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Show Two Famous Flights Howard Hughes and his companions, compan-ions, in their flight around the world, not only set a new record but established a firm reputation ior the reliability of American airplanes. air-planes. There is no use in discounting the Hughes' achievement because it was tacked by intelligent use of :r.on y. To travel around the globe in less than four days is a monumental monu-mental achievement in the development develop-ment of aerial navigation, which started during the lifetime of many people in Sanpete valley. The surprise flight of Douglas Corrigan across the North Atlantic, a spectacular exhibition of flying skill, combined with exceedingly good fortune, robbed the Hughes' accomplishment of the front pages. The young aviator, with the patched patch-ed up plane, deserves the acclaim showered upon him and nobody wishes it otherwise. The progress of aviation is served better by the Hughes' flight although al-though young Corrigan stirs up the imagination and helps to enthuse the populace with the glory of aerial navigation. Besides, in a wcrldl as large as our o:wm, there is room for both types of individual daring and a mood to applaud all of the persons connected with the two flights. |