JERSEY CITY, N. J., March 6—
Gi-—Climbing through cold blue
skies 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 unofficial alti-
tude record for women.

The altinieter on her speedy
Lockheed-Vega monoplane showed
early 30,050 feet. The sealed
barograph placed in the plane by
the National Aeronautic association

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JERSEY CITY, N. J, Mar. &—(#)
—Chinbing through cold blue skics
more than five and ane half miles
over Jersey and Manhattan today,
Miss Ruth Nichols, Rye, N. Y., ther,
who holds coast to const speed
marks, set an unofficial altitude
record for women,

The altimeter on her speedy
Lockheed-Vega monoplane showed
nearly 30,600 fect.

The sealed barograph placed in
ihe plane by the National Acro-
nautic association was immediately
shipped to Washington for examin-
ation. TE it shows 28,074 feet, or
more, Miss Nichols will be awarded
the record now held by Wlinor
Smith, young Long Island flier.

Misa Nichols was informed that
to attain recognition 46 the record
holder, she inust beat Misb Smith’s
mark of 27,448 fect by more than
600 feor

 
 