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i WU. tba molt loved of Americans
jthe men who made millions laugh
daily; sunny homespun phllnenphar
and provoker of sane thoucht; eon
of the soil who In hie own way
sealed Olympian hetchts; playmate of
kings presidents and potentates In
tvnj realm who never hut the com-
mon touch; the eternal cowboy! With
dramatic swiftness ha headed tor
the last round-up."
Wiley worid-eanquerar In mechani-
cal flight heroic airmen whose
flwmti achievements won him a
permanent place In the Han of Fame
Wiley whom we in Chiekastia loved
as one of our own. succumbing at
f. last to a natural law which his eon-'
j: aummate akin and courage had long
successfully defied.
I Millions of hearts this morning
nearly stopped heating when the news
of the shocking tragedy was spread.
In every one of them there was a
sense of deep personal lose. It earn
so suddenly. Impossible It cant
be true was the first reaction. We
went on hoping that It waa all a
horrible mistake till there waa no
hope and then we went about with
hearts heavier than ever.
Wills homely face smiled at us
every day in the papers while we
read his cheery comment. He was
on the eerwen and on the air and
always to make human beings happier.
He was the most effective of sB
tonics fi bitter hours of depression.
His unfailing humor was Irresistible.
His last wards on earth will never
be known but we ean easily fancy
that ha could erack a joke with his
last breath for his was the kind of
spirit that could "meet with triumph
and disaster and treat both of those
Imposters just the same. Gamely
and gaily be lived 'he must have
died the same way "
Wiley's restless aoul reveled In the
thrill of flying. The air eama to be
as much hie home as It Is the habi-
tat of the eagle. His almost super-
human exploits the story of which
is ao well known didnt satisfy his
resist lew ambition. He wanted to
sail through the stratosphere. His
aoul has soared to the bow
whence no traveler eer returns. Let
us hope that in heights of the Un-
known Land he win enjoy the satis-
faction he craved in this Ufa
HALL GRIEVED
OVER TRAGEDY
Former Chickashs Oil Man
Financed Posts Flights
Okla&ma City. Aug. If. (ft Tran
flowad down the ebooks of P. CL
Hall Oklahoma City and Chiekadu
oU man today when ho was Informed
of the death of Wiley Poet a
Win Rogers. It was HsU who fi-
nanced the globe circling flight and
for whom daughter tha famous plane
Winnie Mae waa named.
Hall Immediately sent a telegram
to Mra. Post at Ponca City offering
her the use of his private plane
and pilot Hoy Hunt In going either
to Alaska pt to any point to escort
the body of tha flier back to Okla-
homa. a rimlllar mossaga was sent
to MH. Rogers.
Hall's telegram to Mrs. Pod rs
called tha affection the. oU man
held for tha filar.
Like Ons of Italy
"Why Wiley was more like a son
to me Han said. I would have
done anything m the world for him
end this tragedy le Uk striking at
my Immediate family.
Of course we had a few differ
ences ki our burtnete relations he
added referring to. a reported rift
between himself and Poet. "Wiley
was making history and ha had
'many opportunities to make ad-
vances but at no tone during our
relation waa ha out to make a lot
of money."
Rogers Daughter
Is With Mother
Sknwhegan Maine Aug Id. (ft
Mary Rogers It only- daughter of
Will Rogers actor famous comedian
killed In a plane crista in Mas!
wea In rehearsal with tha Lakewood
Summer Theatre Players when word
of her father's death reached hem.
Mrs. Rogers widow of the man
whose humor had placed him high
In American life alao was hem. She
arrived Tuesday afternoon from Cali-
fornia with Miss Thebe Blake her
later.
Rogers son. Jamas had planned to
soma here next Monday.
OTHERS TAKE NOTE
Wilmington DeL (P) Harry B.
Baton tried tin pans - searchlight!
and other devices to rid his home
of rtarllnga. The birds laughed at
them even as they have done at
Kovwnunmt acfcattti ind nuy i
etty administration. Then Baton put
an -owl solemn but stuffed on a
tick In his front yard. The starllngi
have flown.
HUS LET SUGGESTS STATUE
Washington Aug. 15. (P) Pat-
rick J. Hurley of nmv.
former secretary of war and
friend of Will Hogan said today
hla states "quota of lllustrlaus
ons in statuary hall at the
capital will now be filled.
