Jersey City, N. J., March 6.—-(/P)
-—-Climbing through cold blue skies
more than five and one-half miles
over Jersey and Manhattan today,
Miss Ruth Nichols, Rye, N. Y.,
flyer, who holds coast-to-coast
speed marks, set an unofficial alti-
tude record for women. The alti-
meter on her speedy Lockheed-Vega
monoplane showed nearly 30,050
feet.
 
Rome, May 10 (®)—Pope of the
Roman Catholic church and a
member of Britain’s Royal! house
meet today for the first time In
more than a quarter of a cen-
tury.

Pope Pius XII will reccive pret-
ty Princess Margaret Rose in pri-
vale audience in his personal li-
brary.

Afterwards the princess will
visit the Valican museum's Sis-
tene chapel to see Michaelan-
gelo’s ‘Last Judgment.”

Some English Protestants had
asked King George io prevent
her audience with the Pope.

The last meeting between the
Pope and British royalty sas 2€
years ago when the princess’
grandparents, King George V
and Quecn Mary, were received
by Pope Pius XI, predecessor ot!
the present pontiff.
 