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-
'tiff.

 
 
Jersey City, N. J.. March 6 (F)—
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 coast-to-coast speed marks,
set an unofficial] altitude record for
women today.

The altimeter on her speedy mono-

sealed barograph placed in the plane
by the National Aeronautic associa-
tion, was immediately shipped to
Washington for examination. If it
Shows 28,074 feet, or more, Miss
Nichols wil] be awarded the record

Miss Nichols was informed that to
‘attain recognition as the record hol-
der, she must beat Mis Smith's
 mark of 27.418 feet by more than
600 fret,

She took off from Jersey City air-
port at 12:33 p. m. and was aloft 90
minutes. There was a 30-mile wind
blowing when she circled the city.
swung over Manhattan and started
the long climb.

_ “Everything went fine.” she said.
“The engine worked perfectly. I did
not suffer any discomfort.”
| She wore a flying suit lined with
reindeer skin and the cockpit of her
plane was heated from the motor ex-
haust. She used oxygen apparatus
and had no difficulty in breathing
even in the thin, cold air at high ai-
titudes. The temperature at the top
of her climb was estimated at 50 de-
below zero by Clarence Cham-
lain, who coached Miss Nichols
for the attempt,
 