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October 31, 1934

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Ellsworth Balked as Motor Fails; Returning to Chile for Plane Part; Connecting Rod of Engine Bent in Test on Deception Island, Thwarting Antarctic Flight for Second Time -- Explorer Has Narrow Escape as He Drops Into Deep Crevasse. MISHAP TO PLANE BALKS ELLSWORTH

By Lincoln Ellsworth, Leader, Ellsworth Transantarctic Expedition.copyright, 1934, By the New York Times Co. and Nana, Inc.by Lincoln Ellsworth

plane damaged in engine test; Wyatt Earp to return to Chile for part; Ellsworth has narrow escape as he drops into deep crevasse

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Notable Births

Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler

1934Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler, Swedish princess[†]

Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler is a member of the Swedish royal family. She is the eldest child of Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten, and Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and the eldest sister of King Carl XVI Gustaf.