God Sculptor crafts second Holy Grail chalice for peace
Charlottesville AP reports Norwegian-born sculptor Oskar J. Hansen is crafting a gold jewel enshrined chalice to promote world peace. The central feature is a 507%carat rose colored beryl portrait of God, with scenes from Christ’s life and a rotating expression as the stone turns. The work, begun in 1942, may take two to three years to complete and will include an inner liner and outer gold openwork shell.
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Charlottesville, Va
Oskar J. W. Hansen
Hansen
Norway
God
New York
Michelangelo
Rome
Sistine Chapel
Pantops Mountain
Here
Christ
Ben Hur Chariot Races At Eastern States Show
Eastern States Horse Show in September at the Eastern States Exposition Coliseum will feature Ben Hur style chariot races. Driver Glenn Randall and son will manage horses used in the motion picture, with six performances planned. The show highlights Randall’s longtime work training MGM horse teams including Trigger and Roy Rogers.
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West Springfield
Mass
Eastern States Exposition Coliseum
Ben Hur
Edgar S. DeMeyer
Glenn Randall
Glenn, Jr
North Hollywood
Calif
Randall
Roy Rogers
Rogers
Trigger
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Rome
Taly
Charlton Heston
Stephen Boyd
Messala
Middlebury Group Plans Vermont Ecological Study Booklet
A meeting at Middlebury College brought seven southern Vermont counties together to plan a booklet on local natural areas. Prof. Harold Hitchcock was named coordinator, with an editorial committee including Profs. James Marvin and Hubert Vogelmann and others. The aim is to highlight ecological significance and promote preservation. Interested locals from Bennington County joined.
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Middlebury
Middlebury College
Vermont
Harold Hitchcock
James M. Marvin
Hubert Vogelmann
University of Vermont
Robert Woodworth
Bennington College
Marion Smith
Lington
Hitchcock
UVM Announces Patrick Gym Dedication and Related Events
The University of Vermont schedules a cornerstone ceremony Saturday at 2 30 p m for the Patrick Gymnasium and announces Bailey Library hours for the weekend. UVM President John T Fey will speak with guests including Gov F Ray Keyser Jr Bish op Robert Joyce and others associated with the gym project and Alumni fund drive. Gardner and Gutterson serve as honorary chairs. Gardner a former major league star and Gutterson an Olympic gold medalist.
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University of Vermont
Bailey Memorial
UVM
John T. Fey
Marsh Dining Hall
Vermont
F. Ray Keyser Jr
Robert F Joyce
Burlington
Albert L. Gutterson
Springfild
W.L. Larry Gardner
Robert Patrick
John Patrick
Roy Patrick
Gardner
Gutterson
Boston Red Sox
Philadelphia Athltics
Cleveland Indians
Vermont brochures fly worldwide with Lufthansa program
The Vermont Development Department reports a joint effort with Lufthansa German Airlines that places literature on Vermont four season vacation activities in five of the airline offices abroad. The brochures are distributed to U.S.-bound tourists in Beirut, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, Cologne and Frankfurt, with distribution managed by Lufthansa's New York office.
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Vermont Development Department
Lufthansa German Airlines
Vermont
Beirut
Lebanon
Hong Kong
Johannesburg
South Africa
Cologne
Frankfurt
Germany
Lufthansa
New York
Mainbocher recalls Wallis dress a quarter century on
AP profile of designer Mainbocher recalling the wedding gown worn by Wallis Warfield Simpson on June 3 1937 for the Duke of Windsor. He discusses the two piece dress with a jacket top, its rapid mass production, and his New York couture house.
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Couturier
Wallis Warfield
Mainbocher
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Duke of Windsor
Costume Institute
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York
Paris
Simpson
United States
French Court Denies Jouhaud Appeal in Treason Case
Paris AP The French Supreme Court rejected an appeal by counsel for ex General Edmond Jouhaud No 2 leader of the terrorist Secret Army Organization sentenced to death for treason Only clemency by President Charles de Gaulle can now save him from execution Jouhaud 57 was convicted of leading the secret army and taking part in the abortive generals revolt in Algiers in His chief Raoul Salan received a life sentence in a verdict that enraged de Gaulle.
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Paris
Supreme Court
Edmond Jouhaud
Secret Army
Charles de Gaulle
Jouhaud
Air Force
Algiers
Raoul Salan
de Gaulle
Four American airmen swim moat at Tokyo palace
Four U S airmen from Fuchu Air Base waded into the imperial palace moat in downtown Tokyo early today and were admonished by police to swim elsewhere after drinking. one man reportedly fell in with the others helping out and leaving the scene.
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Imperial Palace
Tokyo
Fuchu Air Base
Two Die in Election Violence in Mayda Riapur
Police opened fire during a local election in Mayda Riapur, 230 miles northwest of Calcutta, killing two people and injuring four others. A police officer said rescuers were involved as clashes erupted between rival factions.
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New Delhi
India
Maydariapur
Calcutta
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