Radio station KGMB reported here that five radio amateurs had heard carrier signals between 9.17 and, 10.37 p.m. local time, to-day. The ama-leurs were said to have been located in Mani, one of the Hawaiian Islands, Los Angeles and Whittier, Calif, The remaining twó were local operators.
The amateur at Mani reported having heard a repeated rippling signal which sounded as though it had been powered by a motor gen-orator instead of direct current, Coast Guard headquarters here were receiving a radio carrier wave, believed to be emanating from Mrs, Putnam's transmitter, until 4.30 a.m., but received nothing after that time.
The United States Navy head. quarters, meanwhile, announced that the giant aircraft carrier Lexington would arrive at Lahaina Roads on Thursday evening, and would refuel Friday for the continuance of the search, 'The Navy: denied emphatic cally the reports that the U.S.S. Swan had sighted the Putnam plane, At the same time' the battleship Colorado, assisting. the Itasca in the search, changed its course at 8.30 a.m. Pacific time and pointed toward Winslow Bank, on the northern edge of the Phoenix Islands, east of Howland Island.
The Commander of the Colorado reported, "We shall make all possible speed until the area is reached. We shall catapult three planes to-morrow and' search ahead. We shall investigate the area of the northern Phoenix Islands prior to Friday, and then start for the area originally planned for the scare When the report was made the Colorado was 1,130 miles from Honolulu—United Press.
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