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Byrd Heralds Antarctic Penguin Encounter in Washington
Rear Admiral Richard Byrd brings an emperor penguin from Antarctica to Washington after completing a four and a half month South Pole expedition. Several captive penguins escaped their cages on the ship triggering a frantic crew search. Byrd doubts Antarctica holds military value. Chaplin Answers US Citizenship Question. Prefers Progress of the Human Race. Charlie Chaplin says he has not become an American citizen because he is not a nationalist and cites income tax implications. He declines to endorse any ideology, praising democracy as the progress of the little man.
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BYRDS
Richard Byrd
Antarctica
Washington
South Pole
Byrd
Antarctic
Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
New York
Ed Sullivan
Sullivan
U.S
England
Europe
United States