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Plea for Sane Driving and Early Transatlantic Flight Facts
A public plea urges safer driving to reduce a high Will County fatality rate and criticizes reckless behavior. The article notes highway hazards and calls for driver education and restraint. It also recounts early 1919 aviation feats, including the NC-4 voyage to Lisbon, Alcock Brown’s single flight, and the B-34 dirigible crossing from Scotland to Mineola and back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Navy
Atlantic
Rockaway
N. Y
Lisbon
Portugal
Nova Scotia
Newfoundland
Azores
Ocean
John Alcock
Arthur W. Brown
St. John’s N. F
Clifton
Galaway
Ireland
Scotland
Mineola