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...House of Lords, Earl Attlee, making his maiden speech, vented his spleen on what he called the U.S.'s "rather outdated anti-colonialism." "I sometimes feel," said Attlee, "with all friendliness to our American friends, that they are a little apt to stand on the sidelines and leave us to carry the fight." But he too was critical of Makarios' exile. "The rebels of the past generally tend, sooner or later, to be the Prime Ministers of the British Commonwealth,"* he observed tartly...
...Export Lines' S.S. Constitution. Reported Herald Tribune Columnist Hy Gardner indignantly: "Miss Grace Kelly ordered the ship's officials to deny first-class privileges to the press and to keep them confined to cabin class . . . four to six to a cabin." The New York Post's Earl Wilson wrote that five reporters had canceled their bookings in a huff. Uneasily the line admitted that Grace had indeed requested that a way be found to keep newsmen at a distance. But when the howl went up, she relented. The compromise: there wil be two press conferences aboard ship...
Returning from last year's team will be Connie Fischer, Steve Kay, Maynard Canfield, Ben Heckscher, and Earl Purnell. These five are strongest in doubles and with a little work they should add to the varsity's singles' strength as well its depth in doubles...
...preliminaries of the elimination tournament, Hardin defeated Charles Rutledge of Winthrop, 5 to 2, Rosenberg won over Edward Cross of Dunster, 5 to 1, and Lew gained his victory from Peter Bolles of Adams by a 5-3 score. The other finalist, Robert Gargill of Adams, defeated Earl Silbert, 5-3 in his first match...
Died. Vere Brabazon Ponsonby, 75, ninth Earl of Bessborough, onetime (1931-35) Governor General of Canada; in Rowlands Castle, England...