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September 12, 1925

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ONE SHIP PASSED THEM BY; But Aviators Say They Never Gave Up Hope of Making Shore. RODGERS'S HEROISM PRAISED Men Agree They Owe Lives to Him and Tell of His Skill and Sacrifice. GOING TO HOSPITAL TO REST They Are Now at Pearl Harbor Leaving Plane Riding at Anchor, Practically Unharmed.

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Rodgers's story of flight; Rodgers and crew welcomed at Pearl Harbor; details of 9 days' perils; Rodgers promoted for heroism; statements by Col W Mitchell, Sec Wilbur and Capt Moses

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Notable Births

Stan Lopata

1925Stan Lopata, American baseball player (died 2013)[โ€ ]

Stanley Edward Lopata was an American professional baseball player. A catcher, Lopata played in Major League Baseball for 13 seasons in the National League with the Philadelphia Phillies and Milwaukee Braves. In 853 career games, Lopata recorded a batting average of .254 and accumulated 661 hits, 116 home runs, and 379 runs batted in (RBI).

Dickie Moore (actor)

1925Dickie Moore, American actor (died 2015)[โ€ ]

John Richard Moore Jr. was an American actor who was one of the last survivors of the silent film era. A busy and popular actor during his childhood and youth, he appeared in over 100 films until the early 1950s. Among his most notable appearances were the Our Gang series and films such as Oliver Twist, Blonde Venus, Sergeant York, Out of the Past, and Eight Iron Men.