Grandma-voiced Elva Miller Tops U S Pop Scene
Elva Miller of Claremont California a plump gray haired grandmother bursts into pop music with Downtown and A Lovers Concerto rising on Billboard charts after Capitol released Mrs Millers Greatest Hits. Her debut LP sold 50000 copies in two days Ed Sullivan booked her May 22 TV appearance magnifying the novelty success.
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U.S
Elva Miller
Claremont
Calif
Los Angeles
Mrs. Miller
Capitol Records
Billboard Magazine
Florence Foster Jenkins
Ed Sullivan
Princess Margaret's Former Chef Agrees to Court Order
In a court ruling, Leo Grodon the former Kensington Palace chef agreed not to divulge royal information or write about the prince and princess. He also agreed to pay 100 pounds toward court costs and waived damages claims by Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon.
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Kensington Palace
Lord Snowdon
Leo Grodon
Grodon
Queen Elizabeth
Snowdon
Princess Margaret
Kiss Make Up Judge Orders Kiss Make Up
Metropolitan Court Judge Doyle ruled a kiss could avert a $50 fine. Evelyn Carver agreed to kiss her husband Herman to show they had reconciled, with the judge offering a week to decide and possible dismissal of fighting charges if differences are proven solved.
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Nightclub Singer Fends Off Attack In Beirut Parking Lot
Jenny Christmannay, a 22 year old Morgantown born singer, fought off two youths in Beirut as they attempted robbery and rape in her apartment complex parking area. She grabbed the gun, killed one assailant and wounded the other, then informed a night watchman. Police said the suspects were 17 and 18, Syrians living in a garage apartment. The watchman was questioned but released as no link was found. Newspapers dubbed her the female James Bond.
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Thaioneng
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Ithe
James Bond
Autos Cause Problems for Queen and Philip
London reports Queen Elizabeth paid a parking fee during a private hospital visit for Princess Anne while Prince Philip was seen with an illegal license plate on his car. A palace spokesman called the plate a misunderstanding and said Philip did not realize the registration was illegal.
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Couple Is Wed In Old Chapel Ruins in Scotland
Sir Rupert Moncreiffe of That Ilk wed Hermione Faulkner in a roofless 700 year old chapel on his ancestral lands. It was said to be the first wedding there in 400 years as a bagpipe and crumbling gravestones framed the ceremony. The bride’s attendant, 13 year old Adam Drummond, carried a hooded falcon on his left arm.
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Scotland
Rupert Moncreiffe
Hermione Faulkner
Duke of Atholl’s Highlanders
Baronets
Adam Drummond
Countess of
Dundee
Mosquitoes Prefer Men Over Women in Repellent Test
Researchers testing an ingredient in mosquito repellents found women were on average better protected than men using the same product. The study also noted individuals with higher skin temperatures attract more mosquitoes.
Aleida Barda Chosen for Girls State Conference
Aleida Barda of LaSalle High School has been selected by the American Legion auxiliary to attend Girls State at Cedar Falls, following the selection of the Arnold Barda family.
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Fairfax
Arnold Bardas
American Legion Auxiliary
Cedar Falls
LaSalle High School
Tour of France Gift for Three Chicago Widows
In Chicago three widows on social security will take a free tour of France starting May 12 as guests of French benefactors. Clara Hicks 82 Edith MacBean 79 and Collette Johnson 72 will be escorted by Michael Salmon of The Little Brothers of Notre Dame US. Johnson, born in Paris, hopes to visit Alsace and Jura near Lyons, recalling her Paris departure in 1924.
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France
Clara Hicks
Edith MacBean
Collette Johnson
Michael Salmon
Little Brothers of Notre Dame
Salmon
Littie Brothers
United States
Johnson
Paris
Alsace
Jura Mountain
Lyons
Hicks
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Twenty-third Street Drive
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