The giant airship was scheduled to fly across Germany to Denmark, Sweden and back. A flight across the Atlantic to the United States was tentatively planned to follow.
Author: THE INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE
1899: No More Exile To Siberia
Nicholas II. orders a committee to devise some substitute for transportation.
1974: Leftists Threaten to Kill Official in Genoa Kidnap
A man claiming to represent members of a group called the Red Brigades said that they would kill the Italian city’s deputy public prosecutor unless an imprisoned bank robber was released.
1949: ‘Red Star’ Says Labour Increases British Taxes
The Soviet Army newspaper report blamed the government’s foreign policy for the higher cost of living for the working class.
1974: 5 More Miners Hurt in South Africa Riots
It was the latest outbreak of intertribal unrest at a gold mine in Free State. The situation was under control at midnight, officials said.
1924: Protests Will Continue on Rum-Ship Seizures
The British authorities accused their American counterparts of seizing rum-runners outside an agreed-upon three-mile zone.
1898: Russia and the Red Sea
A report from Berlin indicated that Moscow was planning to build a railway connecting Russia with the Red Sea.
1973: Israel Accepts Egypt’s Request on Small Issue
With the matter of the proper spelling of an Egyptian general’s surname settled, cease-fire talks proceeded.
1948: Lateness of Yugoslav Trains is Laid to a Negative Attitude
The country’s Communist government blamed crews for the increasing number of costly railroad delays.
1923: Britain Frowns on Rum Running Stock Scheme
Prohibitionists pushed for the British authorities to investigate organizations promoting the export of alcohol to the United States.