Word: airport
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Last week immigration inspectors in Los Angeles heard that ten Chinese immigration-law evaders were being smuggled over the Mexican border in airplanes. Hastening to the Eagle airport, landing field near Los Angeles, they hid in the weeds and bushes, waiting. Toward dawn three airplanes arrived. Before the first to land had come to a full stop, officials ran forward with drawn guns. According to their version, the aviator attempted to take to the air, whereupon they fired, killed the aviator, captured the two other pilots, found no Chinese. In the running gear of the planes were tangled bunches...
Motion pictures portraying the progress of aeronautics, and showing various air events of the past year will be shown in the living room of the Union tonight at 7:30 o'clock. The films will be explained by Captain H. N. Heinsen, commanding officer of the Boston Airport. The showing is open to members of the Flying Club and the Union...
Captain H. N. Helsen, Commander of the Boston Airport will talk in connection with the showing of these films. The presentation is part of the Flying Club's efforts to stimulate interest in flying at Harvard University...
...interested in flying and in the Harvard Flying Club are asked to report to W. N. Bump '28, President of the club, at 43 Westmorly Court at 7 o'clock this evening. No previous experience is necessary. Competitors will be asked to spend an afternoon each week at the airport for the next three weeks. They will be expected to do a little mechanical work. The chief aim of the competition, however, is to give men who may be unknown to the club members an opportunity to demonstrate their interest in the activities of the club...
...club and was made possible mainly as a result of the generosity of F. L. Ames '28, vice-president, who loaned the club $2000 with which to buy the plane. Since last fall it has been completely overhauled and refinished and last week it was towed to the airport. It was first taken on a trial trip by one of the experienced aviators and when it was declared to be in perect condition Crocker Snow 1L., without a parachute, took her up for a twenty minute solo...