Monday, March 1, 1954

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The Headlines

EISENHOWER AVOWS PEACE LEADERSHIP; United States' Aim and Way of Life Defined in U. N., He Tells Association EISENHOWER VOWS PEACE GUIDANCE

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On This Day

• Nuclear weapons testing: The Castle Bravo, a 15-megaton hydrogen bomb, is detonated on Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean, resulting in the worst radioactive contamination ever caused by the United States.

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• Armed Puerto Rican nationalists attack the United States Capitol building, injuring five Representatives.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Frédéric Chopin (1810)
• Yitzhak Rabin (1922)
• Ryūnosuke Akutagawa (1892)
• Harry Belafonte (1927)
• Ron Howard (1954)

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Tech Check

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

Cost of Living (1950)