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...Lindberghs, Charles Augustus & Anne, took off from New York in their Lockheed monoplane for a two-month tour of the Labrador-Greenland-Iceland air route now being traversed by Balbo's Italian armada. The project is sponsored by Pan American Airways, of which Col. Lindbergh is technical adviser. From New York, where their plane was nearly fouled in mid-air by flying news photographers, the Lindberghs skirted the coast to North Haven, Me., there briefly visited their infant son Jon at the Morrow summer estate...
...deck the Mayflower Hotel, the Ethiopian national anthem orchestrated for the reception by the Army band at the Union Station. The bowlegged little Prince with curly whiskers first called at the White House wearing a two-foot shako of lion's mane. A large crowd awaiting General Italo Balbo cheered him by mistake. Day later, wearing a pith helmet, he returned to lunch with the President. His soft Amharic had to be interpreted. In the Blue Room before the meal he flipped open a box and drew forth as royal presents for the President two lion skins...
...World's Fair, newsphotographers cornered General Italo Balbo and Mrs, Morton L, Schwartz, Manhattan socialite whose command of Italian gave her an advantage over other hostesses and enabled her to monopolize him both in Chicago and on Long Island. Cameramen barked: "Look this way, General. . . . Hold the lady by the arm, Mr. Balbo." General Balbo grinned, replied: "Nuts...
...brand new automobile-the only pomp requested by simple Pilot Post-pilot & party sped to Manhattan, police sirens shrilling through the late city crowds. General Italo Balbo, who had been caught in a traffic jam while trying to reach the field, waved from his car as they shot by. At the Hotel Roosevelt a physician found Post's condition good, noted that his hand was steady as a rock...
...terrible threat of ice-on-wings, was the most severe hurdle. Then came the "downhill" laps to Shediac, N. B., to Montreal and finally to Chicago. A sad note was injected into the jubilation at Chicago when, at the Italo-American dinner, the toastmaster called the roll of Balbo's crew. Each man in turn arose to applause, answered "Present." At the end of the list the speaker called "Sergeant Ugo Quintavalle." (Sergeant Quintavalle had been killed at Amsterdam in the only mishap of the expedition.) Instantly 96 sturdy blackshirts jumped to their feet, chins held high, and chorused...