Besidea tha statu of Sequo-
yah. In the very near future
will be that of Will Hagen.
Oklahomans. I know win want
tt ao.
Euh state la permitted atatueo
of her two moot illustrious sons
in statuary halL
ACCUSE THREE
IN CHICKASHA
ARSON CHARGE
Woman Released Under Bond
As Authorities Complete In
estimation Thursday.
STATEMENT ALLEGED
Await Arrest of Others
Charged as Result of Resi-
dence Fire Saturday Night.
Completing n lengthy Investigation
of a fire that occurred at 111 Pann-
sytvanla avenue teat Saturday night
authorities Thursday filed ' second
degree anon charge against threo
people before Justice L. A. Wood.
Shortly after the Information was
filed before Justice wood Mn. OHIO
J. Andrew . was released muter a
7M bond. Mrs. Andrews father
Charles Wolford and Orrin Smith
also named in the complaint have
not been arrested. -lire
Chief Rank Dews said tha
oomptelnte were filed after a state-
Kment had been obtained at the
dose of an investigation ha made
with W. C. Theimer state fire mar-
shal and J. W. Hite uaderabariff
recently named by Sheriff Jim Bind
to aimed Watt Foreman.
Ua Andrews and bar husband
who hod occupied the reddens In
which the fire waa discovered were
reported to ..have been visiting in
Rush Spring. Mra. Andrews was
brought to Chlekasha for questioning
when Mr. Theimer arrived hew
Wednesday and had been held during
the two-day Investigation by Dews
Theimer and Hite. The offlcl
talked to Mr. Andrews Thursday.
The probe was ordered by Dews
when he teamed keroaona was found
(Sea No. 3. Page 10)
SUBMIT PLANS
FOR PROJECTS
Stephens County and Tuttle
' Applications Received
Two new prejeeta bum Stephens
county and ana from Tuttle are be-
ing reviewed at tha district WPA
offices here before being submitted
to state headquarters Myron Oroaa
dose district engineer and aaolatant
director said today.
The Tuttle project la for the -construction
of a sewer disposal plant
and aewer line system at an esti-
mated coat of $45000 the town hav-
ing voted bonds for that purpose
as an Improvement under the OKRA
some time ago.
An til 000 toed project ftw miles
west of Duncan waa added to tha
list at Stepbena countys WPA plans
with an application for aid In the
eonstmetloii of a MAW athletic field
and park Improvement at Marlow.
MEANEST THIEF AT WORK
Concord N. H. UJ9 Coooords
nomination for the meaneat thief
goes to the man who stole espeetelly-
ftttad gtesoeo of William Canty. '55
partially blind and Jobless.
'We Have Been Dreading This
State Parents Of Wiley Post
Mayavllte Okla. Aw. U. (ft-Old
friends who bore the news of Wiley
Post's death ' to hla mother . and
fattwr ware greeted today with this
Is the news weve been dreading for
yean. 
Both Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Fort
who received the word at their Uttie
form two and a half mUet from here
atoodtha shock without flinching.
There ta no telephone at the Post
hum and lately tha radio with which
the couple has followed the exploits
of their famous flying eon hue been
out of order.
The flrat word of tho tragedy was
taken to the' parents by Red Scott
mayor of Maytvllta and Ms wife who
re to tha farm with William
Showen publisher of tha. Mayavllte
News.
Mrs. Port was working In tho
kitchen when the party arrived at the
foimhouM. The news was given first
to Arthur Root the flierl brother
who was working In tha yard. WUeyl
tether arrived n tew minutes later.
Temporarily overcome by the blow.
Mother Port said over and over again
tear coursing down her cheeks oh
can tt be so? I hope tt 1ml so"
RECORDS OF
WILEY POST
new Tort Aug. II. (ft Hkre are
the aerial exploits of Wiley Post who
with WUl Rogers film comedian
waa killed last night In an airplane
CTMh IQ
With Harold Oatty Pori flew
around the world In right days II
hours end H minutes. In 1131.
In mi ha matte a ado round-the-world
flight. In seven days II
bourn and Vi minutes. . 
