ARCTIC EXPEDITION
BYRD NOT PARTICIPATING DESIRE TO HAVE A REST tP.A.) WELLINGTON. March 15. Reports that Rear-Admiral Byrd intends to lead a scientific expedition to the Arctic, and possibly Greenland waters, within a month or two of his return to the United States were discounted by the explorer in an interview. He said he had no plans for sending ar.y expedition to the Arctic, and whether or not an expedition was sent, was a matter for the Navy Department in Washington.
Rear-Admiral Byrd said he would not be leading such an expedition to the north. He had had a fairly strenuous time during the past few years, and wanted to spend some time at home.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22280, 15 March 1947, Page 6
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115ARCTIC EXPEDITION Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22280, 15 March 1947, Page 6
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