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This week, in the White House, President Truman was to present the Medal of Honor to Travis Watkins' widow. On behalf of four other U.S. fighting men, killed or missing in action in Korea, relatives would accept the first five to be awarded in the Korean war.* The other fighting men so honored are ist Lieut. Frederick F. Henry, 33, of Clinton, Okla.; Private ist Class Melvin L. Brown, 20, of Mahaffey, Pa.; Sergeant ist Class Charles W. Turner, 29, of Boston; and Major General William F. Dean, 51, of Berkeley, Calif. Of Dean's now famed exploit...
Last week Dolores and Ossorio were married by the family chaplain. No Mass was said, since, according to Spanish tradition, a Mass for a widow who remarries is not allowed. After the ceremony the weeping Dowager Maria Luisa embraced Dolores, said: "My daughter, since this is what you wanted, I pray God you may be happy." Prince Adan was the only one of the wedding party to wave goodbye. Said Prince Adan: "How wonderful! I love Don Carlito and I'll have plenty of holidays with no studying...
...drug will hereafter be divided between himself (10%), Dr. Schatz (3%) and 14 other collaborating scientists. Dr. Schatz will receive a flat $125,000 for his share in the foreign sales. Special bonuses will be handed out to a group of twelve helpful laboratory workers, including the widow of a lab dishwasher who died last year. The Rutgers Research and Endowment Foundation, which had largely financed the work, and controls the patents, will continue to collect the lion's share-about $500,000 a year...
Died. Sallie Lindsay White, 81, widow of famed Editor (the Emporia Gazette) William Allen White (1868-1944), mother of Author-Editor William Lindsay (They Were Expendable) White; in Emporia, Kans...
...first woman Senator. In October 1922, Georgia's Governor Thomas W. Hardwick appointed 87-year-old Rebecca Latimer Felton, widow of a U.S. Representative, to the seat left vacant by the death of Tom Watson. She was a Senator for two days...