Manila, Mar, 1.
Heavy fox banks this noon forced nineteen United States Army planes and three private ships to abandon their search for a passenger plane carrying a $17,600 Payroll for the Maraman Mining Company which dis. appeared on route to Paracale, "The sole occupant of the plane, owned by the Philippine Aerial Taxi Company, was the pilot, Mr. Burton Hall, who was formerly in the ser~ viee'of the Chinese National Aviation Corporation, it was disclosed.
Four American and Philippine Aimy planes are engaged in the search for the missing plane. Company oMeials said they' did not believe the. plane had been intercepted by ferial bandits—United Press.
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