Tha following year Fuat announc-
ed he would concentrate on the
practical rids of aviation. Ho matte
tare sensational high altitude trips
over Bartlesville Okla wearing a
auper-charged suit" of hla own
Pari nude four unsuccessful at-
tempts to maka a transcontinental
flight through tha stratosphere. Each
tons ho waa forced down on tha way
from Burbank Cal to New York
tha teat failure Juno 1 this year.
HO used but one ship In aU of his
achlevemente the "Winnie Mae.
. POST IS
TO FLY HOME
Will Go to Maysville and Psr-
. cuts of Husband '
Ponca City Okte Aug. II. ft
Mrs. Wiley Poet win leave title after-
noon for Oklahoma City and Maya-
vllte family home of her husband
flying with bar friends Mr and Mrs.
L. B. Grey.
While In Ponca City sha has boon
staying with the Gran and tt was
at their horns that sha received word
of her husbands death.
They win kave here In the Con-
tinental OU company's Rectra plane.
atwinugh atlU in bed at noon suf-
fering from fhock Mrs. Post said
sha would leave this afternoon for
Oklahoma City then would go to
Mayavllte the Fort family home;
where funeral services likely win be
Trash Fires Out
Says Fire Chief
This is the last warning to folks
who are careless about tarting trash
Area and from now on everyone win
ba expected to have an bon barrel
ama other metal container in
which to bum their rubbish.
Ptre Chief Rank Dears made the
foregoing statement Riday morning
as ha recalled that damage has re-
sulted from fires of that nature and
that tha haiard la Increased by dry
eother.
The department eras called to tha
Chlekasha Pharmacy Third street
and Chlekasha avenue Riday nam-
ing at 1:10 o'clock when a porter
lost control of a rubbish fire In the
basement. No damage resulted.
A gram fire spread from burning
rubbish at Ml South Eighteenth
street Thursday afternoon around I
o'clock according to another fire
department report.
The department anaerered an alarm
at Sixteenth street and Ibera avenue
Thursday afternoon at 1:45 o'clock
whore they found Clark Pool's auto-
mobile not materially damaged by. a
short In the wiring.
Stolidly hridlhg back hla grief
nther Fori mid the family had
been living In dread of this ter yean
and yean but tt k such shock to
know that our boy has been killed."
Mother Fort had bam expecting
WUeyl wife to come down to the
term ter a visit today.
Another eon of tho family Gordon
Poet ta working in the Oklahoma
City oU field. When her friend told
her they had bad news Mrs. Port
thought at flirt something might
hare happened to Gordon.
Ao tha word at WUeyl death
wread throughout the Mayavllte term-
fog aeetion whore the flier had al-
ways bam Just a homo town boy"
of friends and neighbors
dropped their tasks and hurried to
the Port form to offer their con-
Half an hour after the party ar-
rived to bring the aad . news the
yard In front at the form was filled
with doaens of can.
It waa too early to learn what
funeral arrangement would be made.
Members of the Port family said they
did not know whether tho body qf
the flier would be brought hers for
burial.
POST HELD NO
FEAR OF FATE
IN AIR CRASH
HIf I Get Popped Off Thats
The Way I Want to Go"
Was Aviators Comments1
HAD PLAYED HUNCHES
Will ' Rogers Like Famous
Pilot Had Manifest No
. Dread of Plane Accidents.
Oklahoma City. due. II. (PJ-WUty
Post died Just as ha wished to die.
Aviator friends of the famed flier
recalled hen today that Poet never
talked of death and appeared un-
afraid of the grim reaper.
A few mouths ago he rigned a
release at Bartlesville absolving Prank
Phillips sponsor of his stratosphere
flights of jrny blame in event of a
crash Bennie Turner aviation adttor
of the Dally Oklahoman recalled.
Sure thats alright" he com-
mented as he and Mrs. Post signed
the release. I know It's dangerous.
But tt I get popped off thatle the
way I want to go. Doing tha things
I want to do.
During n discussion of a part
place din the Winnie Mae of Okla-
homa recently oxperte laid the fan
spinning at a high rate of speed
might ondanger the jitene and Poris
Ufa.
"Let fer bust Port replied with
one of hie rate smiles.
Airplanes Turner said Port be-
lieved. did not kill people Just be-
cause they were airplanes. Someone
waa always to Mama.
