Margaret Johnson Crowned U S Naval Academy Color Girl
Margaret Johnson a 19 year old from Bethesda Md was chosen as the U S Naval Academy color girl for commencement week in Annapolis. She met Lt William F LaLonde of Clayton Mo last year on a blind date and he led his brigade to the top, securing her nomination. The piece notes other campus events at West Point and various light vignettes from the era.
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Bethesda
U. S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
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William F. LaLonde
Clayton
LaLonde
Academy
West Point
N. Y
US Military Academy
Cleveland
Cleveland Stewards and Caterers Association
Wilson
Chicago
Karl Hawkins
Haskins
Chris
Milton Legedas
Hawkins
Air Transport Flies Nonstop 5700 Miles to Paris
A four engine trans port plane completed today the first non stop commercial airliner flight from Los Angeles to Paris covering 5700 miles in 20 hours 28 minutes. The Douglas DC 6B averaged 278 miles an hour on the flight which broke the previous non stop record of 3900 miles for commercial planes. Transport Aeriens Intercontinentaux a French airline purchased the plane from Douglas. It left Los Angeles International Airport Thursday morning manned by a French crew but carrying no passengers. Three observers from the Douglas plant were aboard including chief test pilot Johnny Martin Larry Peyton operations engineer and Pat Patton pilot navigator. The plane took the Great Circle Route flying over Winnipeg Hudson Bay and Southern Greenland. Martin said they ran into heavy weather over Hudson Bay and Greenland but otherwise everything worked like a charm.
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Paris
Los Angeles
Transport Aeriens Intércontimoentaux
Douglas
Los Angeles International Airport
Johnny Martin
Larry Peyton
Pat Patton
Winnipeg
Hudison Bay
Greenland
Martin
Hudson Bay
Parachutists Sighted Over Grand Canyon Sighting
Grand Canyon Arizona report says two parachutes floated into the canyon depths Thursday night. Tourists reported a man hanging from one chute while rangers worked down a rocky trail toward the site. Superintendent Harold Bryant said no life signs were found and no aircraft were seen. No Arizona air bases reported missing planes.
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Grand Canyon
Ariz
Harold Bryant
Grand Canyon National Park
Bryant
Arizona
Claim 20 000 Born by Artificial Insemination
New York reports at the World Congress on Fertility and Sterility say more than 20 000 children yearly result from artificial insemination. Dr Abraham Stone cites about 10 000 births from donor sperm when husbands are sterile, with additional cases from husbands' own sperm, totaling over 20 000.
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New York
United States
Abraham Stone
Margaret Sanger Research Bureau
Angel of Skidrow to Direct Program at Town Hall
Sister Essie West known as the Angel of Skidrow will present a musical program with the Girls' Town Choir at Town Hall 838 Locust Ave at 7 30 Monday. Colored films of Girls Town from the former Camp Anza site in Riverside will be shown. West founded Girls Town and has spent 30 years in missionary work in Los Angeles.
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Essie Ninxiey West
Town Hall
Locust Ave
Camp Anza
Riverside
Sister West
Los Angeles
City Council Oil Unit Backs Offshore Action
The City Council oil committee unanimously supports offshore oil development outside the harbor district. It recommends a city controlled seismic survey east of Pine Ave with a $50 budget and delays private survey permits by Standard Oil of California General Petroleum and Humble Oil and Refining Co. The panel backs a late year vote to authorize pooling of harbor wells with others and asserts city ownership of oil under a 50 acre tideland area adjacent to the east city limit.
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Harbor Department
Pine Ave
Sam F. Vickers
Vickers
Standard Oil of California
General Petroleum
Humble Oil and Refining Co
George August
Irving M. Smith
Dublin Theater Men Show Coronation Film Risks
Dublin theater managers cancel plans to show the coronation newsreels due to whispered bomb threats. Ant British sentiment grows as the queen's title references sovereignty over Northern Ireland, stirring unrest among Dubliners.
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Dublin
Ireland
Connecticut Evanston Win Safety Titles
Connecticut and Evanston were named grand prize winners in the National Safety Council 1952 national traffic safety contest. It marks Connecticut’s sixth and Evanston’s fourth grand prize. Evanston has historically led with several past grand awards. Forty-five states and 750 cities participated. nine states and 24 cities received divisional honors while special awards recognized outstanding traffic safety achievements.
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Chicago
Connecticut
Evanston
National Safety Council
Final Dress Rehearsal of Coronation in London
A full dress rehearsal for the coronation took place with over 1200 participants. Queen Elizabeth II attended state duties at Buckingham Palace while her stand in wore the queen’s robes for the practice. Sir Thomas Innes, a herald, collapsed during the ceremony and was removed by stretcher. Extra mounted police guarded the abbey as St Edward’s crown was brought in a velvet bag.
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Elizabeth II
Angstand-In
Westminster Abbey
Duke of Norfolk
Carl Marshal
St. Edward's
Thomas Innes
Duke of Edinburgh
Elizabeth
Buckingham Palace
Old England
Elizabeth I
Duchess of Norfolk
Evie Mieville
Prince Charles Courts Julie Parker In Buckingham Palace Romance
The article paints a light hearted tale of Prince Charles showing interest in Julie Parker, daughter of Lt. Comdr. Michael Parker, with toy vehicles and playful moments at Buckingham Palace. He plans to attend Queen Elizabeth's coronation but will return to his own celebration.
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Prince Charles
Julie Parker
Princess Anne
Julie
Charles Windsor
Michael Parker
Duke of Edinburgh
Harvey
Charles
Buckingham Palace
Queen Elizabeth
Westminster Abbey
Yright
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