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Evening star., 1952-12-25

churches, the city prayed once
more for peace and the story OF
the first Christmas was told as
it has been for nearly 1000 years
The prayers were offered by
high and low, with the faith that
they would be heard on equal
terms.
The day started crisp and clear
with clouds expected during the
afternoon and a chilly night tc
follow. There was no rain OF
snow in the forecast.
Observance of the Capitals
Christmas was begun with Presi-
dent Truman's annual message tc
the Nation. The President lit the
Christmas tree on the White
House lawn and urged the Nation
to join in prayers "for a fulfill
Iment of the brotherhood of man.
Old-Fashioned Holiday.
1t was an old-fashioned cele.
bration for the First Family
There was a big tree in the east
room of the White House and
another in the familys private
quarters. There were homefolks
present-nine relatives of Mrs
Truman, and along with them the
Presidents sister, Miss Mary Jane
Truman.
| There was a child around, too,
for the first time since the Tru-
mans moved into the White
House. She is 4-year-old Margo
Evening star., 1952-12-25

Wallace, daughter of Mrs. Tru.
mans brother, David.
The Trumans began their holi-
day observance yesterday BY
greeting and shaking hands with
the nearly $50 members Of the
White House staff in the Presi.
dents office. Each was given 9
Christmas card from the Tru.
mans
Many Washington resident!
were out of town for the holidays
The biggest travel rush was over
but some planned trips today tt
be home with the folks foi
Christmas dinner.
Travel facilities were jammet
last night. The rush begar
shortly after Federal Offices closed
and bus airline and railroad
workers were busy until the earl!
hours this morning handling tn,
outflow.
Rush Hour Starts Early.
The normal rush hour" train,
downtown last night developet
early. as Government workers lef
work ahead of their schedules
time and last-minute shopper
headed home. BY 3:15 pm, taxi
cabs were hard to find, and buse
and StreetcarS were jammed.
The Rev. DR.. Frederick E
Reissig. executive secretary O.
the Washington Federation o
Churches, took Christmas as al
opportunity to call for a return
to family ties in broken homes.
"The greatest joy of Christmas.
he said, "is experienced in tn
home-the home united by love
This is an appeal to all who ar,
concerned to make Christmas .
time to heal family discords. tt
reconcile marital differences. ant
to mend with love the broker
homes"
Many churches held specia
Christmas eve services last night
There was a full schedule o.
masses in Catholic churches to-
day. Special Christmas service!
were held in the Protestant
churches,
Many Groups Add to Cheer.
Various orpanizat tions helnef
bring Christmas cheer to Wash.
ington hospitals and institutions.
Seventeen young carolers from
New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church toured Sibley. George
Washington, Emergency anc
Episcopal Eye, Ear and Throa
Hospitals last night. singing thi
iold Christmas favorites.
Dinner for many lonely ant
homeless men was to be provided
today by groups such as the Sal
walton Army and Union Mission.
Attorney General McGranery
and Federal Prisons Director
James v. Bennett were to follow &
tradition and have Christmas din.
Iner with inmates of the Nationa
Training School for Boys.
Christmas was for everybody
but especially for the children
and the day they'd waited for all
year was here.
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Woman Walking on Road
Killed by Car in MARYLAND
BY the Asseeio,sd Press

CUMBERLAND. Md, Dec. IS
Mrs. Madeline r. Carter, So, oi
Vale Summit, Allegany County
was killed last night when struck
by a car on Route SIS near hel
home.
State police said she was struck
shortly after dark while walking
along the highway with hel
daughter. The daughter was not
injured.
The driver of the car was iden.
titled as John Joseph Kenny, 81
also Of Vale Summit. No charge.
were preferred.
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500 Lost Jobs Cloud
Mortinsburg Christmas

DREARY Observation-Disclosures,
w. Va, having on onxious holiday,
with the towns wooIen mill just closed.
Some 500 persons lost jobs. But out.
side interests moy help. See pese A-o.
LONGER WASHINGTON PARKWAY
City planners wont 10 extend the
parkway to Choin Bridee road, with
lones seperoted. DetoiIs obout the 81
million proposal ore on poee c-6.
NEW FACE IS lRIsH-Thomos ?.
o'Neill ir.. newly elected Demoerotie
Representative from Massachusetts,. hos
o long political background. For the
lotest in series on new foees in
Congress. see poee B-6.
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Star Phone Services
On Holiday Schedule