Begere Aim Unafraid . ;
Rogers -tear wasunafnrid Of an air
(Sea No. S. Page 10)
Ha A Premonition
Of Rogers Death
Bartiesvffla Okla.' Aug. II. (ft
Gunter Lane nephew of Will Rogers
had a premonition that his uncle
would meet death in an airplane
crash.
"Ever since Uncle Will started
making long hope in airplanes I
waa afraid of Just ouch an accident
aa that which occurred In Alaska
test night he said.
I watched the newspaper con-
stantly hi tear of reading headline
of such a crash I eras always glad
when he returned safely.
Aunt Sue. Rogers
Named Him Will
Muskogee Okie. Auy 16. (ftr-
Aunt Bua Rogers 50. tha woman
who named Will Rogers choked
through her tears and told of Win
after she learned of hla death today
lire. Rogers la Willi aunt.
"WUl always -was too adventurous
and did not want to go to school
but ho arts tba oldest child and ac-
customed to having hla way aha
said. Im all trembling the news
has come as such a shook and Will
waa such a vitally allva penon that
I ean see him sitting over there in
that chair. Just like ho wae when he
came to Muskogee the test time.
It eras "Aunt Sue who hastened
to tha Roger!1 home 54 yean ago
when ha was bom and It was she
who named him William Penn Adair
Rogers.
Post Instructed
Chickasha Pilot
W. Moseley local tire salesman
recalled today upon hearing of the
death of Wiley Fort and Will Rogers
that be had come in contact with
both of them In recent yean.
"I took my flying lessons from
Wiley Port In Oklahoma City be-
fore he came to Chickasha to work
for P. C. Hall and about three
yean ago I flew WUl Rogers from
Waynoka to Tulsa after which he
gave mo an autographed picture
which I rtiU hare he commented.
ANOTHEB BEAT.
News of the death of Will Rogers
and Wiley Port ao their piano
crashed near Point Barrow Alaska
was first flashed to thg world by
The Associated Pirn at l:4g east-
ern standard time this mhrnlng.
In the office of The Dally Ex-
press the flash was received at
1:49 central standard time on
minute after the flash was sent
under u Beattie dateline. The Ex-
press rushed an extra on the streets
In Chickasha and over the Chick-
aiha district beating metropolitan
papers In the district by hours.
.The Amoctated Press flesh was
40 minutes ahead of the flash of
any other press association.
WUl Began
WINNIE MAE
BILL PASSED
Senate Sends to House Meas-
ure to Buy Plane
Washington Aug. 18. (ft The
senate today passed and sent to the
house the Thomas bill authorising
government purchase of the Fost-
Ostty round-the-world plane "Winnie
Mbs for 135000. '
Tho plane would be placed to the
Smltheonten Institution.
Before the bUl was passed Sena-
tor Gore and Thomas of Oklahoma
paid tribute to WUl Rogere end
Wiley Poet both Oklahomans.
Gore mid he saw Rogers "rise
by hie own talents from obscurity
to tho very summit of fame.
Gere Thauua Speak
"Ha eras a Cherokee Indian" he
Mid. "He waa more than a humor-
ist: he was a philosopher. He was
more than a philosopher: he eras a
humanitarian. My state has suffered
a double tragedy."
Thomas remarking tha coincidence
that his bill ilpukl be reached on
tho calendar today aa nears of Port's
death waa received. Mid It was a
"fitting tribute to a brave explorer
and intrepid pilot."
He described Rogere as 'in Ameri-
can institution.
BROTHER OF LOCAL
WOMAN DEAD TODAY
Word waa received bore today of
the death of Alva Bower brother of
Mrs. Ida Mae Sherman librarian at
the Chickasha Carnegie library
Thursday night In Anadarko.
Mrs. Sherman was expected to re-
turn this afternoon from Cteremore.
where aho had gone to spend two
weeks.
WE SAW TODAY
Boa Stephens district WPA di-
rector threatening Violence when
an Impish interviewer wanted to
know how much cash had been
allocated for projects in bis six
counties. Getting a bit Impatient
over the delay.
Ben Poreman admitted that ba
successfully defended his title as
the Meridian community's cham-
pion fried chicken eater alien the
Meridian church ladies furnished
tha chicken an aU the trimmlnl
at Shanoan Springs park Thursday.
Competition atrong too.
Firemen making tt "abort and
snappy"- when they anaerered an
alarm at SIT Choctaw avenue
around 3 o'clock n the afternoon.
