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Sunday Morning

Los Angeles Times

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Aviation Leader Discuss Pacific Air Service Due to Start in April
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Stanley Kennedy, president of the Interisland Airways of Hawaii and Amelia Earhart Putnam, met yesterday at Los Angeles Harbor and discussed the California-China air service scheduled to start in April. They are shown going over a map of the route. [[Caption 1]]

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Col. Clarence M. Young, former director of aeronautics, Department of Commerce, named manager of airline to link California with Orient. [[Caption 2]]

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George Palmer Putnam, New York book publisher and husband of Aviatrix Amelia Earhart Putnam, was greeted at Los Angeles Harbor yesterday by his flying wife upon his arrival here from Honolulu aboard the liner Lurline. His spouse made the trip in 18 hours, 16 minutes.[Caption 3]]

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SEA AIR LINE OPENS SOON

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SEA AIR LINES MAY GET AID FROM GOVERNMENT

[Copyright, 1936, by the Associated Press]
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17. [[?]]––

The creation of regular aviation passenger services across both the Atlantic and Pacific - aided by Federal subsidies for both dirigible and airplane building and operation - was reported reliably tonight to have been approved by President Roosevelt.
In a move assertedly designed to help this country meet the competition of foreign "super" surface lines, it was said the President will suggest to Congress next week the construction of a giant dirigible> It would be turned over to a private company for regular passenger service to Europe. 
As part of the same plan, it was said, officials hoped government aid would make possible the establishment next summer of heavier-than-air service between the Pacific Coast and Hawaii and from the east coast of Europe via Bermuda and the Azores. The subsidies would be in addition to mail payments.
Usually reliable sources, who did not care to be quoted by name, said today the President had approved these and other proposals of his policy-forming aviation commission. Members of the commission held their final conference with him today. The report is to be sent to Congress with a special message next week.
Other recommendations in the report were asserted to be:
Creation of a permanent aviation commission which could be merged later by executive order with an expanded interstate commission which would be given control over all other forms of transportation;
Repeal of the Black-McKellar airmail law's ban on companies holding more than one mail-line airmail contract or two secondary contracts; 
Modification of the law requiring competitive bidding for service aircraft contracts to permit negotiated bidding at the discretion of the Federal department concerned;
Increasing the number of army and navy planes to 4000, and building a small dirigible for training purposes;
the giant transoceanic dirigible recommended by the commission would be the same size as the new Zeppelin now building in Germany, which is one and one-half times larger than the Graf Zeppelin. The latter craft has maintained regular passenger and express service between Germany and South America for several years.
If the American and German dirigibles were used in a joint service, at least one flight a week could be maintained in each direction, it was said.
The plan calls for a navy officer receiving training on the dirigible a suggestion advanced by Dr. Hugo Eckener, commander of the Graf Zeppelin, when he urged the commission to recommend construction of the craft.
It is reported that the proposed aviation commission would have at least five members, and two members of the present agency are said to be under consideration for permanent posts.

AMELIA EARHART GREETS PUBLISHER MATE AT PORT

Amelia Earhart Putnam, ocean-spanning aviatrix that insists that the Putnam be added to her name, and her husband, George Palmer Putnam, New York publisher, were reunited yesterday at Los Angeles Harbor.
Putnam arrived aboard the linear Lurline from Honolulu, where he accompanied his wife several weeks ago prior to the tale-off of her solo flight from Hawaii to the mainland.
On the ship with Putnam were Paul Mantz and his wife. Mantz Union Air Terminal flyer, was technical adviser for Mrs. Putnam in her flight.

GREETS HUSBAND

The aviatrix greeted her husband at quarantine, and together they monotored to Toluca Lake, where Mrs. Putnam has taken a home with her mother.
The woman flyer stated yesterday that she has "no further flights in mind" other than a leisurely return trip to New York within the next few days.
She was enthusiastic over the establishment of a regular transport airline from the mainland to Hawaii and expressed the opinion that the current year "positively will see its inauguration."
"Regular commercial air service between California and the islands is practical and needs only developments and refinement," she said. "The economics of the project is the only thing remaining to be worked out. Planes will have to be constructed of sufficient size and power to carry the heavy fuel load required for the flight in addition to the pay load."
She advocated the establishment of a "landing platform" or stationary ship midway on the route to lessen the fuel load.

SHIPS COULD REFUEL

"Such a landing platform," she said, "would enable transport ships to refuel en route, and would enable them to carry heavier passenger and express loads."
She also advocated the establishment of a radio bean along the route by which pilots could maintain their courses.
The flyer and her husband plan to leave here tomorrow morning for Oakland, where they will be guests of honor at a civic dinner tomorrow evening at the Athens Club. Gov. Marriam will be the master of ceremonies.

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Thousands surrounded plane of Amelia Earhart, as she emerges from cockpits, after her arrival at Oakland Airport from Hawaii. Arrow points to Miss Earhart, who by this feat became the first person to fly solo from islands to mainland. SO great was the enthusiasm of the crowd to greet the aviatrix that at first it was feared they might rush into path of her whirring propeller. [?]

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ONLY PILOT TO CONQUER OCEAN IN SOLO TRIP

Covers 2,408 Miles in 18 Hrs. 16 Min.

[Copyright: 1935: By the Associated Press.]
Oakland, Cal., Jan. 12. -- (AP)--

Through clouds, fog, capricious winds, and some hair-raising silence, Amelia Earhart Putnam emerged out of Pacific skies today, landing here to complete the first solo flight ever made between Hawaii and California.
The famous aviatrix flashed into Oakland like a red streak and landed at 3:31 p.m., Chicago time, 18 hours and 16 minutes out of Honolulu, 2,408 miles across the ocean.
Not satisfied with two aerial trips across the Atlantic, one of them also a solo hop, and a long list of other honors already to her credit, the famous 36 year old aviatrix challenged the Pacific as no other person, man or woman, ever has, and won neatly, but not without a battle.

