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Most impressive flights of the first week were made in one day by O'Meara and Martin Schempp of Pittsburgh. Taking off from East Hill, O'Meara flew 38 mi. to Endicott, N. Y., breaking the U. S. distance record of 10.9 mi. made last year by famed Hawley Bowlus (who last week was absent, recuperating from an attempted suicide at his California home). He also thought his barograph would show a new U. S. altitude mark of 5,000 ft. or more. Pilot Schempp sailed from the same starting point 65 mi. to New Milford...