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CORTLAND (UPI)—Four volunteer firemen from Argentina, who spent 16 months driving a 1925 fire engine here to trade it in for a newer model, were making plans today to fly home in less than a day. Tha fimamon Alliant Danilin Om aro C Aione, Wee na miiyu, ne ‘o Centone, ix DiMange, ¢ Leonardo Antico, completed their 17,000-mile journey Saturday. They were greeted by some 300 volunteer firemen, a band and Mayor Nicholas Gabriel — who made them honorary citizens of the Central New York community Bat the big momen came swnen as representative of the Brockway Motor Co, which had manufac tured their fire engine, presented them with a set of keys and a bill of sale for a new model, a gift of Brockway. Brockway planned to use the antique to start a company mu seum The newer truck is being driven to New York and shipped to the fre company in Boca, a suburb of Buenos Aires, to which the four adventurers belonged The ceremonies marked the end of a series of adventures and mis adventures for the Argentines that included battling a fire in Chile before the Chilean firemen ar rived, saving a falling child in Guatemala at the cost of a brok en rib to Cemone, and running ox of money, gas and food For most of the trip the men slept in firehouses and accepted guts of oil and gas from their hosts. They hunted and fished for food But they mentioned no prob lems with police along the way although the fire engine had ex pired 1953 license plates. The agenda after arriving in Cortdand included a luncheon with a vic official, Saturday, and a dinner on the campus of Cornell University tonight with a larger group of officials. They tied their hand at fish ang for smelt with nets on Owasco Lake near here Saturday after noon, and sew first game of golf was arranged by Brockway Sun day. A tow of the Brokway Pplam was scheduled for today. Brockway was planning their Bight back to Argentina Tuesday Actual tying time from Syracuse to Buenos Aires i estimated at 17 or 18 hours.
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Endicott Daily Bulletin
Endicott, New York, US
Mon, May 09, 1960
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