Los Angeles Airship Poised for Long Hops From Lakehurst
The dirigible Los Angeles, undergoing overhaul at Lakehurst New Jersey, may soon fly longer missions. Officials hint at cross country hops or a possible non stop to Hawaii with Mooring masts at Fort Worth and San Diego, creating a route near six thousand miles.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Wilbur
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Hawaii
Warner
Naval Aeronautics
Earl Harbor
Frederickshaven
Germany
Owens valley dynamiters eyed for special prosecution
Los Angeles water officials say conclusive evidence links Owens valley men to the May 27 dynamiting of the city aqueduct at No Name canyon. They urge Attorney General A S Webb to appoint a special prosecutor to replace Inyo County District Attorney Jesse Hession.
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Owens Valley
Inyo County
Water Board
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Water Bureau
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San Francisco
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Trans Atlantic Flight Planned From London to New York
Plans announced by Captain Robert H. MacIntosh and Lieutenant Colonel F F Minchin of British Imperial Airways outline a London to New York flight with refueling in eight hours and a non stop return before continuing toward the continent until fuel runs out. The start is targeted for the first week in August at Northolt Airdome with a Fokker monoplane powered by a 150 horse engine.
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Robert H. MacIntosh
F. F. Minchin
British Imperial Airways
New York
Atlantic
Northolt Airdome
Weather Outlook for Winslow Arizona This Week
Arizona forecast shows minimal temperature change upcoming. In Winslow the Sunday high reaches 45 degrees while Monday climbs to 90 with a low around 56 and another low near 55.
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Arizona
Winslow
RAF Considers New Nonstop India Flight Plan
London June 20 AP The RAF weighs a fresh attempt at a nonstop long distance flight to India but Sir Sanquel Hoare says bad North Indian storms make an early autumn attempt unlikely He notes it is safer to delay until risks are minimal Carr and MacWorth began a flight to India but their bomber had to land 100 miles from start due to oil feed issues Carr previously faced forced landing near Karachih in May in the Persian Gulf
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Royal Air Force
India
Sanquel Hoare
Air
House of Commons
Air Secretary
Tadia
C. R. Carr
P. H. MacWorth
Lieut. Carr
Karachih
Persian Gulf
Catholics of France Stand Against Pope
Pope Pius XII denounced leaders of the L Action Francaise during a secret consistory as he warned French Catholics about disobedience. He urged repentance and reintegration for those who recant while reaffirming strong church authority and cited Saint Ambrose on papal primacy.
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Leon Danidet
L’action Francaise
Pope Pius
Pinus
France
Saint Ambrosius
Peter
Wreckage May Be of Saint Roman Plane
Interest in the fate of Captain Saint Roman and his companion Mouneyres revived by reports of a wrecked airplane found in the mouth of the Amazon River near Brazil after they departed St. Louis General May 5 for Pernambuco and have been missing.
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Rio Janemo
Saint Roman
M. Mouneyres
St. Louis
Pernambuco
Brazil
Amazon River
Colonel Davis Withdrawn From Mexico Embassy
Lieutenant Colonel Edward Davis relieved as military attaché at the American embassy in Mexico City. He is reassigned to temporary duty in Washington in military intelligence and then to Fort Bliss Texas. State Department had discussed missing papers with Olds and has not confirmed tampering.
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Washington
Edward Davis
Mexico City
War Department
Davis
First Cavalry Division
Fort Bliss
Tex
State Department
Olds
Funeral Coach Crash Wounds Two Women in Arlington Cemetery
A funeral coach carrying nine mourners crashed into a tree at Holy Cross cemetery in North Arlington. Two women, Mrs Albert Schultz and Mrs Josephine Casper, were injured. The incident followed a newly covered grave service.
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Josephine Casper
Lindbergh Granted Open Use of Navy Aircraft
Washington honors Charles A Lindbergh for his trans atlantic flight by authorizing him to use Navy aviation equipment at any time for local or cross country trips.
