People, Jul. 11, 1955

Names make news. Last week these names made this news:

Moments after Dwight Eisenhower pinned a third oakleaf cluster on his Distinguished Service Medal, strapping General Matthew B. Ridgway, 60, retiring Army Chief of Staff, was all but cheered by his chic wife "Penny" and crew-cut son Matthew Jr., 6, who proudly inspected his father's newest decoration.

Since Britain's doughty Poetess Dame Edith (Façade) Sitwell, 68, and Cinemactress Marilyn (The Seven Year Itch) Monroe, 29, met in Hollywood last year, Dame Edith's life has not been the same. Intrigued by the incongruity of the...

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