GERMAN FLIERS
RECEIVED BV PRESIDENT HIGH FLYING DECORATIONS FIRST AWARDS TO FOREIGNERS. (UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION—BV ELECT!!I r TELEG RA PH—COPYRIGHT.) (AUSTRALIAN PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Received 10.40 a.in. to-day. WASHINGTON, May 2. President Ooolidge received the Bremen fliers at White House and presented them with Distinguished Flying Crosses, this being the first occasion that the crosses had been given to foreigners. 'The fliers arrived by train and were received by the German Ambassador, the Irish Minister, the Secretary for State, Mr Kellogg, and others, ineludig Colonel Lindbergh. Following tho President’s reception they proceeded to Arlington cemetery and placed a wreath on the grave of the Unknown Soldier. TO FLY" BACK TO GERMANY Received 10.20 a.m. to-day. WASHINGTON, May 2. Major Fitzmaurice informed newspapermen to-day that the Bremen crow planned to fly the machine back to Germany.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 3 May 1928, Page 5
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