People, Jul. 27, 1953

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

At a polo match in Sussex, England, the crowd gasped when the fast-galloping Duke of Edinburgh thudded to the ground as his pony skidded on the wet turf, cheered when he picked himself up after a dazed few moments and legged it after his mount. Unhurt except for bruises and scratches, the duke charged back into the game, led his team to a 6-1 victory.

Nine days of competition at the second annual salaam to celestial beauty at Long Beach, Calif, were climaxed by the...

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