ROME. May 10-(AP)\-A Pope of
the Roman Catholic ehurch and a
member of Britain’s Royal house
meet today for the first time in more
than a quarter of a century.

Pope Pius XII will receive pretty
Princess Margaret Rose in private
audience in his persona) library.

The unofficial Vatican news service
said the mecting would be ar 5:30
p.m, Rome time (11:30 a m., EST)

Afterwards the Princess will visit
the Vatican museum's sistene
chapel to see Michelangelo's “Last
Judgement.”

Some English Protestants had
tasked Kine George to prevent her
audience with the Pope.

The last meeting between the
Pope and British royalty was 26
jyears ago When the Princess’ grand-
iparents. King George V and Queen
Mary, Were received by Pope Pius
XI, predecessor of the present Pon-
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Jerney City, N J March 6
Climbing through cold blue skies
more than five and one half miles
over Jersey and Manhattan, Miss
Ruth Nichols. New York society
aviatrix who holds comat to coast
speed marks. vet an unofficial altt-
tude recerd for women today

The altimeter on her speedy
monoplane #howed nearly 30.04
feet The sealed barograph placed
in the plane by the National!
Aeronautic amoctation was im
mediately shipped to Waghington
for examination Tf {t shows 28 (174
feet or more, Miss Nichola will be
awarded the record now heki by
Elinor Smith, young Long Island
flier

Miae Nichola waa informed that
to attain recognition aw the record
holder she must beat Mier Smiths
mark of 27418 feet by more than
ON) fowt

She took off from Jersey City air-
port at 12.33 po m and waa aloft
*) minutes There was a 3) mile
wind blowing when whe circied the
city, #wung over Manhattan and
wtarted the long climb

“Everything went fine,’ she maid

The engine worked perfectly. I
did net suffer any discomfort”

She wore a flying #ult lined with
reindeer wkin and the cockpit of
her plane was heate! from the
motor exhaust She used oxygen ap-
paratus and had no diffleulty in
breathing even in the thin. cold air
at high altitudes. The temperature
at the top of her climb was est!-
mated at ™ degrees below zero
by Clarence Chamberlain, who
coached Mise Nichola for the at-

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