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Show The Salt Lake Tribune HOME & FAMILY Friday, July 25, 1997 B2 Especially Airplane Quiz-a-Roo for The © 1997 by Universal Press Syndicate ‘hots couneeyWrght StateUnivers, andNatona A andSpace Museum.Smehscrian ation Washington By BETTY DEBNAM The first airplane could go about 30 miles per hour. Here one of the inventors watches the plane take off for the first time. ‘romThe Mint Page by Baty Debnam© 1997Universal Presa Syndicate Her DisappearanceIs Still a Mystery Test your knowledge aboutthe invention ofthe airplane. Circle the correct answers. 1, Whenwas thefirst successful flight ofa heavier-than-air machine? & a. Oct. 5, 1623 b. Dee, 17, 1903 Pilot Am = Sixty years ago, on July 2, 1937, Amelia Earhart (AIR-hart) and her navigator Fred Noonan disappeared whiletryingto fly around the world. Ax) No trace of them has ever been found, c. April 12, 1962 ‘ a » . “ 2 ‘Photos courtesy Nations! Ai and Spsce Museum, Smiteohianinetton, Washington, Die The famouspilot SS waslost when she wasonly three weeksfrom her 40th birthday. She was born 100 years ago, on July 24, 1897. 2. Whoinvented the airplane? a. Wilbur and Orville Wright b. Albert and Hans Einstein c. Amelia and Muriel Earhart 3. Whatdid the inventors make before going into the airplane business? a. automobiles b. stagecoaches c. bicycles 4, Where did they makethefirst flight? a. Kitty Hawk, N.C. b. Lincoln, Neb. c. New York City In January 1935, Amelia Earhart landed in Oakland, Calif., after a record: -breaking flight from Honolulu, Hawaii. She wasthefirst person ever to fly alone from thatisland to the U.S. mainland. Crowds swarmed aroundherplane,giving her a hero's welcome. She changed ideas thought it was a dangerous § way to travel. She helped changethis idea. Shesaid there were manyrisks in long-distanceflights andair races, but not in regular planetravel, “You might as well compare mw automobile racing with safe driving,” shesaid. to fly across the Atlantic Ocean alone. experience, “20 Hrs. 40 Min.,”the length of this famousflight from Newfoundland to Wales. Fit the namesofthese kinds oftransportation into the lanks, DOWN: She flew 2,026 miles, from Newfoundlandto Ireland,in 15 hours aX and 18 minutes. Atonepoint the plane iced up and it plunged3,000 feet through the clouds before shefinally regained control. She hadto fly throughterrible fog. An engine caughtonfire. But she madeit. came\) Shealso helped womengain respect. “Women musttry to do things as men havetried. Whentheyfail, their failure must be a challenge to others,” she said. famous. She wrote a book about the aPUZZLELE-DO Tn 1932, she becamethefirst woman started flying, people In 1928, Amelia Earhart becamethe first womantofly acrossthe Atlantic Ocean. Although she was a passengerand did not fly the plane,the flight still made her world- ‘trom The Mini Page by Betty Debnam © 1987 Universal Press Syndicate Sheset records When Amelia Earhart penOee 1- \ oy ls Fail |” Sig 7 Ze Wee ee * 6 hard-boiled eggs oi, anneey emustor * 1/4 cup mayonnaise * paprika ua Ni rey: €2 is ies Rly Whatto do: ; 1. Removeshells from eggs. Carefully cut eggsin half. trom The Mi Page by Batty Ostnam © 1987 Universal Press Syndicate You'll need: Scoop out yolks and put into a small bowl. 2, Add dry mustard and mayonnaise to yolks. Mix well. 3. Fill egg whites with equal amounts ofyolk mixture. 4. Sprinklea little paprika on each egg.Refrigerate until ready to serve. \ He trom The MiniPage by Betty Osbnam © 1697 Universal Prose Bynite os BS WEN ¥ AMELIA TRY'N EARHART ‘XP Wordsthat remind us of Amelia Earhart are hiddenin the block below. Some words are hidden backward or diagonally. See if you can find: AMELIA, PILOT, FLY, WORLD, FAMOUS, WOMAN, OCEAN, ATLANTIC, ACROSS, FLIGHT, HERO, TRAVEL, AIR, RISKS, RESPECT, COURAGE, FIRST. dovoulnP) To Flv? AMELIACFAMOUSAB DLROWBEOWLEVART| Ireland 4 a 5. \ Amelia Earhart’s Life Growing up if kindsofthings, Manypeople were shocked when their mom let them play in bloomer: 8, } 1 ean‘ even when playing. f IW,( Her career During World WarI, Amelia Earhart fell in love with airplanes and took a course in engine mechanics. After the war,she gotherfirst airplaneride. wc, was tae e After ated Auhous: eho cre doaliined's line ofAmelia Rarhart luggage andclothes, She wrote a book aboutflying, “The Fun ofIt.” The final flight In 1937, Amelia Earhart and "avigator Fred Noonanset outto be thefirst people to fly around the world at the equator. Others had : wiweeniedice, oe She set more than a dozenflying records, These include: first woman ‘oman to to fl fly across the Atlantic Ocean alone. * first womanto fly nonstop across the United States * first personto fly alone from Hawaii tathe US: mainlend. seit : Moa eee mu island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. It was only a half mile wide and le | d ‘sol it Spe & mile Long, ary th ee ; - July 2, 1937, they radioed that i ey were low on fuel, They tried to find a U.S, Coast Guard ship,but failed. That wasthe last anyone 99)it a [moe ecu } * question mark pas one married s! “ ALY hed] © teapot } yy I 5 : SanALINT J imal Faas chicks tba Weiisubas cal ace Moan Satori inate, ‘WadaDC; N\A andthe — le dog's head ‘har’ | * caterpillar pills gitmegric's . times. | e oo soe teemotenete eee ive of a small round the world. ssa ae ; On her final trip, Amelia Earhart left Miami, Fla., on June 1, 1937, in an attempt to fly around the world. She never made it. Her plane was lost re between Lae, New Guinea, and Howland Island in the Pacific Ocean. She had completed 22,000 miles of her 27,000-mile journey. epen = stekcattes coASM een anise She : Amelia liked machines, When she ‘ re wer She worked at manydifferentjobs, including ‘nurse's aide for the Red leeait worked, Later the family had to move CP RA From then on, she wantedto be pilot. a kind of pants Girls back then around a lot because heralcoholic dad hadtrouble holdingonto a job, | Ea Kan. Herdad, Edwin,traveled as part ofhis joba: is a lawyerfor a ailroad. Her mi om, Amy, often went railroad. with him. During the school year, from the time she was 8 to 12 yearsold, Amelia and her sister, Muriel, lived with their grandparents, They sometimestraveled with their parents during the summer. Thegirls played tennis, basketball, football and fished. 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