the Interior Ministry.

Historical Context for December 30, 1954

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