Todoy The Stor's telephone services
will observe the following closing hours:
Moin switchboard. s p.m.; classified
department. II noon; business counter,
s pm; circulation department, s pm.
Night service lines will be pIoeed in
operation subsequent to close Of main
switchboard.
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Pictures on Poee AZ


line caused the blaze which killed
74-year -old Albert Magrum, 312
Crosvenor lane. Bethesda, a re-
tired Weather Bureau climatolo-
gist.
The family, his wife. Mrs. Nina
Magrum; his daughter, Mrs.
Elizabeth Lenard. and his two
grandchildren. Shirley Lenard, 10.
and the altar boy. James Lenard.
is, returned home to find the
entire lower floor of the two-story.
asbestos-siding house aflame.
Body Half Out of Bed.
Firemen found Mr.. Magrum'
body half out of his bed as though
he had attempted to find shelter
from the soaring heat under it.
His legs were amputateG several
years ago because of a circula-
tory ailment. the family said.
The family had gone to an
earlier mass at st. Jane de Chan
tai Church, at 970l Old George
town road, and returned home
to check on Mr.. Magrum's welfare
at las am. They returned to
church to await the final mass
and bring James home.
The house had been made ready
flor Christmas. An untrimmed
trees. which the family planned
to decorate early today, went up
in the flames.
3 Fire Departments Respond.
Three fire departments, Ken
sington. Bethesda and Chevy
Chase answered the three alarm
fire which. for a time, threatened
nearby houses.
Fire Marshal Charles Howe said
current to the television was sup
piled through an extension cord
which had been tackled to the
Dashboard.
Mr.. Magrum. a native of Buf-
falo. N. Y. began work with the
Weather Bureau there and was
transferred here VIXEN he was Is
years old. He retired only a few
years ago and while living in
Cherrydale. Va. operated build
ing construction business on q
part time basis.
Surviving are his widow, the
daughter. Mrs. Lenard: two sons.
Paul Magrum. of 5908 Ipswich
road, Bethesda; Francis M. Ma
grum. 1911 Wisconsin avenue NV.
and eight grandchildren.
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Soldiers in Europe
Average 30 Pounds
|Of Christmas Mail
By the As.eeiatsd Press

HEIDELBERG, Germany, Dec
25.-Santa II the United States
Army Post Office-delivered each
CT in Europe an average Of 80
pounds of packages. letters and
cards from home this Christmas
The average soldier sent home
less than one pound Of mail.
Since the Yule mail season
started November l, postal officials
in Germany have handled 13 mil
lion pounds of Christmas mail
This was more than double the
1850 figure and 20 per cent more
than last year.
Evening star., 1952-12-25
Second Fire in Week
Domuqes Ice Plant

Fire, for the second time in a
week, flared early today in the
American Ice Co. Building at
Nineteenth and L streets NV.
The blaze apparently started in
an elevator shaft facing Nine
teenth street at about 7:18 am.
Two alarms were sounded. Fire
men succeeded in keeping the
flames confined to the shaft and
the roof. The blaze was brought
under control in half an hour.
Evening star., 1952-12-25
Mexican Senote Passes
Women's Suffrage Bill
BY the ASsocioied Press

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 25.-The
Senate yesterday completed con-
igressional action on a bill per-
mitting women to vote. Only one
Senator was against it.
1t now goes to President Adolfo
RUIZ Confines for signature. The
President himself proposed the
bill in fulfilling a campaign prom
Use. 1t permits women to vote
for the first time in national elec-
tions and gives them the right
to hold Office.
Evening star., 1952-12-25
Robert Bacon Whitney
Killed by Car Near Club
BY the Associated Press

