A new world record for a parachute drop was established here to-day when the Soviet airman JJevdokimey dropped 20,000 ft. from fa "plane before pulling the cord of his parachute.
He safely drifted to earth from height of only 2,000 ft.
The former record was held by wer_the safest route.
Rayak is midway between Beirut and Damascus, about 400 kilometres from the latter city.
Although there has been no announcement, it. is expected that prepare to lower the French record, The new holders of the long- distance mark will, on their return to France, be presented with the prize 1,000,000 franes offered by, the French Government for a new long distance record. 7 Rossi and Codos were given an day on behalf accepted their codes and agree ments." General Johnson estimated that approximately 1,500}000, em-Iployees are affected by the wage agreements and. about' 160,000 new Jjobs will be available for men o0w unemployed. establishment of a republic wa rejected "by 579 votes to 21 ynsvaal "will n0\ cuss the question of fusion—Reuter, White Horse Whisky, John" Tranum who, in an. Irvin parachute in May, jumped from an Jacroplane flying at 20,000 ft. and fallowed himself to fall 17,260 ft. who. established a before opening his parachute. He rolled over and over as he was fall-Ing for a distance of about 5,000 ft, but he then managed to steady himself by using his feet, and for the latter part of the fall he was face downwards at a fairly flat jangle. He landed about five miles from the aerodrome.
'Mr. 'Tranum now possesses only. ithe low parachute record, which he set up by jumping from' Pasadena Bridge, California, a height of only
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