JERSEY CITY, N. J., March 6.—
Climbing thraugh cold biue skies
More than five and one-half miles
over Jersey and Manhattan today,
Miss Ruth Nichols, Rye, N. Y.
‘Qiter, who holds ccast to coast
speed marks, set an unofficlal alti-
tude record for women.

The altimeter on her speedy
Lockheed-Vega monoplane showed
nearly 30,054 feet. The sealed baro-
graph placed in the plane by the
National Aeronautic association im-
mediately was shipped to Washing~-
ton for examination. Hf it shows
| 28,074 fect. or more, Miss Nichols
; will be awarded the record now
held by Elinor Smith, young Long

Tstand Mier,

Miss Nichols was informed that
te attain recognition as the record
holder, she must beat Miss Smith's

mark by more than 600 feet.

She took off from Jersey City alr-
‘port at 12:33 p. m., and was aloft

80 minutes. There was a 30-mile
‘wind blowing when she circled the
elty, swung over Manhattan anc
Started the long climb.

“Everything went fine," she sald
“The engine worked perfectly.
‘did not suffer any discomfort.”
 
i (Associated Press Staff Writer)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28. (P)—
Continuing conferences with Re-
publican campaign managers in the
east, Herbert Hoover tudiay was age
sembting information upon whieh
to hase a decisian as to the extent
the will particpiate personally in
the presidential! ficht there,
William H. Hill, chairman of the
‘New York state Hoover comumittec,
‘had an engagement with the Re-
publican stundard bearer to sup-
plement the ailvices given him{ves-
jterday by Charles D. Tliles, na-
tonal cammitteeman, for New
York? and Daniel FE. Pomeroy, vier
chairman of the New Jersey com-
Inittee,
East Needs Attention
Reports received by Hoover
isinec his return from the west in-
dicate that the eastern situation is
fone requiring attention and his ad-
sare urging him to ga. into
fassachugetts and New
Jersey for at least on speech for
ench state and more of time can
be found for them, .
After he has canvassed — the
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