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JERSEY CITY, N. ds Mar. 6

Climbing through cold blue skies

more than five and Saeed, miles over
Pai “td day, Mise

Ruth Nichols, of hen N. Y¥., aviatrix,
who holds coast-to-coast speed marks
Bet an unofficial altitude record fol
women,
~The altimeter.on her speedy Lock-
head-Vega monoplane showed: nearly
80,054 feet. The fleld barograph was
shipped to Washington for exam{na-
tlon. If it shows 28,074 feet or more,
/Miss Nichols will be awarded the rec-
ord now held by Eleanor Smith, young
Long Island filer.
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Jersey City, N. J., March 6 (P)—
Climbing through cold blue skies
Miss Ruth Nichols, New York soci:
iety aviatrix who holds coast-to-coast

speed marks set an unofficial alti.
tude record for women today.
The altimeter on her speedy mon-
loplane showed nearly . 30,054 feet.
|The sealed barograph placed iu the
plane by the National Aeronautic
Association, was immediately sent
to Washington for examination. if
it shows 28,074 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 -Citr
Airport at 12:33 p. m. and was
aloft 90 minutes. There was a 30-
mile wind blowing when she cir-
cied the city, swung over Manhat-
tan and started the Jeng climb.

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

 
 