Just another smoking automobile
MVS
(Nate: This ta the tart ef Ratos'
pithy pblleMgblcel dally esmmtata
which have bassos as "iasUtatien
a part af the dally Urea af mintage
threughaut tha werfaL Ed.).
Fairbanks Alaska Aug.
15. Visited our new emi-
grants. Now this is not time
to discuss whether it will
succeed or whether it wont
whether its s farming
country or whether it is not
and to enumerate the hun-
dred of mistakes and con-
fusions and rows and argu-
ments and management in
the whole thing at home.
And here as I see it there is
not but one problem now
that they are here and
'thats to get em housed
within six or eight weeks.
. Things have been n ter-
rible mess. They are get-
ting em straightened out
but even now not fast en-
ough. There is about 7 or 8
hundred of em about 200
.went back also about that
many workmen sent from
the transient camps down
home . not CCC and just
lately they are using about
150 Alaskan workmen paid
regular wages. But its just
a few weeks to snow now
and they have to be out of
the tents. Both workmen
and settlers. Plenty food
and always has been and
will be. They .can always
jfet that it but its houses
they need right now and
Col Hunt in charge real-
izes it. You know after all
there is a lot of difference
in pioneering for gold and
pioneering for spinach.
Yours
WILL ROGERS.
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HABIETS IT A GLMCE
(By Tha Associated Press)
New Irt
New York Aug. 15. (PMStocks
film.
Bonds steady.
Curbim proved
roeelin exchange lower.
Cotton strong.
Chicago
Wbgat higher.
Com easy.
Cattle grain fed steen steady.
HOgs wear to 10 cents lower; early
top 113.11.
Prominent Oklahomans Grieve
At Tragedy of Post Rogers
WrUhrena City. Aug. 10 (ft' Wil-
liam H. Murray former governor who
knew Will Rogere as a boy expressed
hla sorrow at tho death of the humor-tot-iftftr
today.
Murray said: "Will Rogere was the
greatest humorist that ever lived. I
knew him as a boy and knew hie
father well. After Will got famous
ho sent hie father a cheek for $500.
Hie father told me about it then
asked Bill you reckon WUl earned
all this money?"
Governor K. W. Marland -The
late wUl want to giro them a me-
morial but tha state cant add any-
thing to tho honors already heaped
upon them by tho eovereigni apd peo-
ple of tha world.
J. M. Gentry state aviation officer
and highway commission secretary
"Oklahoma and tha world have tart
their tcatest aviator and greatert
They Drop 50 Feet Into Small River; Had Landed
to Ask Natives Direction to Point Barrow;
Tragedy Strikes Suddenly As Ship Falters;
Bodies Recovered by Signal Corps Sergeant.
(Copyright By The Associated Press.)
Seattle Aug. 16 (AP) Will Rogers cowboy philoso-
pher actor and air travel enthusiast and Wiley Post who
circled the earth alone in a plane were killed last night
when their plane crashed 15 miles south of Point Barrow
In northernmost Alaska.
The word of their death came today to the United States
army signal corps headquarters -here from their Point
Barrow station.
The first terse message said:
Post and Rogers carshed 15 miles south of here (Point
Barrow) at five oclock last night. Have recovered bodies
and placed them in care of Dr. Greist (in charge of a small
Point Barrow hospital) Standing by on anchorage (Alaska)
hourly.
The message was signed by Staff Sergeant Morgan the
nly army man on duty at the small Point Barrow settle-
ment. Crashed From 59 Fet
Later he wirelessed the nleuw crashed from cnlr fifty .
feet in the air after ta-ing off from a river:
"Native runner reported plane crashed 15 miles south
of Barrow.
"Immediately hired fast launch proceeded to scene. found
plane complete wreck partially submerged two feet water.
"Recovered body of Rogers then necessary tear plane
apart extract body of Post from water. .
"Brought bodies to Barrow turned over to R. Greist
also salvaged personal effects which I am holding.
"Advise relatives and instruct this station fully as to
procedure.
"Natives camping small river 15 miles south here claim
Post and Rogers landed asked way to Barrow.
"Taking off engine missfired right bank while only fifty
feet over water.
Plane out of control crashed tearing right wing off and
topping over forced engine back through body of plane. .
"Both apparently killed instantly.
