Jersey. City, N. J,,. March 6
(Py—Clim bing thronigh .cold. bluse
skies moro than five aud one-
‘half. miles over Jersey and Man-
‘hattan today, Miss Ruth Nichols,
iRye, N. Y¥,, flier, who. tolds
coasttto-coast speed marks, -set
an unofficial altitude record tor
women.

The allimeteron her speedy
Lockhead-Yega monopline show-
ed nearly 30,054. feet, The
sealed haragraph placed on the
plane by’ tite National Aoranau-
tic. association, wag immediately
shipped to Washtogton . for,.ex-
amination. If it shows 28,074

 
 
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JERSEY CITY, N. J. March 6.-—-
Climbing through cold blue skies
more than five and one-half miles
over Jersey and Manhattan today,
Miss Ruth Nichols, Rye, N. ¥., Mier,
who holds coast-to-coast speed
marks, set an “unofficial altitude
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 lm-
mediately was shipped to Washing-
ton for examination. If it show?
28.074 feet, or more, Miss Nichols
will be awarded the record now Seld
by Elinor Smith, young Long Island

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