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Show AVhXTlON NOTES FORMER PARATROOPERS The 17th airborne division association asso-ciation has grown from 134 members mem-bers in September, 1945, to over 3,000. But there are 20,000 eligible former 17th men for whom the association as-sociation has no address. The address ad-dress is 11 Ravine street, Birmingham, Birming-ham, Mich., in case others want to join. The official publication is the "Talon." Buy Stratocruisers Northwest Airlines has purchased pur-chased 10 Boeing stratocruisers, developed from the B-29 superfortress. super-fortress. Double-decked, each will carry 75 passengers. ECONOMY FLYING CLUB At Waukegan, 111., Wayne Carpenter, Carpen-ter, manager of the airport, is gathering gath-ering 100 members for the Economy Flying club, with annual membership member-ship set at $25 and $10 a month for flying training. The plan is experimental, ex-perimental, Carpenter said, its purpose pur-pose being to make it possible for anyone to learn flying. Cleveland Foundation Civic and business leaders of Cleveland, Ohio, have formed a non-profit air foundation to advance ad-vance aviation through public education, edu-cation, research, and by means of scholarships. |