JERSEY CITY, N. J, Mar. &—(#)
—Chinbing through cold blue skics
more than five and ane half miles
over Jersey and Manhattan today,
Miss Ruth Nichols, Rye, N. Y., ther,
who holds coast to const speed
marks, set an unofficial altitude
record for women,

The altimeter on her speedy
Lockheed-Vega monoplane showed
nearly 30,600 fect.

The sealed barograph placed in
ihe plane by the National Acro-
nautic association was immediately
shipped to Washington for examin-
ation. TE it shows 28,074 feet, or
more, Miss Nichols will be awarded
the record now held by Wlinor
Smith, young Long Island flier.

Misa Nichols was informed that
to attain recognition 46 the record
holder, she inust beat Misb Smith’s
mark of 27,448 fect by more than
600 feor

 
 
Vatiean City, May 100 (API —
Pope Pius XIL received Princess
Margaret of Enhend today moa
2U-minule priate mudrence.

Tt was the first meeting of a
member of British royalty with
the Roman Catholic pontiff in
more thin ul quarter century.
Murgaret made the visit: despite
protests mn Eneland by Protes-
tant organizations.
 