Monday, April 26, 1954

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The Headlines

IRAQ WILL RECEIVE U. S. MILITARY HELP; Agreement Said to Guarantee Arms Will Be Used Only for Self-Defense or Security U. S. TO GIVE IRAQ ARMS ASSISTANCE

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The must-have

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On This Day

• The first clinical trials of Jonas Salk's polio vaccine begin in Fairfax County, Virginia.

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• The Geneva Conference, an effort to restore peace in Indochina and Korea, begins.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889)
• AD 121 (121)
• AD 757 (757)
• Eugène Delacroix (1798)
• I. M. Pei (1917)

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Tech Check

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

Cost of Living (1950)