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Died. Agnes Harvey Stone, 85, widow of U.S. Chief Justice (1941-46) Harlan Fiske Stone; in Washington...
...young widow at a quiet White House ceremony last week, President Eisenhower handed a letter sealed in a pale green envelope and expressing deep personal feeling: "To the President of the U.S. in 1972-76: The recent untimely death of a fine young American-Captain Iven C. Kincheloe Jr., U.S. Air Force-brought a real sense of loss to our nation. In recognition of his many exemplary deeds as a pioneer in advanced aeronautic research, I am making a request which seeks to express, in a small measure, the gratitude of the nation. I request that you consider the merits...
...were reflected in the Nile. In a fifth-floor suite three-year-old Prince Nawaf of Saudi Arabia lay fast asleep. In the bedroom of a similar suite three floors below dozed the Begum Aga Khan, 52, a handsome Frenchwoman who was "Miss France of 1932" and is the widow of the wealthy Aga Khan, who lies buried 500 miles upriver at Aswan...
Dressed in solemn black, Ty's widow, Debbie, sat beside the open casket and held her husband's hand while the organ played Irving Berlin's I'll Be Loving You Always. Cinemactor Cesar Romero eulogized his pal: "He was a beautiful man. He was beautiful outside, and he was beautiful inside. Rest well, my friend." Actress Loretta Young caused a stir in the chapel by arriving in Oriental makeup from a stint before TV cameras. Outside, there were loud cheers for Yul Brynner, Ty's replacement as Solomon. "Look at him," one woman shouted...
Died. Janie Brady Jones, 92, widow of John Luther ("Casey'') Jones, railroad engineer made immortal by a folk song; following a stroke; in Jackson, Tenn. (see NATIONAL AFFAIRS...