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Mere Boy Wins Fame for Self and A. S. in Plane Jump
Charles A Lindbergh arrives Paris after a daring New York to Paris flight. Reports note his youth, blond hair, and blue eyes, with his mother Evangeline Lindbergh grateful for the victory and plans to receive the $25,000 Orteig prize.
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Mere Boy
Self
A. S
N. Y
Paris
Lindbergh
Cass High School
Detroit
New York
Raymond Orteig
Charles A. Lindbergh
Federation Internationale Aeronautique
National Aeronautics Association
Evangeline Lindbergh
Charles Lindbergh
France
America
Myron T. Herrick
Newfoundland