"Both bodies bruised;
Posts wrist watch broken stopped 8:18 p. m.
Oa Aerial Vacatl
Henry W. Greist operate! the Pres-
byterian hospital at Point Barrow
which la maintained primarily for
the care of Eskimos
Port and Rogers were on an
aerial vacation which Port had
planned would take Mm to Moscow
but Rogers had not decided whether
he would acompany Mm further
than Nome where Wiley Manned to
establish a base far Ms projected
night across Siberia
Early Mans tor the flight in.
eluded airaniementa for Mra. Poet
the fliers wife to acompany them.
At the last moment Mra Fort with-
drew and Port and Rosen flew In
to the north.
Mra Ropers widow of tha humorist-philosopher
and Mra Port were
notified of the tragedy by Captain
Rank K. Stoner of the signal corps
headquarters here.
Cutter Ordered Ts Aid
A coart guard cutter the North-
land waa ordered to turn back to
Point Barrow which tt left yester-
day to pick up the bodies and bring
them to Seattle.
The crash occurred as Post waa
pointing Ms pontoon-equipped plane
toward Print Barrow 500 miles away
on a flight from Fairbanks.
The plane took off from Fairbanks
lata yesterday but when Post
learned that a dense fog shrouded
Point Barrow hi Mt hli ship down
on the small stream.
Tha department of commerce at
Washington through Secretary Ro-
citizen. Aviation has suffered the
Iom of its two greatest promoters its
most active and courageous members.
Their untimely passing wUl be mourn-
ed and felt tor yean to come."
James 8. Davenport preaiding
Judge of the criminal court of ap-
peals who had known Bogere since
1591 Hi townspeople love Mm.
Orval Hosier city manager of Ok-
lahoma City The world has tart
two of Its foremost men. The me-
mories at their accomplishments will
Uve as tang aa there are people.
Mae Q. Williamson attorney gen-
eral "WUl Rogere and Wiley Post
have done more to Inspire for tho
state at Oklahoma Its proper appeecta-
tlon among citizens Of other states
than any taro others it has ever pro-
duced. Aviation has tart two of Its
brightest iten." 
per ordered Inspector to proceed at
once to the scene of tha wreck.
The inspectors however lack Jur-
ladlcttan to act as tha accident did
not occur hi a regular airline and
the plane waa privately owned. -PresUeat
Gets News
As soon aa word of tha death of
the two men was received Freri-
dent Roosevelt a good friend of
Rogers' and Fort waa Informed by
The AMoclated Press.
Rogers had been especially snxtaua
to get to Barrow the small settle-
ment 11 miles from where Print
Barrow Jute Into the Arctic ocean
for he wanted to chat with Charles
Brower known throughout Alaska
as the King of the Arctic.
Brower has lived 51 yes within
the Arctic circle. He operate a
trading port end whaling station at
Barrow.
The plane In which the Okla-
homans went to their sudden death
was a new me having been con-
structed at Burbank Cal especially
for the Alaska -Siberian flight.
It waa of a distinctive model ef
low wing construction mid reeemobd
the plane used by Col. and Mrs.
Charles A. Lindbergh In their 1111
flight to Japan and their 1551
flights across the North and South
Atlantic.
Engine Tmble Flared
The territory south of Barrow In
which the crash occurred la tundra
tend. It Is generally devoid of bodies
of water large enough to accommo-
date the tending of a plane.
Before Morgan's tart message was
received Lew Perm enter an aviation
mechanic of Edmonton Alberta
Canada expressed the opinion that
Fort must have experienced motor
trouble or (ome other mechanical
difficulty while flying through the
fog-banked area.
"Port waa an excellent bad weather
flier. Fermenter said. "That ta bad
weather couldn't atop him and ho
flew expertly in bad weather as In
good. For that reason I think ha
probably got angina trouble or some-
thing and had to coma down to a
landing then found there was no
water on which to tend.
Mrs. Post the flierl widow waa
told at the accident at Ponca City
Okla to which city she went a day
or two ago to avoid publicity attend-
ant upon her hiubvndl flight. Alio
at Ponca City la L E. Oray Port's
brother-in-law who Mid ho believed
motor difficulties caused tha acd-
gtrateephera Rights
"Wiley never took chancM with
defective mechanical parte he said.
Hla part record and hla care In
thorn stratosphere flights
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