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May 24, 1930

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GRIMY BOLLING ENDS LONG PACIFIC TRIP; Byrd Grips Blackened Hands of Sooty Crew, Who Loom Like Pirates an Deck. BALCHEN HEAVES FIRST LINE Flier and Dr. Gould Regret Leaving Barrier So Soon--Ill MenBetter on Reaching Balboa. Polar Fliers First to Hail Chief. Admiral Grips Grimy Hands. GRIMY BOLLING ENDS LONG PACIFIC TRIP Wanted Another Year on Barrier.

By Special Cable to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Eleanor Bolling arrives at Panama with B Balchen, L Gould and others; 3 men ill reptd better; Byrd greets all members; plans; position of City of N Y

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ZEPPELIN OFF AGAIN ON TOUR OF BRAZIL; Airship Is on Way to Rio de Janeiro From Pernambuco --May Visit Sao Paulo. START DELAYED BY HEAT Refilling of Gas Bags Had to Be Delayed Until Night, Due to Over-Rapid Expansion. ZEPPELIN OFF AGAIN ON TOUR OF BRAZIL Flight Extension Considered. Heat Affecting Itinerary. Sighted 75 Miles On Way. Business to Be Suspended. W.B. Leeds Again Booked.

By Special Cable to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Leaves Pernambuco for Rio de Janeiro; landing doubtful, due to weather conditions; heat effects itinerary; Havana ready for airship

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AVALANCHE ENGULFS PARTY ON KANCHENJUNGA CLIMB; PORTER IS KILLED, 2 HURT; CRASHES LIKE TIDAL WAVE Most of Climbers Saved as by a Miracle in Rush of Mile of Ice. PARTY ACCEPTS CHALLENGE First Route Blocked, Assault on 28,150-Foot Peak Will Be by the West Ridge. UNKNOWN DANGERS AHEAD Loads Begin to Arrive at Base Camp--Sirdar of Tobin's Group Dies on Kang La Pass. Spend Two Days Climbing 30 Feet. Ice Wall Breaks Away. Avalanche Threatens Camp. HIT BY AVALANCHE ON KANCHENJUNGA Fall Covers Square Mile. To Attack West Ridge. Party Left Darjeeling April 6.

By Fank S. Smythe. Copyright, 1930, In North and South America By the New York Times Company

1 killed, 2 hurt on Mt Kanchenjunga

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Historical Events

Amy Johnson

1930Amy Johnson lands in Darwin, Northern Territory, becoming the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia (she left on May 5 for the 11,000 mile flight).[†]

Amy Johnson was a pioneering English pilot who was the first woman to fly solo from London to Australia.