Princess Elizabeth and Philip faced royal marriage trials
The piece reflects on real royal romance over fiction focusing on Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip. It notes the pressures of duty, public scrutiny, and the reality that a royal marriage must balance personal love with state responsibilities. It contrasts palace life with Hollywood to highlight unique royal challenges.
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Queen Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Elizabeth
Greece
Denmark
Princess Elizabeth
Hollywood
Budget Outlook Mixed as Officials Weigh 1954 Deficit Prospects
The article recounts shifting hints on achieving a balanced 1954 budget with Treasury Secretary Humphrey and Defense Secretary Wilson offering divergent views. Taft calls for optimism while Stam warns of tax shortfalls, and Byrd urges tax cuts to balance. A Ta bor led House committee aims to trim as much as 10 to 12 billion from Truman-era spending without harming readiness.
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Robert Taft
Treasury
Taft
White House
Capitol Hill
Colin F. Stam
Joint Congressional Committee On Internal Revenue Taxation
Truman
Mr. Stam
Byrd
Washington
Congressional
House
New York
Tabor
Taber
Princess-Eye View of Coronation
A London report recalls Queen Elizabeth II at age 11 writing a schoolgirl account of her father’s coronation. She describes waking by Royal Marines band and dressing gown moments in a cold dawn, noting details such as Miss Daly the swimming instructor.
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London
Britain
Elizabeth
Royal Marines
Octogenarian Door Keeper Continues House Service
Active 80 year old Guy L. Butler of Fairfax kept his duty as door keeper of the Vermont House of Representatives on his 80th birthday He has held the post since 1927 and also works as a state bill board inspector while running an insurance business.
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Montpelier
Guy L. Butler
Fairfax
House of Representatives
A Queen's Language Invitation to Westminster Peers
British peers with seats in Westminster Abbey receive a formal coronation invitation from Queen Elizabeth II. The missive commands personal attendance on the appointed coronation day and uses the term cousin to address high-ranking individuals, including foreign royalty.
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London
Westminster Abbey
Stock Week Ends With Smallest Total Since Oct 24
The past week saw the dullest trading since Oct 24 with the general average up six cents. Industrials slipped 32 cents while rails rose 37 cents and utilities held steady. Total volume was 5,651,595 shares, down from a week earlier. Southern Railway led gains in its group. United Aircraft and General Electric posted advances on earnings and outlooks. Investors eyed Eisenhower’s budget speech and tax moves as the market awaited possible tax changes and a potential easing by the Federal Reserve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer
Walzer United Financial
NEW RE
Wall Street
Southern Railway
Seaboard Air Line Railroad
Chrysler
General Motors
American Car & Foundary
General American Transportation
DuPont
United Aircraft
General Eelectric
Gleaner Harvester
Archer
Daniels-Midland
Eisenhower
Federal Reserve
Destroy Old Stocks Bonds With Care
New York with UP reports B. M. Smythe and Company estimates over a billion dollars of unclaimed securities lie in attics and strong boxes. The firm tracks down washed-up stocks, restoring value when records are found and confirming fortunes from faded papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
B. M. Smythe and Company
Aftics
Godfrey Blight
Mexico
Smythe Company
Blight
Reporter fails to reach President Eisenhower at White House
South Bend Tribune reporter John J. Powers spent four hours trying to phone the White House but could not get beyond press secretary James C. Hagerty. Powers said it was just as well and he never figured out what to ask if connected.
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South Bend
Ind
John J. Powers
South Bend Tribune
Eisenhower
White House
James C. Hagerty
Powers
Lnever
Car Collides With Pedestrian. Pedestrian's Briefcase Damages Vehicle
A car and a pedestrian collided at an intersection. The pedestrian carried a briefcase loaded with items that struck and dented a fender on the car, causing damage to the vehicle.
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Her
UCC
Prentice Ormse Treseaureo
Crawfie
Lieut
Philip Mountbatten
Humphrey
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Defense
Wilson
Dow Jones
Asof
Acme Aluminum
Alabama Mills Seseeseee
Amer & Efird
Amer Enka
Cede Amer Hospital
Amer Marietta Eeeeenee
Cone Mills
Copeland
Dan River Mills
Delta Air Lines
Dixie Home Stores
Drexel Furniture Co
Dan & Bradstreet Inc
Durez Plastics & Chem
Edison Thomas A “B
Erwin Mills Inc
Ssseeers
Foote Mineral
Foremost Dairies
Fram Corp
S Hotels Statler
Houston Oil Field Mat
Inter Mountain Telsee
Intl Cellucatton Prod
Irving Trust Co
Ivey J B & Co
Jefferson Stand
Kellogg Co
Kingsport Press
Lenoir Finance
Life & Casualty Ins
Lone Star Steel
Lucky Stores
McLean Trucking Co
Macom Seseeseeves
MacMillan Co
McBee Company
McNeil Mach & Eng
Moore Handley Hdw
Morganton Furn Co
National City Bank
Natl Food Prod Co
Natl Life & Accid
New Britain Machine
Nicholson File Co
North Carolina R R
Occidental Life Ins
Oswego Falls Corp
Oswego Falls
Royal Dutch Petroleum
Saco Lowell
Security Nail
Smith-Douglass
Sonoco
Ee Ee
Southeastern Fund
Southern Webbing
Stromberg Carlson
Taylor Biscuit
Taylor Instrument Co
Tecumseh
Time Inc. Vsevecs Veneeves
Tawmoter Corps Cee
Western Car
West Point Mfg Co
Wilmington Savings
Coronation
Smythe
North State
High Point
Thomasville
Randleman
Wright
Multi-Craft, Inc
ART Sanitarium
H. S&s. Garber
North St
Greenville
Board of Health
Finchley
Sir Walter, Raleigh
Vincent Bosworth
Inchlen
Fifth Ave
Commerce
Hich Point Savings
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