EAST WILLISTON. N. Y, Dec
25.-Robert Bacon Whitney, 81
"a member of the wealthy Whitney
family and an assistant vice pres
ident of j. p. Morgan g. Co., was
killed by a car last night while
crossing the street near a country
club here.
Police said the car was driven
by Jerry Gascon, AZ. a Williston
Park gas station attendant. He
was not charged.
Evening star., 1952-12-25
PIune Crush Kills Couple

HAzLEHURST. Ga. Dec. 25
P1.-A 22-year-old Atlanta Air
Force officer and his bride of three
weeks were killed when their pri-
vate airplane crashed near here
yesterday. State police identified
the couple as 1t. and Mrs. Will
liam Edward Gardner.
Evening star., 1952-12-25
District Greets Quiet Christmas
Nth Prayer, Gifts and urkey
President Voices YuIetde Theme in PIeo
For FuIfIIment of Brotherhood of Man

Washington was quiet today
but its voice was heard in many
places.
Except in the kitchen-where
the lady of the house was turn
ing out succulent hams and tasty
turkeys-the rush to prepare fol
Christmas was over.
Downtown, the streets were
nearly deserted. But in the
Story Of White House Tree Lighting ono
Christmos Pictures. Poee Al
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Markets Closed Today

Financial markets throughout
the United States. Canada and
Europe are closed today in OBJ
.servance of Christmas.
Evening star., 1952-12-25
Invalid, IA, Dies
In Fire as Family
Attends Mass
Overloaded Wiring
Of TeIevision Blamed
For Bethesda Death

An aged, legless invalid burned
to death early today while his
family attended Christmas eve
mass being served by his grand
son.
Firemen believed a television
set which overloaded an electric
Evening star., 1952-12-25

(See GLOBEMASTER, Page A-19.)
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Holiday Edition

Final Stocks-Sports edition Subscribers
to these editions will receive the home
edition.
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(See HIGHTOWER, Page A-3)
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Mostly sunny this afternoon, high near SO.
Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow.
Slightly uolder with low tonight of about
"a. (Full report on Page A-2D
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OEN .
Evening star., 1952-11-21
Naval CoupIe
Is HOnored

The Navy's new Judge Advocate
General. Rear Admiral Ira H.
Num-, U. S. NJ. and Mrs. Num-
were honored yesterday at cock
tail party. The gathering was
given by the Commanding OFF,
Ger. Comdr. John Ford Baecher,
and Mrs. Baecher, and members
of Volunteer Law Unit WI, Poto-
mac River Naval Command. 1t
took place at the Officers Mess,
National Naval Medical Center.
Among those expected were
Secretary Of the Navy and Mrs.
Kimball, Undersecretary of the
Navy and Mrs. Whitehair, and
Admiral and Mrs. William M.
Fechteler, the former is Chief of
Naval Operations.
Still others were Admiral and
Mrs. Claud c. Bloch. Vice Admiral
and Mrs. Oswald S. Colclogh. Rear
Admiral and Mrs. r. F. A. Studds
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Kenmore
N. McManes. Rear Admiral and
Mrs. G. H. Fort. and Rear Ad-
miral and Mrs. Bertram Groes-
beck, jr.
Also expected were the Army's
Judge Advocate General, Mai
Gen. Ernest M. Brannon and Mrs.
Brannon, e.
Evening star., 1952-11-21

a retiring nature, perhaps a bit
shy. but very charming and loves
Longmeadow. her home at Bloom
field Hills. Mich. They do not plan
to come East until late in Janu-
ary and will probably stay at the
Mayflower.
Regret Leoving Fomiiy
Oregon's Governor and Mrs.
Douglas Mckay will regret most
the leaving of the younger men,
bers of their family when they
come to Washington to take their
places in the Eisenhower admin
istration. But Mrs. Mckay will
grace the role of hostess for the
Interior Secretary.
She is the former Miss Mabel
c. Hill. native of Nebraska, and
they were married in March, 1917
while he was finishing at the
University of Oregon and shortly
before he entered Officers Train
ing School for World War I. Their
son. Douglas. jr.. was the victim
of a tragic accident but their two
daughters. Shirley Evelyn, now
Mrs. Wayne E. Hadley. and Mary
Lou. who is married to Lester D.
Green. live in Salem.
The Mckay home is a rendez-
vous for the grandchildren, four
HadleyS and one Green. The Had
leys are Eileen 8. Allan 6, Bruce
not yet 3, and 6-months-old Nam
Evening star., 1952-11-21

