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Boy 19 Steals Airplane and Lands Safely
A 19 year old boy attempted to steal a plane piloted by Kurl Campbell at Oelwein yesterday afternoon. The pilot spotted the stowaway clinging to the tail and aimed for a soft field two miles north. Campbell landed with passengers Mrs. E V Stone and Miss Isabel Clark unharmed and later praised the lad's nerve.
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