50-MILE WALK
Naval Officers’ Feat (N.Z.P.A.-Reuter—Copyright) LONDON, February 19. Seven young naval officers ended a 50-mile walk to Portsmouth, Hampshire, well within their target time of 15 hours today as America's long-distance walk craze spread to Britain. Three New Zealanders and four Britons, on a Navy survival training course, marched in flying over-alls and boots. They sucked glucose sweets on toe way. The New Zealanders, all training to be Fleet Air Arm pilots, were Midshipmen P. Doughty. of Palmerston North, G. Jenson, of Nelson, and C. Niven, of Auckland. An eighth man dropped out after 32 miles. The first three of the seven who finished took just under 12 hours. President Kennedy started the walking spree when he suggested recently that United States Marines should be able to march 50 miles in 20 hours.
Oldest Cseoh.—Mrs Antonie Samkova, believed the oldest person in .Czechoslovakia, today celebrated her one hundred and ninth birthday at Bludov in Central Bohemia, toe official Czech news agency, C.T.K., reported. Prague, February 19.
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Press, Volume CII, Issue 30062, 21 February 1963, Page 12
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16750-MILE WALK Press, Volume CII, Issue 30062, 21 February 1963, Page 12
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