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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1927
Page
1
The transatlantic plane Columbia, piloted by Clarence D. Chamberlin and Charles Levine, crash landed near Eisleben Germany 50 miles southwest of Berlin due to fuel and mechanical issues. The crew eased from the aircraft and were taken to Koett and then Berlin by car while considering final air transfer. repairs and decisions to finish by air remained unsettled as they awaited next steps.
St Joseph June 6 AP aviation experts at the first annual conference on commercial flight development praise the Atlantic crossing by Chamberlin Levine as proof of U.S. aviation prowess. Key figures like Trude Wnm and Porter H Grant say more proof will come as new nonstop flights and refueling plans advance toward Europe and America.
Prince Barbu Stirbei completed a cabinet to succeed the Averescu government. Julius Mano, Mikhail Popovici, Gregory Junian, and Pan Halippa named ministers. The new ministry vows dissolution of parliament, press freedom, removal of Averescu officials, and free elections under royal decree.
Washington June 6 AP reports President Coolidge sent a telegram praising Clarence Chamberlain for his successful landing at Eisleben. The message conveyed admiration and best wishes for his future aviation achievements.
The Kuomintang backed peace plan seeks a coalition led by Marshal Chang Tso Lin, General Chang Shosek, and General Yin Pei Fu against Hankow's radical regime. The ally spokesman says Hankow leaders are the only communists in China and that Chang Tso Lin supports Sun Yat Sen's principles as the basis for the proposed union.
Lindbergh receives Langley Medal from the Smithsonian for the New York to Paris flight. Taft to present the award in December. Langley’s role in aviation is noted. State aerie Eagles opened with Mayor Ross urging brotherhood. delegates from Idaho and nearby states attend. Boise drill team led a parade and a smoker event was planned for the evening.
Paris June 6 French long distance fliers Captains Rignot and Dieudonne Coste, who started from Le Bourget on a 5200 mile Paris to Tokio lap, had to descend at Tahil in the Toubolsk region after 29 hours aloft. They aimed to reach Chita, Siberia, to set a new record, but their non stop Paris Persia distance of 3313 miles was surpassed by Lindbergh’s New York Paris flight.
Clarence D. Chamberlin announced to German government officials and the Aero Club that he will fly the Columbia to Tempelhofer Airport near Berlin late tomorrow afternoon.
Two anxious wives prepare to sail for Berlin to join their husbands Clarence Chamberlin and Charles Levine after news that the Bellanca plane Columbia reached Europe. Mrs Chamberlin and Mrs Levine expect to travel by steamer Berlin from New York Harbor tonight as relief replaces strain.
Chicago swept the Boston series by a 10 to 2 win. Howard Ehmke allowed six hits as Philadelphia beat Cleveland 4 to 1, scoring three runs in the first inning on two doubles and a sacrifice. Pittsburgh defeated Philadelphia 7 to 6 aided by Waner’s fifth inning homer and two misplays in the sixth.
President Coolidge announced Hugh Gibson ambassador to Belgium as chairman of the American delegation to the Geneva naval arms conference. The decision places Gibson in a key diplomatic role for the talks.
The Bellanca monoplane Columbia piloted by Clarence D. Chamberlin with Charles A. Levine aboard landed safely at Eisleben, Saxony, 110 miles southwest of Berlin, after fuel exhaustion during a nonstop crossing from America. This marked the second Atlantic-to-Europe flight within a fortnight.
The Mississippi floodwaters retreat toward the sea with the Atchafalaya acting as a spill channel reducing levels around Morgan City. Southern basin rise slows to two tenths to three tenths of a foot daily while areas north emerge from the waters. No new rise expected though widespread inundation endures.
Koettbus Germany June 6 a new propeller was rushed to the village of Klinge to replace the one broken in the landing of the trans Atlantic plane Columbia. It is hoped Clarence D Chamberlin will fly the Columbia to Berlin tomorrow. Chamberlin and Charles A Levine owner of the Bellanca retired at 6 o clock tonight and left orders to be called at 7 tomorrow morning.
Jefferson City Missouri June 6 AP Charles Lindbergh is named a colonel in the Missouri National Guard by Governor Sam A Baker effective May 21, the day of his Paris landing. He was previously a captain in the guard and the flight commander of its air unit, and also holds a captain rank in the army air service. The governor will present the commission upon his return to St Louis.
The entry lists sailing times and port calls from Roose velt field New York to Europe including Portsmouth Yarmouth La Have Shag Ledge Wedge Cape Race and a later note of a nonstop flight resuming at 4 30 a m passing over Magdelen and lancing Klings with positions near St Pierre Miquelon Scilly Isles and Berlin.
Omaha June 6 AP Clarence D Chamberlin landed at Esselden in his Bellanca monoplane Columbine completing a nonstop flight. His parents Mr and Mrs E C Chamberlin waited anxiously in the AP office and spoke with relief and pride after news of the safe arrival reached them from Berlin.
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