Thursday, January 7, 1954

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The Headlines

Police Head Tells Officials To Catch 'Big Fish' of Crime; Adams Warns on Grafting, Says Aides Will Be Judged on Their Achievements NEW POLICE HEAD LAYS DOWN LINE

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The must-have

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On This Day

• Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York at the head office of IBM.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Millard Fillmore (1800)
• Pope Gregory XIII (1502)
• Eliezer Ben-Yehuda (1858)
• Joseph Bonaparte (1768)
• Bernadette Soubirous (1844)

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Tech Check

Transistor Radio, Solar Cell & Non-Stick Pan (Teflon).

Cost of Living (1950)