|cy. The Greens have only the
one son, Danny.
Mrs. Mckay has been Eat home
informally regular afternoons dur
ing the session of the Legislature
and one and all are welcome. The
tea tables always are laden with
dainty sandwiches and cakes,
many of them baked by the host
ess herself. She is almost a yearly
winner of awards for her cakes
in the Oregon State Fair. Espe-
Icially is this true or her angel
food.
The newly selected Interior
|Secretary's hostess is equally in
terested in her garden and no
doubt they will seek a house with
grounds when they come to Wash
|ington. She is gifted in the grow
ing Of unusual blooms and not
only has a talent but has studied
the art of flower arrangement for
the indoors.
She loves informal parties and
her pantry and kitchen are always
prepared to serve delicious repasts
for those who come by plan or
Unexpectedly.
The Capital is blessed to be able
to look forward to interesting and
attractive hostesses when the time
comes to say Eau revoir" to those
who have made friends here
through the years.
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underwear. two pairs Of woolen
socks, one pair Of fur-lined
gloves. one pair of ski boots and
one winter cap with earmuffs.
In the planes survival equip
ment. the wives knew. were in
dividual sleeping bags for every
body and few skis and rifles.
Pillow" Lee chats the only
name she's ever been called)
says she has to act like an os-
trich when her husband goes on
one of these trips. She tries to
put the whole thing out of mind,
and he has to get his own equip
ment.
Freddy Lee. Deputy Civil
Aeronautics Administrator, was
one of the passengers on the
Arid Viking. and "the Arctic
Circle is his dish." says his wife.
A member of the New York Ex-
plorers' Club, Freddy has pi-
loted his own plane since he
left Harvard and has made sew
eral solo flights in the Arctic
Evening star., 1952-11-21
Mr.. and Mrs. Dulles
Will Be Welcomed
Mrs. Wilson Is q Retiring Person.;
Mrs. Mckoy's Interests Are Varied

former Miss Janet Pomeroy Avery :,
attended school in Paris for two
years and toured the Continent
before coming home. Thus her
globe trotting started in her youth
and she has continued as Mr..
Dulles filled one important foreign
assignment after another. She
speaks French fluently and under
stands and reads Spanish equally
well.
To older Washingtonians it is
interesting to have the third gen.
Ieration of one family serving in
the State department post. MFR.
Dulles. as Republican is follow
ing in the footsteps of his grand
father, John w. Foster who was
Secretary of State for President
Benjamon Harrison. Through the
Woodrow Wilson administration
the Secretary of State was Robert
Lansing, son-in-law of the Fos-
terS.
Visited Here When Young
AS a young man Mr.. Dulles was
guest of the Lansings and his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fos-
ter when they lived in the 1400
block Of I street, now wholly COM
mercial. They later moved to the
1900 block of Eighteenth street,
where the Lansings lived until
their deaths.
One Of Mrs. Dulles great charms
is her interest in people which has
given her a faculty for making
those about her feel at ease and
at home, whatever their nation
iality. Through the wars she has
done more than her bit, usually
putting in full days at the Red
Cross and other agencies for aid
ing war efforts.
Neither Mr.. Dulles nor his very
attractive wife are strangers in
Washington, the former having
served in the Senate in 1949, and
since then they have been in and
out Of the Capital when he came
for various important conferences
and lesser posts. Mrs. Dulles said
yesterday that she remembered
coming to Washington as a bride
ito visit the John w. Fosters.
The Dulles son and daughter
in-law. Mr.. and Mrs. John w.
Foster Dulles. the latter formerly
Miss Eleanor Ritter, are living in
Monterey, Mexico. and the senior
Mrs. Dulles does not know whether
they will come for Christmas or
lthe Inauguration. The younger
son, Father Charles Avery Dulles
of the Society of Jesus, is
professor at Fordham University.
Home, Children First Interest
| To the Defense Department will
come a hostess who is more inter-
eSted in her home, children and
grandchildren than in giving and
going to parties. Mrs. Charles Err
win Wilson whose husband is
slated to be the new Secre Iary
of Defense, has stayed close to
home and her six children, Thomas
Erwin. Jessie Lucille, Jean Curtis,
Edward Everett, Rosemary and
Charles Erwin. There also are 13
grandchildren, "as of this morn
ing" said Mr.. Wilson's secretary
yesterday in Detroit.
Mrs. Wilson is the former Miss
Jessie Ann Curtis of Williamsburg.
Pa. where the Wilson's were mar
Iried in September, 1912. She is of
Evening star., 1952-11-21

