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November 5, 1934

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AUSTRALIAN FLIERS REACH CALIFORNIA FROM HAWAII, FINISHING PACIFIC FLIGHT; 2,408 MILES IN 15 HOURS Kingsford-Smith Says He and Taylor Had Good Weather on Last Leg. FAR AHEAD OF SCHEDULE Are Ten Hours Under the Best Mark Set in a Flight in the Opposite Direction. TIME FROM AUSTRALIA CUT Flying Consumed but 51 Hours in American Plane -- Pair Fly On to Los Angeles. AUSTRALIAN FLIERS LAND IN CALIFORNIA

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

land at San Francisco; made flight in 15 hrs; description

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Jeb Stuart Magruder

1934Jeb Stuart Magruder, American minister and civil servant (died 2014)[†]

Jeb Stuart Magruder was an American businessman and high-level political operative in the Republican Party who served time in prison for his role in the Watergate scandal.