USS. Palos, who took part in the US. Navy stratosphere fight last autumn, was a guest at the weekly tiffin of the Royal Air Force Association at the Dome on Friday. troduced by Mr. J. D. E. Shotter, president of the association, It Cmdr. Settle gave a brief but interesting talk' on the history of stratosphere ascents, and stated that the US. Army were arranging an ascent, to take place shortly, using a Balloon with nearly five times the uble capacity of that used by the Soviet stratosphere party.
The Seventh Annual Summer Bible Conference opened at Bethel Mission, 639 Arsenal Road, on Tues-) day evening with a large attendance fof delegates, both men and women, from many of the provinces. Despite the intense heat, delegates continued to pour in. Dr. Mary Stone presided at the reception programme.
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