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out that there is more private fly! ing in this country at the present. time than in all of Europe com- bined.....
In connection with the location of airports, Colonel Lindbergh CX- pressed the belief that proximity to the business section is the most im- portant item to be taken into consideration.
"If the airport is an hour's ride from the city," he explained, “it takes away most of the advantage of flying time; on a trip from New York or Philadelphia to Washing- ton, the time required going to and from distant landing fields would add so much to the flying time that there would be little advantage over the railroad timé, e
"Would a distance of 20 minutes! be much of a handicap? he was asked.
"That's reasonable," he replied, "but it would be better if it were possible to have the field even closer."
Lindbergh predicted that in a year or two there will be safe, re-
Chungking He emphasized strongly his feel-gular direct passenger service be- Nit Yuen Fat Chong, 90, Connaughting that America is sorely delin tween New York and Rio de Ja
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was discovered of a vast grotto, Pingnan
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