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April 22, 1928

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Fitzmaurice Visions Ocean Travel By Multi-Engined Flying Boats; Immense Planes, Able to Ride Through Waves, Will Take Off From Trains and Cross Atlantic Safely, Guided by Weather Ships' Reports, Irishman Predicts. Says Atlantic Service Is Most Important. Pictures Planes That Can Ride Out Gales. Fitzmaurice Visions Ocean Travel By Multi-Engined Flying Boats Suggested Meteorological Service. Planes Could Find Positions. Railways as Take-Offs Visioned. Signs at Lighthouses Proposed. Crossing Without Unusual Peril Seen.

By Major James C. Fitzmaurice Officer Commanding the Air Force of the Irish Free State, Co-Pilot of the Transatlantic Airplane Bremen. By Telegraph To the New York Times

Impressions of So Amer as field for commercial aviation

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RELIEF TO BREMEN DELAYED BY ILLNESS OF PLANE'S PILOTS; Bennett and Balchen Indisposed at Lake Ste. Agnes--Schiller Likely to Go. START FOR ISLAND TODAY Plane With Parts for Bremen Will Leave at 5 A.M.-- Fitzmaurice Is Feted. Bennett Is Out, Friends Say. ILLNESS DELAYS RELIEF FOR BREMEN Fitzmaurice Feted in Town. Shirt Found to Fit Koehl. Bennett Reported Much Better. German Beer Among Ford Cargo. Customs Papers Forwarded.

By Ashley W. Cooper. Special Correspondent of the New York Times and Montreal Gazette. Copyright, 1928, By the New York Times and the Irish Times. Special To the New York Times. By the Canadian Press

Ill at Lake Ste Agnes; relief flight delayed; was ill in Detroit

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SINCLAIR ACQUITTED OF OIL LEASE FRAUD; JURY OUT 2 HOURS; Verdict Causes Surprise in Capital and Stirs Bitter Comment by Senators. "DISGUSTING," SAYS NYE "Can't Convict Million Dollars," He Complains--Other Cases May Be Dropped. JUROR EXPLAINS VERDICT Declares No Plot Was Shown-- Calls Sinclair a "Victim of Circumstances." Sinclair Silent Throughout. List of the Trial Jurors. SINCLAIR ACQUITTED OF OIL LEASE FRAUD Discouraging, Says Nye. "Too Much Money," Says Norris. Heflin Denounces Verdict. Denial By Latimer on Poker. Jury Took Three Ballots. Proof Lacking, Juror Asserts. Hard to Follow Evidence.

By Special to The New York Times

Real Estate Bd of N Y changes fee for sales and leases in Manhattan and Bronx

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STEFANSSON JOINS BYRD IN ACCLAIMING FLIGHT OF WILKINS; Commander Rejoices in Conquest of Hitherto Unexplored Polar Region. MAY SETTLE LAND QUESTION Stefansson Declares the Flier Justified Faith in Success and Recalls Arduous Trials. Bound to Cross New Areas. Ellsworth and Chamberlin Tributes. Stefansson Hails Former Aide. BYRD HAILS WILKINS FOR 'GREATEST' FEAT Studied Terrain on Arctic March. Relied on Finding Places to Land. Flight Finally Tests His Theory. Found Ocean Three Miles Deep. Justified by Safe Landing. Sought Wider Exploration. Believes Wireless Ineffective.

By Unknown Author

Further tests

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Notable Births

Estelle Harris

1928Estelle Harris, American actress and comedian (died 2022)[†]

Estelle Harris was an American actress and comedian, known for her exaggeratedly shrill, grating voice. She was best known for her role as Estelle Costanza on Seinfeld. Her other roles included the voice of Mrs. Potato Head in the Toy Story franchise, Muriel in The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, and Mama Gunda in Tarzan II. During her career, Harris starred in various television commercials.