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...airplane at Washington. An ambulance & motorcycle escort met the train at Union Station, rushed through the city to the airport. Pilot V. J. Lucas had a plane warmed up. He took off, opened the throttle, headed for Camden Airport. Sixty-two minutes later he landed dangerously in a headwind. Still breathing, Marjorie was carried by ambulance to Jefferson Hospital. Surgeons were ready. An hour later the bean was removed. Father Cohen was joyful. Soon after that one of Marjorie's overworked lungs collapsed, she died...
...ahead of the steamer (TIME, Sept. 21). The Bremen's mail should be there 30 hr. ahead of time. The catapult on the Bremen's sundeck whirred; the plane shot into the sky 1,300 mi. northeast of Ambrose Lightship and flew on into rain, fog & headwind. At dark she alighted for a moment on Glace Bay Harbor to check position with a fishing boat; at 9 p. m. she put down on Sydney Harbor with ten minutes' fuel supply in her tanks; at midnight, refueled, she flew on again in the darkness...
Going south again they had not navigated (used instruments) but had piloted their plane by "familiar" landmarks remembered from the trip up. A buffeting headwind threw their calculations off a lot, and when they reached the Yukon they were far to the east of their course. Eielson had recognized Circle City; they had descended to refuel and pass the night...
...single scull race took place yesterday afternoon under extremely unfavorable conditions. A strong headwind was blowing and the water for the first mile was very rough. The race started at the Union Boat House, and for the first quarter-mile the rowing was very close, Finally leading Van Schaick, the only other entry. At the end of the half mile the men were rowing very hard and Finally was leading by one length. From this point on, Finally gradually increased his lead until at the Harvard Bridge there was a little more than one length of clear water between...