HAWAII-NEW ZEALAND.
PLAN FOR AIR ROUTE. MAY BE ABANDONED. Received August 21, 10.20 a.m. HONOLULU, Aug. 20. The Bureau of Air Commerce is reported to have abandoned the plan for a direct air route to New Zealand from Hawaii. They consider that the loss of M?s Earhart Putnam lias demonstrated that Howland and Jarvis Islands are not practical air bases.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 224, 21 August 1937, Page 9
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