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Wasseington
Navy Department
Charles A. Lindbergh
Locomotives Collide in Local Yards Rupturing Two Santa Fe Engines
Two Santa Fe engines collided in the local yards at 7 45 p m as they moved in opposite directions. Engine 3726 led by R B Hoxie with J A Peterson and engine 3224 under A Bill with Pete Hesser came into contact near the frogs causing twisted pipes and wreckage. No injuries reported and an investigation will be held today.
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Jengineer
R. B. Hoxie
J. A. Peterson
Winslow
A. Bill
Pete Hesser
Arms Runners Held For High Bonds
Four men charged with conspiracy to smuggle arms into Mexico were arraigned and released on bonds from 5 000 to 7 500 each. Federal agents hunted for four more alleged participants. The defendants include John B. Mannerstam, president of Pacific Arms Co of San Francisco, with 7 500 bail, Guillermo Rosas a Mexican attorney 7 500, Ralph O. Saunders truck driver 5 000, and Captain Andrew Olsen of the schooner Prospector 5 000.
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Mexico
UC SL
David Head
John B. Mannerstam
Trig
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Mannerstam
Pacific Arms Company
San Francisco
Gillermo Rosas
Ralph O. Saunders
Andrew Olsen
Prospector
Optimism in Wood's Philippine visit despite illness
Governor General Leonard Wood arrived in Seattle from Manila en route to a White House talk with President Coolidge. He plans to confer with Secretary of War Davis, handle personal business in New York, and return within a month. He praised the island's treasury surplus, favorable trade balance, good health, and booming politics, noting no disorder from the Chinese revolt.
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Wash
Leonard Wood
Philippines
Manila
President Coolidge
White House
Black Hills
South Dakota
Wood
Davis
Washington
New York
Army fliers Maitland and Hegenberger arrive in San Diego
Lester J. Maitland and A. F. Hegenberger, the Army fliers set for a trans Pacific attempt, landed at Rockwell Field San Diego at 4 20 p m after departing Tucson at 1 10 p m The arrival confirms their Coast to Wandluli plan ahead of the flight attempt.
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Lester J. Maitland
A. F. Hegenberger
California
Wandluli
Rockwell Field
Tucson
Arizona
Ambassador Warned In Anarchist Note
Santiago Chile January 20 The Chilean government set a special guard night and day at the American embassy after a letter threaten ing the death of Ambassador William M Collier if Sacco and Vanzetti were executed The letter was unsigned and handed to police after Collier left on a trip to Bolivia
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Chile
Jame 20
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Nicolo Sacco
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Coller
Bolivia
Pardon for Gwen Young Wowan hailed as communist charger
Charlotte Anita Whitney Oakland social worker is granted a full pardon by Gov. C G Young, ending a seven year fight to drop the felon stigma. The pardon cites procedural irregularities, the act’s intent toward violent groups, and Whitney’s lifelong lawfulness despite her radical sympathies.
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Governor Young
Sacramento
Charlotte Anita Whitney
Oakland
San Quentin
C. G. Young
Whitney
Alameda County
Miss Whitney
Gov. Young
Communist Labor Party
Miss . Whitney
Seattle Raises 25900 Dollar Purse for Non-Stop Tokyo Flight
Seattle officials announce a 25 900 dollar purse for a non stop flight from Seattle to Tokyo. Thomas J D Stimson reports at a noon committee meeting. Japanese consul here may announce a matching prize in Japan, bringing total to 50 000 dollars for the flight.
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Seattle
Wash
Tokyo
Thomas JD. Stimson
Japan
Naval limits loom at tri patite talks in Geneva
Geneva opening of the tripartite naval conference draws Japan and Great Britain seeking limits on battleships cruisers and aircraft, with France and Italy observing. Washington treaty reconsideration and American opposition cited as key flashpoints. British proposals imply downward armament revision.
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Italy
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Washington
Coolidge
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