Sain Bwa, First Secretary Of the
Indian Embassy and Mrs. j. c.
Kakar. First Secretary Of the Cey-
lon Embassy. Mr.. G. S. Peiris;
Commercial Secretary Of the Meth
erlands embassy and Nine. FL
shove, and from the State Depart
ment, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Dahl,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Howard B. Cal
derwood. Others included Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Corea, Mr.. and Mrs
U Khin and Mr.. Samuel Hill.
Retired Gen. and Mrs. William
E. Morrison, who are living on
California street for the winter,
were the guests in whose honor
Mrs. Richard D. Newman and Mrs
Roy o. Henry gave a cocktail
party yesterday afternoon at the
Army Navy Country Club. The
hostesses are widows of Army Of
ficers and are now living at the
Kennedy Warren.
Evening star., 1952-11-21
By Katharine M. Brooks

Washington society has deep
interest, in the choosing of Cabi-
net officers and how their wives
will take their social responsible
ties, if at all. There have been q
few who did not care for the
Capital and its social usages and
demands. Others have come and
helped to make their husbands
popular.
Mrs. John Foster Dulles, wife
of Gen. Eisenhower'S choice for
Secretary of State, will be one of
those who will take her place in
official life. will grace it and will
like it. She said in her New York
home yesterday that no time was
set to come to Washington and
that her son-in-law and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hinshaw, of
New York, will come for dinner
with us tomorrow evening"" When
: asked about Mr.. Dulles Sister-in-
law, Mrs. Allen w. Dulles, who will
return from Europe today, she
replied, II hope she can stop with
us before going on to Washington
but it will depend on her flying
schedule"
To Join Husband
Mrs. Allen Dulles has been visit
ing her son-in-law and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jens H. Jebsen, in
Europe and is expected to join
her husband, the Deputy Director
of the Central Intelligence Agency,
some time today or this evening.
Mr.. Dulles sister, Mrs. James S.
Seymour, of Utica, N. Y, has been
staying here during Mrs. Dulles
absence.
Another sister, Mrs. Eleanor
Lansing Dulles lives in Mclean.
Mrs. John Foster Dulles, the
Evening star., 1952-11-21
By Betty BeoIe

The inaugural polar flight
that left Los Angeles Wednesday
morning, few over the North
Magnetic Pole to Thule. Green
land, and thence to Copenhagen
yesterday afternoon, gave the
jitters to a few Washington
women whose husbands were
on board.
Used to her husband flying
back and forth to Norway,
Marjorie Morgenstierne. wife
of the Norwegian Ambassador
who is dean of the Diplomatic
Corps. nevertheless felt a little
uneasy. Perhaps it was because
any pioneer trip is always a
little frightening, and also the
icy wastes of the Arctic don't
sound too welcoming, not to
mention the fact that the whole
trip from Edmonton, Alberta
to Copenhagen was in complete
darkness.
But if I had been in their
shoes, the thing that would have
gotten me would have been that
mention of sunglasses on the
list of required equipment. What
would fellow need sunglasses
for even if the plane was forced
down in the dark icy Arctic
unless he planned to stick
around until spring? (This ques-
ton undoubtedly reveals an
appalling ignorance)
The list also called for a
heavy winter coat, preferably
fur-lined. in addition to a regu-
lar overcoat, and to go into a
separate bag in the rear cabin
along with the planes survival
equipment-one set Of woolen
Evening star., 1952-11-21
Mrs. Acheson
To Be Feted

