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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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versey City, N. Jd., Maren 6 (4)—
Climbing through cold blue skies
Miss Ruth Nichols, New York soci
ety aviatrix who holds coast-to-coast
speed marks set an unofficial alti-
tude record for women today.

The altimeter on her speedy mon-
oplane showed nearly 30,054 feet.
The sealed barograph placed in the
plane by the National Aeronautic
Association, was immediately sent
to Washington for examination. If
it shows 28,974 feet, or more, Miss
Nichols will be awarded the record
now held by Elinor Smith, young
Long Island flier.

Miss Nichols was informed that to
attain recognition as the record
holder, she must beat Miss Smith's
mark of 27,418 feet by more than
600 feet,

She took off from Jersey City
Airport at 12:33 p. m. and was
aloft 90 minutes. There was a 30-
mile wind blowing when she cir-
cled the city, swung over Manhat-
tan and started the long climh.

“Everything went fine,” she said.
“The engine worked perfectly, I
did not suffer anv discomfort.”
 