Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-05-01 | Page 1 | General Nobile Hopes to Take off for Spitzbergen after Midnight

General Nobile Hopes Hopes- to Take T ake Off For F or Spitsbergen Spitzbergen After Midnight 1 AP Al'- Al' STOLP Germany May I AP-I General Nobile today served notice on the crew crew of the Italia to h hold ld themselves in readiness to start for Spitzbergen tonight provided meteorological me meteorological conditions continue contin e favora fa- fa vora le soldiers Vere were also or ordered ordered ordered or- or dered to be ready read to assist In a possible takeoff General Nobile i said that he ho would rather risk ar arrivIng arriving arriving ar- ar riving in Kings King's bay before the ar arrival arrival arrival ar- ar rival of the supply ship Citta de Milano relying on the natives there thereto to pull pun the Italia into the hangar than lose out on good weather Whether he actually starts tonight cannot be told with certainty until untila a few hours before the tie takeoff which is set for between n two and four hours after midnight