By Associated Pree

Jersey Clty, N. J. March 6—
Cimhing through cold blue ekier
more than five and one-half miles
over Jersey and Manhattan today,
Miss Ruth ‘Nichols, Rye, N. ¥.
flyer, who holds coast-to-coast
speed marks, set an unofflcin al.
titude record for women.

The altimeter on her apredy
Lockheed-Vegu monoplane showei
neatly 80,054 feet. The sealed
barograph placed in the plane by
the Matlonal Acronuutical Associa-
fon Immediately wus shipped to
Washington for examination
Moskews 29.00% fect, qr more, Misr
Nichols will ‘be awarded tbe rec-
ord now heid by Elinor Smith,
young Long Island flyer,

Miss Nichols was informed that
to attaln recogr! th as the record
holder whe must tea! Biss Smili's

 

 

    

 

 
 
WASHINGTON (UPI) —President Nixon
and Soviet leader Leonid I. Brezhnev pledged
today to avoid military confrontations and
threats of force that might lead to nuclear
war between their two nations.

In a policy declaration, the leaders of the
two nuclear superpowers agreed to “im-
mediately enter into urgent consultations
with each other’ should the risk of a nuclear
conflict arise.

Nixon and Brezhnev — signed the
agreement the eighth since the start of their
summit talks-in a ceremony in the East
ktoom of the White House a few hours before
iheir scheduled departure aboard the
presidential jetliner for San Clemente, Calif.,
for the conclusion of their week-long con-
ference.
 