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Leap Year Promises Stir With Notables and Marriages
A 1952 leap year feature counts high profile marriages and engagements from Grace Kelly to Dag Hammarskjold and Adlai Stevenson. The piece lists numerous eligibles across royalty, politics, and entertainment as 1,033,000 marriages were registered January through August, noting broader societal trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gay Pauley
New York
Public Service
Howard Hughes
Marshjold
Elvis Presley
Backar Hoover
Grace Kelly
Prince Rainier
Monaco
Margaret Truman
E. C Daniel Jr
Marilyn Monroe
Arthur
Dag Hammarskjold
Adlai Stevenson
J. Edgar Hoover
Sam Rayburn
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Henry M. Jackson
Warren G. Magnuson
Richard B. Russell
Theodore Francis Green
Green
Marines
Gori. Lie
Trygv Lie
United Nations
William Zeckendorf Jr
New Jersey
Rober Meyner
Helen Stevenson
Oberlin
Adlai
Phil Silvers
Dave Garraway
Don Cherry
Television
Greg Bauizer
Hollywood
Profirio Rubirosa
Uncle Sam