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Handshake, No Bow. Even before Elizabeth arrived on the island, she had agreed to change her traveling plans so as not to interfere with the island kingdom's strictly observed Methodist Sabbath. Queen Salote made an equal concession in permitting her subjects for the first time to greet both her and the British royalty with a handshake in the British fashion, instead of the low bow favored in Tonga. From all over her kingdom, the Friendly Islanders came by two-wheeled horsecart and outrigger canoe to extend the greeting...
...Council of Bishops of the Methodist Church, concluding that their church has a message more important than any now being offered to televiewers, agreed in principle to a Methodist TV program. Next step: a drive to raise about $300,000 to get started...
...Notre Dame Halfback Johnny Lattner, who won both the Maxwell Memorial Award (second straight year) and the Heisman Trophy as the nation's No. 1 player. At week's end, playing the last game of his collegiate career, Lattner scored two touchdowns as Notre Dame beat Southern Methodist...
...Methodist Bishop of the Washington area G. Bromley Oxnam will deliver tomorrow morning's sermon at Memorial Church. Services begin...
...expensive. In the British Parliament, Bevanite and near-Bevan-ite Socialists were once again raising the cry that royalty was too costly ($1,700,000 a year) and too undemocratic. A Socialist scolded the Queen for maintaining a private enclosure for the horse races at Ascot; a Methodist minister scolded her for going to races at all ("They are full of racketeers"). The same outraged Methodist berated the Duke of Edinburgh for playing polo on Sunday, while the leftists howled that he took too much interest in politics. (In a speech at Edinburgh, Philip had cautiously praised compulsory military service...