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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1926
Page
5
The wife of Commander Byrd gives her first interview mentioning her wish to avoid photographs and public glory while expressing curiosity about her husband's safety and condition after his polar flight.
The article recalls Byrd thawing fingers and recounting the first flight to the North Pole. His wife, anxious yet proud, notes his careful preparation and the invention of the sextant aiding pole observations. Rev C G Russell visited local residents on a stopover en route to Staunton and Middletown.
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