Invitations are in the mail for
a luncheon in honor of Mrs. Dean
Acheson to be given by the foreign
service wives. The party will take
place on December 3 at 1890 at
the National Press Club.
Chairman of the luncheon COM
mittee is Mrs. Vinton Chaplin.
Members of this group include
Mrs. John H. Allison, Mrs. Gerald
Drew, Mrs. Lewis Clark, Mrs.
Phillip Chalmers, Mrs. John F..
Simmons, Mrs. Edward Page. jr.,
Mrs. Brewster Morris, Mrs. Robert
F. Woodward and Mrs. Edward T.
Wales.
Evening star., 1952-11-21
90 Local Artists
Give to Auction

Mrs. Dean Acheson, wife of the
Secretary of State, is among 60
local artists who have donated
some of their works to be sold
at a benefit auction today. The
proceeds will be for the Workshop
Center of the Arts.
Nationally prominent artists
have contributed choice paintings
A small group of sculpture is in
cluded. Arrangements to attend
may be made by phoning CO.
linn
Evening star., 1952-11-21
Exclusively Yours
Wives of Polar Flight Passengers Admit Having Jters;
Manuel Trucco Here Davies Fete jeanette Macdonald
julio King Photo.

regions. After this trip to
Greenland, he wants to fly over
the Antarctic. Pillow plans to
keep her head in the sand.
Ambassador Morgenstierne
will rest up in Copenhagen for
a couple of days before heading
back to Washington. Freddy
will go from there to London
and stop at the Royal Aero
Club for a few days before fly
ing home Wednesday.
X r
This afternoon Becky Trucco
Knowlton and her husband Bob
will toss cocktail-do in honor
of Becky's brother. Manuel
Trucco, who used to live here
when their father was Chilean
Ambassador. Still in his thir-
ties, and one of the better hoof-
ers in his still younger WASH
ington days. Manuel was I'M
dersecretary Of State for Chile
until he resigned a few months
ago to campaign for his candi-
date for president. Pedro En-
riquez Alfonso of the Radical
Party. The election in Septem-
ber. however, put Carlos Ibanez
into power and now Manuel iS
about to embark on a new job.
He is stopping at the Knowltons'
Davis street house; will leave
here tomorrow. :.
Goodlooking Margaret Bohe-
man, wife of the Swedish Am
bassador, leaves Monday to join
her husband in New Orleans
where they will attend the inau-
guration Of a Swedish match
factory on December 4, return
here the next day. The match.
making SwedeS could set the
world on fire. The FREDERICK
Sensis of the Italian Embassy
have moved from the Dresden
to 1886 Forty-fourth street.
The Joseph E. Davies have
cards out for a $50 to $50
party on Sunday the 30th in
honor of jeanette Macdonald
who will give a concert in Con-
stitution Hall that afternoon.
jeanette is an old friend of Mrs.
Davies. Justice and Mrs.
Tom Clark will entertain for
her the day before at late aft
ernoon gathering.
Jacqueline Auriol, daunghter-
in-law of the President Of
France and winner of the Har-
mon trophy for the women's air
speed record, is the best-look-
ing walking advertisement Of
plastic surgery you'll ever run
into. Her face was ruined in a
crack-up which she herself
didn't pilot. and it took "a oper-
ations to bring it back to its
present charming state. It's q
little hard to believe when you
look at her. Actually this re-
markable woman test pilot looks
upon the solid year she had to
spend in bed as a blessing as
she was able to learn lots Of
things she didn't know about
the scientific side Of flying.
After all she didn't even take to
the air till six years ago. Her
sons are getting a much earlier
start. Ages IA and IL, they
both have already piloted
planes, though the 11-year-old
hasn't landed one alone yet.
Neither. of course, has soloed
yet. The minimum age for q
pilots license in France is about
II, which is lower than the age
requirement for a drivers Ii
cense. says Mime. Auriol. That's
understandable. Even the air
over Korea must look safer than
the traffic around the Place de
la Concorde, for instance.