Crowd Is Surprised.

So quickly was her swoop down on the airport that watchers did not recognize her swift red plane at first.
When the crowd realized she had arrived at last, after more than three hours of anxious waiting and confusion over her whereabouts, it set up a mighty cheer and surged onto the field.
The cockpit popped open and Miss Earhart met the oncoming hundreds with a smiling face. The feminine instinct asserted itself in the death-daring aviatrix and she pulled a comb out of her heavy fur flying suit and fixed up her tousled, blonde locks.
She didn't waste a foot of distance or a second of time. She did not circle the field as a gesture of delight over her extraordinary and exciting feat. She slid straight down to the runway and drove the plane to the very doors of a hanger.

Field Is Bedlam. 

For a moment it looked like the crowd might jam madly into the whizzing propeller, but it stopped just short of the danger line.
The field was a Bedlam of noise, cheers, and action, colored with uncounted bouquets of American Beauty roses and other flowers for the woman who became "one up" on the male flying fraternity.
Amelia's hair didn't need much combing despite her long overseas trek and the plane stopped only for an instant before being eased into the hangar.
First one door of the hanger was slammed shut and then the other, cutting Miss Earheart and her plane off from the milling crowd.
Many persons reached the side of her plane and managed to grasp her hand and say a word or two before the police closed in.
"I'm tired," were her first words.

Much Gasoline Left.

"But I had enough gasoline left to have lasted several hours," she said, despite the fact that apprehension had arisen because of her long radio silence and the lack of position reports during the last three hours of the flight.
A police escort took her hand and sped to an Oakland hotel.
Her landing here disposed of a plan disclosed early this morning by her husband, George Palmer Putnam, New York publisher, to continue on to Salt Lake City if conditions proved favorable.
Putnam had said she might continue to the Utah city about 750 miles from here, for a new distance nonstop record for women if conditions proved favorable and her gasoline supply limit would permit.

Feared Lost for Time.

For almost three and a half hours prior to the landing the whole California coast was on edge over her whereabouts. She was reported variously 600 miles at sea, 50 miles from the coast, off her course, south of San Francisco, battling fog, and possibly facing the prospect of dwindling fuel tanks while still over the sea.
All through the night the daring holder of many aviation titles flew coolly into darkness, clouds, fog, and capricious winds while hundreds of interested persons both on the mainland and in the islands strained their ears to catch the few words she spoke en route.
She bobbed up and down through the sky to make the most of what little clear weather was available. Once she dropped from 6,000 feet to only 700 feet above the water. 
Expect for her first remark on land[?]ing, only once on the whole grilling journey did she admit fatigue. Eleven hours out, she said: 
"I'm becoming quite tired."
Forty-five minutes later, at 9 a.m., Chicago time, she had forgotten the irksome feeling, however, and reported she was "enjoying the scenery."

Listens to Radio.

She tuned in on Pacific coast radio stations and listened to their programs for diversion.
Miss Earhart was a lot less concerned about her venture than coast guard and naval officers who stood watch through the long hours and wondered why she buzzed along so blithely without ever reporting her position.
Four coast guards sped out 100 [?] miles from San Francisco  

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fog part [[unreadable]] of the time [[unreadable]] the moon [[unreadable]] the tumbling Pacific. 

Amy O. Earhart, Amelia living at 10515 Spring Valley [[unreadable]], North Hollywood, yesterday [[unreadable]] how she spent the lonely [[unreadable]] while the little plane was [[unreadable]] from Hawaii to Oakland.

UNEASY MOMENT

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[[unreadable]] knew what a terrible time she'd [[unreadable]] getting that heavily loaded [[unreadable]] off the ground. But once [[unreadable]] was up in the air everything [[unreadable]] right. Amelia isn't the kind [[unreadable]] a foolhardy thing.

[[unreadable]] first time I heard her voice, [[unreadable]] said: 'O.K., O.K., I'm in the [[unreadable]] or something like that. It [[unreadable]] over the short wave just [[unreadable]] like Amelia. The next message [[unreadable]] was 'I'm in a heavy fog, but [[unreadable]] There was some little wait when I was glad to hear her [[unreadable]] 'O.K., in the clear again.'

COULDN'T MISS

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[[unreadable]] when the flash came that [[unreadable]] had arrived at Oakland I spun [[unreadable]] to an opera for relaxation." [[unreadable]] Earhart, a spare, distinguished woman with graying hair, [[unreadable]] fresh and unwearied after [[unreadable]] vigil. 

[[unreadable]] left the house once to go to [[unreadable]] near-by airport on the chance [[unreadable]] would come to Los Angeles [[unreadable]] She doesn't expect Amelia to [[unreadable]] south at this time and said: [[unreadable]] has affairs to attend to in [[unreadable]] Washington and won't be out here [[unreadable]] several weeks, I think. Still, [[unreadable]] only two hours south and you [[unreadable]] can tell. But she will be [[unreadable]] certainly by spring, I believe."

BECAME FLYER HERE

Amelia learned her flying here.

[[unreadable]] forget where it was, the air-[[unreadable]] didn't have names then," the [[unreadable]] said. "It must have been [[unreadable]] years ago. A Miss Snooks, [[unreadable]] Woman Red Cross worker, taught [[unreadable]] how to fly first. Her father [[unreadable]] it terribly but I let Amelia