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Died. Prince Henry William Frederick Albert, 74, Duke of Gloucester, third son of King George V of England; after a long illness; in Northamptonshire, England. Educated at Sandhurst, the Duke interrupted his military career to assume princely duties after his eldest brother Edward, Duke of Windsor, gave up his throne in 1936 to marry American Divorcee Wallis Simpson. For his brother King George VI, Gloucester undertook a spate of ceremonial chores and overseas good-will missions; he also indulged his passion for riding, fox hunting and polo. After serving as a high-ranking liaison officer in World...
...tried to equivocate when bearing bad news. "There is no point to the work," he once said, "if you're not telling the truth." · Died. Mohammed Ayub Khan, 66, imposing, soldierly former President of Pakistan; of a heart attack; in Islamabad, Pakistan. Trained at Britain's Sandhurst Royal Military College, Ayub rose to commander in chief of the Pakistani army and became president in 1958. He helped spur Pakistan's economic growth but did little to remedy the inequitable distribution of income among the population. In attempting to steer a neutral course in global politics...
...flew to Barbados for an 18-day honeymoon cruise on the royal yacht Britannia through the Caribbean to the Galapagos Islands, to be followed by an official tour of Ecuador, Colombia, Jamaica and the islands of Montserrat and Antigua. Home, after that, will be an eleven-room house at Sandhurst Military Academy, where Mark will be an instructor. Anne has professed to be able to cook "a quick meal." Adds Mark: "I can recommend the scrambled eggs...
...dropped from an expected $40,000 to a plebeian $15,000. Some Labor M.P.s protested the Treasury's raise of Anne's allowance from $37,500 to $87,500 because of the marriage. They also objected when the army offered the couple an 11-room house at Sandhurst, the British West Point-where Mark will take up duties as a teacher of military skills in March-for the unprincely sum of $20 a week. "She's getting [the allowance] for riding and falling off a horse and nothing else," sneered Labor M.P. William Hamilton, a longtime royalty...
...diamond on each side." After his car's faulty battery had been repaired by mechanics at Buckingham Palace, Mark set off to rejoin his regiment. The Dragoons may be heading next for Northern Ireland, but not likely with Mark. He is going to become an instructor at Sandhurst, with the rank of acting captain and a salary of $6,625 a year...