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The Americans beat Esther Miller and Margate? Morphew of South Africa, 7-5, $-4, to enter the final. "The Anglo-Ffenct: pair reached the ing Mrs, Andrus of Sylvia Henrotin of Soviet Aviatrix Breaks Speed Record Moscow, July 2. The Soviet aviatrix, Katherina Mednikova, aged 21, flew 100 kilometres on a 50 lip. plane at an average speed of 157 kilometres an hour.

This constitutes a new world record, shattering the previous mark held by the Czech airwoman Mile. Doubkova.—Havas.

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