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WACO PLANE HOLDS PERFECT SCORE FOR NATIONAL AIR TOUR
All Troy-Buil
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LINDBERGH FLIES TO NEW JERSEY; VISITS NEW YORK
nous Colonel Leaves Spirit of St. Louis" at Airport for Overhauling.
PPING PLACE IS SECRET
tic Flight Hero Expects
Give Attention to Preparation of His Book
y The Associated Press)
BROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J.-
Charles A. Lindbergh
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AMERICAN FLYERS ARE HONORED IN PARIS
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play of the Stars and Stripes as much in welcome to the flyers as to celebrate America's Independence day.

PEAK IS ATTAINED
The peak of Commander Byrd's Paris triumph was reached tonight when Marshal Foch, ex-President Millerand, General Gourand, M. Bokanowski, M. Doumer, Minister of Public Works M. Franchet and a hundred other notable Frenchmen joined with Americans in cheering him, and Clarence D. Chamberlin and their flying comrades, at the American Chamber of Commerce dinner. It was more a manifestation for the American aviators than a celebration of Independence day. 
Sheldon Whitehouse, the American charge in the absence of Ambassador Herrick, spoke and Benjamin Connor president of the
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DRIVER OF TRUCK LOSES CONTROL; SEVEN ARE HURT
Colored Occupants of Vehicle On Way to Ball Game, Injured in Mishap at Middletown.
(Special to The Dayton Journal.)
MIDDLETOWN, O., July 4 - Seven colored persons were injured at 4 o'clock this afternoon when John Bowen, colored, 44 yeras [[years]] old, Royal street, Dayton, lost control of a truck he was driving near Germantown, eight miles northwest of here.
The injured were taken to the city hospital. Several sustained internal injuries. All were cut and bruised about the body. The injured are: Josephine Mil-
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Altitude Mark For Seaplanes Boosted, Is Tip
(By the Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, July 4.- What is believed to be an altitude record for seaplanes was established here today by Lieutenant C.C. Champion, naval aviator, holder of the old record. 
Flying a Wright Apache place, Lieutenant Champion soared to a height of 37,500 feet. The instrument will be sent to the bureau of standards tomorrow for verification. 
The Apache is a light fighting plane, carrying a Pratt and Whitney Wasp engine, capable of developing 450 horsepower.
COUPLE KILLED AS TRAIN HITS
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(By the Associated Press)
NEW YORK, July 4. - More than 1,500 persons who attended the Independence day celebration of the Tammany society in the old Fourteenth street "wigwam" today were roused to several minutes of sustained cheering by the mention of Governor Alfred E. Smith as a presidential possibility.
State Senator William T. Byrne of Albany declared that the governor "stood shoulder to shoulder with Thomas Jefferson" as presidential timber. 
Supreme Court Justice C.T. Crain demanded that this country "cease to stand with its hat in its hand (at the Geneva conference), asking Great Britain how many cruisers it may build."
Dargue in Florida
(By The Associated Press.)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., July 4 - 
Major H.A. Dargue, who led the Pan-American flight, reached Tal-

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Lindbergh's Mile
His Ho
Colonel Charles A 
traveled about 40,000 mile
their arrival in St. Louis
represents in part, the
Panama, Januray 8, and
not listed:
From
10, 1927 - San Diego
12, 1927 - St. Louis
20, 1927 - NEW Y
27-31, 1927 - Paris
17, 1927 - New Yo
20, 1927 - New Yo
13, 1927 - Washing
28, 1927
3, 1928 - Mexico
3, 1928 - Havana
Lindbergh's own
Panama, was
miles 31:44 ho
to Santo Dom
iles, 12 hou
represents
to his 
dation sp

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Attend Dinner for Airmen
rs. E.J. Junkin and Mrs. Charles wers went to Dayton Monday to 
et the pilots of the airplanes com-
ng in the third annual National
ability air tour. They experienced 
indescribable thrill when Mr. Mey-
in Waco No. 10, accompanied by 
mascot, "Whirlwind Jimmy," was 
first of the flyers to land.
Mrs. Junkin and Mrs. Meyers weere
at the dinner given for the fly-
in the Miami hotel. In their group 
Mr. Meyers, Richard Blythe who
publicity man for Col. Charles
dbergh [[Lindbergh]], and T.H. Embry, both of
are passengers in Meyers' plane,
Nelson and John Wood who is al-
piloting a Waco in the tour. 
Mr. and Mrs. Meyers and Mrs. Jun-
met Orville Wright, Detroit official
ted each plane as it arrived.
Mrs. Junkin, whose late husband
president of the Advance Air-
company and Mrs. Meyers, whose
band is a Waco pilot, said the af- 
noon [[afternoon]] and evening was a wonderful 
perience [[experience]] meeting and talking agian
the pilots, many of whose names
among the famous for their daring
oits in the air and their contribu- [[contributions]]
to aircraft

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