WASHINGTON (UPI) — The
federal government said Thurs-
day it has spent nearly $2
million on President Nixon's
homes in Key Biscayne, Fla.,
and San Clemente, Calif.

The General Services Ad-
ministration (GSA), the federal
housekeeping agency, said
$1,180,522.64 was spent on
improvement and maintenance
at the Key Biscayne compound
and $703,367.20 was spent over
the past 4'4 years for the San
Clemente estate. The San
Clemente figure was _ revised
upward from a_ little over
$400,000 and the Key Biscayne
total was the first of its kind.
 
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

 
 